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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dion Dupree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bennie Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dion Dupree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bennie Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupree shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bishop but Bishop pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dion Dupree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bishop throws the left hand but Dupree avoids the punch easily.
Dupree throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bishop swings for the body but Dupree moves out of range.
Dupree throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
Dupree steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop lands a left and a right that send Dupree crashing to the mat, dazed. Bishop thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dupree is rocked!
Dupree ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Dupree is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bishop drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bishop scores with a jab to the body.
Dupree fails with the takedown.
Dupree staying out of range there.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Dupree misses with a series of wild punches.
Bishop throws a jab when Dupree was well out of range.
Bishop misses with the combination.
Dupree seems to have got his legs back now.
Dupree misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dion Dupree. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dupree defending well as Bishop loads up on a big left hand.
Dupree tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Bishop misses with a wild combination.
Bishop lands a big right hand that sends Dupree crashing to the mat! Bishop stays standing though and waves Dupree back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Dupree saw that one coming.
Bishop lands a nice hook to Dupree's body. Dupree takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dupree is breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Bishop blocks the low kick.
Bishop fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Dupree to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Dupree looks to clinch but Bishop throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Dupree taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bennie Bishop!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between nate diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Gekko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nate diaz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, nate diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gordon Gekko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
diaz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gekko's guard.
diaz throwing strikes but missing.
diaz drops back looking for a leg! Gekko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gekko manages to kick diaz off! diaz jumps back into Gekko's guard.
Gekko keeping moving, preventing diaz from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
diaz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gekko is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
diaz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gekko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gekko has escaped and now he's on top!
diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gekko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gekko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gekko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
diaz is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Gekko rolls with it to try and escape but diaz cranks on the arm and Gekko is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). nate diaz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ante Raos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thom Le Bou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Raos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Zagreb. Le Bou has chosen in the Night Garden Theme Tune 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
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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ante Raos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thom Le Bou!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raos moves in looking to clinch but Le Bou pushes him off.
Raos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le Bou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Le Bou gets full guard.
Raos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Le Bou on the ground.
Le Bou throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raos slips nicely into half guard.
Le Bou wants to control but Raos is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Le Bou wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou landing small, sideways elbows.
Raos stalling.
Le Bou wants to improve his position but Raos is controlling well.
Raos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Raos wants to stand up but Le Bou has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Raos is looking to stall here but Le Bou recovers full guard.
Raos preventing the sweep.
Raos wants to stand but Le Bou has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Le Bou is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Raos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Le Bou is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raos looking to sit in guard and control but Le Bou gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Raos pulls Le Bou in close to prevent any damage.
Raos wants to stand and escape but Le Bou is having none of it.
Le Bou is looking to work some ground and pound but Raos has wrist control.
Le Bou in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Le Bou trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Le Bou is one step ahead there.
Raos trying to keep a closed guard but Le Bou is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Raos wants to clinch.
Raos has managed to clinch.
Raos is pushing Le Bou up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Le Bou manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Le Bou wants to improve his position but instead Raos has moved into half guard.
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 Ante Raos will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ante Raos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raos wants to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raos.
Raos is looking to clinch.
Raos takes one to the side of the head.
Raos scores a takedown into full mount!
Le Bou working to try and regain half guard.
Raos tries to control but Le Bou wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou wants to hold on but Raos pushes him away.
Le Bou is wriggling around trying to escape.
Le Bou is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Raos looking to control but Le Bou is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Le Bou gets back to half guard.
Raos trying to control the action but Le Bou is working from the bottom.
Le Bou trying to hold on to Raos's head to control him but Raos postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Le Bou throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Raos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Raos with the ground and pound but Le Bou uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Le Bou is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Raos is trying to maintain the position but Le Bou is very close to passing his half guard.
Raos is trying to stand up here but Le Bou is controlling him well.
Raos is trying to escape back to his feet but Le Bou uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Le Bou creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Raos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raos dodges the ground and pound from Le Bou.
Raos wants to control but Le Bou postures up.
Le Bou working the ground and pound but Raos is defending the strikes.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Raos wants to clinch up but Le Bou keeps it at a distance.
Ante Raos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raos is looking to clinch.
Raos wants to clinch.
Le Bou looks to score with a jab to the body but Raos is just out of range.
Raos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Raos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Le Bou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Le Bou is defending well for now.
Raos misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Le Bou walks away with a smile on his face. Raos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ante Raos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raos wants to clinch.
Le Bou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raos was well out of range. Poor timing from Le Bou.
Le Bou misses with a body shot.
Raos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Le Bou as he jumps to the side.
Raos moves in looking to clinch but Le Bou pushes him off.
Le Bou swats away the attempt to clinch by Raos.
Le Bou just misses with a punch to the body.
Raos wants to clinch.
Raos tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Le Bou 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Raos tries to clinch there but Le Bou circles away.
Le Bou is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Raos rather than just go for the knockout.
Raos doesn't manage to clinch there - Le Bou circles away.
Raos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Le Bou connects with a body shot.
Raos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Le Bou as he jumps to the side.
Raos tries to clinch up but Le Bou circles away and keeps his distance.
