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VFL Fight Night 7 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between gary garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven McCarel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven McCarel told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, gary garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven McCarel!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by garcia.
McCarel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCarel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
garcia working the ground and pound but McCarel is defending the strikes.
McCarel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but garcia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCarel keeps working.
McCarel is looking to reverse the position.
McCarel regains half guard there - taking advantage of garcia's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
McCarel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McCarel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McCarel controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
garcia wants to control but McCarel is having none of it.
McCarel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. garcia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
garcia could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McCarel wants to get back to his feet but garcia is holding on tight.
McCarel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as garcia is looking to escape.
garcia tries to reverse the position but McCarel maintains control.
McCarel raining down shots from the mount!
Oooooh, big shot lands for McCarel! garcia is hurt baaadly! McCarel is firing away with more strikes - garcia is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Steven McCarel!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrik Berisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Timmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmons has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrik Berisha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Timmons!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmons throws a body punch but Berisha moves out of range.
Berisha drives through with a takedown into guard.
Berisha connects with a couple of short punches.
Berisha trying to control but Timmons is working from the bottom.
Berisha working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Timmons's head.
Berisha 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.
Berisha forces his way into half guard.
Timmons is trying to stand up here but Berisha is controlling him well.
Timmons is defending against the submission attempts here by Berisha.
Berisha prevents Timmons from standing back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Berisha passes to side control.
Berisha decides to stand up, so the ref orders Timmons to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berisha darts in and clinches Timmons up against the ropes.
Berisha pulls guard effortlessly.
Berisha is looking to stand up but Timmons isn't so interested in that idea.
Berisha looking for a guillotine here but Timmons defends easily.
Timmons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Berisha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Berisha is breathing heavily.
Berisha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Timmons gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Timmons has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Berisha is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Berisha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Berisha closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Berisha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Berisha tries to stand but can't do so whilst Timmons controls his leg.
Timmons slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Berisha won't allow Timmons to get back to his feet.
Berisha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmons is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Berisha is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Timmons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Berisha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Berisha shoots in and bounces Timmons off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Berisha scoring with punches to the head and body.
Timmons striking off his back but it's not causing Berisha any problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berisha trying to control the position from guard on top but Timmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berisha slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Timmons is trying to get back to half guard.
Berisha lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Timmons down.
Berisha is looking to take a break and control but Timmons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Berisha decides to stand up, so the ref orders Timmons to his feet.
Berisha dodges the punch combination from Timmons.
Berisha drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrik Berisha dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Timmons gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Berisha holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Berisha lands a knee to the head.
Berisha goes for a takedown attempt but Timmons pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Timmons shoots and misses
and Berisha counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Berisha stands up and waves to Timmons to follow him.
Berisha throws a head kick that half lands.
Berisha moves into the clinch successfully.
Timmons has had enough of the clinch but Berisha keeps him there for the moment.
Timmons wants to break free but Berisha has control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berisha pulls guard effortlessly.
Berisha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Timmons gets to his feet. Berisha looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berisha throws a head kick that Timmons semi-blocks.
Berisha lands with a kick to the temple. Timmons shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Timmons falls off balance throwing a combination
and Berisha counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Timmons's guard now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Timmons can do anything to dispel that myth.
Timmons keeping moving, preventing Berisha from controlling successfully.
Berisha won't allow Timmons to sweep him here.
Timmons wants to get back to his feet but Berisha is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Berisha is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Berisha won't allow Timmons to get back to his feet.
Berisha 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.
Patrik Berisha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berisha passes Timmons's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Berisha moves into full mount! Timmons won't be happy about that!
Berisha lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Timmons hang on?
Timmons wants to get back to his feet.
Berisha scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Timmons tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Timmons is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Berisha is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Timmons has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Berisha goes for an armbar but Timmons turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Timmons.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berisha looking for a guillotine here but Timmons defends easily.
Berisha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Timmons stopping the sweep attempt from Berisha.
