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LFNC 21 - Legal Assault PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pepe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Naughty by Nature - O.P.P. as his entrance music. Carlos Sanchez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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134 lbs
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145 lbs
1 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pepe Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlos Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sanchez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanchez sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pepe Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Sanchez against the cage but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Smith napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sanchez is working to tighten is grip on Smith's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Smith has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Sanchez is really squeezing tight and eventually Smith passes out! Sanchez breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Carlos Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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176 lbs
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176 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Boyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Pain!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pain is looking to clinch but Boyle is avoiding it.
Boyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boyle misses with a takedown attempt - Pain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown by Boyle or perhaps it was just good defense by Pain which made him look bad.
Pain ducks under a wild hook from Boyle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain swinging wildly here.
Pain misses with the combination.
Pain misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pain parries the strikes from Boyle easily there. Boyle is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pain to escape.
Pain bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Boyle misses with an uppercut. Pain saw that one coming.
Boyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pain throws a right and a left that Boyle avoids nicely.
Pain misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Boyle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Boyle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Boyle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boyle is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Pain slips a jab and a cross from Boyle.
Boyle shoots for a takedown but Pain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Boyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyle looks to land a combination but Pain avoids it well.
Pain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Boyle.
Pain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pain thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyle misses the body punch
and Pain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Pain.
Pain throws a series of punches but Boyle moves out of range.
Boyle ducks right into an uppercut from Pain.
Boyle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pain as he jumps to the side.
Pain ducks under a wild hook from Boyle.
Boyle ducks under a wild hook from Pain.
Pain tries to clinch there but Boyle circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pain is looking to clinch but Boyle is avoiding it.
Pain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyle.
A head kick misses from Boyle.
Max Pain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boyle throws a head kick but Pain moves out of range.
Boyle closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pain did well to prevent Boyle getting side control.
Pain is not content to let Boyle control the position.
Pain is defending against the submission attempts here by Boyle.
Pain wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Boyle 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.
Pain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pain tries to clinch up.
Pain tries to clinch but Boyle moves out of range.
Boyle takes one on the button.
Boyle misses with a looping right.
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pain.
Pain wants to clinch up but Boyle keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain throws a looping overhand right but Boyle ducks down to avoid it.
Boyle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pain counters with a nice uppercut.
Pain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Boyle trying to control the action but Pain is working from the bottom.
Boyle controls the position.
Boyle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pain knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pain is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boyle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pain is trying to escape the position but Boyle is controlling the position.
Boyle advances to mount.
Pain is squirming around, avoiding Boyle's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyle working the ground and pound effectively.
Pain is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pain is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is squirming around, avoiding Boyle's attempts to control the action.
Boyle is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pain to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pain shrugs it off.
Boyle looking to secure an arm triangle but Pain defends it well.
Pain is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Boyle moves to the back.
Pain is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Boyle missing with strikes from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain is trying to get back to his feet but Boyle has full control of the position and if anything, Pain has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Boyle controls the action.
Pain is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Boyle off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Boyle patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Boyle scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Pain is looking for a way out.
Pain is trapped and Boyle is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyle is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Boyle 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!
Pain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pain manages to avoid it.
Pain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyle circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Pain misses.
Fred Boyle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pain.
Boyle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Pain is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Boyle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Boyle wants to control the pace but Pain is squirming around nicely.
Boyle dominating with strikes here.
Boyle 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.
Boyle unloading with bombs!
Boyle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Boyle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pain looks a forlorn figure.
Pain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pain squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Fred Boyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boyle has hold of Pain's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pain manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Boyle looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyle working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Boyle has control of Pain's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pain regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Boyle goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pain is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pain decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Boyle, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to clinch but Boyle moves out of range.
Boyle misses with a shot to the body
and Boyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pain throws an overhand right that lands on Boyle's shoulder, as Boyle tries to avoid the shot.
Boyle ducks under a wild hook from Pain.
A shot to the body from Boyle misses
enabling Pain to counter with a crisp jab.
Pain avoids the body shot from Boyle.
Boyle shoots and misses
and Pain counters with a two punch combo.
Pain moves in looking to clinch but Boyle pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyle shoots for a takedown but Pain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Boyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
No joy there for Pain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boyle 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.
