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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Get Some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiff has chosen New born as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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150 lbs
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Get Some!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiff throws an overhand right that lands on Some's shoulder, as Some tries to avoid the shot.
Some uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smiff.
Smiff throws a right hand that Some ducks under and follows up with a left that Some also avoids with ease.
Tony Smiff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smiff connects with the punch.
Smiff wants to slow Some down by chopping away at his legs.
Some shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smiff throws out a loose jab but Some uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smiff cracks the inside of Some's front leg.
Smiff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Some.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smiff, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Some.
Some looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smiff is defending against the submission attempts here by Some.
Some is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Smiff has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Some shoots in for a double leg but Smiff sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smiff sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Some somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Get Some. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some is breathing heavily.
Some shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smiff but Smiff pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some shoots for a takedown but Smiff saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smiff cracks Some with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Smiff has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Some to stand back up!
Some is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff flashes Some a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Some's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Some crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Smiff punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Smiff!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julian Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Katana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Katana has chosen Baby got back as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that James Katana was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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164 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Katana!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Katana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Katana circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by Gomez or perhaps it was just good defense by Katana which made him look bad.
Gomez tries to keep at a distance but Katana has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gomez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez prevents Katana from breaking the clinch.
Katana has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gomez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Katana gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gomez.
Gomez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Katana pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gomez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Katana fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Katana misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez tries to clinch but Katana moves away
and Katana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gomez misses with an uppercut. Katana saw that one coming.
Gomez fails with the takedown
and Katana counters with a stiff right hand.
Katana tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gomez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Katana somewhat.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Katana throws out the jab.
Gomez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gomez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katana counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomez looks to clinch
and Katana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Katana's head but Katana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katana misses with an uppercut.
Gomez tries to land a leg kick but Katana saw it coming and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Katana or perhaps it was just good defense by Gomez which made him look bad.
Gomez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Katana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Katana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Katana moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Katana misses.
Gomez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Katana counters with a one-two to the body.
A jab from Katana finds it's way through Gomez's defenses.
Gomez with a poor takedown
and Katana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gomez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Gomez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gomez closes the distance but Katana moves to the side
and Katana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gomez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Katana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Katana cracks Gomez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Katana might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gomez darts in trying to clinch
letting Katana counter with a right hand.
Gomez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katana slips a jab from Gomez.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Katana moves out of range.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Gomez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Katana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Julian Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomez tries for a takedown but Katana circles away easily
letting Katana counter with a right hand.
Katana throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomez on the side of the head.
Gomez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Katana counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomez misses with a body shot
letting Katana counter with a right hand.
Gomez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Katana is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gomez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gomez throws out a loose jab but Katana uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Katana dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice shot lands for Katana.
Gomez dips to his left and cracks Katana with an uppercut!
Gomez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gomez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Katana misses with an uppercut.
Katana moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Katana moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katana.
Gomez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomez tries for a takedown but Katana circles away easily
and Katana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Katana missing with a left hand there. Gomez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Katana.
Gomez tries for a takedown but Katana circles away easily
and Katana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Katana circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Katana to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Katana misses.
Katana takes one on the button.
Gomez closes the distance but Katana moves to the side
letting Katana counter with a right hand.
Katana tests Gomez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gomez clinches but Katana breaks the clinch
and Katana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katana throws a jab when Gomez was well out of range.
Gomez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
Katana works the jab nicely.
Gomez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Katana's hands.
Gomez misses with a hook to the body
and Katana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomez shoots and misses
and Katana counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gomez doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Katana counter with a right hand.
Donk. Katana catches Gomez right on the button with a cross.
Gomez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Katana counters with a left and a right that stings Gomez.
Gomez misses with a takedown
and Katana counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Gomez wants to get back to full guard.
Katana tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Gomez is looking for a sweep. Katana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gomez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Katana tries to stand and escape but Gomez actually recovers to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katana trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Katana must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gomez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Katana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katana.
Gomez with a poor takedown
and Katana counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gomez thinking.
