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VFC 26: Intense PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Swarner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pretty Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pretty Boy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Swarner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pretty Boy!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Swarner tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Swarner wants to get back to full guard.
Boy stands up and beckons Swarner to join him on the feet.
Swarner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Swarner's guard.
Boy wanted to stand there but Swarner had control of the position.
Swarner has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Swarner is proving hard to escape from.
Swarner wants to sweep but no luck.
Boy tries to stand but Swarner is controlling from the bottom.
Boy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Swarner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boy has managed to get both his arms back between Swarner's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Swarner's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy wants to stand and escape but instead Swarner has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Swarner throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swarner with a nice head shot there.
Swarner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Swarner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Swarner connects with a couple of short punches.
Boy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boy looks gassed!
Swarner cracks Boy with a solid left hand.
Swarner landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Swarner is controlling him.
Swarner working some strikes from top position.
Swarner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Swarner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Swarner 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.
Swarner won't allow Boy to sweep him here.
Swarner lands a couple of elbows.
Swarner throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swarner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Swarner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boy keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Swarner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Swarner in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Boy is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bob Swarner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between gerwyn jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy OShea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, do it. OShea has chosen Raggle Taggle Gypsy - Christy Moore as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. gerwyn jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, gerwyn jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy OShea !
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by jones.
jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. OShea was covering up waiting for the punch and jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
OShea is rocked!
OShea working a defensive guard here.
OShea is still in real trouble! Can jones finish him?
jones chips away with some ground and pound.
jones stands and throws OShea 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
jones cracks OShea with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! jones immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! OShea is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). gerwyn jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chong Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Valjakkala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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260 lbs
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270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chong Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Juha Valjakkala!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valjakkala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee sizes up Valjakkala with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Valjakkala darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lee looks for a takedown but Valjakkala sprawls well.
Valjakkala throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Valjakkala throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Valjakkala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valjakkala throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Valjakkala lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Valjakkala does no damage.
Valjakkala misses with a few strikes there.
Valjakkala works the jab nicely.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Valjakkala.
Lee is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valjakkala.
Valjakkala slips a jab from Lee.
Lee defending well as Valjakkala loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Valjakkala finds it's target.
Valjakkala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee moves away from the strike by Valjakkala.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valjakkala.
A jab from Valjakkala finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Valjakkala connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Chong Lee has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valjakkala throws an overhand right that has Lee reeling! Valjakkala follows up with more punches and Lee is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Juha Valjakkala!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Valez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Bellik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niko Bellik struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.2lbs 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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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5 - 1 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Guillermo Valez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Niko Bellik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bellik.
Valez lands with a nice body punch.
Bellik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bellik looks gassed!
Valez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Valez grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Bellik takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Valez cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Guillermo Valez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johann Naboo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naboo comes to the cage accompanied by It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones. Hatton has chosen Blue Moon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johann Naboo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Hatton!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naboo lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Ricky Hatton has been cut.
Hatton misses the shot to the body.
Naboo cracks Hatton with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Naboo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hatton to stand back up!
Hatton is rocked!
Naboo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hatton is still on wobbly legs! Can Naboo finish him?
Hatton looks to score with a jab to the body but Naboo is just out of range.
Naboo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Naboo misses with a straight left.
Hatton seems to have recovered his senses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Naboo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatton wants to clinch.
Naboo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Hatton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naboo misses with an uppercut. Hatton saw that one coming.
Hatton tries to clinch up but Naboo circles away and keeps his distance.
Hatton slips a straight right by Naboo.
Hatton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naboo.
Hatton moves away from the strike by Naboo.
Naboo misses with an uppercut.
Hatton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naboo moves away.
Naboo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hatton checks it well.
Hatton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hatton clinches up against the cage.
Hatton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hatton trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hatton.
A right hand to the body from Hatton.
Hatton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Naboo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hatton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naboos head.
Hatton looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Naboo.
Hatton struggles to land a body shot inside as Naboo controls his hands.