Timmons stands up and waves to Berisha to follow him.
Timmons tries to clinch
and Berisha counters with a nice double leg into side control. Timmons won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmons throws Berisha to one side and escapes!
Timmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Berisha is just out of range.
Timmons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Berisha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Timmons tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Berisha counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Berisha.
Berisha 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berisha with a nice head shot there.
Berisha prevents Timmons from getting back to his feet.
Timmons has his feet on Berisha's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Timmons walks into a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timmons looks to clinch
and Berisha counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrik Berisha dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Berisha scores with a takedown into Timmons's guard.
Berisha slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Berisha tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Timmons is pushing Berisha's head away, looking to escape. Berisha manages to hold on to the position though.
Berisha tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Berisha has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Berisha goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Timmons rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Berisha's guard! Nice work there by Timmons!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Timmons trying to control but Berisha is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berisha is looking to stand up but Timmons isn't so interested in that idea.
Berisha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Berisha looking for a sweep. Not yet Berisha, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Timmons closes the distance but Berisha moves to the side
and Berisha counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Berisha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Timmons is keeping the position for now.
Berisha stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmons fails to land the takedown.
Berisha moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Berisha just misses with a elbow thrown towards Timmons's brow.
Timmons manages to break the clinch.
Patrik Berisha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Timmons wants to clinch
and Berisha holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Timmons wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Berisha manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Berisha working for a triangle but Timmons defends it easily.
Timmons wants to stand but Berisha is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berisha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Timmons doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Timmons manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Timmons must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Timmons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berisha is keeping the position for now.
Berisha bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Timmons's guard.
Johnny Timmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berisha decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Timmons, up you get!
Timmons misses with a combination
and Berisha counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Berisha is working for a kimura but Timmons is defending it quite comfortably.
Berisha wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berisha is working for a kimura but Timmons is defending it quite comfortably.
Berisha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Timmons wants to get back to his feet.
Berisha landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Berisha works his way into full mount!
Timmons is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrik Berisha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berisha 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Patrik Berisha!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Patrik Berisha!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Patrik Berisha!
Patrik Berisha wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mr amber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and roy bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). roy bull acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, mr amber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, roy bull!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
amber throws a head kick that misses.
amber gets a takedown into half guard.
bull is trying to control but can't.
bull is trying to get back to full guard.
bull wants to get back to his feet.
bull is looking to improve his position.
bull trying to hold on to amber's head to control him but amber postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
amber cracks the inside of bull's front leg.
A head kick misses from amber.
amber tries a head kick but it misses.
bull darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
bull trying to control the action but amber is working from the bottom.
amber tries to get to full guard but bull has control of the leg.
amber is trying to maintain the position but bull is very close to passing his half guard.
bull has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can amber defend it? bull steps over the head and cranks it - amber is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for bull!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). roy bull!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malin Petterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov has chosen The Trooper by Iron Maiden as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Malin Petterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov is looking to clinch but Petterson is avoiding it.
Volkov tries to close the distance and clinch but Petterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Volkov tries to clinch but Petterson moves out of range.
Petterson stuffs the takedown attempt from Volkov. Volkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Volkov wants to clinch up but Petterson keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Petterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Volkov which made him look bad.
Horrible takedown by Petterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Volkov which made him look bad.
Volkov gets a clinch.
Volkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petterson dodges an elbow strike from Volkov.
A body shot lands from Volkov.
Volkov stalling.
Petterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Volkov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Petterson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Volkov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petterson backwards.
Volkov is looking to control Petterson's arms but Petterson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Volkov has his back to the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov has hold of one of Petterson's legs. Petterson is fighting the takedown attempt but Volkov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Petterson keeps moving.
Petterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Volkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Petterson is on top in guard.
Volkov trying to control the position.
Petterson won't allow Volkov to sweep him here.
Petterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Volkov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Volkov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Petterson trying to control but Volkov is working from the bottom.
Petterson slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Petterson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Volkov counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malin Petterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petterson.