Gomez misses with a takedown
and Katana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomez looks to throw the jab but Katana is out of range.
Gomez tries to clinch up
and Katana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Katana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gomez tries for a takedown but Katana circles away easily
and Katana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gomez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Katana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Katana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gomez misses with a takedown
enabling Katana to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katana is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gomez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Katana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Katana cracks Gomez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gomez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Katana fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
James Katana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Katana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left lands for Katana.
Nice jab there from Katana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez misses with a double jab
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Katana.
Gomez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gomez misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Gomez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Katana getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Katana lands a jab.
Katana catches Gomez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gomez blocks a jab.
Julian Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katana thows a body shot but no joy.
Gomez misses with a low kick.
Gomez with a poor takedown
and Katana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Katana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gomez misses with a takedown
and Katana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gomez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Katana loads up on a big right hand but Gomez slips the punch.
Katana shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gomez is trying to defend but Katana finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Katana decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana clobbers Gomez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gomez wants to clinch
letting Katana counter with a right hand.
Gomez misses with a hook to the body
and Katana counters with a straight right hand.
Gomez clinches but Katana breaks the clinch
and Katana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gomez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Katana counter with a right hand.
Katana scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Katana moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomez misses with a combination
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomez moves away from the strike by Katana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katana misses with a straight right.
Gomez misses with a takedown
and Gomez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomez tries to clinch
and Katana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Katana to counter with a crisp jab.
Katana looks to land a right hand but Gomez moved out of range.
Katana misses with a hook.
Gomez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Katana.
James Katana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Katana defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Gomez clinches but Katana breaks the clinch
and Katana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Katana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Katana has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Katana!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Budgell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Budgell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Im to sexy!!!!. Lawson has chosen Anarchy In The UK as his entrance music. Adam Budgell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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167 lbs
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155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Adam Budgell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Budgell tries to keep at a distance but Lawson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lawson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lawson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lawson wants it to stay on the feet.
Lawson leaves Budgell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Lawson. No joy for Budgell on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Budgell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Budgell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lawson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Lawson lands.
Lawson with a hook.
Lawson Rushes Budgell and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Budgell is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Lawson Piles on the pressure and Budgell crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Lawson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is yes. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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130 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, lager Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Moore!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore tries to clinch up but Assassin circles away and keeps his distance.
Moore closes the distance and clinches.
Assassin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Assassin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Assassin avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Moore scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Moore.
Moore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Assassin successfully pulls guard.
Assassin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Assassin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moore wants to control from the top but Assassin keeps moving.
Assassin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moore is wriggling around trying to escape.
Assassin with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moore's face.
Moore throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Moore regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin thows a huge punch but Moore dodges it nicely.
Assassin moves into full mount! Moore won't be happy about that!
Moore is working to get back to half guard.
Moore swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Assassin landing strikes from the mount and Moore is in trouble!
Moore manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Assassin working the head and body with strikes.
Assassin drops an elbow to the side of Moore's head.
Assassin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Assassin thows a huge punch but Moore dodges it nicely.
Moore wants to control but Assassin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Assassin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moore is trying to control but can't.
Assassin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Assassin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moore knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Assassin misses with a body shot.
Assassin swinging wilding here.
Moore wants to clinch up but Assassin keeps it at a distance.
Moore moves into the clinch.
Moore misses with an elbow strike.
Moore lands a hook that snaps the head of Assassin backwards.
Assassin pulls Moore into guard.
Moore postures up in Assassin's guard and throws a big left but Assassin blocks it.
Moore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Assassin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moore won't allow Assassin to sweep him here.
Assassin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Moore throwing strikes from guard but Assassin blocks nicely.
Moore works over Assassin with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moore trying to control but Assassin is working from the bottom.
Moore postures up in Assassin's guard and throws a big left but Assassin blocks it.
Assassin working for a triangle but Moore defends it easily.
Moore trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moore postures up in Assassin's guard and throws a big left but Assassin blocks it.
Moore stopping the sweep attempt from Assassin.
Moore scoring with some ground and pound.