Boyle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fred Boyle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boyle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Max Pain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Boyle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boyle, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Boyle!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Concrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuris Lazinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Concrete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuris Lazinski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazinski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Concrete shoots for a takedown but Lazinski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Lazinski as Concrete shoots in.
Concrete dodges the punch combination from Lazinski.
Lazinski connects with a right hand. Concrete shakes it off.
Lazinski throws a right hand that Concrete ducks under and follows up with a left that Concrete also avoids with ease.
Concrete darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Concrete tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lazinski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Concrete seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lazinski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Concrete perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Concrete gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Lazinski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lazinski with a hook.
Concrete closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lazinski circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Concrete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lazinski as he avoids it easily.
Concrete avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lazinski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Concrete tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lazinski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Concrete somewhat.
Concrete throws a sloppy head kick and Lazinski moves out of range easily.
Lazinski throws a combination. Concrete tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lazinski tries to bum rush Concrete with a series of wild strikes but Concrete uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lazinski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Concrete shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lazinski but Lazinski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lazinski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Concrete.
Concrete looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lazinski misses with a few strikes there.
Lazinski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Lazinski finds it's way through Concrete's defenses.
Yuris Lazinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lazinski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lazinski duly obliges.
Lazinski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Concrete.
Concrete takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lazinski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Concrete shoots in for a takedown but Lazinski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Concrete tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lazinski swivels and escapes.
Concrete ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lazinski moves away.
Yuris Lazinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lazinski.
Lazinski's corner calls for a 1-2. Lazinski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lazinski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lazinski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lazinski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Concrete is rocked!
Lazinski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oh Concrete is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lazinski throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Concrete stumbling backwards into the cage! Concrete bounces back off the cage towards Lazinski, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Lazinski lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Lazinski celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yuris Lazinski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mclean comes to the cage accompanied by Oasis - F**king in the bushes. The key to victory for Lenny Mclean has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Mclean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Page!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclean scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mclean slaps away a takedown attempt from Page, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mclean misses with a straight left.
Mclean throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Page.
Mclean misses with the combination.
Mclean throws a hook but Page blocks it.
Page fails with the takedown.
Lenny Mclean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Page.
Page motions for Mclean to come forward. Page throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mclean.
Page fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mclean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Page moves away.
Mclean closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Page takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean checks a leg kick.
Page swats away the attempt to clinch by Mclean.
Mclean scores with a jab to the body.
Page walks into a straight right hand from Mclean.
Mclean misses with a wild combination.
Donk. Mclean catches Page right on the button with a cross.
Page closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mclean lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mclean scores with a jab.
Mclean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mclean takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mclean getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mclean staying out of range there.
Mclean keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page drops his hands momentarily and Mclean takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mclean scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mclean misses with a wild body shot.
Mclean throws a right hand that Page ducks under and follows up with a left that Page also avoids with ease.
Mclean displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Page.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mclean's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mclean duly obliges.
Decent striking displayed by Mclean there.
Lenny Mclean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mclean connects with a body shot.
Mclean is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mclean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Page.
Mclean throws an overhand right that lands on Page's shoulder, as Page tries to avoid the shot.
Mclean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mclean pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mclean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Page.
Mclean lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean tests Page's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mclean lunges at Page with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Page's hand.
Mclean misses with a two punch combination.
Page moves out of range as Mclean strikes.
Mclean sizes up Page with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mclean's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mclean duly obliges.
Mclean is working the combinations to good effect here.
Page fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mclean sprawls well initially but Page persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Page seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mclean does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Page looks gassed!
Page missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mclean on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mclean trying to hold on to Page's head to control him but Page postures up.
Mclean is not content to let Page control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page with the ground and pound but Mclean uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mclean manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mclean with shots to the head and body - Page looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mclean sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Page tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mclean looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Lenny Mclean dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mclean throws a good cross that connects.
Mclean lands with a nice combination. Page backs away looking to recover.
Mclean is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mclean darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mclean lands a with a good body shot.
Page throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mclean throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Mclean.
Mclean throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mclean tries to clinch there but Page circles away.
Page lands with a cross.
Mclean swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Page counters with a left and a right that stings Mclean.
Mclean scores with a body shot.
Mclean connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Page momentarily.
Mclean lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Page takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Page is breathing heavily.
Page takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Page closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mclean circles away.
Lenny Mclean is winning the standup battle so far.