Petterson prevents a body shot from Volkov.
Nice body punch from Volkov - that landed with a thud.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Volkov.
Petterson blocks an uppercut.
Petterson looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Volkov - that landed with a thud.
Petterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petterson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Volkov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Petterson is breathing heavily.
Volkov wants to get back to striking at distance but Petterson won't allow it.
Volkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Volkov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Petterson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Volkov.
Good body shot from Volkov.
Petterson is pressed up against the ropes. Volkov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Petterson down to the mat. Petterson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Volkov wants to clinch up but Petterson keeps it at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Volkov.
Petterson shoots and misses
enabling Volkov to counter with a crisp jab.
Petterson is rocked!
Petterson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Volkov moves into the clinch.
Oh Petterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volkov is trying to trip Petterson. He has hold of a leg but Petterson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Volkov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Petterson has an active guard here but Volkov has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Volkov lands with a punch from half guard.
Volkov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Volkov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Petterson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Volkov is nestled in close to Petterson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Volkov is nestled in close to Petterson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Petterson tries to get to full guard but Volkov has control of the leg.
Volkov trying to control the action but Petterson is working from the bottom.
Petterson has hold of Volkov's hands but Volkov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Volkov.
Volkov winds up and cracks Petterson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Volkov lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Petterson quite badly. Petterson pulls Volkov in close trying to recover. Volkov postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Petterson on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Petterson doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Volkov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdzichu Potworny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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278 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdzichu Potworny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Brown!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Potworny takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Potworny shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Potworny keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Potworny has a takedown stuffed.
Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Potworny.
Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Potworny fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zdzichu Potworny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Potworny or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Potworny tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Potworny shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
Potworny is breathing heavily.
Brown stuns Potworny with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Potworny looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brown working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Potworny keeps working.
Brown lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Potworny down.
Brown working the head with strikes.
Brown wants to control but Potworny is keeping him busy.
Brown controls the position from side control.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Potworny keeps working.
Brown looks up at the clock and then as Potworny takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brown smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Brown working the body and head with strikes.
Potworny tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Brown has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Potworny!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Brown.
Brown tries to control but Potworny wriggling away.
Brown working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brown connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brown fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brown working Potworny over with strikes here.
Brown tries to control but Potworny wriggling away.
Brown prevents Potworny from getting the reversal.
Brown lands with some strikes.
Potworny is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Potworny is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Potworny flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Brown anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Potworny and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Brown slips an arm under Potworny chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Brown has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Brown is squeezing on Potworny like an anaconda would it's prey. Potworny fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Darren Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mike choppra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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158 lbs
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163 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, mike choppra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mr green!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
choppra scores a takedown into full mount!
green tries to hold on but choppra postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
choppra tries to control but green wriggling away.
choppra putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
green tries to hold on but choppra pushes him away.
green working to try and regain half guard.
green taking shots to the head.
green has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of choppra's lack of action.
green regains full guard. Nicely done.
choppra wants to control from the top but green keeps moving.
green is looking for a triangle but choppra pushes his legs off easily.
choppra trying to control but green is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
green preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
green keeping moving, preventing choppra from controlling successfully.
choppra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
choppra fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. green sprawls well initially but choppra persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
choppra tries to pass to full mount but green defends it.
choppra looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
green makes his way to full guard. A much better position for green.
green seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
green lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for choppra!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
choppra gets back to half guard.
green is thwarting choppra's attempts to control the position.
choppra on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
choppra is trying to maintain the position but green is very close to passing his half guard.
green trying to control from half guard but choppra is working away.
choppra wants to get back to full guard.
choppra is staying active underneath green, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
choppra tries to get to full guard but green has control of the leg.
choppra moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
green with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
green trying to control but choppra is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
choppra tries to clinch but green is having none of it.
choppra misses with the combination.
choppra gets a clinch.
choppra tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. green smiles and moves away.