Moore scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore postures up in Assassin's guard and throws a big left but Assassin blocks it.
Assassin pushes a forearm under Moore's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Moore is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). lager Assassin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between tito cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yonaz Obsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cruz comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Obsen has chosen Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, tito cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Yonaz Obsen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as cruz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Obsen doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Yonaz Obsen has been cut.
cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obsen.
Obsen shoots for a double leg takedown but cruz sprawls well. He's pushed Obsen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
cruz connects with a body shot.
Obsen moves away from the strike by cruz.
Obsen shoots in and drives through. cruz sprawls well.
cruz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
cruz slaps away a takedown attempt from Obsen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
tito cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yonaz Obsen.
No luck for Obsen with that takedown attempt.
Obsen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts cruz as he jumps to the side.
A jab from cruz misses.
Obsen shoots in but cruz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yonaz Obsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by cruz.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Obsen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has cruz pinned against the cage. cruz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Obsen looks gassed!
cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Obsen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
cruz takes a swing at Obsen's ribcage but misses.
cruz throws a low kick, looking for Obsen's leg but Obsen calmly moves out of range.
cruz connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Obsen! He's out on his feet! cruz rushes in and drops Obsen with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). tito cruz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mighty Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Ayotunde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakeem Ayotunde will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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144 lbs
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130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mighty Mouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakeem Ayotunde!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayotunde connects with a jab.
Mighty Mouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mouse was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ayotunde is working to get back to half guard.
Mouse sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mouse prevents Ayotunde from getting the reversal.
Ayotunde is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mouse tries to control but Ayotunde wriggling away.
Ayotunde is trying to escape the mount.
Ayotunde is squirming around, avoiding Mouse's attempts to control the action.
Mouse is really struggling to control Ayotunde but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mighty Mouse just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ayotunde moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ayotunde scores with a one two! Mouse had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mouse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mouse takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ayotunde stalks Mouse and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mouse's face. Mouse staggers backwards, shaken.
Ayotunde ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mouse feints and as Ayotunde raises his hands in defense, Mouse changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ayotunde wants to stand up but Mouse is controlling him.
Ayotunde is trying to keep Mouse in close.
Mouse wants to control from the top but Ayotunde keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayotunde 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.
Ayotunde keeping moving, preventing Mouse from controlling successfully.
Mouse not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ayotunde looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mouse is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ayotunde moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mouse is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ayotunde's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ayotunde trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayotunde is refusing to be controlled, as Mouse sits in half guard.
Mouse is breathing heavily.
Mouse takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mouse is pressing down on Ayotunde's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ayotunde is holding on for now.
Ayotunde trying to control but Mouse postures up.
Ayotunde is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ayotunde moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mouse scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mouse seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ayotunde does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ayotunde trying to control but Mouse postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouse is keen to just control but Ayotunde is a slippery customer.
Mouse takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ayotunde wants to get back to full guard.
Mouse trying to control the action but Ayotunde is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ayotunde lands a body shot.
Ayotunde keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ayotunde lands a jab.
Mouse has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ayotunde finds it's way round the side to connect with Mouse's head.
Mouse closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ayotunde circles away.
Ayotunde lands with a right hand.
Ayotunde has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ayotunde lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mouse backs up against the cage.
Ayotunde is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ayotunde defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mouse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Ayotunde dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ayotunde connects with a right hand. Mouse shakes it off.
Ayotunde scores with a one two! Mouse had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mouse shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ayotunde is staying active underneath Mouse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mouse prevents Ayotunde from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ayotunde looking for submissions off his back.
Ayotunde wants to improve his position but Mouse is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mouse is looking to take a break and control but Ayotunde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ayotunde lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ayotunde scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ayotunde throws a one two combo.
Ayotunde lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mouse closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ayotunde to the mat! Ayotunde manages to get full guard.
Mouse won't allow Ayotunde to sweep him here.
Ayotunde is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ayotunde has his foot on Mouse's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mouse works his way back into a safe position though.
