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VFL small fight night 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benson Hamaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lion Takanori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takanori is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scary. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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157 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Hamaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lion Takanori!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamaka tries to clinch but Takanori moves out of range.
Lion Takanori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takanori wants to land a leg kick but Hamaka is out of range.
Takanori throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hamaka tries to work over Takanori's front leg with a kick but Takanori checks it.
Hamaka stalks Takanori and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Takanori's face. Takanori staggers backwards, shaken.
A slow jab from Hamaka misses its intended target.
Hamaka throws a push kick but Takanori slaps the foot to one side.
Takanori clobbers Hamaka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Takanori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamaka.
Hamaka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hamaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hamaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Takanori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takanori throws a hook to the side of Hamaka's head but Hamaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takanori keeps the fight on the outside.
Takanori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takanori darts in trying to clinch
and Hamaka counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanori swats away the attempt to clinch by Hamaka.
Nice shot by Hamaka.
Takanori misses with a kick to the body
and Hamaka counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Takanori.
No joy there for Hamaka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hamaka clinches with his opponent.
Hamaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamaka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takanori stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hamaka takes the fight into the clinch.
Hamaka slows down the pace here.
Takanori tries to work over Hamaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hamaka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hamaka misses with a knee strike.
Hamaka has Takanori pressed against the ropes, preventing Takanori from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hamaka lands a left hand.
Takanori is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Hamaka.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hamaka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takanori's brow.
Hamaka breaks from the clinch.
Takanori falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hamaka counters by moving into the clinch.
Takanori swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamaka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Lion Takanori has been cut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hamaka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hamaka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Takanori wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hamaka gets through Takanori's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hamaka throws an elbow but it misses.
Hamaka tries to land a knee to the head but Takanori blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hamaka as Takanori tries to tie him up.
Hamaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takanori throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hamaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takanori darts in trying to clinch
letting Hamaka counter with a right hand.
Takanori misses with a shot to the body
and Hamaka counters with a two punch combo.
Takanori blocks a head kick by Hamaka.
Takanori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hamaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takanori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanori keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hamaka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takanori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Takanori fails to land with a series of punches.
Takanori misses with an uppercut. Hamaka saw that one coming.
Takanori moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Benson Hamaka has been cut.
Takanori looks to land a combination. Hamaka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hamaka is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Takanori falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hamaka counters with a head kick.
Oh Hamaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hamaka is breathing heavily.
Hamaka walks straight into a right hand from Takanori - that's dropped him! Takanori jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Hamaka from any more punishment! Hamaka complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lion Takanori!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pointon Slavey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell has chosen Intro Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pointon Slavey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell fails to land the takedown.
Slavey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitchell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slavey is fending him off so far but Mitchell persists. Nope, Slavey circles away and we're back to standing.
Mitchell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slavey's waist but Slavey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mitchell off to one side.
Pointon Slavey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Mitchell.
Mitchell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Slavey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Slavey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mitchell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slavey is fending him off so far but Mitchell persists. Nope, Slavey circles away and we're back to standing.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
Slavey throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
Horrible takedown by Mitchell or perhaps it was just good defense by Slavey which made him look bad.
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Slavey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell fails to land the takedown.
Slavey drops Mitchell with a beautiful combination! Mitchell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Slavey is looking for the KO!
Mitchell is rocked!
It looks like Dennis Mitchell has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Slavey is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Mitchell flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Mitchell is out cold! Slavey holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pointon Slavey!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lite comes to the ring accompanied by Lights out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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136 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Lite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Milo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lite pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Milo Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lite waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Lite.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
It looks like Mark Lite has been cut.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Lite misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lite clinches.
Lite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lite misses with a head kick.
Lite scores with a body shot.
Lite tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A left lands for Lite.
It looks like Milo Jackson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Lite counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Lite holds him up against the ropes and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Lite has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lite wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Lite wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lite tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lite is one step ahead there.
Lite knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lite's guard.
Jackson passes into half guard.
Jackson not doing much here.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Lite is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but Lite is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lite doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson blocks the strikes from Lite.
Lite looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jackson in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lite manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lite wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lite looking for a sweep. Not yet Lite, not yet.
Lite keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Jackson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lite connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lite clinches with his opponent.
Lite wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the ropes.
Jackson wants to stall.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Lite is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Lite tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the ropes.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lite's efforts to push away.
Lite throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Lite tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the ropes.
