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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gauthier Lambert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tj Jonson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonson has a takedown stuffed.
Jonson fails to land the takedown.
Lambert drops down and drives through with a powerful 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.
Lambert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jonson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lambert prevents Jonson from getting back to his feet.
Jonson keeping full guard, as Lambert tries to pass.
Jonson is looking to stand up but Lambert isn't so interested in that idea.
Lambert is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jonson wants to get back to his feet but Lambert is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lambert has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lambert not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lambert.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lambert avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lambert wants it to stay on the feet.
Gauthier Lambert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tj Jonson.
Jonson shoots in and drives through. Lambert sprawls well.
Jonson looks gassed!
Lambert scores a takedown into full mount!
Lambert landing strikes from the mount and Jonson is in trouble!
Lambert tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jonson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lambert tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jonson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lambert content just to control the position here.
Jonson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Lambert there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
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!
Lambert throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lambert takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lambert trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jonson really wants to buck Lambert off and get back to his feet.
Lambert controlling from mount.
Lambert trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lambert sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert content just to control the position here.
Lambert lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jonson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lambert.
Lambert tries to control but Jonson wriggling away.
Jonson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jonson is squirming around, avoiding Lambert's attempts to control the action.
Jonson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambert trying to control but Jonson is having none of it.
Lambert controlling the position easily from mount.
Lambert trying to control but Jonson is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lambert looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier Lambert dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jonson swinging wildly here.
Lambert closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jonson's guard.
Lambert wants to control from the top but Jonson keeps moving.
Lambert stops Jonson from standing up.
Jonson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jonson keeping moving, preventing Lambert from controlling successfully.
Lambert sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lambert won't allow Jonson to get back to his feet.
Lambert throws and elbow that misses. Jonson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lambert's guard. Nice move by Jonson!
Jonson trying to control but Lambert is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert controls Jonson momentarily but Jonson frees himself.
Jonson won't allow Lambert to get back to his feet.
Jonson won't allow Lambert to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lambert fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jonson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lambert's waist but Lambert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jonson off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Lambert or perhaps it was just good defense by Jonson which made him look bad.
Lambert swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jonson.
Lambert tries for a takedown but Jonson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gauthier Lambert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonson misses with the combination.
Jonson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lambert tries to avoid it but Jonson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lambert to the ground. Lambert escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jonson shoots for a double leg takedown but Lambert sprawls well. He's pushed Jonson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jonson's guard.
Gauthier Lambert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jonson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lambert is controlling him.
Lambert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jonson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lambert wants to control from the top but Jonson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lambert is really struggling to control Jonson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lambert trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jonson wants to stand and escape but Lambert is having none of it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lambert tries to free his leg and advance position but Jonson is retaining full guard.
Lambert wants to control from the top but Jonson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonson wants to stand and escape but Lambert is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lambert closes the distance and clinches up with Jonson, looking for a takedown. Lambert pushes Jonson against the cage but Jonson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jonson misses with a wild combination.
Lambert feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lambert seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jonson wants to get back to his feet but Lambert is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lambert looking to pass the guard.
Jonson wants to stand up but Lambert is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lambert sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gauthier Lambert.
Jonson gets caught napping as Lambert dives in and scores a takedown. Jonson manages to retain guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lambert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jonson keeping moving, preventing Lambert from controlling successfully.
Lambert is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lambert prevents Jonson from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier Lambert dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lambert tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jonson swivels and escapes.
Lambert misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Jonson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lambert doesn't seem phased though.
Lambert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jonson.
Nice takedown defense from Lambert. No joy for Jonson on that attempt.
Lambert shoots in looking for a takedown but Jonson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lambert's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jonson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lambert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Jonson does no damage.
Jonson misses with a double jab.
Lambert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jonson but Jonson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gauthier Lambert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Jonson. Those never looked like landing.
Jonson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lambert.
Lambert is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jonson's half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jonson tries to kick Lambert off but Lambert keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert slows the pace down in half guard.
Lambert stops Jonson from getting back to his feet.
Lambert trying to control from half guard but Jonson is working away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lambert trying to mount his opponent but Jonson defends it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gauthier Lambert wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jonson misses with a double jab.
Lambert tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jonson swivels and escapes.
Jonson scores with a three punch combo!
Lambert shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lambert was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lambert landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert wants to control the pace but Jonson is squirming around nicely.