Mouse trying to control the position from guard on top but Ayotunde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mouse might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ayotunde throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayotunde is trying to keep Mouse in close.
Ayotunde throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mouse uses it to pass to side control.
Mouse trying to control the action but Ayotunde is working from the bottom.
Ayotunde wants to control but Mouse postures up.
Ayotunde is trying to get back to half guard.
Ayotunde stops Mouse from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mouse takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ayotunde comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ayotunde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ayotunde lands with a nice combination. Mouse backs away looking to recover.
Mouse looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ayotunde!
Mouse trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ayotunde is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ayotunde is squirming around, avoiding Mouse's attempts to control the action.
Mouse lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouse trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ayotunde is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mouse tries to control but Ayotunde wriggling away.
Ayotunde is looking to improve his position but Mouse isn't that keen on the idea.
Ayotunde sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ayotunde trying to control from the bottom.
Ayotunde wants to get back to his feet.
Ayotunde is refusing to be controlled, as Mouse sits in half guard.
Ayotunde trying to control but Mouse postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Ayotunde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Mouse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ayotunde to score with a decent uppercut.
Ayotunde lands a nice hook to Mouse's body. Mouse takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mighty Mouse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ayotunde connects with a looping right hand.
A nice combination there by Ayotunde.
Hakeem Ayotunde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ayotunde with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mouse.
Ayotunde is looking for a sweep.
Mouse controlling from side mount.
Mouse trying to control the action but Ayotunde is working from the bottom.
Ayotunde wants to control but Mouse postures up.
Ayotunde is not content to let Mouse control the position.
Mighty Mouse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayotunde wants to control but Mouse postures up.
Mouse trying to control the position but Ayotunde is working away.
Ayotunde can't do much from the bottom here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ayotunde lands a glancing blow to the side of Mouse's head.
Mouse closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mouse trying to control the position but Ayotunde is working away.
Ayotunde struggling a bit here.
Ayotunde is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse is looking to take a break and control but Ayotunde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mouse in side control, just content to control the action for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ayotunde throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mouse stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ayotunde comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ayotunde closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ayotunde connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mouse momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mouse takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mouse drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ayotunde wants to sweep here but Mouse controlling him for the moment.
Ayotunde throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ayotunde is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mouse wants to control from the top but Ayotunde keeps moving.
Mouse slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mouse trying to control but Ayotunde is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouse stopping the sweep attempt from Ayotunde.
Ayotunde is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ayotunde working a defensive guard here.
Mouse trying to control but Ayotunde is working from the bottom.
Ayotunde is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hakeem Ayotunde.
I've got Ayotunde winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Ayotunde!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popov comes to the cage accompanied by Goombas have souls too. Xavier is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: xmen song. Popov has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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300 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Popov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Logan Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier looks to land a combination but Popov avoids it well.
Popov misses with a takedown attempt - Xavier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Popov is breathing heavily.
Xavier misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Xavier both land. Nice combination.
Xavier misses with a body shot.
Xavier fails to land with a series of punches.
Xavier moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Xavier misses with a double jab.
Logan Xavier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xavier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Popov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xavier throws a series of punches but Popov moves out of range.
Xavier misses with a series of wild punches.
Xavier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xavier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xavier throws a series of punches but Popov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xavier throws a series of punches but Popov avoids them all with ease.
Popov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xavier.
Popov wants to clinch up but Xavier keeps it at a distance.
Popov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Xavier avoids it really well and circles away.
Popov dodges the punch combination from Xavier.
No joy there for Xavier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Xavier misses.
Xavier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by Xavier.
Xavier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Xavier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Popov.
Xavier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xavier swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Popov doesn't manage to clinch there - Xavier circles away.
Xavier throws a nice looking combination but Popov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Popov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xavier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xavier displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Popov dodges the punch combination from Xavier.
Xavier throws a right and a left that Popov avoids nicely.
Xavier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xavier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Popov.
Xavier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Popov circles away quickly and effectively.
Xavier throws a right and a left that Popov avoids nicely.
Popov thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Xavier.