Raos defending well as Le Bou loads up on a big left hand.
Raos avoids the body shot from Le Bou.
Raos tries to close the distance and clinch but Le Bou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Le Bou defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raos.
Raos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Raos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Le Bou prevents any damage by holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou tries to hold on but Raos pushes him away.
Raos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Le Bou is looking to escape.
Le Bou working to try and regain half guard.
Le Bou is squirming around, avoiding Raos's attempts to control the action.
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.
Le Bou tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raos looking to control but Le Bou is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Le Bou keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Raos avoids the attempt from Le Bou to control.
Raos looking to control but Le Bou is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou is trying desperately to improve position.
Le Bou is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Le Bou is working to get back to half guard.
Raos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ante Raos just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le Bou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le Bou lands with a nice body punch.
Raos tries to close the distance and clinch but Le Bou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raos slips a straight right by Le Bou.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Le Bou swats away the attempt to clinch by Raos.
Raos tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thom Le Bou.
I think Le Bou 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Thom Le Bou!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cesc Fabregas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedric Reynor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cesc Fabregas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedric Reynor!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynor staying out of range there.
Fabregas rushes Reynor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reynor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Fabregas.
Reynor wants to stall.
Reynor is trying to trip Fabregas. He has hold of a leg but Fabregas is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Reynor persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fabregas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reynor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fabregas is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynor gets to his feet. Fabregas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fabregas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fabregas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fabregas throws a chopping leg kick but Reynor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fabregas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fabregas lands a slapping body shot.
Reynor looks gassed!
Fabregas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabregas pushes Reynor up against the cage in a clinch.
Fabregas crunches a lovely knee into Reynor's ribcage.
Fabregas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fabregas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fabregas crunches a lovely knee into Reynor's ribcage.
Fabregas landing knees to the head.
Fabregas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reynor's face.
Fabregas scores a nice knee to the body.
Fabregas landing knees to the body.
Fabregas landing knees to the body.
Fabregas lands a knee to the head.
Reynor takes an elbow to the temple.
Fabregas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fabregas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fabregas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fabregas lands a damaging elbow.
Fabregas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fabregas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reynor's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabregas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fabregas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reynor's face.
Fabregas lands a knee to the head.
Fabregas lands a knee to the head.
Reynor is trying to break the clinch but Fabregas is controlling him.
Reynor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reynor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fabregas prevents it.
Fabregas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reynor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fabregas lands a nice knee to the body.
Fabregas keeps control of Reynor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fabregas lands a good knee to the midsection. Reynor won't want to take too many of those.
Fabregas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reynor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reynor takes an elbow to the temple.
Reynor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reynor takes an elbow to the temple.
Reynor tries to break free but Fabregas pushes him back against the cage.
Fabregas lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reynor pulls guard successfully.
Fabregas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reynor keeping moving, preventing Fabregas from controlling successfully.
Reynor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fabregas wants to control from the top but Reynor keeps moving.
Reynor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fabregas tries to stand but Reynor is controlling from the bottom.
Fabregas looking to sit in guard and control but Reynor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fabregas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fabregas closes the distance and pushes Reynor back into the cage.
Fabregas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reynor.
Reynor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fabregas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fabregas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reynor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fabregas prevents it.
Cesc Fabregas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedric Reynor.
Fabregas lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fabregas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reynor takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Fabregas.
Fabregas lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesc Fabregas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fabregas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reynor.
Fabregas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fabregas is looking to clinch but Reynor is avoiding it.
Nice jab there from Fabregas.
Fabregas darts in and clinches Reynor up against the cage.
Reynor takes an elbow to the temple.
Fabregas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynor missing with knees to the body.
Reynor takes an elbow to the temple.
Fabregas lands an elbow inside that Reynor shrugs off.
Reynor managing to block the knees to the body from Fabregas.
Fabregas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynor avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reynor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fabregas missing with knees to the body.
Reynor blocks the elbow strike.
Fabregas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fabregas with a knee to the head.
Reynor avoiding damage as Fabregas throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reynor avoids the elbow strike from Fabregas, against the cage.
Fabregas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Reynor.
Fabregas stops a takedown attempt from Reynor.
Reynor trying to land knees to the body.
Fabregas scores with a knee to the head.
Fabregas lands a knee to the head.
Reynor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reynor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fabregas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cesc Fabregas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedric Reynor.
Reynor shoots in for a takedown but Fabregas shows good takedown defense.
Fabregas closes the distance and clinches.
Reynor is looking to break free of the clinch but Fabregas has double underhooks.
Fabregas lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fabregas lands a nice elbow.
Fabregas working Reynor over with knees to the body.
Fabregas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reynor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fabregas walks away with a smile on his face. Reynor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fabregas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reynor.
Fabregas scores with a spinning back kick!
Fabregas has managed to clinch.
Fabregas connects with a knee to the head.
Fabregas lands an elbow that stopped Reynor in his tracks for a moment.
Reynor wants a takedown.
Nice elbow from Fabregas.
Fabregas connects with a knee to the head.
Reynor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fabregas lands a nice knee to the body.
