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G.F.C 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chris bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, chris bosh!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bosh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Bastard as bosh shoots in.
Bastard is looking to chop away at bosh's legs.
Bastard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bastard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. bosh did well to prevent Bastard getting side control.
Bastard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bastard tries to pass to full mount but bosh defends it.
Bastard passes to full mount!
Bastard thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bastard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. bosh looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Bastard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bastard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard is landing with some decent strikes but bosh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bastard is going oldschool here, as he tries to force bosh to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so bosh shrugs it off.
Bastard unloads with some shots from mount but bosh bucks and avoids them well.
bosh wants to get back to his feet.
Bastard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bastard controlling the pace for now.
Bastard wants to control the pace but bosh is squirming around nicely.
Bastard landing strikes from the mount and bosh is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but bosh manages to avoid the submission attempt.
bosh is looking to regain half guard here but Bastard keeps moving and retains side control.
bosh looks gassed!
Bastard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
bosh is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bastard asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bastard landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bastard 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bastard trying to control the position but bosh is working away.
Bastard scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bastard wants to lay and pray for a moment but bosh keeps working.
Bastard working the body and head with strikes.
Bastard grinds an elbow into bosh's temple.
Bastard goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, bosh rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bastard's guard! Nice work there by bosh!
bosh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
bosh wants to get up but he can't break Bastard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bosh won't allow Bastard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bosh trying to control but Bastard is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastard keeping full guard, as bosh tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Bastard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
bosh shoots for a takedown but Bastard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
bosh fails with the takedown
and Bastard counters with a nice low kick that buckles bosh's knee momentarily.
Bastard lands a left and a right that sends bosh crashing to the canvas! Bastard dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like chris bosh has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastard loads up with a big shot that hurts bosh! He's pulled Bastard in close but Bastard has postured up and lands more strikes. Can bosh survive? More strikes from Bastard and bosh is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Big Bastard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between tombstone terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, tombstone terry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
terry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
terry throws a series of strikes that have Oliver backpedaling.
terry gets a clinch.
terry is pushing Oliver up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oliver is fighting off a takedown attempt but terry is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Oliver to the mat. Oliver regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
terry content to stall in guard here.
terry stopping the sweep attempt from Oliver.
Oliver wants to stand and escape but terry is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but terry puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
terry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
terry is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oliver tries to reverse the position but terry maintains control.
Oliver tries to hold on but terry pushes him away.
terry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
terry lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oliver is trying to escape the mount.
terry looking to finish Oliver with some ground and pound. This is bad for Oliver!
Oliver is rocked!
terry lands a big shot to the head and Oliver winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). tombstone terry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between dave houses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and john ketchup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). john ketchup has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, dave houses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, john ketchup!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
houses looking to land some kicks to the body here.
ketchup moves out of range of the body kick from houses.
ketchup tries to clinch up.
ketchup swats away the attempt to clinch by houses.
The fighters circling - houses throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
houses changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. ketchup tries to avoid it but houses manages to keep hold of a leg and drag ketchup to the ground. ketchup escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
ketchup shoots in but no luck this time.
ketchup closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. houses did well to prevent ketchup getting side control.
ketchup sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. houses defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
houses wants to get back to full guard.
houses trying to control from the bottom.
ketchup thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
houses has one foot on ketchup's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
houses tries to clinch but fails miserably
and ketchup counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by ketchup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ketchup lands an elbow inside.
ketchup jumps guard.
ketchup is pulling down on houses's head to control his posture.
houses is stalling in the full guard.
ketchup controls houses momentarily but houses frees himself.
ketchup keeping moving, preventing houses from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
houses wants to pass the guard but ketchup is keeping the position.
ketchup is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
ketchup controls houses momentarily but houses frees himself.
houses slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
houses passes ketchup's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
houses trying to mount his opponent but ketchup defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ketchup wants to control but houses is keeping busy.
ketchup is trying to stand back up but houses is controlling him
houses trying to pass the guard but ketchup defending well.
ketchup is trying to get back to full guard.
houses seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but ketchup does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
ketchup is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
houses with a lazy takedown attempt
and ketchup counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like ketchup is going to stand back up.
houses is not content to let ketchup control the position.
ketchup might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control houses kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
houses wants to control but ketchup is keeping busy.
houses gets back to full guard.
ketchup lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
john ketchup dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
ketchup is looking to clinch but houses is avoiding it.
ketchup stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and ketchup wants it to stay on the feet.
ketchup shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than ketchup was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
houses tries to get back to half guard but can't.