Jonson wants to get back to his feet.
Lambert controlling his opponent.
Lambert wants to control the pace but Jonson is squirming around nicely.
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!
Lambert wants to control but Jonson has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Jonson reverses the position - he's now on top in Lambert's guard.
Jonson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lambert is trying to control Jonson's posture but Jonson avoids it.
Jonson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lambert has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jonson working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lambert keeps working.
Lambert is looking to regain half guard here but Jonson keeps moving and retains side control.
Lambert is working hard here to advance position.
Lambert is trying to control Jonson's posture but Jonson avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jonson wants to stand but Lambert has his arm trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lambert knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jonson on the ground.
Jonson working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gauthier Lambert.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lambert, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier Lambert!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zulu Chaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Sheeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheeks has chosen Heman "What makes A man" as his entrance music. Zulu Chaka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zulu Chaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Garrett Sheeks!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chaka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chaka throws a wild body kick that Sheeks sees coming a mile off.
Sheeks missing with a left hand there. Chaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Chaka.
Chaka is looking to slow Sheeks down with leg kicks.
Sheeks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheeks fails to land with a series of punches.
Chaka fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sheeks to the ground. Chaka is now in Sheeks's guard.
Chaka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chaka lands a couple of elbows.
Chaka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chaka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sheeks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chaka thows a big elbow that misses.
Chaka trying to control but Sheeks is working from the bottom.
Sheeks wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chaka distracts Sheeks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chaka scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sheeks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chaka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sheeks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chaka.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaka works over Sheeks with some ground and pound from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Sheeks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaka is in close to Sheeks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chaka postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sheeks is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chaka, into his guard.
Sheeks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaka has his feet on Sheeks's thighs here. He's pushed Sheeks off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Sheeks screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zulu Chaka!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Conroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Conroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Yuen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conroy shoots for a takedown but Yuen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Conroy blocks a jab.
Conroy shoots for a double leg takedown but Yuen sprawls well. He's pushed Conroy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Conroy shoots for a double leg takedown but Yuen sprawls well. He's pushed Conroy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Conroy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conroy was well out of range. Poor timing from Yuen.
Conroy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yuen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sean Yuen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conroy closes the distance and clinches up with Yuen, looking for a takedown. Conroy pushes Yuen against the cage but Yuen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Yuen misses.
Conroy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yuen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Yuen trying to control the position here.
Conroy trying to control but Yuen is working from the bottom.
Conroy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yuen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen seems keen to control Conroy's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yuen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yuen wants it to stay on the feet.
Conroy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Conroy fails with a takedown attempt.
Conroy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab, jab by Yuen - just one landing.
Conroy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yuen throws a body punch but Conroy moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuen connects with a crisp jab.
Yuen misses the shot to the body.
Conroy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yuen finds it's way round the side to connect with Conroy's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conroy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yuen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Conroy somewhat.
Yuen digs a good body shot into Conroy's ribs.
Conroy is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Conroy is defended easily by Yuen.
Conroy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yuen as he jumps to the side.
Nice body kick there by Yuen.
Conroy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen lands with an overhand left.
Yuen cracks Conroy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yuen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yuen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yuen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yuen presses Conroy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yuen prevents a body shot from Conroy.
Yuen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yuen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Conroy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yuen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of stalling here from Yuen.
Conroy tries to score a body lock takedown but Yuen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Yuen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Yuen.
Conroy tries to pull guard but Yuen holds him up against the cage and eventually Conroy drops back down to his feet.
Yuen is stalling here.
Yuen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yuen has Conroy pushed against the cage.
Yuen presses Conroy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yuen scores with a hook to the body.
Yuen taking a breather.
Yuen receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Yuen blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yuen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Conroy up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sean Yuen.
Yuen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Yuen 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.
Yuen scores with the left hand. Conroy knows he should have avoided that one.
Yuen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yuen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yuen thuds a left hand into Conroy's body.
Conroy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Conroy ducks right into an uppercut from Yuen.
Yuen gets a clinch.
Yuen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Conroy goes for a takedown attempt but Yuen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Conroy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yuen defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen sizes up Conroy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yuen misses with a body shot.
Yuen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Conroy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Conroy walks into a jab.
Yuen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Conroy manages to pull guard.
Yuen trying to control the position from guard on top but Conroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yuen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yuen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Conroy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yuen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yuen passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Yuen works his way into side control.