Fabregas scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fabregas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cesc Fabregas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fabregas throws a head kick but Reynor moves out of range.
Fabregas rushes Reynor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fabregas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reynor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reynor trying to land knees to the body.
Fabregas connects with a knee to the head.
Fabregas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fabregas lands a good knee to the midsection. Reynor won't want to take too many of those.
Reynor working hard to break the clinch.
Reynor looking to stall.
Reynor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reynor looking for a takedown.
Cesc Fabregas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fabregas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fabregas.
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.
Fabregas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fabregas scores a nice knee to the body.
Reynor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reynor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fabregas landing knees to the body.
Fabregas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reynor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fabregas connects with a knee to the head.
Reynor tries for a takedown but Fabregas manages to get underhooks.
Reynor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fabregas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fabregas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reynor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fabregas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Reynor is trying to break free.
Fabregas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reynor takes an elbow to the temple.
Reynor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fabregas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fabregas.
Fabregas lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesc Fabregas dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fabregas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fabregas tries to clinch up but Reynor circles away and keeps his distance.
Fabregas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reynor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fabregas swivels and escapes.
Fabregas tries to clinch there but Reynor circles away.
Fabregas clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fabregas as Reynor tries to tie him up.
Fabregas with a knee to the head.
Fabregas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Reynor.
Fabregas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabregas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fabregas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fabregas working Reynor over with knees to the body.
Fabregas trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabregas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynor is defending well for now.
Reynor wants a takedown.
Cesc Fabregas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedric Reynor.
Fabregas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reynor's face.
Fabregas connects with a knee to the head.
Reynor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fabregas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reynor managing to block the knees to the body from Fabregas.
Fabregas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reynor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fabregas smiles and moves away.
Fabregas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reynor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cesc Fabregas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fabregas clinches up against the cage.
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.
Fabregas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reynor takes an elbow to the temple.
Reynor has had enough of the clinch but Fabregas keeps him there for the moment.
Reynor working hard to break the clinch.
Reynor avoids a wild elbow strike from Fabregas.
Fabregas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reynor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fabregas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reynor.
Fabregas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynor avoids it.
Fabregas landing knees to the head.
Fabregas misses with an elbow strike.
Reynor tries to pull guard but Fabregas won't allow it.
Fabregas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reynor tries to break free but Fabregas pushes him back against the cage.
Reynor pulls Fabregas into guard.
Reynor has a closed guard, preventing Fabregas from standing up.
Cesc Fabregas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynor has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Fabregas should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Reynor has tightened it up now! Fabregas should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pedric Reynor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between a tope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alabaster Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tope kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Apaga mas nao bate. Alabaster Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
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19
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, a tope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alabaster Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
tope is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones is looking for a kimura but tope is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Jones in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. tope tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alabaster Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Misho Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mclovin Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mclovin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bulls On Parade . Mclovin Mclovin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Misho Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mclovin Mclovin !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang is looking to clinch.
Bang slips a jab and a cross from Mclovin .
Mclovin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bang shoots in for a double leg but Mclovin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mclovin throws a hook but Bang blocks it.
Bang instigates a clinch.
Bang throws an elbow but it misses.
Mclovin avoiding damage as Bang throws knees to the body.
Mclovin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mclovin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mclovin thinking.
Bang is looking to clinch.
Bang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch lands to the side of Bang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mclovin darts in and clinches Bang up against the cage.
Bang is trying to break the clinch but Mclovin has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bang pulls guard effortlessly.
Mclovin trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom.
Mclovin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bang is keeping the position for now.
Mclovin is looking to advance position but Bang has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bang controlling from the full mount.
Bang stands up from mount. Strange move.
Bang is looking to clinch.
Bang throws a head kick but Mclovin moves out of range.
Bang shoots in looking for a takedown. Mclovin tries to sprawl out of it but Bang keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mclovin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mclovin looks gassed!
Mclovin throws a sloppy head kick and Bang moves out of range easily.
Bang throws a lazy head kick
and Mclovin counters with a left and a right that stings Bang.
Bang wants to clinch but Mclovin slips to the side
and Mclovin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bang is looking to clinch but Mclovin is avoiding it.
Mclovin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bang.
Bang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bang is working for takedown but Mclovin is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misho Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice elbow from Mclovin .
Mclovin prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bang. Mclovin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bang wants to clinch up but Mclovin keeps it at a distance.
Mclovin tries to clinch up.
Mclovin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bang.
Bang misses with a few strikes there.
Mclovin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bang circles away.
Bang avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Bang misses.
Mclovin moves in looking to clinch but Bang pushes him off.
Bang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bang swinging wilding here.
Mclovin wants to clinch up but Bang keeps it at a distance.
Mclovin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bang.
Bang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
Bang scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mclovin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bang's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mclovin trying to control here.
Mclovin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bang pulls his head out easily.
Mclovin is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mclovin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mclovin taking some punishment here, with Bang in his half guard.
Bang controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Misho Bang 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.
Mclovin 's corner calls for a 1-2. Mclovin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mclovin tries to clinch up
and Bang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mclovin thows a body shot but no joy.
Bang blocks a head kick by Mclovin .
Mclovin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bang.