Hatton works on Naboo's body with a couple of short punches.
Hatton is working Naboo over against the cage.
Hatton digs a right hand into Naboo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Naboo's gas tank.
Hatton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Naboo takes a shot to the head.
Hatton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hatton lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hatton.
A hook to the body from Hatton.
Hatton wants a takedown.
Naboo blocks a body shot from Hatton.
Hatton misses with a body punch.
Hatton working aggressively here.
Hatton scores with a hook to the body.
Hatton gets through Naboo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hatton lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Hatton.
Hatton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Naboo is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Hatton.
Hatton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Hatton.
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.
A body shot lands from Hatton.
Naboo prevents a body shot from Hatton.
Hatton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hatton.
Hatton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hatton lands a left hand.
Hatton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Hatton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatton.
Naboo takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Johann Naboo has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Hatton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatton.
Hatton prevents Naboo from breaking the clinch.
Hatton scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johann Naboo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Naboo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Naboo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hatton momentarily.
Naboo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hatton.
Naboo misses with a double jab.
Hatton is looking to clinch but Naboo is avoiding it.
Hatton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Naboo.
Hatton dips to his left and cracks Naboo with an uppercut!
Hatton tries to close the distance and clinch but Naboo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johann Naboo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hatton lands a jab.
Hatton lands a jab to the head.
Hatton misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naboo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatton throws out the jab.
Naboo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A bone on bone clash there as Hatton blocks the leg kick.
Hatton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hatton is looking to clinch but Naboo is avoiding it.
Hatton wants to clinch up but Naboo keeps it at a distance.
Hatton takes the fight into the clinch.
Hatton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hatton lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hatton.
Hatton working aggressively here.
Hatton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naboo's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton working aggressively here.
Hatton working aggressively here.
Hatton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Naboo or not.
Hatton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hatton.
A short right from Hatton.
Hatton lands with a left to the head.
Hatton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hatton lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hatton.
Hatton digs a right hand underneath Naboo's ribcage. Naboo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hatton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Naboo checks a leg kick nicely.
Hatton throws a jab when Naboo was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Hatton. Beautiful body shot.
Hatton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hatton slips under a jab from Naboo.
Hatton moves into range and clinches up with Naboo.
Naboo wants to break free but Hatton has control.
A short right from Hatton.
Hatton missing with knees to the body.
Naboo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hatton lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Naboo.
Hatton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Hatton - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hatton has Naboo pressed against the cage, preventing Naboo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hatton lands a body punch.
Hatton lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Hatton - that landed with a thud.
Hatton lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hatton.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hatton.
Hatton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Naboo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hatton has him pressed against the cage.
Hatton digs a right hand into Naboo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Naboo's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Hatton.
Nice body punch from Hatton.
Hatton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Hatton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hatton tests Naboo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hatton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Naboo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ricky Hatton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hatton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hatton tries to clinch but Naboo is having none of it.
A low kick from Naboo is predictable there
and Hatton counters with a two punch combo.
Hatton just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton tries to clinch but Naboo moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hatton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hatton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naboo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatton.
Hatton lands a jab to the nose.
Naboo misses with a straight left.
Hatton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Naboo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hatton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Naboo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hatton.
Naboo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two 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.
A clash of legs there as Hatton blocks the low kick.
Naboo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Naboo throws a hook but Hatton avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hatton. That's going to slow Naboo down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hatton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Naboo doesn't seem bothered though.
Hatton throws a body punch but Naboo moves out of range.
Naboo throws a low kick, looking for Hatton's leg but Hatton calmly moves out of range.
Hatton throws the left hand but Naboo avoids the punch easily.
Naboo misses with a straight right.
Naboo misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hatton closes the distance and pushes Naboo back into the cage.
Naboo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hatton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Naboo backwards.
Naboo stops a takedown attempt from Hatton.
A right hand to the body from Hatton.
Hatton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hatton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hatton is working Naboo over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Naboo.
Hatton lands a nice uppercut.
Hatton pushes Naboo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Hatton.
