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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Diagana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and danny Raptor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diagana comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Painkiller. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alberto Diagana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, danny Raptor!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diagana walks into a straight right hand from Raptor.
It looks like Alberto Diagana has been cut.
Diagana takes a swing at Raptor's ribcage but misses.
Diagana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raptor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diagana takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diagana is rocked!
Diagana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oh Diagana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diagana goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Diagana seems to have got his legs back now.
Diagana throws a sloppy head kick and Raptor moves out of range easily.
Raptor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diagana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oh, that's a big right hand from Raptor and Diagana goes tumbling to the canvas! Raptor follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Raptor lands strikes from half guard.
Raptor lands a big elbow - Diagana is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Raptor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). danny Raptor!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and fedor emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Fedor Sweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, fedor emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sweeney as he jumps to the side.
emelianenko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
emelianenko is trying to work for a kimura but Sweeney is defending well.
Sweeney is concentrating on defense, preventing emelianenko from advancing position.
emelianenko is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
emelianenko is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sweeney is looking to escape.
Sweeney pushes emelianenko off and gets back to his feet.
emelianenko tries to clinch up but Sweeney circles away and keeps his distance.
emelianenko has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
emelianenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sweeney wants to break free but emelianenko has control.
Sweeney is looking to break free of the clinch but emelianenko has double underhooks.
Sweeney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Sweeney is looking to break free of the clinch but emelianenko has double underhooks.
Sweeney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sweeney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
emelianenko lands a body shot.
Sweeney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
emelianenko keeps control of Sweeney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sweeney can't break the clinch.
emelianenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
emelianenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sweeney throws a right hand that emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that emelianenko also avoids with ease.
Sweeney misses with a wild body shot.
emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
emelianenko with a hook.
emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
emelianenko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
emelianenko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sweeney to the mat! Sweeney manages to get full guard.
emelianenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and emelianenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
emelianenko is looking to advance position but Sweeney has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sweeney is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sweeney prevents emelianenko from getting the reversal.
emelianenko somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
emelianenko tries to clinch there but Sweeney circles away.
Sweeney looks to score with a jab to the body but emelianenko is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney moves into the clinch.
emelianenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sweeney backwards.
emelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sweeneys head.
A hook to the body from emelianenko.
emelianenko lands with a light punch inside.
Sweeney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sweeney breaks the clinch.
emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Sweeney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
emelianenko wants to clinch.
Sweeney throws a left and a right that both miss
and emelianenko counters with a single leg into guard. Sweeney didn't expect that.
Sweeney on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sweeney tries to get out of the position.
emelianenko stands up from guard. Let's bang!
emelianenko looks gassed!
Sweeney tries to bum rush emelianenko with a series of wild strikes but emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sweeney misses with a two punch combination.
emelianenko rushes Sweeney and presses him up against the cage.
emelianenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sweeney.
Sweeney working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
emelianenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
emelianenko breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Sweeney misses.
Sweeney jabs at emelianenko's body.
emelianenko wants to clinch up but Sweeney keeps it at a distance.
emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Sweeney pushes him off.
Sweeney thuds a left hand into emelianenko's body.
emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Sweeney circles away.
Sweeney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Sweeney misses with a shot to the body
and emelianenko counters with a nice body kick.
Sweeney throws a left and a right that both miss
and emelianenko counters with a takedown into side control.
Sweeney is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sweeney takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sweeney is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
fedor emelianenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sweeney misses with the combination.
Fedor Sweeney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sweeney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Sweeney circles away.
emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sweeney is looking to clinch but emelianenko is avoiding it.
Sweeney misses with a combination
and emelianenko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sweeney is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sweeney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from emelianenko.
Sweeney punishes emelianenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Sweeney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A right-left combo lands from Sweeney.
Sweeney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sweeney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sweeney blocks an uppercut.
Sweeney is trying to force a seperation but emelianenko has the dominant position.
Sweeney tries to circle away but emelianenko has him pinned against the cage.
Sweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sweeney is looking to clinch.
emelianenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sweeney sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten emelianenko somewhat.
emelianenko is looking to clinch but Sweeney is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney lands a jab-cross combination.
emelianenko throws a series of punches but Sweeney avoids them all with ease.