Mclovin tries to clinch there but Bang circles away.
Mclovin tries to keep at a distance but Bang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mclovin is breathing heavily.
Mclovin keeps control of Bang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mclovin is working for takedown but Bang is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang is trying to break free.
Bang has Mclovin pushed against the cage.
Bang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mclovin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mclovin .
No joy there for Mclovin , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Mclovin Mclovin has been cut.
Bang throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Mclovin stumbling backwards into the cage! Mclovin bounces back off the cage towards Bang, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Bang lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Bang celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Misho Bang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between david abote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hassan Al Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). abote comes to the cage accompanied by ENGLAND BELONGS TO ME. david abote is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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23
260 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, david abote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hassan Al Aziz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
abote misses with a few strikes there.
Al Aziz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in abote's guard.
Al Aziz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Al Aziz with a nice head shot there.
abote working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Al Aziz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Aziz throwing strikes but missing.
Al Aziz throwing strikes but missing.
Al Aziz throws a strike but abote rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
abote stopping the sweep attempt from Al Aziz.
abote makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in 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.
abote preventing the sweep.
abote thows a big elbow that misses.
abote prevents Al Aziz from getting back to his feet.
Al Aziz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Al Aziz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
abote fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al Aziz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for abote!
Al Aziz misses with a head shot.
Al Aziz lands a big shot there that rocks abote but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Al Aziz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Al Aziz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Aziz unloading with bombs!
abote takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Al Aziz's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hassan Al Aziz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosko Dojava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons comes to the cage accompanied by Im Gonna Run This Town!. Dojava comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Numbers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Louis Simmons has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
245 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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23
280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Counter striker
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bosko Dojava!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dojava avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simmons throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Simmons does no damage.
Dojava fails to land the takedown.
Dojava looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Simmons has his feet on Dojava's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Simmons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dojava ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dojava avoids the body shot from Simmons.
Simmons throws a shot from downtown. Dojava moves away and avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dojava.
Louis Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dojava fails with the takedown.
Louis Simmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bosko Dojava.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons throws a combination. Dojava tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Bosko Dojava has been cut.
Simmons uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Simmons misses with a double jab.
Dojava shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dojava is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Simmons.
Simmons throws a series of punches but Dojava moves out of range.
A combination from Simmons does no damage.
Jab from Simmons.
Simmons lands a nice shot that snaps Dojava's head back.
Simmons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dojava sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dojava slips a jab from Simmons.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons throws out a loose jab but Dojava uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Simmons.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Simmons misses the target.
Simmons throws an overhand right that lands on Dojava's shoulder, as Dojava tries to avoid the shot.
Simmons with a nice cross.
Simmons takes a swing at Dojava's ribcage but misses.
Simmons swinging wilding here.
Dojava avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Simmons misses the target.
Dojava walks into a stiff left hand from Simmons.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Simmons misses its intended target.
Simmons misses with a straight left.
Simmons lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dojava takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Simmons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dojava circles away quickly and effectively.
Simmons throws a right and a left that Dojava avoids nicely.
Simmons misses with a looping right.
Dojava misses with a takedown attempt - Simmons sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Simmons throws a right and a left that Dojava avoids nicely.
Simmons's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Simmons duly obliges.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Simmons!
Dojava slips a straight right by Simmons.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dojava showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simmons.
Left hook, right uppercut from Simmons.
Simmons is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dojava dodges the punch combination from Simmons.
A telegraphed right hand from Simmons misses the target.
Dojava bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dojava tries to score with some ground and pound. Simmons controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dojava wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simmons keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Simmons's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Simmons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bosko Dojava's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dojava will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Simmons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dojava shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dojava was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dojava is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Simmons can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Simmons gets back to half guard.
Simmons pushes Dojava off looking to stand but Dojava dives back in and keeps control.
Dojava keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Simmons makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A big left from Simmons misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dojava slips a jab and a cross from Simmons.
Dojava bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donk. Simmons catches Dojava right on the button with a cross.
Dojava looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dojava won't allow Simmons to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dojava scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dojava trying to control but Simmons is working from the bottom.
Dojava seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dojava's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Simmons keeping moving, preventing Dojava from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Simmons has his feet on Dojava's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Simmons cracks Dojava with an open hand slap.
Simmons throws a series of punches but Dojava moves out of range.
Simmons scores with a decent looking hook.
Dojava avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dojava has closed the distance and engaged Simmons in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Dojava.
The referee calls for Dojava to work.
Simmons is trying to break the clinch but Dojava is controlling him.
Dojava changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Simmons fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dojava takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Simmons misses with a looping right.
Simmons misses with a series of wild punches.
Dojava throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Simmons's waist but Simmons gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dojava off to one side.
Louis Simmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bosko Dojava.
Dojava uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simmons.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Simmons throws a right hand that Dojava ducks under and follows up with a left that Dojava also avoids with ease.
Simmons throws a series of punches but Dojava moves out of range.
Dojava fails with a takedown attempt.
Dojava takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Simmons throws a hook to the side of Dojava's head but Dojava sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simmons waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Dojava.
Simmons throws a nice looking combination but Dojava bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Simmons misses the target.