choppra changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. green tries to avoid it but choppra manages to keep hold of a leg and drag green to the ground. green escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
mike choppra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
green stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mike choppra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
green shoots in and bounces choppra off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
green trying to control the position from guard on top but choppra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
choppra is trying to control the position from the bottom.
green must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
green wants to stand but choppra has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
choppra working a defensive guard here.
choppra wants to sweep but no luck.
green wants to control from the top but choppra keeps moving.
choppra manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. green manages to get himself to full guard.
green wants to sweep here but choppra controlling him for the moment.
green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mike choppra dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
choppra misses with a takedown
and green counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
choppra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
choppra has his foot on green's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. green works his way back into a safe position though.
choppra looking to control.
green seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
green works a leg free and moves into half guard.
green winds up and cracks choppra with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
choppra trying to control here.
choppra tries to roll over but green keeps him under control.
green tries to pass to full mount but choppra defends it.
green prevents choppra from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
choppra is looking to improve his position.
green seems to be working for a kimura but choppra defends the submission attempt.
green is keen to just control but choppra is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
green shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
choppra thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
choppra manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
choppra wants to control the pace but green is squirming around nicely.
choppra wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
green is squirming around, avoiding choppra's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
choppra landing shots from mount.
green keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
choppra looking to control but green is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
green flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
choppra lands a nice shot to the head.
green can't escape the position.
choppra landing punches.
green takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, choppra cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
choppra tries to control but green wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
green is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
choppra looking to finish green with some ground and pound. This is bad for green!
green manages to regain half guard. Good work.
choppra is trying to work for a kimura but green is defending well.
green trying to control but choppra postures up.
choppra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
green trying to control here.
green on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
choppra tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
mr green has got the better of the ground game so far.
green tries to roll over but choppra keeps him under control.
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.
choppra passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for green!
choppra 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.
choppra can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as green is looking to escape.
choppra looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
green gets back to half guard.
green wants to get back to full guard.
green is pressing down on choppra's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
choppra distracts green with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
green controls choppra momentarily but choppra frees himself.
green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
green blocks a head kick by choppra.
choppra misses with a takedown attempt
and green counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in choppra's guard now.
choppra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
green slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
green postures up.
choppra keeping moving, preventing green from controlling successfully.
green is working choppra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
green pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. choppra is keeping the position for now.
choppra working a defensive guard here.
green trying to control but choppra is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
green gets caught flat footed, as choppra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
choppra sitting in guard here, content to control.
choppra looking to sit in guard and control but green gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
choppra controls green momentarily but green frees himself.
green looking to pass the guard.
green lands a couple of elbows.
green trying to control the position from guard on top but choppra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
choppra manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. green manages to get himself to full guard.
choppra looking to sit in guard and control but green gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
choppra looking to control.
green loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
green seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
choppra looking for a sweep. Not yet choppra, not yet.
green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. choppra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
choppra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in green's guard.
choppra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
choppra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
choppra trying to control the position from guard on top but green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
green is looking to stand up but choppra isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
choppra connects with a couple of short punches.
choppra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
green trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
choppra trying to control but green is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
green closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
choppra looking for a sweep but green has passed into full mount! Oh no!
green working away from the top, dropping strikes.
green goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now choppra is on top in guard.
green trying to keep a closed guard but choppra is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
choppra wants to control from the top but green keeps moving.
green is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst choppra is controlling him.
choppra postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
green working a defensive guard here.
choppra wants to control from the top but green keeps moving.
green keeping full guard, as choppra tries to pass.
choppra trying to control but green is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
choppra gets a takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to mr green.
I think green 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 Ackerman scores the fight for mr green!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for mr green!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for mr green!
mr green wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mag dalena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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245 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, mag dalena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Green!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dalena ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green drops dalena with a big left hand and mounts him. dalena is in big trouble!
dalena is rocked!
It looks like mag dalena has been cut.
dalena is working to get back to half guard.
Oh dalena is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Green loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have dalena scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Green land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Green stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Green!
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