Hatton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatton throws a punch but it's blocked by Naboo.
Hatton is leaning against Naboo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hatton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Naboo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hatton lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hatton.
Hatton misses with a punch on the inside.
Hatton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Naboo backwards.
Hatton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Naboo backwards.
Hatton misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hatton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hatton fails to land.
Hatton digs a right hand underneath Naboo's ribcage. Naboo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hatton lands a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Hatton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hatton 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 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Hatton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between roy bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cathal Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bull comes to the cage accompanied by do it. Kelly has chosen Flogging Molly - Devil's Dance Floor as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, roy bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cathal Kelly!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch but bull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from bull.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - bull circles away.
bull has managed to clinch.
Kelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kelly lands a knee to the head.
Kelly misses with a punch on the inside.
bull manages to break the clinch.
bull shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kelly defends it nicely.
Kelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kelly.
Kelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
bull is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bull blocking some punches.
bull managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
bull pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by bull!
bull lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bull tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
bull drops Kelly with a nice combination! bull dives into Kelly's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Cathal Kelly has been cut.
Kelly looks gassed!
bull stands up over Kelly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kelly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
bull wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
bull looking to pass the guard.
bull chips away with some ground and pound.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from bull.
Kelly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
bull thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as bull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
bull throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kelly's waist but Kelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing bull off to one side.
Kelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and bull counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelly doesn't succeed with the takedown
and bull counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
bull misses with a few strikes there.
bull cracks Kelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
bull is looking to clinch.
bull moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab-cross combination lands for bull and sends Kelly crashing to the mat! bull follows him down to the mat - Kelly regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Kelly is rocked!
bull works his way into full mount!
Kelly is still in real trouble! Can bull finish him?
A nice elbow there by bull.
Kelly seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bull scores with a couple of good head shots there.
bull working the ground and pound effectively.
bull jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kelly manages to avoid the submission attempt.
bull in side control lands a decent elbow.
bull tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly is not content to let bull control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly is not content to let bull control the position.
bull landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
roy bull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cathal Kelly's cut.
That's time! bull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
bull clinches with his opponent.
bull dodges an elbow strike from Kelly.
bull looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
bull is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelly gets an underhook and turns bull into the cage.
Kelly tries to circle away but bull has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on bull's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kelly throws an elbow that misses.
bull wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kelly.
Kelly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kelly is working for takedown but bull is calmly controlling the position for now.
bull is trying to break free.
Kelly pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
bull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly slips a jab and a cross from bull.
bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
bull scores with a nice head shot.
bull scores with a leg kick.
bull looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
bull lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
bull stuns Kelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kelly walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by bull.
bull lands a decent elbow from side control.
bull has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kelly takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
bull lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
bull is in the full mount, landing strikes.
bull dominating with strikes here.
Kelly in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
The referee warns Kelly that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by bull.
bull is landing with some decent strikes but Kelly is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
bull lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
bull with good strikes from the mount here!
Kelly is in a horrible position here. bull smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kelly is in a horrible position here. bull smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! bull connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bull looking to finish Kelly with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kelly!
bull looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
bull lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
bull scoring with strikes but Kelly is staying in there.
bull with the ground and pound from mount.
bull with a couple of short strikes.
bull throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Kelly has his hands clasped together but bull breaks the hold and Kelly is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by bull!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). roy bull!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Get up. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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264 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cody Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rogers throws a big shot that misses.
Rogers misses with a looping right.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rogers.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rogers at a distance.
Rogers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogers fails with the takedown
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Rogers connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Dick Gracie has been cut.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cody Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Gracie.
Rogers misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a looping left.
Rogers digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Cody Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie looks gassed!
Rogers misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Rogers tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rogers steps into range and cracks Gracie with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Gracie flops backwards and Rogers dives into his guard looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rogers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rogers is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Rogers has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rogers lands with a punch from half guard.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Rogers sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rogers lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands with a punch from half guard.
Rogers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Rogers in his half guard.