Sweeney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Sweeney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
emelianenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sweeney breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from emelianenko.
Sweeney moves into the clinch successfully.
emelianenko keeps control of Sweeney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Sweeney has him pressed against the cage.
Sweeney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sweeney wants to get back to striking at distance but emelianenko won't allow it.
emelianenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sweeney wants to break free but emelianenko has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sweeney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Sweeney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from emelianenko - that landed with a thud.
emelianenko keeps control of Sweeney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sweeney scores with a shot to the side of emelianenko's head.
Sweeney wants to get back to striking at distance but emelianenko won't allow it.
emelianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sweeney's efforts to push away.
Sweeney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
emelianenko prevents Sweeney from breaking the clinch.
emelianenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sweeney's defenses.
Sweeney working hard to break the clinch.
emelianenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
emelianenko prevents Sweeney from breaking the clinch.
Sweeney letting emelianenko take a breather here.
Sweeney tries to break free but emelianenko pushes him back against the cage.
emelianenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
emelianenko stalling.
emelianenko lands a left hand.
Sweeney working aggressively here.
Sweeney tries to circle away but emelianenko has him pinned against the cage.
Sweeney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
emelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
emelianenko misses with the combination.
Sweeney throws a combination. emelianenko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fedor Sweeney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sweeney tries to clinch there but emelianenko circles away.
Sweeney misses with a two punch combination.
emelianenko tries to clinch there but Sweeney circles away.
Sweeney throws a looping overhand right but emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Sweeney circles away.
Sweeney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Sweeney pushes him off.
emelianenko tries to clinch there but Sweeney circles away.
Sweeney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
emelianenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
emelianenko has managed to clinch.
emelianenko breaks the clinch.
emelianenko tries to clinch but Sweeney moves out of range.
emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Fedor Sweeney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of fedor emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
emelianenko tries to clinch but Sweeney is having none of it.
Sweeney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but emelianenko manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from emelianenko is defended easily by Sweeney.
Sweeney scores with a nice head shot.
Sweeney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and emelianenko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sweeney trying to control from the bottom.
emelianenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sweeney has one foot on emelianenko's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fedor Sweeney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
emelianenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sweeney misses with a combination
and emelianenko moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sweeney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Sweeney 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!
Sweeney drives through and clinches with emelianenko against the cage.
emelianenko lands with a short shot to the head.
emelianenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
emelianenko is leaning against Sweeney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sweeney as emelianenko tries to tie him up.
Sweeney can't break the clinch.
emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
emelianenko tries to move into range but Sweeney moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
emelianenko closes the distance and pushes Sweeney back into the cage.
emelianenko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sweeney looks to land a right hand but emelianenko moved out of range.
Sweeney throws a jab but it's blocked by emelianenko.
Fedor Sweeney is winning the standup battle so far.
emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
emelianenko forces Sweeney back against the cage and clinches.
emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Sweeney missing with a left hand there. emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sweeney swats away the attempt to clinch by emelianenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
emelianenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sweeney breaks the clinch.
Sweeney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but emelianenko circles away quickly and effectively.
emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sweeney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sweeney throws a right and a left that emelianenko avoids nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by emelianenko.
emelianenko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
emelianenko tries to stand but Sweeney is controlling from the bottom.
emelianenko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as emelianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and emelianenko dives into side control.
Sweeney explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
emelianenko is looking to clinch but Sweeney is avoiding it.
Sweeney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and emelianenko counters with a takedown into side control.
emelianenko is looking to take a break and control but Sweeney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sweeney is trying to buck emelianenko off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
emelianenko lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
emelianenko trying to control the action but Sweeney is working from the bottom.
emelianenko wants to stand but Sweeney has his arm trapped.
Sweeney is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
emelianenko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sweeney is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sweeney misses with a combination
and emelianenko counters with a series of strikes. Sweeney will be more careful next time no doubt.
emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Sweeney pushes him off.
emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sweeney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sweeney. emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
emelianenko gets a takedown into half guard.
emelianenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
fedor emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think emelianenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... fedor emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Add Sweep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and william wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Add Sweep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, william wednesday!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wednesday fails to land with a series of punches.
wednesday throws a series of punches but Sweep avoids them all with ease.
