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QFC Tournament 1117 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Weeks Danielle (ranked 4294 p4p, 4370 weight class) and Ricky Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 430 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Weeks Danielle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Chan!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danielle tries to move into range but Chan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ricky Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan connects with a solid leg kick.
Chan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Danielle walks into a stiff left hand from Chan.
Chan darts in and clinches Danielle up against the cage.
Danielle is stalling here.
Chan can't find room to land a body shot as Danielle controls the action.
Danielle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chan pushes Danielle up against the cage in a clinch.
Chan tries to break free but Danielle pushes him back against the cage.
Danielle tries to score a body lock takedown but Chan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Danielle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Chan - that landed with a thud.
Danielle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Danielle as Chan tries to tie him up.
Chan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan lands with a left to the head.
Chan breaks from the clinch.
Chan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Danielle, pushing him back against the cage.
Chan is trying to maintain a safe position but Danielle gets an underhook and turns Chan into the cage.
Danielle blocks a body shot from Chan.
Chan lands with a short shot to the head.
Chan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Danielle jumps guard and drags Chan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Danielle pulls Chan in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan trying to control but Danielle is working from the bottom.
Danielle has Chan pulled in close to control his posture.
Chan tries to free his leg and advance position but Danielle is retaining full guard.
Danielle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chan's guard.
Chan can't keep his opponent in guard - Danielle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Danielle takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Chan looks winded!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Danielle controlling the positon.
Danielle has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Chan.
Danielle is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Chan with him. Chan is trying to defend but Danielle has an arm under the chin now! Chan grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Weeks Danielle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Lafferty (ranked 0 p4p, 4608 weight class) and Derrick Gawain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Lafferty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Derrick Gawain!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafferty shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lafferty was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gawain is looking for a sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gawain can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gawain is trying to control Lafferty's posture but Lafferty avoids it.
Lafferty wants to control but Gawain is keeping him busy.
Gawain wants to control but Lafferty postures up.
Gawain manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gawain wants to control but Lafferty is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gawain moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafferty is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gawain has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lafferty is looking to defend but Gawain has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lafferty! Gawain pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lafferty taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Derrick Gawain!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darby Dabanks (ranked 4556 p4p, 4418 weight class) and Ben Miata (ranked 0 p4p, 434 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darby Dabanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Miata!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miata tries a head kick but it misses.
Dabanks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miata.
Dabanks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dabanks lands a nice short elbow.
Dabanks not doing much here.
It looks like Dabanks is going to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dabanks is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Miata is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miata is looking to control Dabanks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miata avoid being mounted?
Dabanks really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dabanks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Miata holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dabanks lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dabanks slows the pace down in half guard.
Dabanks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dabanks seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Miata for as long as he can get away with.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miata shoots for a double leg takedown but Dabanks sprawls well. He's pushed Miata's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dabanks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Miata is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dabanks's half guard.
Dabanks is trying to stand back up but Miata is controlling him
Miata missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabanks controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dabanks is trying to get back to full guard.
Dabanks regains full guard. Nicely done.
Miata postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Miata trying to control the position from guard on top but Dabanks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dabanks scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Dabanks seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dabanks is keeping the position for now.
Dabanks has his foot on Miata's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miata works his way back into a safe position though.
Miata preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dabanks throws a body punch but Miata moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dabanks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miata looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darby Dabanks dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Miata gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miata is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Dabanks presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Miata looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dabanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dabanks shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Miata napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Miata throws Dabanks to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dabanks misses with a left hand
and Miata counters with a right hand to the body.
Miata closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dabanks breaks the clinch.
Miata tries to clinch but Dabanks is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabanks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dabanks shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Miata won't allow Dabanks to pass to mount.
Miata is trying to maintain the position but Dabanks is very close to passing his half guard.
Miata pushes Dabanks off looking to stand but Dabanks dives back in and keeps control.
Dabanks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miata has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dabanks is working away from the top position though.
Dabanks seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabanks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dabanks is thwarting Miata's attempts to control the position.
Dabanks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Darby Dabanks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Well, if Dabanks is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabanks moves into the clinch successfully.
Miata drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miata is fighting off a takedown attempt but Dabanks is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Miata to the mat. Miata regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Miata controls Dabanks momentarily but Dabanks frees himself.
Miata tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dabanks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dabanks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miata is breathing heavily.
Dabanks drops back, looking for a kneebar! Miata looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Miata looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Miata!