Simmons lands with an uppercut that bounces Dojava off the cage and back into rage.
Dojava uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simmons.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bosko Dojava will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bosko Dojava's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Simmons lands an overhand right.
Dojava slips a straight right by Simmons.
Dojava has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Simmons misses with a straight left.
Dojava defending well as Simmons loads up on a big left hand.
Jab by Simmons.
Dojava takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dojava shoots in for a takedown but Simmons shows good takedown defense.
Dojava uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simmons.
Dojava takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Simmons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Simmons throws a right hand that Dojava ducks under and follows up with a left that Dojava also avoids with ease.
Simmons loads up on a big right hand but Dojava slips the punch.
Simmons misses with an uppercut. Dojava saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dojava has a takedown stuffed.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Simmons here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Simmons scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dojava in his tracks.
Dojava shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Louis Simmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bosko Dojava.
Simmons throws an overhand right that lands on Dojava's shoulder, as Dojava tries to avoid the shot.
Louis Simmons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simmons lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Simmons lands a jab to the nose.
Dojava shoots in for a takedown but Simmons shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Simmons lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Simmons throws a combination. Dojava tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dojava takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simmons swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dojava.
Louis Simmons is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons connects with a crisp jab.
Simmons throws a looping overhand right but Dojava ducks down to avoid it.
Simmons closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Simmons as Dojava shoots in.
Louis Simmons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simmons misses with a body shot.
Dojava ducks under a wild hook from Simmons.
Simmons misses with a few strikes there.
Simmons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simmons keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dojava takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dojava dodges the punch combination from Simmons.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dojava.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Dojava stands up.
Simmons punishes Dojava's body with a nice straight punch.
Simmons missing with a left hand there. Dojava was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Simmons is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dojava scores a takedown into full mount!
Simmons is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dojava landing strikes from the mount and Simmons is in trouble!
Dojava can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Simmons is looking to escape.
Dojava sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dojava can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Simmons is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dojava controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Simmons showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Simmons 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Simmons!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiny Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiny Bear!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rex Bisping!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping throws a head kick that misses.
Bisping throws a right hand that Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear also avoids with ease.
Bear throws a right and a left that Bisping avoids nicely.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but Bisping swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bear lands a jab.
Bisping swings for the body but Bear moves out of range.
Bisping is looking to clinch but Bear is avoiding it.
Bisping scores with a one two! Bear had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bisping fails to land the takedown.
Bisping falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bear counters with a left and a right that stings Bisping.
Bear clinches.
Bear working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bear makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Bisping.
Bear swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bisping works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bear lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear is pressed up against the cage. Bisping has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bear down to the mat. Bear avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bear clinches but Bisping breaks the clinch
and Bisping counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bisping throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bear holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bisping is looking to control Bear's arms but Bear gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bisping has his back to the cage.
Bear blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bear fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bear tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bisping fails to land.
Bisping scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bisping looking to stall.
Bear blocks an uppercut.
Bisping takes a shot to the head.
The referee calls for Bisping to work.
Bisping has Bear pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bear manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tiny Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Bisping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear stalling against the cage.
Bear lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bear is struggling to control the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bisping.
Bear lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Bear.
Bisping wants to stall.
Bisping can't get the takedown.
Bear content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bisping tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bear lands a shoulder strike.
Bear lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear stops a takedown attempt from Bisping.
Bear's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bear gets through Bisping's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bisping blocks an elbow strike.
Bear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bisping is defending well for now.
Bear leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bisping has a couple of punches blocked by Bear.
Bisping breaks the clinch.
Bisping gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bisping in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bisping prevents Bear from getting back to his feet.
Bear avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bisping scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bear working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bisping.
Bear is looking to stand up but Bisping isn't so interested in that idea.
Bisping postures up in Bear's guard and throws a big left but Bear blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bisping prevents Bear from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A cross from Bear lands.
Bisping tries for a takedown but Bear sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bisping throws a series of strikes that have Bear backpedaling.
Bisping misses with a combination
and Bear counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bear.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bear looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bisping softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bear lands with a light punch inside.
Bear lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Bear looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bisping gets through Bear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bear throws an elbow that misses.
Bear takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bear fails to land.
Bear's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bisping is pushing Bear up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bear with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bisping looking for a takedown.
Bisping lands with a right to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Rex Bisping has been cut.
Bisping is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Bear.
Bisping goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bear prevents it.
Bisping wants a takedown but no success here.
Bisping looks gassed!
Bear has a couple of punches blocked by Bisping.
Bisping tries to work over Bear's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bisping leaning against his opponent.
Bisping tries to score a body lock takedown but Bear shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bear lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bear fails to land.
Bear lands a left hand.
Bisping has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bear avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bear misses with some punches.
Bear prevents Bisping from breaking the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bear working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bear lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Bear scores with a shoulder strike.
Bisping has a couple of punches blocked by Bear.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bisping is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bear.
Bear digs a right hand into Bisping's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bisping's gas tank.
Bisping tries to score a body lock takedown but Bear shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bear tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bear lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bear.