Yuen in side control, throwing shots but Conroy defends.
Yuen wants to control but Conroy is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuen lands some shots froms side control.
Yuen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Conroy!
Yuen prevents Conroy from getting the reversal.
Yuen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Yuen controlling the pace for now.
Yuen is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Conroy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Yuen with shots to the head and body - Conroy looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conroy is in a horrible position here. Yuen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conroy is squirming around, avoiding Yuen's attempts to control the action.
Conroy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Conroy is working hard here to advance position.
Yuen raining down shots from the mount!
Conroy is desperately trying to improve his position but Yuen has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuen is working for a guillotine from mount but Conroy frees his head quite easily.
Conroy tries to hold on but Yuen postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Yuen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Conroy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Conroy showed some decent athleticism there.
Yuen trying to hold on to Conroy's head to control him but Conroy postures up.
Conroy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Conroy wants to control but Yuen is keeping him busy.
Yuen tries to roll over but Conroy keeps him under control.
Conroy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yuen is just riding it out for now. Conroy eventually gives up the hold.
Conroy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuen wants to get back to full guard.
Yuen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conroy is trying to control. Yuen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Conroy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yuen is looking to control Conroy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yuen avoid being mounted?
Sean Yuen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conroy moves nicely into side control.
Yuen prevents Conroy from moving into mount.
Yuen can't do much from the bottom here.
What's Yuen going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conroy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Conroy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yuen can't do much from the bottom here.
Conroy in the domination position with Yuen hanging on.
Conroy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yuen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuen stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conroy working away.
Yuen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Conroy off and has taken his back!
Conroy trying to control the action but Yuen just sinks the hooks in.
Conroy can't escape the position.
Good control from Yuen.
Yuen is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Conroy is defending well though. Yuen let's go of the attempt for now.
Yuen trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conroy is trapped and Yuen is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Conroy covers up after that shot from Yuen.
Conroy preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Yuen.
Yuen trying to control.
Yuen has good solid back control here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuen throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conroy just trying to survive but Yuen is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Conroy is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Victor Conroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sean Yuen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yuen throwing damaging strikes from the back! Conroy could be in trouble here!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sean Yuen.
Well Yuen 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Yuen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Gers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gers kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Iron Maiden - The Trooper. Master has chosen Scars as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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219 lbs
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220 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Master!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gers shoots in and drives through. Master sprawls well.
Master gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Master is looking to control Gers's arms but Gers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Master has his back to the cage.
Master using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Master is pressed up against the cage. Gers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Master down to the mat. Master avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gers shoots for a double leg takedown but Master sprawls well. He's pushed Gers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Gers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gers.
Master throws a nice inside leg kick.
Master buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gers is breathing heavily.
Master throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Master moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Master.
It looks like Dave Gers has been cut.
Master turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Master manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Master thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Master is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gers is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Master working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master scores with a couple of short elbows.
Master wants to control but Gers is keeping him busy.
Master content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Master looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Master is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gers knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gers tries to bench press Master off him but Master keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master tries for a kimura but Gers is defending well.
Master is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gers knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gers gets back to half guard.
Gers is trying to get back to full guard.
Master is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gers has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Master tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Master missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Master is working away from the top position though.
Master sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gers defending well though.
Gers trying to control from the bottom.
Gers tries to get to full guard but Master has control of the leg.
Gers trying to hold on to Master's head to control him but Master postures up.
Gers tries to get to full guard but Master has control of the leg.
Gers is looking to control Master's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gers avoid being mounted?
Master is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gers sees it coming and defends easily.
Master is trying to control the action in half guard but Gers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gers missing with punches from the bottom.
Master prevents Gers from improving his position.
Gers moves into full guard.
Master trying to control but Gers is working from the bottom.
Master slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Master thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Master tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Master has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gers is trying to control Master's posture but Master avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Master dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Gers's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Master counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Master is looking to clinch but Gers is avoiding it.
Master wants to clinch.
Master lands an overhand right.
Gers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Master defends it nicely.
Master lands a head kick. Gers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Master can pounce on him.
Master scores with a leg kick.
Gers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Master but Master pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Master there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Master doesn't manage to clinch there - Gers circles away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gers. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Gers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Master dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Master is looking to clinch but Gers is avoiding it.