Lite is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Lite wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Lite working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Lite manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Lite counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lite missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackson pushes a forearm under Lite's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Lite is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Milo Jackson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jokke Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Tocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tocha has chosen That Golden Rule as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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135 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jokke Mela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Tocha!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tocha tries to keep at a distance but Mela has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mela has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tocha is trying to keep an underhook but Mela manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mela stops Tocha from getting back to his feet.
Mela controlling the pace.
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.
Mela takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tocha keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mela stops Tocha from getting back to his feet.
Mela is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tocha pushes Mela off looking to stand but Mela dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tocha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mela.
Tocha wants to get back to his feet.
Tocha pushes Mela off, looking to escape but Mela dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Tocha is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jokke Mela!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Steadman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). orange comes to the ring accompanied by yes. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mr orange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Steadman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steadman keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for orange with that takedown attempt.
Steadman misses with a wild body shot.
orange showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steadman.
orange lands a big right hand that sends Steadman crashing to the mat! orange stays standing though and waves Steadman back to his feet!
It looks like David Steadman has been cut.
Steadman misses with a takedown attempt - orange sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Steadman should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Steadman cracks orange with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
orange has managed to clinch.
orange lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from orange fails to land.
orange breaks the clinch.
orange shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Steadman as he avoids it easily.
orange has Steadman up against the ropes in a clinch.
orange misses with the head strike.
Steadman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
orange jumps guard.
orange is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steadman wants to improve his position but orange is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
orange thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steadman's head.
orange thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steadman's head.
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.
orange throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
orange is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Steadman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time orange.
orange thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
orange working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steadman is trying to maintain the position but orange is very close to passing his half guard.
orange slips a nice elbow through Steadman's hands, connecting with Steadman's forehead.
orange tries to pass to full mount but Steadman defends it.
orange sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steadman defending well though.
Steadman wants to get back to full guard.
Steadman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
orange 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.
orange with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
orange not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
orange missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
orange throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
orange shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mr orange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
orange shoots in for a takedown but Steadman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steadman throws a nice looking combination but orange bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steadman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steadman closes the distance but orange moves to the side
so orange counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
orange is breathing heavily.
Steadman is looking to stand up but orange isn't so interested in that idea.
orange throws a strike but Steadman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Steadman wants to control from the top but orange keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steadman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Steadman postures up.
Steadman preventing the sweep.
orange has a closed guard, preventing Steadman from standing up.
orange looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steadman is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
orange looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steadman is fending him off so far but orange persists. Nope, Steadman circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr orange dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Steadman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Steadman fails to land with a series of punches.
orange misses with a straight right.
Steadman swinging wilding here.
Steadman throws a left and a right that both miss
and orange counters with a lovely shot to the body.
orange throws a right and a left that Steadman avoids nicely.
Steadman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
orange changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Steadman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
orange working the ground and pound from side control.
orange postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Steadman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on orange's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
orange thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steadman's head.
Steadman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with orange. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Steadman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from orange.
orange wants to take a breather but Steadman is having none of it.
Steadman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steadman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from orange.
orange scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
orange missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
orange wants to take a breather but Steadman is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Steadman defending well as orange loads up on a big left hand.
Steadman fails with a takedown attempt.
Steadman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but orange moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steadman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from orange.
orange shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than orange was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, orange cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steadman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
orange wants to control the pace but Steadman is squirming around nicely.
orange landing shots from mount.
Steadman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Steadman can do anything to dispel that myth.
orange has isolated one of Steadman's arms. Steadman looking to fight him off but orange twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). mr orange!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Funktastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Funktastic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funktastic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Funktastic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Funktastic passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva moves into full guard.
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.
Funktastic 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.
Silva wants to sweep here but Funktastic controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Funktastic drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Funktastic off! Funktastic jumps back into Silva's guard.
Funktastic pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Funktastic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funktastic is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Funktastic is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Funktastic to get the leverage.
Funktastic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva wants to improve his position but Funktastic is controlling well.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Funktastic is controlling him.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Funktastic 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.
Funktastic tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Funktastic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Funktastic drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Funktastic has Silva in his guard.
Funktastic looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funktastic working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva trying to control but Funktastic is working from the bottom.
Funktastic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Funktastic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Funktastic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Funktastic looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Funktastic had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Silva is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Funktastic Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Silva's back instead.
Funktastic is breathing heavily.
Silva trying to control the action but Funktastic just sinks the hooks in.
Silva defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Funktastic's arms.
Funktastic looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Funktastic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Funktastic.
