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QFC Tournament 26 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Misual Lalpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lalpa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Seek n Destroy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Misual Lalpa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hank Hill!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lalpa shoots in looking for a takedown but Hill manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lalpa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hill misses the body punch
and Lalpa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hill's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hill controls Lalpa momentarily but Lalpa frees himself.
Lalpa trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lalpa wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
Hill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lalpa trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Lalpa gets to his feet. Hill looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
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!
Lalpa shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense.
Hill lands a really nice looking cross but Lalpa seems unphased.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lalpa shoots in and drives through. Hill sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misual Lalpa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Lalpa moves out of range easily.
Hill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hill looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lalpa tries for a takedown but Hill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hill throws a right and a left that Lalpa avoids nicely.
Hill stuns Lalpa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lalpa is breathing heavily.
Lalpa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lalpa throws a sloppy head kick and Hill moves out of range easily.
Lalpa ducks right into an uppercut from Hill.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lalpa closes the distance and clinches up with Hill, looking for a takedown. Lalpa pushes Hill against the cage but Hill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hank Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill with a jab.
Hill throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands a body shot.
Hank Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill lands with an overhand left.
Hill lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lalpa will feel that in the morning.
Hill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lalpa's sensitive parts.
Lalpa takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hill.
Hill throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Hill.
Lalpa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hill throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lalpa walks into a left hand.
Hill feints and then cracks Lalpa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lalpa down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lalpa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hill. Hill obviously looking to wear him down.
Hill dips to his left and cracks Lalpa with an uppercut!
Hill is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lalpa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Hill fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lalpa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lalpa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
An inside leg kick lands from Hill.
Lalpa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hill misses with a head kick.
Hill moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hill moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Hill there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hill. Those never looked like landing.
Hill fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lalpa on the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hill, right into the meat.
Lalpa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hill connects with an inside leg kick.
Lalpa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hill feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lalpas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lalpa ducks right into an uppercut from Hill.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill lands a head kick. Lalpa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hill throws a leg kick but Lalpa moved away.
Nice sprawl there from Hill as Lalpa shoots in.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Hill dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lalpa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hill lands with a straight right. Lalpa didn't see that one coming.
Lalpa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lalpa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hill is keeping the position for now.
Lalpa trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lalpa passes Hill's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lalpa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lalpa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalpa is taking a breather. Hill says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hill is refusing to be controlled, as Lalpa sits in half guard.
Hill is looking for a sweep. Lalpa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hill slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hill 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.
Hill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Lalpa from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hill controlling the position.
Hill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lalpa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lalpa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill is trying to control the position but Lalpa postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Misual Lalpa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lalpa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lalpa shoots in for a double leg but Hill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice shot by Hill.
Lalpa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hill. Hill obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lalpa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lalpa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hill.
A cross from Hill lands.
Hill moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hill.
Hill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lalpa's hands.
Hill lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hill lands a slapping body shot.
Hill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hill throws a shot to the body.
Hill takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hill.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hill darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Hill. Beautiful body shot.
Hill connects with an inside leg kick.
Hill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hill.
Hank Hill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hill tried to score with a low kick but Lalpa checks it.
Hill lands with a kick to the temple. Lalpa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lalpa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hill sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misual Lalpa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill clobbers Lalpa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill misses with a head kick.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lalpa's sensitive parts.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lalpa.
Lalpa wants to clinch.
Lalpa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hill lands with a nice body punch.
Lalpa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Misual Lalpa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lalpa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lalpa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hill. Hill obviously looking to wear him down.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lalpa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hill.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hill. That's going to slow Lalpa down.
Hill connects with a solid leg kick.
Hill with a jab.
Hill digs a good hook to Lalpa's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Hill as he connects with a hook.
Hill lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lalpa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hill lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lalpa takes one to the side of the head.
Hill cracks the inside of Lalpa's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hill.
Lalpa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lalpa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hill looks to land a body kick but Lalpa moved away.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Lalpa dives in and grabs Hill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hill pushes down on Lalpa's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misual Lalpa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill cracks the inside of Lalpa's front leg.
Hill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hill lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hill throws a head kick but Lalpa moves out of range.
Hill throws a shot from downtown. Lalpa moves away and avoids it.
Lalpa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lalpa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lalpa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lalpa wants to control the pace but Hill is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill just holding on.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lalpa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Misual Lalpa just wasn't active enough.
Hill is looking to slow Lalpa down with leg kicks.
Lalpa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hill.
Hill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lalpa.
Misual Lalpa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill scores with a sloppy right hand. Lalpa should have avoided that one.
Lalpa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hill.
A jab from Hill does it's job there.
Lalpa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Hill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hill 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Hank Hill!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Hank Hill!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Hank Hill!
Hank Hill wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DJ Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, DJ Youngblood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Youngblood.
Good shot there by Jones.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Youngblood on that attempt.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Youngblood seems unphased.
Youngblood avoids the body shot from Jones.
Youngblood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Youngblood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Youngblood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Youngblood.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Youngblood is breathing heavily.