A combination from wednesday does no damage.
Sweep showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from wednesday.
wednesday takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sweep lands a jab to the head.
Sweep scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by wednesday!
Sweep drops wednesday with a straight left! Oh this is bad for wednesday! Sweep dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Add Sweep!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Wuzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wuzz comes to the cage accompanied by Lützenkirchen - Cairo on Acid. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hunter's choice of entrance music: The Used - The Taste Of Ink. Al Wuzz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Al Wuzz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter clinches with his opponent.
Wuzz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunter's efforts to push away.
Hunter is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wuzz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hunter to the mat. Hunter regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hunter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wuzz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wuzz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wuzz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunter is keeping the position for now.
Wuzz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hunter manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wuzz has Hunter in his guard.
Hunter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hunter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter won't allow Wuzz to sweep him here.
Wuzz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hunter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hunter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wuzz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hunter defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzz wants to sweep here but Hunter controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wuzz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hunter is aware though and is defending well.
Hunter looking to pass the guard.
Wuzz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wuzz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hunter pushing down on Wuzz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hunter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wuzz is trying to stand.
Wuzz tries to get to full guard but Hunter has control of the leg.
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.
Hunter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wuzz wants to improve his position but Hunter is controlling well.
Wuzz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hunter pulls his head out easily.
Wuzz is breathing heavily.
Hunter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wuzz is just riding it out for now. Hunter eventually gives up the hold.
Hunter stands up out of the half guard.
Wuzz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hunter's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wuzz goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hunter has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wuzz but great work by Hunter.
Hunter looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wuzz is avoiding damage well.
Wuzz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wuzz is looking to improve his position.
Wuzz tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wuzz tries to roll over but Hunter keeps him under control.
Wuzz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hunter is trying to work for a kimura but Wuzz is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz tries to roll over but Hunter keeps him under control.
Hunter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wuzz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hunter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wuzz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wuzz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hunter defends it easily.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wuzz is keeping the position for now.
Hunter advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Al Wuzz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wuzz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hunter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wuzz.
A punch combination from Hunter misses.
Al Wuzz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunter looks to land a right hand but Wuzz moved out of range.
Wuzz fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunter scores with a nice head shot.
Hunter tries to clinch up.
Wuzz 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.
Wuzz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hunter dives on top into guard.
Hunter pushes down on Wuzz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wuzz strikes from the bottom but Hunter passes into mount!
Hunter has hold of Wuzz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wuzz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Wuzz is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Hunter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Nishimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr pearl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). pearl is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: yes. mr pearl has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shinji Nishimura's chin.
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177 lbs
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185 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinji Nishimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, mr pearl!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pearl stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nishimura.
pearl moves out of range of the leg kick from Nishimura.
Nishimura misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
pearl drops Nishimura with a beautiful combination! Nishimura stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - pearl is looking for the KO!
Nishimura is rocked!
It looks like Shinji Nishimura has been cut.
pearl drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Nishimura's head, knocking him out cold! pearl is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). mr pearl!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Oneill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cane Gairzinio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oneill comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Train. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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163 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Oneill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cane Gairzinio!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gairzinio takes the fight into the clinch.
Oneill managing to block the knees to the body from Gairzinio.
Oneill can't break the clinch.
Oneill working hard to break the clinch.
Gairzinio landing knees to the head.
It looks like Mickey Oneill has been cut.
Gairzinio prevents Oneill from breaking the clinch.
Oneill wants to break free but Gairzinio has control.
Gairzinio tries to stall but Oneill uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gairzinio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gairzinio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oneill misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Gairzinio both land. Nice combination.
Gairzinio doesn't manage to clinch there - Oneill circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneill misses with a combination
and Gairzinio counters with a head kick. That will keep Oneill thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Oneill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gairzinio counters with a head kick. That will keep Oneill thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Oneill blocks a head kick by Gairzinio.
Gairzinio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oneill, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gairzinio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gairzinio pushes off an throws an elbow but Oneill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oneill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gairzinio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oneill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gairzinio pushes Oneill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gairzinio.
Gairzinio is struggling to control the position.