Silva leaves Funktastic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Funktastic. Funktastic gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Funktastic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Funktastic.
Funktastic misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funktastic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Funktastic persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Funktastic dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Funktastic's head and hops out.
Nice defenses there by Funktastic.
Funktastic jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Horrible takedown by Funktastic or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funktastic tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva punishes Funktastic's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Funktastic.
Mr Funktastic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a body punch but Funktastic moves out of range.
Funktastic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Funktastic gets slowly back to his feet.
Funktastic throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Funktastic fails with the takedown.
Funktastic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Funktastic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Funktastic is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Funktastic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva is looking to escape.
Funktastic seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Funktastic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Funktastic looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funktastic is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Funktastic has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Funktastic's guard.
Funktastic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Funktastic working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Funktastic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Funktastic is keeping the position.
Funktastic looking for a triangle here. Silva is fighting it but it looks tight! Funktastic pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Silva is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mr Funktastic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kushin Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winner has chosen Teenage Wasteland as his entrance music. Nick Winner acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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166 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kushin Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Winner!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takahashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takahashi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick misses from Winner.
Winner scores with a head kick.
Winner misses with the combination.
Winner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Winner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Winner wants it to stay on the feet.
Takahashi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Winner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Takahashi somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kushin Takahashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takahashi fails with the takedown.
A head kick from Winner lands but Takahashi takes it in his stride.
Takahashi closes the distance and clinches up with Winner, looking for a takedown. Takahashi pushes Winner against the ropes but Winner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Winner's corner calls for a 1-2. Winner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Winner scores with a push kick.
Takahashi is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Winner lands.
Winner drops Takahashi with a beautiful combination! Takahashi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Winner is looking for the KO!
Takahashi is rocked!
Winner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Takahashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Takahashi crumples to the floor! Winner milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nick Winner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between freight train (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). train comes into the arena with yes blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, freight train!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Paul!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
train looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Paul!
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.
Paul trying desperately to get to his feet.
Paul in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Paul that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paul is looking to get to half guard.
train breaks from Paul's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Paul sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
train trying to mount his opponent but Paul defends it.
Paul avoiding damage under a succession of punches from train.
train is nestled in close to Paul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Paul keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
train wants to pass the guard but Paul is defending well.
train looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
train missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
train working some strikes from top position.
train tries to free his leg and advance position but Paul is retaining full guard.
train lands a couple of elbows.
train sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Paul's guard.
train missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Paul regains full guard. Nicely done.
Paul looking for a guillotine here but train defends easily.
train has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Paul looks gassed!
Paul keeping full guard, as train tries to pass.
train preventing the sweep.
Paul is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
train sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Paul's guard.
train working over Paul with some ground and pound. Paul looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
train lands with a punch from half guard.
train working Paul over with strikes.
train throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
train slips a nice elbow through Paul's hands, connecting with Paul's forehead.
train is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from train.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
train takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Paul has hold of train's hands but train slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
train frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Paul really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Paul in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
train postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Paul looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by train.
train postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Paul looks a forlorn figure.
train landing strikes from the mount.
train lands a big shot there that rocks Paul but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
train punishing his opponent with strikes.
train scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Paul?
train scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Paul is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
train pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Paul is still in real trouble! Can train finish him?
Paul is in all sorts of trouble here.
Paul seems to have recovered his senses.
train putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
train postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Paul bigstyle! Two more strikes land for train and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). freight train!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horatio Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Lance Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs comes to the ring accompanied by Green River. Rock has chosen Yo Gabba Gabba Theme Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Horatio Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, DJ Lance Rock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jacobs misses with a low kick as Rock jumps back.
Rock misses with a low kick.
Rock takes one to the chin there.
Jacobs cracks Rock with a hook to the temple - Rock is on wobbly legs here! Jacobs swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Rock falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Jacobs wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Horatio Jacobs!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumba Laya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr maroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). maroon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. yes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jumba Laya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mr maroon!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by maroon.
maroon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
maroon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
maroon throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Laya on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
maroon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laya keeps working.
maroon advances to mount.
Laya is in all sorts of trouble here.
maroon controlling from the full mount.
Laya is working to get back to half guard.
maroon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
maroon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Laya in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
maroon landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
maroon working Laya over with strikes here.
Laya regains half guard.
Laya is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of maroon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take maroon's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
maroon breaks Laya's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Laya throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells maroon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Laya looking for a guillotine here but maroon defends easily.
maroon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Laya throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
maroon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
maroon throwing strikes but missing.
maroon is working Laya over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
maroon throwing strikes from guard but Laya blocks nicely.