Mclean misses with a double jab
and Page counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mclean cracks Page with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lenny Mclean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page throws out a loose jab but Mclean uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Mclean lands.
Mclean lands a body shot.
Mclean misses with a wild combination.
Mclean connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Page on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Page has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Page there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Mclean coming out on top.
Mclean lands a slapping body shot.
Page takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Page is rocked!
Mclean throws a one two combo.
Page is still on wobbly legs! Can Mclean finish him?
Mclean feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Page crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lenny Mclean!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zacky Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Micozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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24
195 lbs
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22
193 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zacky Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Micozzi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson lands a nice shot that snaps Micozzi's head back.
Micozzi misses the shot to the body.
Micozzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stevenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Micozzi throws a leg kick but Stevenson moved away.
Micozzi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Stevenson.
Micozzi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stevenson prevents it.
Stevenson wants to break free but Micozzi has control.
Micozzi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stevenson prevents it.
Stevenson tries to stall but Micozzi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Micozzi being controlled against the cage.
Micozzi pulls guard successfully.
Stevenson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Micozzi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stevenson's guard.
Stevenson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Micozzi with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micozzi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevenson is looking to sinch up a triangle. Micozzi throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Stevenson's body to avoid the submission. Stevenson has instead reached around Micozzi's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Stevenson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Zacky Stevenson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jally Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Vespa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
141 lbs
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140 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jally Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Vespa!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph misses with a wild combination.
Vespa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joseph paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vespa gets a clinch.
Vespa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Joseph uses from the top position.
Joseph postures up.
Joseph throws a strike but Vespa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vespa prevents Joseph from getting back to his feet.
Vespa throwing strikes from guard but Joseph blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph keeping full guard, as Vespa tries to pass.
Joseph wants to get back to his feet but Vespa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Joseph pushes Vespa off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vespa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joseph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joseph stuffs the takedown attempt from Vespa. Vespa gets slowly back to his feet.
Joseph closes the distance but Vespa moves to the side
and Vespa counters with a takedown into side control.
Vespa is putting a hurting on Joseph here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vespa prevents Joseph from escaping the position.
Joseph on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Joseph tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vespa on the ground.
Vespa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Joseph tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Vespa punishes Joseph with strikes from the back mount.
Vespa tries to keep control of the position but Joseph is staying busy.
Vespa working for a choke but Joseph is defending well.
Vespa punches the canvas rather than the man.
Joseph is trying to get back to his feet but Vespa has full control of the position and if anything, Joseph has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is breathing heavily.
Vespa patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Vespa biding his time, looking for the opening.
Joseph is covering up but some of the strikes from Vespa are getting through and doing damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Vespa's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Joseph holding both Vespa 's hands and preventing any damage.
Joseph covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Vespa is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Joseph defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Vespa struggling to land strikes to the head as Joseph covers up.
Joseph staying busy and making it hard for Vespa to control.
Joseph is trying to get back to his feet but Vespa has full control of the position and if anything, Joseph has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Joseph is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Vespa.
Joseph has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Joseph has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Vespa.
Joseph is trying to get back to his feet but Vespa has full control of the position and if anything, Joseph has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Will Vespa go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Joseph fending off the submission attempt from Vespa.
Joseph trying to control the action but Vespa just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Vespa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vespa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Joseph pinned against the cage. Joseph gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joseph keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vespa clinches with his opponent.
Joseph changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vespa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph darts in trying to clinch
and Vespa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Joseph avoids the head kick by Vespa.
Dan Vespa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph darts in trying to clinch
enabling Vespa to counter with a crisp jab.
Joseph looks to land a combination but Vespa avoids it well.
Vespa throws an overhand right that lands on Joseph's shoulder, as Joseph tries to avoid the shot.
Vespa closes the distance and pushes Joseph back into the cage.
Vespa pulls guard effortlessly.
Joseph scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vespa is looking for a triangle but Joseph pushes his legs off easily.
Vespa working a defensive guard here.
Vespa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vespa wants to sweep here but Joseph controlling him for the moment.
Joseph postures up in Vespa's guard and throws a big left but Vespa blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph postures up in Vespa's guard and throws a big left but Vespa blocks it.
Vespa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joseph connects with a couple of short punches.
Vespa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like Vespa is going to stand back up.
Joseph is trying to stand.