Gairzinio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gairzinio is stalling here.
Oneill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gairzinio tries a knee to the head but Oneill blocks it.
Gairzinio tries a knee to the head but Oneill blocks it.
Gairzinio tries to land a knee to the head but Oneill blocks with his arms.
Oneill is trying to force a seperation but Gairzinio has the dominant position.
Gairzinio breaks the clinch.
Oneill misses with a double jab
and Gairzinio counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gairzinio finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Oneill. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oneill.
Gairzinio tries to clinch there but Oneill circles away.
Gairzinio tries to clinch but Oneill is having none of it.
Oneill swings for the body but Gairzinio moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gairzinio ducks under a wild hook from Oneill.
Gairzinio connects with a solid leg kick.
Gairzinio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oneill throws a series of strikes that have Gairzinio backpedaling.
Gairzinio lands with a cross.
Oneill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cane Gairzinio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Oneill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gairzinio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A low kick from Oneill is predictable there
and Gairzinio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gairzinio is looking to clinch.
Oneill gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gairzinio counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gairzinio.
Oneill kicks Gairzinio off and gets to his feet.
Gairzinio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oneill.
Oneill staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gairzinio delivers a nice body kick.
Oneill misses with a jab to the body
and Gairzinio counters with a body kick.
Gairzinio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Oneill lands with a nice combination. Gairzinio backs away looking to recover.
Gairzinio throws a body punch but Oneill moves out of range.
Oneill keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneill fails to land with a series of punches.
Oneill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gairzinio counters with a good low kick that Oneill was not able to check.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gairzinio.
Gairzinio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oneill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gairzinio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mickey Oneill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Oneill misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneill misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Oneill misses
and Gairzinio counters with a head kick.
Oneill lands a hook that stumbles Gairzinio back into the cage. Oneill follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Gairzinio to the canvas! Oneill pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Gairzinio has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mickey Oneill!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joban Kaylo Nogeuira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Rabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogeuira's entrance music is Thunder Strike -ACDC. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joban Kaylo Nogeuira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tank Rabbit!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Rabbit coming out on top.
A big left from Rabbit misses.
Nogeuira wants to clinch.
Nogeuira tries to clinch up.
Nogeuira tries to clinch there but Rabbit circles away.
Nogeuira moves out of range as Rabbit strikes.
Nogeuira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rabbit's guard.
Rabbit wants to stand and escape but Nogeuira is having none of it.
Nogeuira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rabbit is keeping the position for now.
Rabbit is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Nogeuira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rabbit's efforts to push away.
Nogeuira tries to pull guard but Rabbit won't allow it.
Rabbit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogeuira walks into a straight right hand from Rabbit.
No joy there for Nogeuira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nogeuira walks into a straight right hand from Rabbit.
Tank Rabbit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogeuira moves in looking to clinch but Rabbit pushes him off.
Nogeuira closes the distance and clinches.
Nogeuira jumps guard but Rabbit stands there with Nogeuira around his waist. Nogeuira gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nogeuira dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nogeuira jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rabbit walks away with a smile on his face. Nogeuira gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joban Kaylo Nogeuira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Rabbit scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Joban Kaylo Nogeuira has been cut.
Rabbit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Rabbit.
Nogeuira slips a jab and a cross from Rabbit.
Nogeuira pushes Rabbit up against the cage in a clinch.
Nogeuira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rabbit just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nogeuira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rabbit throws out the jab.
Nogeuira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rabbit throws a right hand that Nogeuira ducks under and follows up with a left that Nogeuira also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Rabbit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nogeuira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nogeuira throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rabbit was covering up waiting for the punch and Nogeuira finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rabbit wants to stand but Nogeuira is controlling the position.
Rabbit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nogeuira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nogeuira drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rabbit dives on top into guard.
Rabbit stands and steps away. Nogeuira gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rabbit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogeuira takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nogeuira is breathing heavily.
A jab from Rabbit misses.
Nogeuira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rabbit circles away.
Nogeuira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nogeuira moves out of range of the strikes.
Rabbit misses with a straight left.
A cross from Rabbit lands.
Rabbit connects with a right hand. Nogeuira shakes it off.