Bisping trying to stall but Bear improves his position.
Bisping is leaning against Bear and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bear leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bear.
Bisping controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bisping.
Bisping misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Bisping.
Bear scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bisping is trying to force a seperation but Bear has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for Bisping.
Bear stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bisping blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bear keeps control of Bisping as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bisping leaning against his opponent.
Bisping lands a body punch.
Bisping has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bear avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bear.
Bear is leaning against Bisping and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bear misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bisping takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bear will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bisping up against the cage.
Bear lands a right hand.
Bear lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bear lands a nice shot to the body.
Bear blocks a body shot from Bisping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiny Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rex Bisping's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bisping tries to close the distance and clinch but Bear swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bisping misses with a double jab
and Bear counters by clinching up.
Bear pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bear lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bisping struggles to land a body shot inside as Bear controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear tries to throw a body punch but Bisping avoids it by throwing Bear back against the cage.
Bear lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Bisping is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Bisping fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping has a couple of punches blocked by Bear.
Bisping blocks an elbow strike from Bear.
Bisping tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bisping lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bisping misses with a punch on the inside.
Bear throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bear misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Bisping as the two fighters clinch.
Bisping wants to stall.
Bear misses with an elbow over the top.
Bisping tries to score a body lock takedown but Bear shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bear is pressed up against the cage. Bisping has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bear down to the mat. Bear avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bisping is breathing heavily.
Bear jabs Bisping right on the nose. Bisping blinks but takes it well.
Bisping moves forwards but Bear connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bisping lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants to clinch.
Bisping lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bisping.
Bisping throws out a powerful jab.
Rex Bisping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bisping misses with a looping right.
Bear tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bisping counters with a three punch combo that has Bear backing up. Bear nods at Bisping to acknowledge the strikes.
A left and a right from Bisping both land. Nice combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Bear. That snapped Bisping's head back.
Bisping swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear counters with a series of strikes. Bisping will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bisping lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bisping swinging wilding here.
Bisping will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bisping tests Bear's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear pushes Bisping up against the cage in a clinch.
Bisping drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bear pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tiny Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Bisping.
Bisping catches Bear with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bear scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bisping in his tracks.
Bear tries to clinch there but Bisping circles away.
Bisping throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bear counters by clinching up.
Bisping cracks Bear with a nice body shot.
Bisping doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bisping.
Bear creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping wants a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bear.
Bisping has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bisping looking to slow down the pace here.
Tiny Bear has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bear blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bear's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bear lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bear.
Bear looking to slow down the pace here.
Bear lands with a left to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bisping - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bear fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bisping.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bisping lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bisping pushes Bear back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bisping.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bisping.
Bear looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bisping trying to stall but Bear improves his position.
Bear gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bear lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Bisping working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bisping.
Bisping tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bear lands a damaging elbow.
Bisping can't find room to land a body shot as Bear controls the action.
Bear works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bear manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bisping escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bisping shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bear napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bear is trying to get back to his feet.
Bisping is chipping away with strikes.
Bear is trying to get back to his feet.
Bisping working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bisping lands a few punches from side control.
Bisping 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.
Bear pushes Bisping away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bisping gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bear defending against the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bear wants to clinch.
Bear misses with a few strikes there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bisping fails to land with a series of punches.
Bisping throws a combination that misses
and Bear counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bear.
Bisping misses with the head strike.
A short right from Bear on the inside.
Bear is trying to stall.
Bear lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bisping manages to break the clinch.
Bisping fails with the takedown.
Bear ducks under a wild hook from Bisping.
Bisping thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's eight 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.
Bear fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bisping avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bear tries to clinch there but Bisping circles away.
Bisping throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bear is looking to clinch but Bisping is avoiding it.
Bisping throws a leg kick but Bear moved away.
Bisping lands a lovely overhand right.
Bear cracks Bisping with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bisping lands a jab.
Bisping swinging wilding here.
Bisping shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bisping has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bear wants to get back to his feet but Bisping passes into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bisping prevents Bear from standing back up.
Bisping trying to control the action but Bear is working from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Bisping.
Bear is trying to stand up here but Bisping is controlling him well.
Bisping scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bear blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bisping.
Bisping throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bisping looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bisping throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bear wants to get back to his feet.
Bear knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bisping on the ground.
Bisping winds up and cracks Bear with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rex Bisping will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rex Bisping'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.
Bear tries to clinch there but Bisping circles away.
Bisping throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
Bisping throws a right hand that Bear ducks under and follows up with a left that Bear also avoids with ease.
A jab from Bisping misses.
Bisping swats away the attempt to clinch by Bear.
Bear lands with a slapping head kick.
Bisping throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bear tries to move into range but Bisping moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bisping misses with a combination
and Bear counters with a two punch combo.
Bisping throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bear cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bisping lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bear has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bear and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bisping pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tiny Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear misses with a few strikes there.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but Bisping swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bear slips under a jab.
Bear moves into the clinch successfully.
Bisping is struggling to control the position.
Bear misses with a punch on the inside.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but Bisping blocks with his arms.