Vespa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Joseph has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vespa is stalling here. Joseph is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Vespa seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Joseph has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vespa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Joseph connects with a decent elbow.
Vespa regains half guard.
Joseph is thwarting Vespa's attempts to control the position.
Vespa gets back to full guard.
Vespa uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Joseph tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Vespa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vespa is working Joseph over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vespa is controlling him.
Vespa drops back looking for a leg! Joseph is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Joseph manages to kick Vespa off! Vespa jumps back into Joseph's guard.
Vespa prevents Joseph from getting back to his feet.
Joseph working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vespa.
Vespa thows a big elbow that misses.
Vespa throwing strikes from guard but Joseph blocks nicely.
Vespa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vespa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vespa shoots in for a takedown but Joseph shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Vespa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vespa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vespa tries to close the distance and clinch but Joseph swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joseph darts in trying to clinch
and Vespa moves into the clinch.
Vespa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Joseph is keeping busy.
Joseph wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vespa has him pressed against the cage.
Vespa looking to slow down the pace here.
Vespa is trying to drag Joseph to the mat but Joseph just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Joseph working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vespa pulls guard effortlessly.
Joseph is in close to Vespa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vespa is looking to stand up but Joseph isn't so interested in that idea.
Joseph loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joseph postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joseph has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Vespa to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Joseph is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Vespa pulls down on the head and he's put Joseph to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dan Vespa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbie Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins has chosen My Sacrifice as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
221 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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22
213 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Herbie Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills blocks the body kick.
Hawkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hawkins misses with a hook. Mills ducked under it nicely.
Hawkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hawkins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hawkins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hawkins is looking to clinch but Mills is avoiding it.
Hawkins lands an overhand right.
Mills lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hawkins misses with a hook.
Mills slips under a jab from Hawkins.
Hawkins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mills takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mills tried to score with a low kick but Hawkins checks it.
Hawkins scores with a leg kick.
Hawkins works Mills's body with a nice hook.
Mills misses the jab.
Mills misses with an uppercut.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Mills swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawkins scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a hook to the side of Mills's head but Mills sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawkins closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hawkins lands in his opponent's guard.
Hawkins has gone for a leg lock! Mills slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hawkins's guard.
Hawkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mills wants to stand but Hawkins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hawkins managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mills controls the pace.
Mills working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mills might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hawkins is working an open guard so Mills takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mills throws a series of punches but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins lands a really nice looking cross but Mills seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills looks to land a right hand but Hawkins moved out of range.
Hawkins cracks Mills with a good jab.
No luck for Hawkins with that takedown attempt.
Mills takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mills throws a shot to the body.
Herbie Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mills slips under a jab from Hawkins.
Hawkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mills pinned against the cage. Mills gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jimmy Mills is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mills misses with a body kick.
Mills lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Mills circles away.
Hawkins gets a clinch.
Hawkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mills gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jimmy Mills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbie Hawkins.
Mills wants to get back to striking at distance but Hawkins won't allow it.
Mills tries to circle away but Hawkins has him pinned against the cage.
Hawkins breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Mills misses.
Mills drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mills controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hawkins keeping moving, preventing Mills from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Herbie Hawkins will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hawkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mills cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mills lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawkins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mills looks to throw the jab but Hawkins is out of range.
Mills slips under a jab.
Horrible takedown by Hawkins or perhaps it was just good defense by Mills which made him look bad.
Mills uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawkins.
Mills swinging wildly here.
Hawkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jimmy Mills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbie Hawkins.
Hawkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mills makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mills connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mills misses with a wild combination.
Mills throws a jab when Hawkins was well out of range.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills misses with a straight left.
Mills steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.
Hawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mills was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawkins.
Hawkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mills slips under a jab.
Mills ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hawkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mills slips under a jab.
Mills misses with an uppercut.
Jimmy Mills is winning the standup battle so far.
Mills throws a head kick that misses.
Hawkins slips a straight right by Mills.
Mills is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hawkins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hawkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawkins wants to clinch up but Mills keeps it at a distance.
Hawkins with a poor takedown
and Mills counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mills uses his free foot to push down on Hawkins's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hawkins.
Mills controlling the pace for now.
Mills avoids the attempt from Hawkins to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills content just to control the position here.
Hawkins trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mills controlling his opponent.