Rabbit tests Nogeuira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rabbit lands a glancing blow to the side of Nogeuira's head.
Tank Rabbit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rabbit throws a nice looking combination but Nogeuira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rabbit misses with a low kick as Nogeuira jumps back.
Rabbit circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogeuira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nogeuira slips a jab from Rabbit.
Nogeuira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rabbit lands a nice shot that snaps Nogeuira's head back.
Rabbit keeps the fight on the outside.
Rabbit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nogeuira is rocked!
Rabbit throws an overhand right that has Nogeuira reeling! Rabbit follows up with more punches and Nogeuira is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tank Rabbit!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grande Mucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mucho is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You Dont Know - 50 Cent. Marvin Jackson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marvin Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Grande Mucho!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mucho moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson drops Mucho with a beautiful combination! Mucho stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jackson is looking for the KO!
Mucho is rocked!
It looks like Grande Mucho has been cut.
Jackson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mucho is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mucho throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Mucho seems to have recovered his senses.
Mucho looks gassed!
Mucho misses with a body punch
and Jackson counters with a right hand from hell and Mucho is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marvin Jackson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between pile driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). driver comes to the cage accompanied by my way. Hicks is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bang Your Head. pile driver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, pile driver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
driver looks to land a left hand but Hicks moved out of range nicely.
driver throws a body punch but Hicks moves out of range.
driver misses with an uppercut.
driver tries to close the distance and clinch but Hicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hicks throws a jab but it's blocked by driver.
driver bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hicks dodges the punch combination from driver.
driver takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
driver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
driver tries to clinch but Hicks is having none of it.
driver shoots in looking for a takedown. Hicks tries to sprawl out of it but driver keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hicks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
driver bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hicks's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from driver does no damage.
driver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hicks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
driver is looking to clinch.
Hicks shoots in and bounces driver off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
driver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hicks is one step ahead there.
Hicks throwing strikes from guard but driver blocks nicely.
driver bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hicks's guard.
Hicks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. driver doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. driver manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
driver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
driver wants to stand but Hicks is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hicks scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hicks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hicks throws a right and a left that driver avoids nicely.
driver avoids a punch combination nicely.
pile driver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
driver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hicks.
Hicks swats away the attempt to clinch by driver.
Hicks keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
driver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
driver swinging wildly here.
driver is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hicks scores with a leg kick.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt
and driver counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
driver throws a combination that misses
and Hicks counters by clinching up.
Hicks struggles to land a body shot inside as driver controls his hands.
Hicks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
driver misses with an uppercut. Hicks saw that one coming.
driver tries to clinch but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks misses with a hook. driver ducked under it nicely.
driver lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
driver defending well as Hicks loads up on a big left hand.
Hicks misses with a hook. driver ducked under it nicely.
Hicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by driver.
Hicks defending well as driver loads up on a big left hand.
driver with a poor takedown
and Hicks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hicks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from driver.
Hicks with a poor takedown
and driver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
driver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hicks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
driver gets full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hicks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. driver is keeping the position for now.
driver bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hicks's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bill Hicks will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
driver closes the distance and clinches.
driver takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from driver.
driver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for driver.
Hicks works on driver's body with a couple of short punches.
driver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hicks stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
driver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
driver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hicks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
driver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hicks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hicks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
driver scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hicks.
Hicks scores with a shoulder strike.
Hicks is trying to break free.
Hicks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hicks dodges the punch combination from driver.
driver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Hicks lands a really nice looking cross but driver seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
driver defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hicks.
A shot to the body from driver misses
and Hicks counters with a single leg into guard. driver didn't expect that.
driver manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hicks tries to lock up and control but driver gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
driver dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Hicks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hicks can't escape the position.
driver lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hicks hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hicks can't escape the position.
Hicks is breathing heavily.
Hicks sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
driver drops an elbow to the side of Hicks's head.
Hicks looking for submissions off his back.
Hicks is refusing to be controlled, as driver sits in half guard.
driver is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hicks!
driver working Hicks over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
driver looking to control but Hicks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
driver with good strikes from the mount here!
Hicks gets back to half guard.