Miata trying to control the action but Dabanks is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ben Miata will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Miata shoots and misses
and Dabanks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dabanks.
Dabanks has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Miata uses from the top position.
Dabanks controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miata preventing the sweep.
Miata wants to control from the top but Dabanks keeps moving.
Dabanks throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miata wants to get up but he can't break Dabanks's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dabanks trying to control the position here.
Dabanks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miata is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabanks shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dabanks controlling the action here.
Dabanks has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabanks blocks the strikes from Miata.
Miata is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabanks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miata shoots in and drives through. Dabanks sprawls well.
Dabanks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miata will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Darby Dabanks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Miata.
Dabanks drives through with a takedown into Miata's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Miata manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Dabanks misses.
Dabanks has closed the distance and engaged Miata in a clinch.
Dabanks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miata fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dabanks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dabanks throws a head kick but Miata moves out of range.
Dabanks looks for the body kick but Miata saw that one coming.
Miata shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dabanks is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Miata.
Dabanks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miata looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dabanks moves into the clinch.
Dabanks turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dabanks manages to end up in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miata misses with an elbow from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Miata's face as Dabanks controls the position.
Ben Miata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darby Dabanks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miata throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darby Dabanks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dabanks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Darby Dabanks!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Darby Dabanks!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Darby Dabanks!
Darby Dabanks wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brenden Inganno (ranked 4389 p4p, 4264 weight class) and Silviu Panadero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
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BJJ Brown 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brenden Inganno !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Silviu Panadero!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Panadero.
Inganno throws a hook but Panadero blocks it.
Panadero wants to counter the offense by Inganno and move into the clinch position.
Inganno clinches.
Panadero jumps guard but Inganno stands there with Panadero around his waist. Panadero gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Inganno wants the takedown. Panadero is fighting it off but Inganno persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Panadero's guard against the cage.
Inganno with a flurry of punches that miss.
Inganno keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Panadero's head.
Inganno scoring with some ground and pound.
Panadero working for a triangle but Inganno defends it easily.
Inganno keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Panadero's head.
Inganno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Panadero working for a triangle but Inganno defends it easily.
Inganno avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inganno drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Inganno jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Inganno chips away with some ground and pound.
Inganno throwing strikes from guard but Panadero blocks nicely.
Panadero escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Inganno gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Inganno engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inganno trying to control the position from guard on top but Panadero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Inganno is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Panadero has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Inganno is looking to defend but Panadero has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Inganno ! Panadero pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Inganno taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Silviu Panadero!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Islam Mokaev (ranked 4406 p4p, 4566 weight class) and Max Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Islam Mokaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Archer!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mokaev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Archer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mokaev somewhat.
Mokaev closes the distance but Archer moves to the side
so Archer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mokaev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mokaev looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Archer has picked Mokaev up and slammed him! Mokaev can't keep hold of the triangle and Archer manages to pass to side control!
Mokaev tries to bench press Archer off him but Archer keeps the position.
Archer is trying to get an arm triangle but Mokaev is defending well.
Archer working the ground and pound but Mokaev is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Mokaev's face as Archer controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer tries to score with some ground and pound. Mokaev controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Archer 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.
Archer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Archer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mokaev is looking to regain half guard here but Archer keeps moving and retains side control.
Archer avoids the strikes from the bottom by Mokaev.
Archer trying to control the position but Mokaev is working away.
You can see the frustration on Mokaev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mokaev is looking for a sweep.
Mokaev is trying to control Archer's posture but Archer avoids it.
Mokaev gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Archer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Mokaev is looking to get to half guard.
Archer punching from mount but Mokaev doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mokaev is looking to get to half guard.
Archer controlling the pace for now.
Mokaev throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Archer controlling his opponent.
Mokaev is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mokaev is working hard here to advance position.
Mokaev regains half guard.
Mokaev is looking to get back to full guard here but Archer has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mokaev is looking to reverse the position.
Archer trying to control the position but Mokaev is working away.
Archer is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mokaev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mokaev can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mokaev looks to move to half guard but instead Archer has passed into mount! Damn!
Mokaev is squirming around, avoiding Archer's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Archer controlling from mount.
Mokaev is in a horrible position here. Archer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Archer dominated that round.
That's time! Mokaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Archer closes the distance and clinches.
Archer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mokaev fails to pull guard.
Mokaev pulls guard successfully.
Archer wants to control from the top but Mokaev keeps moving.