Mills looking to control but Hawkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hawkins wants to hold on but Mills pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mills controlling the position easily from mount.
Mills looking to control but Hawkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Mills dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mills tests Hawkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mills throws out the jab.
Hawkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Jimmy Mills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hawkins moves in looking to clinch but Mills pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawkins misses the target.
Mills scores with a jab. Hawkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawkins. Mills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mills connects with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Mills.
Mills throws a hook but Hawkins blocks it.
A punch lands to the side of Hawkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hawkins is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mills avoids the body shot from Hawkins.
Hawkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Mills finish him?
Hawkins drops his hands momentarily. Mills doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Hawkins staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Hawkins doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Mills!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Jenike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Benny Phillips was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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23
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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20
174 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Jenike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Phillips!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jenike moves out of range of the leg kick from Phillips.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Phillips throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenike.
Phillips misses the jab.
Jenike is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
Phillips loads up on a big right hand but Jenike slips the punch.
Good shot there by Phillips.
It looks like Eric Jenike has been cut.
Phillips throws a body punch but Jenike moves out of range.
Jenike tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Phillips swivels and escapes.
Phillips is looking to score with low kicks.
Phillips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phillips stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jenike moves out of range of the leg kick from Phillips.
Jenike scores with a takedown into Phillips's guard.
Phillips wants to stand and escape but Jenike is having none of it.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Jenike from controlling successfully.
Phillips preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenike wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.
Jenike wants to pass the guard but Phillips is keeping the position.
Jenike wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.
Phillips keeping full guard, as Jenike tries to pass.
Phillips wants to sweep here but Jenike controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Phillips misses with a two punch combination.
Jenike tries to clinch there but Phillips circles away.
Phillips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jenike moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A jab from Phillips misses.
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phillips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jenike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phillips misses with a hook.
Phillips swinging wildly here.
Phillips throws a big shot that misses.
Phillips throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phillips misses with a double jab.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Jenike moves out of range.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jenike moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jenike slips a jab and a cross from Phillips.
Jenike drives through and clinches with Phillips against the cage.
Phillips wants a takedown but no success here.
Phillips looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenike struggles to land a body shot inside as Phillips controls his hands.
Jenike breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Phillips.
Phillips stuffs the takedown.
Phillips throws a body punch but Jenike moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jenike is defended easily by Phillips.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Jenike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jenike.
Phillips misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phillips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jenike circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jenike looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phillips lands a two punch combo.
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Phillips misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phillips misses with a straight right.
Jenike tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phillips swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benny Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenike shoots for a takedown but Phillips saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice jab there from Phillips.
Phillips lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jenike at a distance.
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phillips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jenike moves away.
A left lands for Phillips.
Jenike closes the distance and pushes Phillips back into the cage.
Jenike lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips is trying to control but can't.
Jenike wants to pass the guard but Phillips is defending well.
Phillips manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Phillips dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Jenike's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Phillips bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jenike's head backwards.
Phillips checks a leg kick nicely.
Phillips misses with a double jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Phillips lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jenike has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jenike and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A left and a right from Phillips both land. Nice combination.
Jenike dodges the punch combination from Phillips.
Phillips misses with a straight left.
Phillips tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenike tries to clinch up but Phillips circles away and keeps his distance.
Eric Jenike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phillips scores with a jab to the jaw.
Phillips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phillips tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips slaps away a takedown attempt from Jenike, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Phillips looks to land a combination but Jenike avoids it well.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Jenike lands with a straight right. Phillips didn't see that one coming.
Jenike rushes Phillips and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Phillips tries to break free but Jenike pushes him back against the cage.
Jenike holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jenike wants a takedown but no success here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Phillips has had enough of the clinch but Jenike keeps him there for the moment.
Jenike's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jenike slips a jab and a cross from Phillips.
Phillips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phillips swats away the attempt to clinch by Jenike.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Jenike avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Phillips lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jenike shoots in and bounces Phillips off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Phillips can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jenike content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Phillips wants to stand up but Jenike is controlling him.
Jenike is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Phillips looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jenike 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.
Jenike trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Phillips is trying to control the position but Jenike postures up.
Jenike trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips wants to get back to his feet but Jenike passes into half guard.
Phillips is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jenike's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jenike's back!
Jenike trying to control the hands but Phillips breaks the grip.