Hicks blocking the ground and pound attempt from driver.
driver decides to return to a standing position.
Hicks shoots in but no luck this time.
pile driver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Hicks.
driver tries to clinch but Hicks moves away
and Hicks counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks trying to control the position from guard on top but driver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bill Hicks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hicks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
driver scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Hicks throwing strikes but missing.
driver is trying to keep Hicks in close.
driver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hicks lands a couple of elbows.
Hicks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
driver has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hicks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hicks postures up in driver's guard and throws a big left but driver blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hicks moves out of range as driver strikes.
Bill Hicks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hicks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but driver checks it well.
driver is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body punch from driver.
A telegraphed right hand from driver misses the target.
Hicks slips a jab from driver.
driver wants to clinch
and Hicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks tries to close the distance and clinch but driver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hicks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bill Hicks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
driver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hicks.
driver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hicks circles away quickly and effectively.
Hicks scores with a jab to the jaw.
driver looks to throw the jab but Hicks is out of range.
Hicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
driver misses with a series of wild punches.
driver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
driver tries for a takedown but Hicks circles away easily
and Hicks counters with a one-two to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hicks.
driver drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
driver with a nice head shot there.
driver throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as driver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hicks lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for driver!
driver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hicks working driver over with strikes here.
Hicks won't let driver get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hicks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hicks punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks trying to control but driver is having none of it.
driver is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hicks lands a big elbow.
Hicks working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hicks lands with some strikes.
Hicks postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. driver looks a forlorn figure.
driver taking shots to the head.
Hicks fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hicks lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
driver wants to get back to his feet.
driver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
driver sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hicks drops an elbow to the side of driver's head.
Hicks works his way into side control.
driver is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hicks connects with a decent elbow.
driver tries to buck Hicks off but Hicks is having none of it.
Hicks working the head and body with strikes.
driver takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
driver on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
driver tries to buck Hicks off but Hicks is having none of it.
The strikes coming from Hicks are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hicks throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hicks tries to score with some ground and pound. driver controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hicks throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hicks scoring with punches and elbows.
driver is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hicks asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hicks looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
driver blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Hicks really 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.
Hicks shoots in for a double leg but driver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
driver throws a big shot that misses.
Hicks tries to close the distance and clinch but driver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
driver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hicks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
driver tries to clinch up but Hicks circles away and keeps his distance.
driver closes the distance but Hicks moves to the side
and Hicks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
driver throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
driver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
driver lands a right hook to the body.
driver misses with a takedown
and Hicks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hicks throws a left and a right that both miss
and driver counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hicks's guard now.
driver postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hicks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
driver is looking to work some ground and pound but Hicks has wrist control.
Hicks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
driver tries to get to full guard but Hicks has control of the leg.
Hicks winds up and cracks driver with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
driver is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hicks scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hicks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks driver with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
driver has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hicks is working away from the top position though.
driver is staying active underneath Hicks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
driver flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hicks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hicks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hicks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
driver works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hicks thows a big elbow that misses.
driver wants to get back to his feet but Hicks is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
driver keeping full guard, as Hicks tries to pass.
Hicks stopping the sweep attempt from driver.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now driver is on top in guard.
Hicks manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hicks scoring with strikes but driver is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
driver is in a horrible position here. Hicks smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
driver is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hicks lands a big shot there that rocks driver but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hicks working driver over with strikes here.
Hicks lands a nice shot to the head.
Hicks cracks driver with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
driver can't escape the position.
Hicks with shots to the head and body - driver looks very uncomfortable down there.
driver wants to control but Hicks is having none of it.
Hicks connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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 pile driver will probably get the nod.
That's time! driver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
driver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hicks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
driver misses the shot to the body.
Hicks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hicks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and driver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
driver throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hicks on the side of the head.
Hicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
driver just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
driver clinches but Hicks breaks the clinch
and Hicks counters with a right hand to the body.
Hicks is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hicks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before driver has time to react.
driver darts in trying to clinch
and Hicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in driver's half guard.
Hicks lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
driver flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
driver tries to roll over but Hicks keeps him under control.
driver trying to control here.