Master throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Master punishes Gers's body with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Master.
Gers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Gers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Master is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Master defends it nicely.
Master is looking to clinch.
Master tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Master fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gers misses the shot to the body.
Gers dodges the punch combination from Master.
Master punishes Gers's body with a nice straight punch.
Master thuds his right hand into Gers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gers swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Master counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master works Gers's body with a nice hook.
Master tests Gers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Master digs a good hook to Gers's body.
Master bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Master gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Master is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Master avoiding damage.
Master lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Master.
Stalling in the clinch from Master.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Master with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Master has Gers pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Master pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gers tumbling to the mat - Master dives into Gers's guard.
Master wants to control from the top but Gers keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Master pushing down on Gers's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gers is trying to get back to full guard.
Master wants to control but Gers is keeping him busy.
Master is working for a submission of some sort.
Gers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Master is trying to control. Gers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Master showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Gers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Master lands a high kick!
Gers shoots in and drives through. Master sprawls well.
Master slips a jab from Gers.
Gers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Master sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gers somewhat.
Gers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Master sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Gers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Master with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Master is fending him off so far but Gers persists. Nope, Master circles away and we're back to standing.
Master throws a series of strikes that have Gers backpedaling.
Master throws a nice outside leg kick.
Master tries to clinch but Gers is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Master throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gers's head.
Ray Master seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Master counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Master. That's going to slow Gers down.
Gers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gers gets tackled into the cage by Master. Master maintains the clinch.
Master lands with a right to the head.
Master taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Master has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Master lands a hook to the side of the head.
Master with a knee to the head.
Master turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Master manages to end up in side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Master tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Master has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gers is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Master's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Master is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Master.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gers wants to improve his position but Master is controlling well.
Gers makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gers.
Master with a nice head shot there.
Master scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gers pulls Master in close to prevent any damage.
Gers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ray Master is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gers is trying to keep Master in close.
Master slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gers is pulling down on Master's head. It's preventing any offense from Master, at least for the moment.
Master looking to pass the guard.
Master wants to control from the top but Gers keeps moving.
Gers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Master.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ray Master wasn't active enough on the ground.
Master leaves Gers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Master lands a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Master, right into the meat.
Gers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Master's waist but Master gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gers off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Master scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Master rushes Gers and presses him up against the cage.
Dave Gers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Master lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gers takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Master comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Master 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Master!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Extor Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Blessed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes's entrance music is Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. A fine choice. Blessed has chosen Anarchy In The UK as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Brian Blessed enters the cage!
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145 lbs
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25
130 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Extor Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Blessed!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blessed fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blessed moves into the clinch.
Blessed is struggling to control the position.
Barnes tries a body shot but Blessed blocks it.
Nice body punch from Blessed.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Blessed controls the action.
A hook to the body from Blessed.
Blessed jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barnes walks away with a smile on his face. Blessed gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blessed fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barnes, pushing him back against the cage.
Blessed prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Blessed tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Blessed is controlling the position.
Blessed drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barnes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Extor Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Blessed.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blessed blocks an uppercut.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Blessed ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blessed no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Barnes prevents Blessed from getting back to his feet.
Blessed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barnes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Blessed blocks nicely.
Blessed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blessed can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barnes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blessed's guard.
Blessed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blessed is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Barnes throwing strikes from guard but Blessed blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Blessed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnes 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.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blessed is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blessed kicks Barnes off and gets to his feet.
A low kick from Blessed misses
and Barnes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Blessed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blessed tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes misses with an uppercut. Blessed saw that one coming.
Blessed takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blessed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barnes wants to break free but Blessed has control.
Blessed is working Barnes over against the cage.
Barnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blesseds head.
Barnes tries a body shot but Blessed blocks it.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes works on Blessed's body with a couple of short punches.
Blessed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blessed prevents Barnes from breaking the clinch.
Blessed cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
Blessed digs a right hand underneath Barnes's ribcage. Barnes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blessed gets control of Barnes's arms and successfully pulls guard. Blessed will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Blessed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Blessed holds on and takes a little breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blessed wants to get back to his feet but Barnes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blessed, up you get!
Barnes throws the left hand but Blessed avoids the punch easily.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blessed.
Blessed tries to work over Barnes's front leg with a kick but Barnes checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Blessed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blessed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Extor Barnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Blessed will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Blessed avoids it well.