Jenike tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Phillips avoids the attempt from Jenike to control.
Phillips takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenike is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jenike tries to hold on but Phillips pushes him away.
Jenike is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phillips controlling the position easily from mount.
Jenike tries to hold on but Phillips postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Benny Phillips will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eric Jenike's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Phillips throws a right hand that Jenike ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenike also avoids with ease.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Jenike moves out of range.
Phillips swinging wildly here.
Phillips gets caught flat footed, as Jenike shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Phillips holds on and takes a little breather.
Jenike postures up in Phillips's guard and throws a big left but Phillips blocks it.
Phillips wants to stand up but Jenike is controlling him.
Phillips controls Jenike momentarily but Jenike frees himself.
Jenike controlling from the top position.
Jenike wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Phillips looks to land a combination but Jenike avoids it well.
Jenike shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jenike walks into a left hand.
Phillips goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Phillips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phillips scores with a hook to the body. Jenike takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benny Phillips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phillips misses with a two punch combination.
Phillips lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with the combination.
Jenike looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phillips is fending him off so far but Jenike persists. Nope, Phillips circles away and we're back to standing.
Phillips throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jenike blocks a jab.
Jenike checks a leg kick.
Phillips displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Phillips goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown by Jenike or perhaps it was just good defense by Phillips which made him look bad.
Jenike dodges the punch combination from Phillips.
Phillips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jenike moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jenike shoots in for a takedown but Phillips shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Jenike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Phillips throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jenike slips a straight right by Phillips.
Phillips thuds a left hand into Jenike's body.
Phillips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Phillips sizes up Jenike with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phillips throws a half hearted mid kick.
Phillips connects with a body shot.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Phillips misses the shot to the body.
Jenike doesn't manage to clinch there - Phillips circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Phillips. No joy for Jenike on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips leaves Jenike with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eric Jenike has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenike shoots for a double leg takedown but Phillips sprawls well. He's pushed Jenike's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Phillips lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Phillips's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Phillips duly obliges.
Nice shot lands for Phillips.
Benny Phillips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phillips lands a jab-cross combination.
Phillips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phillips goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jenike on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Jenike avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Phillips comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Phillips winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Phillips!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Brown!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith slips a straight right by Brown.
Smith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brown sprawls well initially but Smith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brown tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
Brown makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brown.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is working an open guard so Brown takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown misses with a hook.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown is looking to score with low kicks.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Brown motions for Smith to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ian Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Smith tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Brown tries to work over Smith's front leg with a kick but Smith checks it.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Brown dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith scores a takedown into full mount!
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Brown tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Brown is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
Smith stands up from mount. Strange move.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Smith tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Jack Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A jab from Brown misses.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Brown motions for Smith to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Jack Smith has been cut.
Brown connects with a body shot.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown is working Smith over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smith tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Brown misses.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown wants to clinch
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brown misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Brown.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brown controlling Smith's posture.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith is fighting to break Brown's control of his arms but Brown is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brown 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.
Smith wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith won't allow Brown to get back to his feet.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Brown's guard.
Smith wants to get up but he can't break Brown's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith clinches but Brown breaks the clinch
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brown, as that shot connected.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Brown lands.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Smith tries to break free but Brown pushes him back against the cage.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Brown swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Smith avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith slips under a jab from Brown.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Smith clinches.
Brown keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Brown really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brown is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith throws a strike but Brown rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brown postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Brown wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
Smith is looking for a triangle here but Brown uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Brown is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Smith's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith taking a bit of punishment here - Brown scoring with strikes.
Brown in side control, throwing shots but Smith defends.
A lull in the action here.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown looks up at the clock and then as Smith takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brown smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Smith is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
Brown decides to stand back up. Brown steps back and let's Smith get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes one on the button.
Brown instigates a clinch.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
Smith tries to stand but Brown is controlling from the bottom.
Smith stands up and waves to Brown to follow him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jack Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Smith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Smith is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
Brown manages to escape and get back to his feet!
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Smith tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Brown.
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith checks a low kick from Brown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Smith down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith jumps guard but Brown stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith avoids the body shot from Brown.
Smith shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ian Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brown lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ian Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right-left combo lands from Brown.
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Brown does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brown lands a nice shot that snaps Smith's head back.
Jack Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Brown!
Ian Brown is the new lightweight champion!
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