Archer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mokaev looking for a guillotine here but Archer defends easily.
Mokaev working for a triangle but Archer defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer gets to his feet. Mokaev looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mokaev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Archer defends well and Mokaev ends up having to push Archer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Archer wants to counter the offense by Mokaev and move into the clinch position.
Mokaev tries to pull guard but Archer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Islam Mokaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mokaev is trying to pull guard but Archer has him pressed against the cage.
Archer tries to break the clinch but Mokaev is controlling the position.
Mokaev is trying to pull guard but Archer has him pressed against the cage.
Mokaev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Archer smiles and moves away.
Mokaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Archer clinches up against the cage.
Archer wants the takedown. Mokaev is fighting it off but Archer persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mokaev's guard against the cage.
Archer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Archer wants to control from the top but Mokaev keeps moving.
Archer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mokaev throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Archer escapes and throws Mokaev's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Archer wants to control but Mokaev is keeping him busy.
Archer stands up.
Mokaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mokaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Archer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Archer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mokaev throws an off balance right hand
so Archer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Archer is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mokaev looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Archer passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mokaev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Archer in particular looking to stall.
Max Archer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Archer works his way into side control.
Mokaev is being controlled here.
Mokaev looks to move to half guard but instead Archer has passed into mount! Damn!
Archer moves to the back position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mokaev defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Archer's arms.
Mokaev trying to control the position but Archer manages to sink in the hooks.
Archer tightening his grip on Mokaev, looking for the choke.
Archer throwing damaging strikes from the back! Mokaev could be in trouble here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Archer controlling well, preventing Mokaev from escaping the position.
Mokaev covering up well and avoiding damage.
Mokaev is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Archer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mokaev tries to clinch but Archer moves out of range.
Mokaev tries to clinch up.
As Mokaev backs off Archer throws a huge counter combo but Mokaev manages to avoid it all.
Archer shoots in and bounces Mokaev off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mokaev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Archer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Archer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mokaev throws out the jab.
Archer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer has managed to clinch.
Archer is trying to break free.
Archer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mokaev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Archer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Archer has had enough of the clinch but Mokaev keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mokaev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Archer smiles and moves away.
Mokaev tries to clinch but Archer is having none of it.
Archer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mokaev on his heels. He'll look to pass Mokaev's guard now, I'm sure.
Archer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mokaev has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Archer should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Mokaev has tightened it up now! Archer should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Islam Mokaev!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between li Wang (ranked 3057 p4p, 4283 weight class) and Rick Boselli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, li Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Boselli!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boselli is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wang's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boselli looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boselli scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boselli not doing much here.
Ground and pound from Boselli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boselli seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wang wants to control but Boselli is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boselli lands strikes from half guard.
 Wang is rocked!
Boselli controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Wang is out! Boselli gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rick Boselli!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jessie Stubbs (ranked 4469 p4p, 4464 weight class) and Marco Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jessie Stubbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Jay!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay scores with the left hand. Stubbs knows he should have avoided that one.
Stubbs throws out a leg kick but Jay moves out of range and Stubbs only half commits.
Jay sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stubbs rushes Jay and presses him up against the cage.
Stubbs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stubbs missing with knees to the body.
Jay misses with a body punch.
Stubbs misses with a knee to the head.
Jay is trying to break free.
Jay avoiding damage as Stubbs throws knees to the body.
Jay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jay tries a body shot but Stubbs blocks it.
Stubbs trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jay scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stubbs missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stubbs obliges.
A hook to the body from Jay.
Jay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jay has had enough of the clinch but Stubbs keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stubbs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jay misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay struggles to land a body shot inside as Stubbs controls his hands.
Jay digs a right hand into Stubbs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stubbs's gas tank.
Jay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jay throws a head punch that misses.
Jay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stubbs throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Jay.
Stubbs trying to land knees to the body.
Stubbs tries to land knees in the clinch but Jay avoids the damage to the body.
Jay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stubbs's elbow.
Jay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jay manages to break the clinch.
Jay getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jay with a jab.
 It looks like Jessie Stubbs has been cut.
Jay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jay with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs rushes Jay and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stubbs blocks a body shot from Jay.
Jay avoiding damage as Stubbs throws knees to the body.
Stubbs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stubbs landing knees to the body.
Stubbs landing knees to the head.
Jay misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Jay.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Stubbs.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Stubbs.
Stubbs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stubbs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Stubbs tries to land knees in the clinch but Jay avoids the damage to the body.