Bear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bear scores with a shot to the side of Bisping's head.
Bisping blocks an elbow strike from Bear.
A short left from Bear.
Bear swings wildly with an uppercut but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bear just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bisping's brow.
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.
Bear misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bisping creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bisping misses with some punches.
Bear lands a nice uppercut.
Bear lands an elbow that stopped Bisping in his tracks for a moment.
Bisping looking to stall.
Bear creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bear lands a right hand.
Bisping tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bear's elbow.
Bisping throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Bear.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bisping misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping tries to break the clinch but Bear is controlling the position.
Bear misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bisping lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bear scores with a shoulder strike.
Bisping stalling in the clinch but Bear improves position.
Bisping throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bear throws an elbow but misses.
Bisping tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bear avoids it.
Bisping has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bear is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bear prevents the takedown attempt.
Bear stalling in the clinch.
Bear swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bear digs a right hand into Bisping's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bisping's gas tank.
Bear lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Bear with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisping throws a punch but it's blocked by Bear.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bear as Bisping tries to tie him up.
Bear lands a knee to the head.
Bear lands an elbow inside that Bisping shrugs off.
Bear lands a shot to the body.
Bear scores with a shot to the side of Bisping's head.
Bisping tries for a takedown but Bear manages to get underhooks.
Tiny Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Bisping.
Bear scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bear lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Bear lands with a right to the head.
Bear effectively controlling the action here.
Bisping wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bear has him pressed against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bear.
Bisping blocking some punches.
Bear misses with an elbow over the top.
A short left from Bear.
Still in the clinch, Bear scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bear is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bisping can't find room to land a body shot as Bear controls the action.
Bisping takes an elbow to the temple.
Bisping takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bear throws a head punch that misses.
Bisping wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bisping.
Bisping goes for a takedown attempt but Bear pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bisping moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bear scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bisping throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bear counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bear slips under a jab from Bisping.
Bear drives through and clinches with Bisping against the cage.
Bisping on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bear misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bisping avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
Bear lands a nice elbow.
Bear is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Bear - that landed with a thud.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bear.
Come on Bisping - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bisping is trying to break free.
Bear looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bear throws a punch but it's blocked by Bisping.
Bear trying to control the position but instead, Bisping has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bear into the cage.
Bear lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Bisping has Bear pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bear manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bisping takes a shot to the head.
Bear lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bear is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bear slows down the pace here.
Bear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bear scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bear content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bear throws a head punch that misses.
Bear misses with an elbow strike.
Bisping throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bear looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Bear as the two fighters clinch.
Bisping can't find room to land a body shot as Bear controls the action.
Bear gets underhooks to prevent Bisping's takedown attempt.
Bisping misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bear lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bear fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bear lands a left hand.
Bisping on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bisping throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bear.
Bear lands an elbow inside.
Bisping is rocked!
Bear looking to throw knees to the head but Bisping is blocking nicely.
Bisping scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bear lands a nice uppercut.
Bisping is still on wobbly legs! Can Bear finish him?
Bisping tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bear's elbow.
Bisping seems to have recovered his senses.
Bear misses with some punches.
Bear lands a hook that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Bisping struggles to land a body shot inside as Bear controls his hands.
Bisping slowing the pace effectively.
Bisping is trying to break the clinch but Bear has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiny Bear clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rex Bisping's cut.
That's time! Bear's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bear moves into range and clinches up with Bisping.
Bear comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bear makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bear fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bisping has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bear avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bear lands with a light punch inside.
Bear lands an uppercut.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Bear is looking to control Bisping's arms but Bisping gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bear has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Bisping - that landed with a thud.
Bisping stalls.
Bisping blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bisping is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bear throws an elbow but misses.
Bisping blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping tries a body shot but Bear blocks it.
Bear holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bisping wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bear lands an elbow just above Bisping 's eye.
Bisping blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bear goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bear misses with some punches.
Bisping blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Bear.
Bear swings wildly with an uppercut but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bisping blocks an elbow strike from Bear.
Bear throws an elbow but it misses.
Bisping looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bear misses with some punches.
Bear is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bear blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bear.
Bear throws a punch but it's blocked by Bisping.
Bear lands with a right to the head.
Bear working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bear lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bisping throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bears head.
Bisping blocks an elbow strike.
Bear stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bisping lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bisping.
Bear throws an elbow that misses.
Bisping is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bear stalls.
Bear misses with a punch on the inside.
Bear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bisping is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bear.
Bear misses with an elbow over the top.
Bear is working Bisping over against the cage.
Bisping is trying to maintain a safe position but Bear gets an underhook and turns Bisping into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A short right from Bisping.
Bisping lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bear scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bisping lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Bisping has Bear pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bear manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tiny Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Bisping.
Bear softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bisping goes for a takedown attempt but Bear pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bear closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bisping counters with a left and a right that stings Bear.
Bisping falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bear counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bear.
Bisping tries to circle away but Bear has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bear.
Bear lands a nice uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bisping.
Bear leaning against his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bear avoiding damage.
Bear lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Bear.