Laya is looking for a triangle but maroon pushes his legs off easily.
maroon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laya is keeping the position for now.
Laya working for a triangle but maroon defends it easily.
maroon thows a big elbow that misses.
maroon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laya is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
maroon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Laya is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Laya is breathing heavily.
maroon landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
maroon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
mr maroon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
maroon swinging wilding here.
Laya bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
maroon manages to work his way to half guard, despite Laya's best efforts.
maroon tries to get to full guard but Laya has control of the leg.
Laya is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, maroon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Laya is keen to just control but maroon is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
maroon works his way to full guard. Good work.
maroon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Laya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
maroon trying to control the position.
Laya looking to pass the guard.
maroon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Laya drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Laya jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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.
Laya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. maroon is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
maroon working for a triangle but Laya defends it easily.
Laya stops maroon from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr maroon dominated that round.
That's time! Laya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Laya blocks a jab.
Laya shoots in for a takedown but maroon shows good takedown defense.
Laya shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
maroon throws out a powerful jab.
Laya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jumba Laya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
maroon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Laya counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Laya.
maroon keeping moving, preventing Laya from controlling successfully.
Laya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laya 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.
maroon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
maroon throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
maroon can't keep his opponent in guard - Laya advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
maroon is defending against the submission attempts here by Laya.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
maroon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for maroon.
maroon looking for a guillotine here but Laya defends easily.
Laya drops back looking for a leg! maroon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and maroon manages to kick Laya off! Laya jumps back into maroon's guard.
maroon striking off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
maroon will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
maroon trying to keep a closed guard but Laya is proving a slippery customer.
maroon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
maroon keeping full guard, as Laya tries to pass.
Laya got a little sloppy there for a moment and maroon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Laya has managed to get both his arms back between maroon's legs - danger averted.
Laya thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
maroon wants to sweep but no luck.
maroon trying to keep a closed guard but Laya is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
maroon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laya struggling a bit here.
maroon tries to move to mount but Laya blocks the move with his legs.
maroon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Laya tries to bench press maroon off him but maroon keeps the position.
Laya manages to work his way to half guard, despite maroon's best efforts.
Laya slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
maroon landing with the ground and pound.
Laya keeping moving, preventing maroon from controlling successfully.
Laya looking to control.
maroon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laya is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. maroon is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
maroon working some strikes from top position.
Laya keeping full guard, as maroon tries to pass.
maroon postures up and lands a big shot to Laya's brow.
maroon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
maroon throwing strikes but missing.
Laya had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. maroon is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Laya Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take maroon's back instead.
Laya is trying to stick to maroon's back but maroon is turning into Laya. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Laya's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by maroon.
maroon is in close to Laya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
maroon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laya throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
maroon passes Laya's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but mr maroon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Laya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as maroon throws out the jab.
Laya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laya fails with the takedown
and maroon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Laya controls maroon momentarily but maroon frees himself.
maroon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Laya keeping full guard, as maroon tries to pass.
maroon throws a big right hand that misses.
Laya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
maroon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laya tries to buck maroon off but maroon is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laya on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Laya can't do much from the bottom here.
maroon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Laya taking punishment in the form of punches.
maroon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Laya tries to bench press maroon off him but maroon keeps the position.
Laya on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
maroon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Laya down.
Laya manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
maroon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Laya drops back looking for a leg! maroon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and maroon manages to kick Laya off! Laya jumps back into maroon's guard.
maroon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
maroon is trying to keep Laya in close.
maroon keeping moving, preventing Laya from controlling successfully.
Laya passes maroon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
maroon tries to get to full guard but Laya has control of the leg.
maroon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Laya trying to control but maroon is working from the bottom.
maroon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
maroon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Laya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laya drops back looking for a leg! maroon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and maroon manages to kick Laya off! Laya jumps back into maroon's guard.
Laya preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
maroon digs a good body shot into Laya's ribs.
Laya shoots and misses
and maroon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
maroon has taken the fight to the clinch.
maroon gets control of Laya's arms and successfully pulls guard. maroon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Laya stopping the sweep attempt from maroon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
maroon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jumba Laya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laya forces his way into half guard.
maroon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
maroon being controlled here, momentarily.
maroon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
maroon is trying to control the position but Laya postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
mr maroon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well maroon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for mr maroon!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for mr maroon!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for mr maroon!
mr maroon wins by unanimous decision!
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