Hicks passes the guard and advances to mount!
driver is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
driver wants to hold on but Hicks pushes him away.
Hicks landing punches.
driver tries to hold on but Hicks postures up.
driver really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hicks with a couple of short strikes.
Hicks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hicks landing strikes, looking to finish!
driver is bucking up trying to escape but Hicks cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hicks is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. driver can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks working driver over with strikes here.
driver tries to lock up and control but Hicks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hicks breaks from driver's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Hicks connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hicks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish driver?
A nice elbow there by Hicks.
driver tries to reverse the position but Hicks maintains control.
driver sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
driver is looking for a sweep. Hicks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
pile driver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hicks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks driver with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hicks connects with a nice short shot to driver's temple.
driver slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks throws a big right hand that misses.
Hicks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. driver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hicks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
driver trying to control the position here.
driver escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hicks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hicks working some strikes from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Hicks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hicks 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Hicks!
Bill Hicks is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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139 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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225 cm
26
145 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Decent boxing
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Brown!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Aldo looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Aldo throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown lands the left hand.
Aldo tries to clinch up.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Aldo's shoulder, as Aldo tries to avoid the shot.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.
Aldo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brown to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Aldo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brown passes into half guard.
Aldo is trying to stand up here but Brown is controlling him well.
Brown is working for a submission of some sort.
Brown looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brown stops Aldo from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Brown stalling.
Aldo is trying to stand up here but Brown is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aldo throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brown stops Aldo from getting back to his feet.
Brown controlling the pace.
Aldo is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aldo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown stops Aldo from getting back to his feet.
Aldo tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aldo avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aldo as he avoids it easily.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Brown.
Brown looks gassed!
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aldo as he avoids it easily.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Aldo loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Aldo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Aldo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Aldo is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him
Brown takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aldo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aldo is defending against the submission attempts here by Brown.
Aldo tries to kick Brown off but Brown keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aldo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!
Aldo looking for the RNC.
Aldo has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Brown has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Brown just trying to survive but Aldo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Brown is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Aldo is staying active.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aldo moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown cracks Aldo with an open hand slap.
Aldo fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aldo has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Brown tries to pull guard but Aldo holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Aldo.
Aldo misses with a knee strike.
Aldo lands a knee to the head.
Aldo drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aldo keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Aldo is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aldo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown trying to control but Aldo is working from the bottom.
Aldo wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Aldo tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Brown.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown lands a body shot.
Aldo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aldo's waist but Aldo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Brown avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Aldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Aldo is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Aldo circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown blocks a head kick by Aldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo clinches with his opponent.
Aldo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aldo walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Aldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aldo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Aldo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Aldo tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aldo misses with a knee to the head.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aldo walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown cracks Aldo with an open hand slap.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aldo sprawls well. Aldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown shoots in but Aldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Aldo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo takes one to the chin there.
Aldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Aldo is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Aldo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aldo tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Aldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aldo wants it to stay on the feet.
Brown shoots in but Aldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aldo rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
Aldo tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aldo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aldo sprawls well. Aldo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Brown.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown tries for a takedown but Aldo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown blocks a head kick by Aldo.
Aldo pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo trying to land knees to the body.
Aldo scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Aldo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aldo looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Aldo missing with knees to the body.
Aldo misses with a knee to the head.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Aldo tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aldo smiles and moves away.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Aldo sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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.
Nice takedown defense from Aldo. No joy for Brown on that attempt.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Brown scores with a takedown into Aldo's guard.
Brown pushing down on Aldo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aldo pushes Brown off looking to stand but Brown dives back in and keeps control.
Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aldo defends it well.
Brown looking for a submission but Aldo manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Brown won't allow Aldo to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo trying to strike off his back.
Brown is pushing down on Aldo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aldo is fighting to maintain full guard but Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aldo defends it well.
Brown is keen to just control but Aldo is a slippery customer.
Brown is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aldo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet.
Brown controlling the action here.
Brown wants to control but Aldo is keeping him busy.
Brown looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aldo is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Aldo.
Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Aldo's guard.
Aldo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Brown uses it to pass to side control.
Brown trying to control the action but Aldo is working from the bottom.
Aldo is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Brown!
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