Rogers has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rogers wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Rogers throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gracie holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rogers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gracie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Rogers's attempts to control the action.
Rogers throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rogers cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That has opened up Dick Gracie's cut even more.
Rogers lands a heavy elbow.
Rogers throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rogers landing strikes, looking to finish!
The cut above Dick Gracie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dick Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cody Rogers!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Poppins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Denham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poppins comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. Denham has chosen Primal Scream - Miss Lucifer as his entrance music. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Poppins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Denham!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Poppins.
Poppins moves into the clinch successfully.
Poppins lands a shot to the body.
Poppins lands a body shot.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poppins gets underhooks to prevent Denham's takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Poppins.
Poppins digs a right hand underneath Denham's ribcage. Denham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Poppins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Denham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Denham looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poppins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Poppins on the inside.
Poppins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Denham.
Poppins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Denham backwards.
Poppins lands a nice shot to the body.
Poppins scores with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Poppins as the two fighters clinch.
Denham takes a knee to the side of the body.
Poppins scores with a hook to the body.
Poppins lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Poppins on the inside.
Poppins presses Denham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denham takes a knee to the side of the body.
Poppins lands a nice elbow.
Poppins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Poppins working Denham over with knees to the body.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Denham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poppins digs a right hand into Denham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Denham's gas tank.
Poppins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Poppins lands with a short shot to the head.
Denham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Poppins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Poppins works on Denham's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Poppins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Poppins obliges.
Poppins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Denham takes a shot to the head.
Poppins crunches a lovely knee into Denham's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poppins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denham backwards.
Poppins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Denham backwards.
Poppins cracks Denham with a nice body shot.
Poppins is working Denham over against the cage.
A short left from Poppins.
Poppins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Denham or not.
Poppins with a knee to the head.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Denham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Poppins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Poppins lands with a left to the head.
Denham goes for a takedown attempt but Poppins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harry Poppins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Denham.
Poppins tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppins misses with a wild body shot.
Harry Poppins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poppins scores with a kick to the midsection.
Poppins is looking to clinch.
Poppins misses with a straight left.
Denham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poppins is looking to clinch but Denham is avoiding it.
Denham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poppins circles away quickly and effectively.
Poppins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Poppins misses the body punch
and Denham counters with a nice uppercut.
Denham tries to bum rush Poppins with a series of wild strikes but Poppins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harry Poppins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poppins is looking to clinch.
Poppins lands a front kick.
Denham throws a right and a left that Poppins avoids nicely.
Denham takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Denham staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A punch combination from Denham misses.
Poppins gets a clinch.
Poppins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Denham is trying to drag Poppins to the mat but Poppins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Poppins pushes Denham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Poppins.
Poppins presses Denham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Poppins lands an elbow that stopped Denham in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poppins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Poppins lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Poppins.
Denham goes for a takedown attempt but Poppins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Poppins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Poppins forces Denham back against the cage and clinches.
Poppins scores with a hook to the body.
Poppins misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Poppins lands a knee to the head.
Poppins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denham backwards.
Poppins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Poppins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Denham's face.
Poppins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Denham.
Poppins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Poppins scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poppins tries to land knees in the clinch but Denham avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppins tries to work over Denham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harry Poppins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Denham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poppins working aggressively here.
Denham goes for a takedown attempt but Poppins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Denham takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Denham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Denham displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Poppins doesn't manage to clinch there - Denham circles away.
Poppins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poppins wants to clinch up but Denham keeps it at a distance.
Poppins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Poppins keeps Denham at a distance using the push kick.
Poppins jabs at Denham's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Denham counters with a one-two to the body.
Poppins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poppins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poppins misses the body punch
and Denham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poppins tries to clinch up.
Denham shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poppins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poppins wants to clinch.
Denham scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Robbie Denham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poppins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poppins moves in looking to clinch but Denham pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppins tries to clinch up but Denham circles away and keeps his distance.
Poppins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Poppins doesn't manage to clinch there - Denham circles away.