Jay working hard to break the clinch.
Stubbs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Jay digs a right hand underneath Stubbs's ribcage. Stubbs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stubbs prevents Jay from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stubbs wants to clinch up but Jay keeps it at a distance.
Stubbs is looking to clinch.
Jay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stubbs closes the distance and clinches.
Jay throws a punch but it's blocked by Stubbs.
Stubbs lands a knee to the head.
Jay avoiding damage as Stubbs throws knees to the body.
Stubbs missing with knees to the body.
Jay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stubbs misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Jay.
Jay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stubbs looking to throw knees to the head but Jay is blocking nicely.
Stubbs is breathing heavily.
Jay avoiding damage as Stubbs throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stubbs lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jay has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jay and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jay with the inside leg kick.
Jay fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stubbs is out of range.
Stubbs tries to counter by clinching up but Jay breaks away and moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stubbs tries to clinch but Jay moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Jay.
Jay gets tackled into the cage by Stubbs. Stubbs maintains the clinch.
Jay avoiding damage as Stubbs throws knees to the body.
Jay digs a right hand into Stubbs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stubbs's gas tank.
Jay working aggressively here.
Jay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jay tries a body shot but Stubbs blocks it.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but Jay blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jay.
Stubbs missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stubbs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marco Jay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jessie Stubbs's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jay throws a leg kick but Stubbs moved away.
Stubbs tries to clinch there but Jay circles away.
Jay tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stubbs drives through and clinches with Jay against the cage.
Jay misses with a punch to the body.
Jay lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jay.
Stubbs scores a nice knee to the body.
Stubbs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jay avoiding damage as Stubbs throws knees to the body.
Jay softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stubbs closes the distance and clinches.
Jay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jay working hard to break the clinch.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Stubbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jay avoids it.
Stubbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Jay.
Jay is trying to push Stubbs away but Stubbs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stubbs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Jay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stubbs's elbow.
Jay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jay scores with a shot to the side of Stubbs's head.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Stubbs.
Jay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stubbs blocks a body shot from Jay.
Jay struggles to land a body shot inside as Stubbs controls his hands.
Stubbs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jay is leaning against Stubbs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay has had enough of the clinch but Stubbs keeps him there for the moment.
Jay is trying to push Stubbs away but Stubbs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stubbs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Jay avoiding damage as Stubbs throws knees to the body.
Jay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stubbs's elbow.
Jay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stubbs backwards.
Jay avoiding damage as Stubbs throws knees to the body.
Jay working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Stubbs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jay takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Stubbs.
Jay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jay darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jay smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jay lands with a hook. Stubbs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stubbs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jay throws a low kick but Stubbs moves out of range easily.
Stubbs fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jay just manages to avoid it.
Stubbs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jay connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stubbs scrambles back to his feet.
Stubbs tries to clinch up but Jay circles away and keeps his distance.
Jay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stubbs at a distance.
Stubbs moves into the clinch successfully.
Stubbs tries to land knees in the clinch but Jay avoids the damage to the body.
Stubbs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jay tries to circle away but Stubbs has him pinned against the cage.
Jay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Jay fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stubbs.
Jay avoiding damage as Stubbs throws knees to the body.
Jay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jay avoiding damage as Stubbs throws knees to the body.
Jay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stubbs tries a knee to the head but Jay blocks it.
Stubbs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jay has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stubbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
Stubbs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jessie Stubbs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stubbs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stubbs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stubbs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stubbs backwards.
Jay is trying to break the clinch but Stubbs has him pressed against the cage.
Jay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jay struggles to land a body shot inside as Stubbs controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marco Jay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jessie Stubbs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stubbs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jay lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Jay fails to land.
Stubbs blocks a body shot from Jay.
Stubbs scores a nice knee to the body.
Stubbs missing with knees to the body.
Stubbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
Stubbs trying to land knees to the body.
Stubbs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stubbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay misses with a body punch.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Stubbs.
Stubbs tries to land knees in the clinch but Jay avoids the damage to the body.
Stubbs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jay working aggressively here.
Jay takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stubbs's elbow.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Stubbs.
Jay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jay throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stubbs tries to counter by clinching up but Jay breaks away and moves out of range.
Jay throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jay misses with a hook.
Stubbs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jay finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stubbs clinches up with Jay and pushes him back against the cage.
Stubbs trying to land knees to the body.
Stubbs connects with a knee to the head.