Xavier thuds his right hand into Popov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Xavier fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Popov manages to avoid it.
Xavier throws a series of punches but Popov moves out of range.
Xavier just misses with a punch to the body.
Xavier throws a shot to the body.
Xavier throws a nice looking combination but Popov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xavier tests Popov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xavier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xavier throws a right and a left that Popov avoids nicely.
Xavier fails to land with a series of punches.
Xavier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Xavier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Popov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Xavier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A left and a right from Xavier both land. Nice combination.
Xavier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Xavier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Xavier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xavier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Logan Xavier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xavier swinging wilding here.
Xavier lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Xavier.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xavier scores with a one two! Popov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Popov is rocked!
Xavier looks to land a combination but Popov avoids it well.
Oh Popov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xavier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Popov seems to have got his legs back now.
Xavier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Popov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Popov dodges the punch combination from Xavier.
Xavier lands a jab-cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xavier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Popov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Xavier displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Xavier scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Xavier dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Xavier misses with a double jab.
Xavier misses with a wild combination.
Popov is looking to clinch but Xavier is avoiding it.
Popov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xavier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Xavier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jack Popov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Xavier misses with a series of wild punches.
Xavier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xavier closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Xavier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xavier throws a series of punches but Popov moves out of range.
Xavier misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Xavier misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier misses with a two punch combination.
Popov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xavier misses with a two punch combination.
Xavier throws a nice looking combination but Popov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xavier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Xavier misses with a few strikes there.
Xavier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xavier misses with a double jab.
Xavier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Xavier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xavier misses with a few strikes there.
Xavier is working the combinations to good effect here.
Xavier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xavier is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Popov rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Popov is defended easily by Xavier.
Xavier throws a right and a left that both miss.
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.
Popov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Xavier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xavier fails to land with a series of punches.
Xavier lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Xavier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Xavier there.
Xavier swinging wilding here.
Some wild striking there from Xavier.
A combination from Xavier does no damage.
Xavier throws a series of punches but Popov moves out of range.
Xavier looks to land a combination but Popov avoids it well.
Xavier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Popov throws a chopping leg kick but Xavier manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov shoots in looking for a takedown. Xavier tries to sprawl out of it but Popov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Xavier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Xavier does no damage.
Xavier throws a series of strikes that have Popov backpedaling.
Xavier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Popov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Xavier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Popov takes one to the chin there.
Xavier misses with a few strikes there.
Xavier throws a nice looking combination but Popov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Xavier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Popov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xavier misses with a series of wild punches.
Xavier lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Xavier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Xavier throws a series of punches but Popov moves out of range.
Xavier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Xavier misses.
Popov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Xavier but Xavier pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Popov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xavier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Xavier throws a one two combo.
Xavier throws a series of strikes that have Popov backpedaling.
Xavier lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Xavier misses with a wild combination.
Xavier throws a right and a left that Popov avoids nicely.
Xavier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xavier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Popov on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Xavier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Popov dodges the punch combination from Xavier.
Xavier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Popov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Xavier lands a jab-cross combination.
Xavier scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Xavier misses with a wild combination.
Xavier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Xavier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Popov.
Xavier misses with a two punch combination.
Popov tries to clinch there but Xavier circles away.
Xavier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Logan Xavier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xavier throws a right hand that Popov ducks under and follows up with a left that Popov also avoids with ease.
Xavier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xavier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Popov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xavier misses with a few strikes there.
Popov misses with a double jab.
Xavier throws a series of punches but Popov avoids them all with ease.
Xavier looks to land a combination but Popov avoids it well.
Popov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Xavier lunges at Popov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Popov's hand.
Xavier lands a glancing blow to the side of Popov's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Xavier, as that shot connected.
Xavier throws a right hand that Popov ducks under and follows up with a left that Popov also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Xavier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xavier misses with a two punch combination.
Xavier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Popov circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Xavier.
Some wild striking there from Xavier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xavier scores with a crisp jab that stopped Popov in his tracks.
Xavier misses with a series of wild punches.