Bear lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bisping goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bear prevents it.
Bear working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bear throws a punch but it's blocked by Bisping.
Bisping takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bear lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bear scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bisping lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Nice elbow from Bear.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bear.
Bear lands a shoulder strike.
Bisping wants to stall.
The referee calls for Bear to work.
Bisping wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bisping avoids a wild elbow strike from Bear.
Bear lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Bear gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bisping.
Bear taking a breather.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bear throws a punch but it's blocked by Bisping.
Bear throws a punch but it's blocked by Bisping.
Bisping tries for a takedown. No joy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bear takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bear lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bear throws a head punch that misses.
Bear lands an elbow inside that Bisping shrugs off.
A short right from Bear on the inside.
Bear leaning against his opponent.
Good body shot from Bear.
Bisping throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
Bisping misses with a punch to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bisping on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bisping looking to stall.
Bear scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bisping misses with the head strike.
Bear swings wildly with an uppercut but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bear just leaning against Bisping, taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Bear.
Bisping's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bisping blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Bear on the inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bisping throws a head punch that misses.
Bear working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bisping dodges an elbow strike from Bear.
Bisping pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bisping swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bear counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bear.
Bear doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bisping blocks an elbow strike from Bear.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bisping misses with a punch to the body.
Bear misses with the head strike.
Bisping works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bear being controlled against the cage.
Bisping misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bear.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiny Bear had his way with Rex Bisping in that round.
The cut man is working on Rex Bisping's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Bisping scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Bisping scores with a four punch combination!
Bisping connects with a body shot.
Bear lands a right hook to the body.
Bear tries to clinch but Bisping is having none of it.
Bisping misses with a hook to the body
and Bear counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bear.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bear.
Bisping is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bear pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bisping takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bear lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bear throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bisping is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bisping looking to throw knees to the head but Bear is blocking nicely.
Bear creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bisping's defenses.
Bear connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bisping's face.
Stalling in the clinch from Bear.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bear.
Bear throws a head punch that misses.
Bear looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bear throws an elbow that misses.
Bear lands a shoulder strike.
Bisping blocking some punches.
Bear blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bisping blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Bear.
Bear working aggressively here.
Bisping on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bisping blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bisping looking to stall.
Bear misses with a punch on the inside.
Bear lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bisping.
Bisping is trying to maintain a safe position but Bear gets an underhook and turns Bisping into the cage.
Bear lands an elbow that stopped Bisping in his tracks for a moment.
A body shot lands from Bisping.
Bisping lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bear.
Bisping misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bisping dodges an elbow strike from Bear.
A nice left hand lands by Bear.
Bisping tries to stall but Bear uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bear lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bear avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bisping takes an elbow to the temple.
Bear lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Bisping has Bear pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bear manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tiny Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Bisping.
Bear stalling the fight.
Bisping blocks an uppercut.
Bear's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bear swings wildly with an uppercut but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bear with a knee to the head.
Bisping doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bisping looking to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Bisping.
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.
A head punch on the inside from Bisping fails to land.
Bear stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bear scores with a hook to the body.
Bear throws an elbow that misses.
Bear is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bisping can do to turn this around?
Bear gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bisping.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bisping.
Bisping tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bear's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bear lands a shoulder strike.
Bear lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bisping or not.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bear comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bear tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bisping is looking to break free of the clinch but Bear has double underhooks.
Bear misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bear working aggressively here.
Bear using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bear lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bear.
Bisping throws a punch but it's blocked by Bear.
Bear cracks Bisping with a nice body shot.
Bear lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bisping misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's six 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.
Bear trying to control the position but instead, Bisping has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bear into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bisping creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bisping tries to work over Bear's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bisping tries to score a body lock takedown but Bear shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bear lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bear taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bear lands a nice uppercut.
Bear slowing the pace effectively.
Bear blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bisping creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bisping being controlled against the cage.
Bisping is working Bear over against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Bisping.
Bear lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bisping.
Bear looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bear.
Bisping goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bisping pushes Bear back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bear content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bear swings wildly with an uppercut but Bisping uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bear tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear has a couple of punches blocked by Bisping.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bear fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Bear.
A head punch on the inside from Bisping fails to land.
Bear leaning against his opponent.
Bisping throws a punch but it's blocked by Bear.
Bear lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bisping backwards.
Bear works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Bear.
Bisping looking to stall.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Bear throws a head punch that misses.
Bear has Bisping pressed against the cage, preventing Bisping from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bisping taking a breather.
Bear misses with a punch on the inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bisping is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bisping tries to break free but Bear pushes him back against the cage.
Rex Bisping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bear prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bear tries a knee to the head but Bisping blocks it.
Bear lands an elbow inside that Bisping shrugs off.
Bisping is looking to control Bear's arms but Bear gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bisping has his back to the cage.
Bear working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bear scores with a shot to the side of Bisping's head.
Come on Bear - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bisping is looking to break free of the clinch but Bear has double underhooks.
Tiny Bear is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls for Bear to work.
Bisping looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiny Bear showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bear has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiny Bear!
Tiny Bear retains his middleweight title!
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