Poppins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Denham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Denham has a takedown stuffed.
Harry Poppins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Denham.
Denham shoots in for a double leg but Poppins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Poppins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
A right hand to the body from Poppins.
Poppins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Poppins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Poppins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poppins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poppins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Poppins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poppins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poppins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Denham.
Denham looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Denham takes a knee right on the jaw!
Denham has Poppins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Poppins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Poppins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poppins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Poppins.
Poppins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denham.
Poppins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Poppins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denham is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Poppins dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Denham misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Poppins lands.
Denham closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Poppins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Denham can do to turn this around?
Denham tries to bum rush Poppins with a series of wild strikes but Poppins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Denham throws a right hand that Poppins ducks under and follows up with a left that Poppins also avoids with ease.
Poppins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Denham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poppins is looking to wear down Denham with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Poppins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Poppins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Denham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Poppins lands with a short shot to the head.
Poppins lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Poppins.
Poppins works on Denham's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Poppins.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poppins lands a nice uppercut.
Poppins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Poppins lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppins lands with a left to the head.
Poppins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poppins lands a left hand.
Poppins lands a body punch.
Poppins crunches a lovely knee into Denham's ribcage.
A left hand lands to the body for Poppins.
Poppins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Denham's defenses.
Poppins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Poppins.
Poppins lands a hook that snaps the head of Denham backwards.
A knee to the head by Poppins.
Denham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Poppins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Poppins.
Poppins tries a knee to the head but Denham blocks it.
Poppins is pressed up against the cage. Denham has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Poppins down to the mat. Poppins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Poppins tries to clinch up but Denham circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denham drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poppins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Denham counters with a slapping leg kick.
Denham swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Poppins.
Nice uppercut there from Poppins.
Poppins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poppins drops his hands momentarily and Denham takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Poppins looks to clinch
and Denham counters with a leg kick.
Robbie Denham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poppins clinches.
Poppins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Poppins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Denham.
Harry Poppins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Denham.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poppins.
Poppins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Denham is working for takedown but Poppins is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poppins lands a hook that snaps the head of Denham backwards.
Poppins lands with a light punch inside.
Denham drops down looking for an ankle pick but Poppins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Poppins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poppins cracks Denham with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Poppins scores with a jab to the body.
Poppins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poppins misses with a hook.
Poppins has managed to clinch.
Poppins scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Poppins.
Harry Poppins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Poppins obliges.
Poppins lands a right hand.
Poppins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Denham has Poppins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Poppins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Poppins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Denham's defenses.
Poppins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poppins missing with knees to the body.
Poppins lands a nice elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Poppins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Poppins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Poppins!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeovil Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pooby Phants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiger comes to the cage accompanied by Delilah by Tom Jones. Phants has chosen Voodoo Chile as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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219 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yeovil Tiger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pooby Phants!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phants digs a good hook to Tiger's body.
Tiger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Phants swivels and escapes.
Pooby Phants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phants doesn't manage to clinch there - Tiger circles away.
Phants tries to clinch but Tiger is having none of it.
Phants ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiger moves away.
Tiger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tiger tries to free his leg and advance position but Phants is retaining full guard.
Phants keeping moving, preventing Tiger from controlling successfully.
Tiger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phants works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tiger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Phants manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger tries to hold on but Phants pushes him away.
Phants can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tiger is looking to escape.
Phants prevents Tiger from getting the reversal.
Phants content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Phants looking to control but Tiger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Phants tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tiger tries to reverse the position but Phants maintains control.
Tiger is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger wants to hold on but Phants pushes him away.
Tiger regains half guard.
Tiger is looking to improve his position.
Tiger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiger trying to hold on to Phants's head to control him but Phants postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Phants wants to stand but Tiger has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiger tries to get to full guard but Phants has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Phants is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pooby Phants dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phants looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phants lands a with a good body shot.
Phants grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Tiger takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Phants cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pooby Phants!
Pooby Phants is the new light heavyweight champion!
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