Youngblood fails with the takedown.
Youngblood takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Youngblood takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like DJ Youngblood has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
DJ Youngblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Youngblood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Youngblood in his tracks for a moment.
Jones pushes Youngblood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Youngblood is rocked!
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Oh Youngblood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones goes for a small jab and connects. Now Jones goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Youngblood stumbles back but Jones runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Youngblood to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Youngblood will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chair Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Cready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cready has chosen Cready Stomp as his entrance music. The key to victory for Chair Silver has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chair Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Cready!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cready will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silver misses with a head kick.
Cready shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silver fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silver gets caught flat footed, as Cready shoots in with a quick 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cready trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cready's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silver is trying to control the position but Cready postures up.
Cready trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silver trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Silver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cready.
Cready trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cready must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cready is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cready distracts Silver with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silver is trying to control the position but Cready postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silver wants to clinch up but Cready keeps it at a distance.
Silver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silver shoots in looking for a takedown but Cready manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silver's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cready shoots in but Silver avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chair Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Cready.
Silver shoots and misses
and Cready counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cready pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silver is keeping the position for now.
Cready is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cready pushes down on Silver's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cready is trying to control the action in half guard but Silver is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cready landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cready is looking to take a break and control but Silver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cready trying to advance position but Silver counters by regaining guard.
Silver controls Cready momentarily but Cready frees himself.
Cready connects with a couple of short punches.
Cready looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cready wants to pass the guard but Silver is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cready stands up over Silver, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silver keeping full guard, as Cready tries to pass.
Cready looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cready trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cready is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cready trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Cready.
Silver dives in and grabs Cready's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cready pushes down on Silver's head and hops out.
Cready feints and as Silver raises his hands in defense, Cready changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cready looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cready wants to control from the top but Silver keeps moving.
Silver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Cready dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silver wants to clinch.
Silver closes the distance and clinches up with Cready, looking for a takedown. Silver pushes Cready against the cage but Cready circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cready stuffs the takedown.
Cready stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cready wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chair Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cready drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cready lands some shots froms side control.
Cready is trying to get an arm triangle but Silver is defending well.
Cready lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cready cracks Silver with a big elbow.
Cready is working Silver over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cready lands a nice forearm strike.
Cready cracks Silver with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cready trying to control the action but Silver is working from the bottom.
Cready is chipping away with strikes.
Cready is working Silver over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silver can't do much from the bottom here.
Cready wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silver keeps working.
Cready grinds an elbow into Silver's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cready lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cready grinds an elbow into Silver's temple.
Cready wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silver keeps working.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cready cracks Silver with a big elbow.
Cready lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silver down.
Mark Cready has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cready lands an elbow.
Cready working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Silver is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cready connects with a decent elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cready working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cready remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Silver is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cready cracks Silver with a big elbow.
A lull in the action here as Cready stalls from top position.
Cready lands a nice forearm strike.
Cready working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cready scores with punches from side control.
Cready has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cready blocks the strikes from Silver.
Check out the look on Cready's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cready grinds an elbow into Silver's temple.
Silver can't do much from the bottom here.
Cready wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silver keeps working.
Cready scoring with punches and elbows.
Cready works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cready lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silver down.
Cready remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cready landing strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Cready showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silver shoots and misses
so Cready counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cready throws a big elbow that misses.
Cready lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cready trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cready working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silver's head.
Cready throwing strikes but missing.
Cready prevents Silver from getting back to his feet.
Cready trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Silver is looking to stand up but Cready isn't so interested in that idea.
Cready slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cready is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Silver will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cready scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silver to see if he's OK.
Cready looks up at the clock and then as Silver takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cready smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cready scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silver to see if he's OK.
Cready is looking to take a break and control but Silver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Cready politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cready prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cready cracks Silver with a big elbow.
Silver takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cready working the ground and pound.
Silver manages to get back to half guard.
Cready lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cready lands with a punch from half guard.
Cready scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cready working Silver over with strikes.
Silver is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cready scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cready is taking a breather. Silver says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silver taking some punishment here, with Cready in his half guard.
Silver is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cready scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cready keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cready working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cready controlling the pace.
Cready landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cready keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cready prevents Silver from improving his position.
Silver trying to hold on to Cready's head to control him but Cready postures up.
Cready looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silver with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cready looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cready working Silver over with strikes.
Cready slips a nice elbow through Silver's hands, connecting with Silver's forehead.
Cready is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cready is looking for a kimura but Silver is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cready to get the leverage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cready scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cready uses his free foot to push down on Silver's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silver.
Silver is bucking up trying to escape but Cready cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Cready comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cready 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Mark Cready!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Mark Cready!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Mark Cready!
Mark Cready wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Mark Cready, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam O Reily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Del Rio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberto Del Rio is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam O Reily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alberto Del Rio!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Rio is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in O Reily's half guard.
O Reily is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Del Rio is tapping! Great win for O Reily!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Liam O Reily!
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