Popov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xavier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xavier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xavier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Xavier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Popov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Popov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Xavier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xavier throws a nice looking combination but Popov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier swinging wilding here.
Logan Xavier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Xavier scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Popov dodges the punch combination from Xavier.
Xavier misses with a few strikes there.
Xavier swinging wilding here.
Xavier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Popov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Xavier lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Xavier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Xavier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Popov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Popov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Xavier misses.
Xavier throws a nice looking combination but Popov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xavier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xavier misses with a combination
and Popov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Xavier has hold of one of Popov's legs. Popov is fighting the takedown attempt but Xavier gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Popov wants to stand up but Xavier is controlling him.
Xavier wants to stand but Popov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Xavier is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Popov is trying to control the position but Xavier postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Xavier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Xavier winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Xavier!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bohlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bova's entrance music is I came to bring the pain!. A fine choice. Bohlin has chosen Kanashimi wo Yasashisa Ni by Little by Little as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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25
155 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Bova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Bohlin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Bova misses.
Bohlin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bohlin moves into the clinch.
Bova can't break the clinch.
Bohlin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bova tries to break free but Bohlin pushes him back against the cage.
Bohlin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bohlin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bova trying to control but Bohlin is working from the bottom.
Bova wants to stand but Bohlin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bohlin trying to control the position.
Bohlin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bova is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bova wants to control from the top but Bohlin keeps moving.
Bova missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bohlin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bohlin is trying for a kimura here. Bova looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bohlin wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tony Bohlin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David's entrance music is Craig David - Rise and Fall. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from David.
David throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
David closes the distance and clinches up with Morgan, looking for a takedown. David pushes Morgan against the cage but Morgan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morgan fails in his attempt to clinch.
David shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morgan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Morgan.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but David circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
David closes the distance and pushes Morgan back into the cage.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. David is defending well for now.
Morgan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and David avoids it.
Morgan misses with an elbow strike.
David is working for takedown but Morgan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but David avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan prevents the takedown attempt.
Morgan prevents a takedown attempt there.
David changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morgan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morgan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and David counters with a single leg into guard. Morgan didn't expect that.
Morgan wants to stand but David is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David postures up in Morgan's guard and throws a big left but Morgan blocks it.
David stops Morgan from standing up.
David wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
David throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
David postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
David passes into half guard.
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.
David is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morgan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time David.
David is breathing heavily.
David throwing shots but Morgan is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morgan's head.
David stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Morgan to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan fails with an attempt to clinch.
David avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan wants to clinch
and David counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morgan won't be happy with that.
Morgan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morgan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with David. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
David lands an elbow.
Morgan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of David.
David looks up at the clock and then as Morgan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, David smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
David wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David cracks Morgan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
David lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
David stands up and beckons Morgan to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from David.
David scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
David decides to stand up, so the ref orders Morgan to his feet.
Morgan avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig David dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from David.
Tyler Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
David goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
David shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
David is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morgan.
Morgan wants to clinch
and David counters with a lovely straight right hand!
David tries for a takedown but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan tries to clinch up
and David counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but David circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan tries to clinch up
and David counters with a two punch combo.
Morgan clinches but David breaks the clinch
letting David counter with a right hand.
Morgan closes the distance but David moves to the side
and David counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morgan!
David scoring with strikes but Morgan is staying in there.
David trying to control but he's not successful this time.
David has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morgan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David lands with some strikes.
David looking to finish Morgan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Morgan!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
David working away from the top, dropping strikes.
David landing strikes from the mount and Morgan is in trouble!
David in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
David looking to finish Morgan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Morgan!
David landing shots from mount.
David lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David working Morgan over with strikes here.
David looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Morgan is rocked!
A nice elbow there by David.
Morgan is still in real trouble! Can David finish him?
David raining down shots from the mount!
Morgan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
David looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Morgan seems to have recovered his senses.
David is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
David has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morgan's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David is in the full mount, landing strikes.
David lands a big shot there that rocks Morgan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
David scores with a couple of good head shots there.