Blessed misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Blessed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blessed cracks Barnes with a good jab.
Barnes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Blessed counters by clinching up.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Blessed is struggling to control the position.
Blessed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blessed tries to pull guard but Barnes holds him up against the cage and eventually Blessed drops back down to his feet.
Barnes misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch but Blessed keeps him there for the moment.
Blessed tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barnes smiles and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Barnes. Beautiful body shot.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blessed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes throws a hook but Blessed blocks it.
Blessed tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blessed misses with an uppercut
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
Blessed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blessed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes scores with a punch to the head.
Blessed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes throws out a powerful jab.
Barnes slaps away a takedown attempt from Blessed, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Extor Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Blessed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blessed tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blessed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barnes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Blessed.
Blessed fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Blessed misses.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes jabs at Blessed's body.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blessed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blessed clinches.
Barnes breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Blessed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Blessed.
Blessed tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Blessed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes slips a jab from Blessed.
Blessed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blessed scores with a hook to the body. Barnes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Donk. Barnes catches Blessed right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Extor Barnes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnes lands with an uppercut that bounces Blessed off the cage and back into rage.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Blessed's belly button to the back.
Blessed throws a series of strikes that have Barnes backpedaling.
Blessed throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blessed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blessed drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Blessed is just out of range.
Blessed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Blessed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blessed tries to clinch up.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blessed tries to clinch up.
Blessed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blessed wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Blessed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left and a right from Blessed both land. Nice combination.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blessed is looking to clinch.
Blessed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blessed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blessed. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blessed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blessed throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blessed.
Blessed looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blessed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blessed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blessed lands a lovely overhand right.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blessed takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barnes cracks Blessed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blessed takes one to the side of the head.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Blessed.
Barnes moves forwards but Blessed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blessed fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes scores with a jab. Blessed acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Blessed moved out of range nicely.
Blessed tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Barnes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blessed counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blessed counters with a stiff right hand.
Blessed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barnes's waist but Barnes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blessed off to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Blessed.
I think Blessed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brian Blessed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Hais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Hollace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hais comes to the cage accompanied by Time to Say Goodbye by Bocelli & Brightman. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hollace's choice of entrance music: Outside by Staind. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Vladimir Hais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronan Hollace!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hais fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hollace feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hais trying to keep a closed guard but Hollace is proving a slippery customer.
Hais has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hollace can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hais utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hais pulls Hollace in close to prevent any damage.
Hollace preventing the sweep.
Hais is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hollace tries to free his leg and advance position but Hais is retaining full guard.
Hais manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hais punching from mount but Hollace doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hais swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hollace is now in Hais's guard. A big mistake from Hais there, giving up the dominant position!
Hollace trying to control the position from guard on top but Hais is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hollace tries to free his leg and advance position but Hais is retaining full guard.
Hais looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hollace stopping the sweep attempt from Hais.
Hollace advances to half guard.
Hollace looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hais trying to hold on to Hollace's head to control him but Hollace postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hais manages to get to full guard.
Hais is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hais 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.
Hais lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hollace!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hais working the ground and pound effectively.
Hais will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hais lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace tries to hold on but Hais pushes him away.
Hais really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hais prevents Hollace from getting the reversal.
Hais goes for an armbar but Hollace turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hollace.
Hollace trying to control the position from guard on top but Hais is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hais avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hais looking for a sweep. Not yet Hais, not yet.
Hais trying to control the position.
Hollace trying to control but Hais is working from the bottom.
Hollace stopping the sweep attempt from Hais.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollace wants to control from the top but Hais keeps moving.
Hais manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hollace tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hollace avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hais.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hollace is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Hais dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A combination from Hais does no damage.
Hais avoids the body shot from Hollace.
Hollace with a nice cross.
Hollace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hais is defended easily by Hollace.
Vladimir Hais is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hollace misses with a looping left.
Hollace misses with a wild combination.
Hais staying out of range there.
Hais closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hais takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hais bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hais tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hollace is not content to let Hais control the position.
Hollace is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollace can't do much from the bottom here.
Hais in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hollace is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Hais!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Barkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titanic Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lose Yourself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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270 lbs
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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
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Titanic Hunt!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hunt's waist but Hunt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barkley off to one side.