Stubbs missing with knees to the body.
Stubbs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stubbs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stubbs tries to land a knee to the head but Jay blocks with his arms.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Stubbs.
Jay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jay managing to block the knees to the body from Stubbs.
Jay working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stubbs is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jay lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stubbs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stubbs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stubbs is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Jay misses.
Jay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Stubbs.
Stubbs avoids the body shot from Jay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stubbs seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Good leg kick by Jay.
Jay displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stubbs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marco Jay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jay misses with a leg kick
and Stubbs counters by moving into the clinch.
Stubbs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Stubbs tries to land knees in the clinch but Jay avoids the damage to the body.
Stubbs lands a good knee to the midsection. Jay won't want to take too many of those.
Jay lands a nice uppercut.
Stubbs blocking some punches.
Stubbs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jay is defending well for now.
Stubbs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jay breaks from the clinch.
Jay throws a leg kick
and Stubbs counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stubbs wants to clinch.
Stubbs is looking to clinch.
Stubbs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jay. Jay obviously looking to wear him down.
Stubbs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jay misses with a kick to the body.
Stubbs moves in looking to clinch but Jay pushes him off.
Stubbs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stubbs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stubbs has Jay pressed against the cage, preventing Jay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stubbs lands a good knee to the midsection. Jay won't want to take too many of those.
Stubbs missing with knees to the body.
Stubbs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jessie Stubbs.
I think Jay 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight for Jessie Stubbs!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Marco Jay!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Jessie Stubbs!
Jessie Stubbs wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Martin (ranked 4226 p4p, 4492 weight class) and Hayden Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 230 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hayden Allen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Allen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Allen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Martin manages to get back to half guard.
Allen stands up out of the half guard.
Allen shoots in for a double leg but Martin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martin lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen misses with a left hand
and Martin counters with a takedown into side control.
Allen sneaks out the side door and pushes Martin away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Allen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Allen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allen keeps working.
Allen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Allen has his hands clasped together around Martin's back. He's all about the action.
Allen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Allen keeping control of the position.
Allen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martin connects with a couple of short punches.
Martin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Allen.
Allen pushes Martin off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martin 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.
Allen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Martin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Allen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ricky Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayden Allen.
Martin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Allen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin shoots and misses
and Allen counters by moving into the clinch.
Martin wants a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Martin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Allen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Allen pinned against the cage. Allen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As Martin backs off Allen throws a huge counter combo but Martin manages to avoid it all.
Martin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Allen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martin swivels and escapes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hayden Allen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Allen fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Martin misses the target.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Allen stops a takedown attempt from Martin.
Allen decides to pull guard.
Allen pulls Martin in to control the position.
Martin wants to pass the guard but Allen is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin won't allow Allen to sweep him here.
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Allen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Allen's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen pulls Martin in close to his closed guard and prevents Martin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Martin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Allen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Allen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hayden Allen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Allen is controlling Martin's posture.
Martin trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
Martin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Allen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Allen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Allen looking for a sweep. Not yet Allen, not yet.
Martin trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
Martin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Allen's head.
Martin stands up over Allen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martin trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
Martin landing with the ground and pound.
Allen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a big elbow that misses.
Martin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Allen's head.
Martin stands and throws Allen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Allen tries to bench press Martin off him but Martin keeps the position.
Martin wants to control but Allen is keeping him busy.
Allen throws Martin to one side and escapes!
Allen misses with a head kick.
Allen gets a clinch.
Allen is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Allen keeps him there for the moment.
Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hayden Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Martin shoots in and gets a takedown into Allen's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen has Martin pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Allen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Martin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Allen dives in and scores a takedown into Martin's guard.
Martin working a defensive guard here.
Allen is looking to work some ground and pound but Martin has wrist control.
Allen throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin wants to sweep here but Allen controlling him for the moment.
Martin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin working a defensive guard here.
Allen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Allen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Allen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Allen manages to pull guard.
Allen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Martin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen is pulling down on Martin's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Allen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martin working a defensive guard here.
Martin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Allen throws a big right hand that misses.
Allen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to keep Allen in close.
Martin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Allen scoring with some ground and pound.
Martin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Allen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Allen moves into the clinch successfully.
Martin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four 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.
Allen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Martin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ricky Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Allen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martin is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martin fails to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hayden Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Allen 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Hayden Allen!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Hayden Allen!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Hayden Allen!
Hayden Allen wins by unanimous decision!
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A |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
39% |
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