David with the ground and pound from mount.
David scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David landing strikes from the mount and Morgan is in trouble!
David scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David is landing with some decent strikes but Morgan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
David lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig David dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
David is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morgan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morgan tries to clinch but David moves away
and David counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body kick from Morgan.
David clinches up with Morgan and pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan stops a takedown attempt from David.
Morgan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
David on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
David wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but David avoids the damage to the body.
David breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
David misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morgan closes the distance looking to clinch
and David counters with a left and a right that stings Morgan.
Morgan wants to clinch but David slips to the side
and David counters with a series of strikes. Morgan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morgan closes the distance looking to clinch
and David counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by David.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David tries to score a body lock takedown but Morgan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Morgan misses with a knee to the head.
David wants a takedown.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but David blocks it with crossed arms.
David on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
David has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Morgan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
David can't get the takedown.
David fails to pull guard.
Morgan prevents the takedown attempt.
David has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morgan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Morgan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. David is defending well for now.
Morgan trying to land knees to the body.
David pulls guard successfully.
David wants to get back to his feet but Morgan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
David has his foot on Morgan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morgan works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
David is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looking to pass the guard.
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.
David striking off his back but it's not causing Morgan any problems.
Tyler Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craig David is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
David manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morgan manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig David showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for David, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig David!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niall William Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Halo. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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269 lbs
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24
265 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Niall William Quinn!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Quinn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson ducks right into an uppercut from Quinn.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quinn counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Quinn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Quinn is out of range.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quinn counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Dwayne Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinn misses with a double jab.
Quinn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quinn counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Quinn to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Quinn looks gassed!
Johnson tries to clinch but Quinn is having none of it.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Quinn circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quinn counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Quinn to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Quinn's body. Quinn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niall William Quinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Quinn circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Quinn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quinn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Quinn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Quinn moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinn moves away.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quinn.
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Quinn counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Quinn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Quinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Quinn's shoulder, as Quinn tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson with a hook.
Quinn slips a straight right by Johnson.
Quinn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson tries to clinch but Quinn moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson misses with a hook. Quinn ducked under it nicely.
Quinn with a nice cross.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Quinn misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
enabling Quinn to counter with a crisp jab.
Quinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Quinn moves out of range.
Quinn misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quinn counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quinn throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Quinn keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Quinn circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab, jab by Quinn - just one landing.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Quinn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quinn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niall William Quinn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Quinn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Quinn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a series of strikes. Quinn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quinn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quinn throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Quinn.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Quinn counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quinn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dwayne Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson tries to clinch but Quinn is having none of it.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Dwayne Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Quinn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn slips under a jab.
Johnson tries to clinch but Quinn is having none of it.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Quinn counters with a crisp one two that drops Johnson! Quinn thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Johnson to his feet! Johnson is in big trouble!
Johnson is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Quinn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Quinn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Quinn. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Quinn lands a body shot.
Quinn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Quinn counter with a right hand.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quinn misses with the combination.
Quinn thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Quinn misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Quinn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quinn lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niall William Quinn really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Quinn fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quinn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Quinn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Quinn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Quinn shows good takedown defense.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Quinn ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Quinn.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Quinn throws a body kick that misses.
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.
Quinn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quinn counters with a left to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Quinn misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Quinn avoids it well.
Quinn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quinn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quinn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quinn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quinn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Quinn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quinn in his tracks.
Quinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quinn moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niall William Quinn dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Quinn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnson at a distance.
Quinn just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quinn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quinn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Quinn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson trying to control but Quinn is working from the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quinn trying to control the position.
Johnson trying to control but Quinn is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Quinn is out of range.
Niall William Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Johnson throws a hook but Quinn avoids it easily.
Quinn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Quinn has time to react.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quinn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A combination from Quinn does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Quinn counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Quinn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dwayne Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinn scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Quinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quinn lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into rage.
Quinn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Quinn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Johnson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Niall William Quinn.
I think Quinn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niall William Quinn!
Niall William Quinn is the new heavyweight champion!
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