Barkley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barkley tries for a takedown but Hunt circles away easily
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barkley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hunt is fending him off so far but Barkley persists. Nope, Hunt circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Barkley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barkley shoots and misses
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Charles Barkley has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barkley's hands.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Hunt! Barkley is backing up but he can't get away as Hunt lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Barkley and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Titanic Hunt!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Fists (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Rogers will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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166 lbs
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30
178 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, King Fists!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fists thuds a left hand into Rogers's body.
The fighters circling - Rogers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rogers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fists throws an overhand right that lands on Rogers's shoulder, as Rogers tries to avoid the shot.
Fists looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Fists looks to land a right hand but Rogers moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Fists.
Rogers is looking to clinch but Fists is avoiding it.
Rogers misses with a double jab
and Fists counters with a left and a right that stings Rogers.
Fists fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rogers, pushing him back against the cage.
Fists lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rogers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fists avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rogers working aggressively here.
Rogers wants a takedown but no success here.
King Fists has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Rogers fails to pull guard.
Fists gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rogers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fists is pressed up against the cage. Rogers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fists down to the mat. Fists avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fists moves into the clinch.
Rogers drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fists pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rogers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fists moves away.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Fists.
Rogers needs to keep his hands up - Fists had a free shot at his head there.
Fists takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Fists scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers ducks right into an uppercut from Fists.
Fists cracks Rogers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fists scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rogers in his tracks.
Fists just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fists manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fists blocks the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fists connects with a body shot.
Fists lands a nice hook to Rogers's body. Rogers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rogers is looking to clinch but Fists is avoiding it.
Fists throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rogers misses with a two punch combination.
Rogers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fists scores with the left hand. Rogers knows he should have avoided that one.
Fists looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Fists misses with a wild body shot.
Fists fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Fists.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Fists is just out of range.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fists ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers misses with the combination.
Fists misses the shot to the body.
Fists dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
Fists looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fists. That's going to slow Rogers down.
Fists is looking to wear down Rogers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fists paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fists thuds a left hand into Rogers's body.
King Fists is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogers looks gassed!
Fists gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fists breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rogers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fists's waist but Fists gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rogers off to one side.
Fists swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogers tries to clinch but Fists moves out of range.
Fists takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fists scores with a nice head shot.
Rogers tries to move into range but Fists moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fists avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fists with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fists moves into the clinch.
Fists slows down the pace here.
A short left from Fists.
Rogers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rogers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fists blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rogers gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Fists dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fists misses with a wild body shot.
Fists misses with a wild combination.
Rogers staying out of range there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rogers is defended easily by Fists.
Fists dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
Rogers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fists circles away quickly and effectively.
Steve Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fists rushes Rogers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rogers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fists walks away with a smile on his face. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fists scores with a nice strike.
Fists throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rogers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fists.
Rogers throws a body punch but Fists moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Fists. That snapped Rogers's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fists lands a right hook to the body.
Fists ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Fists looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Rogers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Fists slaps away a takedown attempt from Rogers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
King Fists has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Fists tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Fists.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fists is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fists avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fists cracks the inside of Rogers's front leg.
Rogers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
King Fists is winning the standup battle so far.
Fists thows a body shot but no joy.
Rogers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to break free but Fists has control.
Rogers is trying to force a seperation but Fists has the dominant position.
Rogers fails to pull guard.
Rogers misses with the head strike.
Fists stops a takedown attempt from Rogers.
Fists breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rogers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fists.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Fists.
Rogers tries to clinch
enabling Fists to counter with a crisp jab.
Fists throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Fists finds it's way through Rogers's defenses.
A slow jab from Rogers misses its intended target.
Fists jabs Rogers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fists throws a one two combo.
Rogers throws out a loose jab but Fists uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers throws a head kick but Fists moves out of range.
Fists ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogers throws a right hand that Fists ducks under and follows up with a left that Fists also avoids with ease.
Fists lands a nice shot to the body.
Fists showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Fists jabs Rogers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fists, as that shot connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fists lands with a good body shot.
Fists lands a lovely overhand right.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Fists.
Rogers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fists scores with a body shot.
Fists misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Fists scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rogers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fists gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fists displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rogers up against the cage.
Rogers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Fists dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fists lands with a nice body punch.
Rogers fails with the takedown.
Fists jabs Rogers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fists stuffs the takedown.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fists fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rogers misses with the combination.
Fists misses with a wild body shot.
Fists stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some wild striking there from Fists.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fists sprawls well. Fists wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
King Fists has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fists instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fists smiles and moves away.
Fists lands a head shot.
Fists throws a series of strikes that have Rogers backpedaling.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Fists circles away easily
and Fists counters with a stiff right hand.
Fists throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rogers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rogers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fists works Rogers's body with a nice hook.
Fists throws a leg kick which misses Rogers's front leg but catches the back leg as Rogers tries to avoid it.
Rogers needs to keep his hands up - Fists had a free shot at his head there.
Rogers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fists lands a nice hook to Rogers's body. Rogers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fists cracks Rogers with a good jab.
Rogers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fists feints a jab promting Rogers to slip. Fists then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rogers slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fists jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fists dips to his left and cracks Rogers with an uppercut!
Fists lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rogers at a distance.
Fists comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fists gets a clinch.
Fists lands a nice shot to the body.
Rogers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fists breaks from the clinch.
Fists lands a nice hook to Rogers's body. Rogers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fists swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fists darts in and clinches Rogers up against the cage.
Fists cracks Rogers with a nice body shot.
Fists lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fists walks away with a smile on his face. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fists scores with a jab. Rogers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fists works over Rogers's head and body with a nice combination.
A shot to the liver by Fists. Beautiful body shot.
Rogers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fists.
Fists misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Rogers. Those never looked like landing.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fists lands with a cross.
Rogers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fists scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fists looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fists tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Fists.
Fists gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers is trying to break free.
Fists is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hand to the body from Fists.
Rogers tries a knee to the head but Fists blocks it.
Rogers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fists lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Rogers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Fists clearly takes 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.
Fists tries to land a leg kick but Rogers saw it coming and moves away.
Fists is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogers can do to turn this around?
Fists throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
Rogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Fists.
Rogers tries to clinch but Fists is having none of it.
Fists misses with a two punch combination.
Rogers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fists connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rogers momentarily.
Rogers throws a right hand that Fists ducks under and follows up with a left that Fists also avoids with ease.
Rogers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fists avoids it really well and circles away.
Fists changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fists stuffs the takedown attempt from Rogers. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Fists avoids them all with ease.
Rogers is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Fists. Those never looked like landing.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fists sprawls well. Fists wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
King Fists has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Fists avoids the head kick by Rogers.
Fists fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rogers.
Fists digs a good hook to Rogers's body.
Jab by Fists.
Fists wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fists has closed the distance and engaged Rogers in a clinch.
Fists stalling the fight.
King Fists has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rogers tries to pull guard but Fists won't allow it.
Rogers fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fists pushes Rogers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fists lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Fists.
Fists taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fists lands a shoulder strike.
Fists lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rogers is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fists lands with a left to the head.
Rogers tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short uppercut from Fists.
Fists content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rogers tries to score a body lock takedown but Fists shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fists just leaning against Rogers, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fists gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rogers.
Rogers goes for a takedown attempt but Fists pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fists connects with a body shot that sends Rogers's belly button to the back.
Fists scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fists lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fists closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rogers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fists gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fists gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rogers.
A hook to the body from Fists.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rogers goes for a takedown attempt but Fists pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fists dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Fists had his way with Steve Rogers in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fists. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fists throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fists swinging wildly here.
Fists connects with a body shot.
Fists misses with a body shot.
Fists scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fists slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Rogers takes a swing at Fists's ribcage but misses.
Fists misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Fists misses the shot to the body.
Fists missing with a left hand there. Rogers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fists just misses with a punch to the body.
Fists clinches with his opponent.
Fists gets underhooks to prevent Rogers's takedown attempt.
Rogers is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fists manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rogers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fists is just riding it out for now. Rogers eventually gives up the hold.
Fists holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rogers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fists's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to stand up but Fists is controlling the position.
Rogers is working for a kimura but Fists is defending it quite comfortably.
Fists knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rogers on the ground.
Rogers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rogers is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throwing shots but Fists is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fists is defending against the submission attempts here by Rogers.
Rogers seems to be working for a kimura but Fists defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rogers trying to control from Fists's half guard. Fists has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rogers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fists keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Steve Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rogers drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fists looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fists looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fists!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fists wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steve Rogers.
I think Fists has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Fists!
King Fists is the new welterweight champion!
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