ketchup lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
houses tries to control the position but ketchup now has his back.
houses is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
ketchup looking to break houses's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. houses remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise ketchup will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
ketchup is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but houses has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Will ketchup go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
ketchup is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
houses trying to get back to his feet but ketchup is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
houses looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
houses really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
ketchup is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. houses knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften houses for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
ketchup is trying to stick to houses's back but houses is turning into ketchup. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in ketchup's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by houses.
ketchup trying to keep a closed guard but houses is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
ketchup tries to clinch up
and houses makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
ketchup has taken the fight to the clinch.
houses pulls guard successfully.
ketchup postures up in houses's guard and throws a big left but houses blocks it.
ketchup trying to control the position from guard on top but houses is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ketchup prevents houses from getting back to his feet.
ketchup preventing the sweep.
ketchup stands up and waves to houses to follow him.
houses goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
ketchup fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
ketchup takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
houses dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
houses shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
houses stands up from ketchup's guard - houses perhaps looking for a knockout.
houses is trying hard to land a takedown here. ketchup sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
ketchup shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
houses makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
ketchup misses with a takedown attempt
and houses counters with a big head kick but ketchup shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that dave houses will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
houses shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee warns ketchup that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
houses fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
houses can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as ketchup is looking to escape.
ketchup is desperately trying to improve his position but houses has a good base and remains in mount.
john ketchup has got the better of the ground game so far.
houses unloading with bombs!
ketchup takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
ketchup wants to control but houses is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
houses tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by houses.
houses tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
ketchup is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
ketchup wants to control but houses is having none of it.
houses trying to control but ketchup is having none of it.
houses lands a big elbow.
ketchup is trying to reverse the position but instead houses has taken his back - oops!
ketchup manages to reverse the position and now he's in houses's guard. Nice work there by ketchup.
ketchup tries to free his leg and advance position but houses is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ketchup preventing the sweep.
houses is adopting a defensive guard.
houses trying to keep a closed guard but ketchup is proving a slippery customer.
ketchup pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. houses is keeping the position for now.
ketchup stopping the sweep attempt from houses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
houses fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but ketchup avoids it really well and circles away.
ketchup wants to clinch but houses slips to the side
and houses counters with a lovely shot to the body.
houses gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
houses tries to land a sweep but no joy.
houses is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
dave houses showed his dominance in that final round.
I think houses has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dave houses!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Al Ghul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severus Ignotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ignotus's choice of entrance music: The Slam. Severus Ignotus struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for Damian Al Ghul has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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153 lbs
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158 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Al Ghul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Severus Ignotus!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Ghul shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Al Ghul showed some decent athleticism there.
Ignotus looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Al Ghul works his foot free and advances to mount.
Al Ghul with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Al Ghul fails to advance to Ignotus's back.
Al Ghul throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Ignotus has his hands clasped together but Al Ghul breaks the hold and Ignotus is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Al Ghul!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damian Al Ghul!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between terry cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and denis opal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). denis opal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with terry cheese's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, terry cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, denis opal!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
opal shoots in but cheese avoids the takedown attempt easily.
cheese misses with a takedown
and opal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by opal.
opal won't allow cheese to sweep him here.
cheese is working an open guard so opal takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
cheese closes the distance but opal moves to the side
and opal counters with a nice double leg into side control. cheese won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
opal decides to stand back up. opal steps back and let's cheese get back to his feet.
cheese fails with the takedown
and opal counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
opal has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
opal with a lazy takedown attempt
and cheese counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
cheese trying to control but opal is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cheese is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! opal is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! opal has escaped and now he's on top!
cheese is breathing heavily.
cheese trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
opal wants to control from the top but cheese keeps moving.
opal throws a big right hand that misses.
cheese is controlling opal's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
opal trying to control the position from guard on top but cheese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
cheese avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
opal looking to pass the guard.
opal stands and steps away. cheese gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
opal throws a right and a left that cheese avoids nicely.
cheese closes the distance but opal moves to the side
and opal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
cheese is not content to let opal control the position.
cheese has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. opal is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cheese is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
opal trying to advance position but cheese counters by regaining guard.
cheese working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from opal.
cheese keeping full guard, as opal tries to pass.
opal trying to control but cheese is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
cheese is trying to keep opal in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
opal misses with a takedown
and cheese counters with a nice double leg into side control. opal won't be happy with that.
terry cheese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of denis opal.
opal tries to buck cheese off but cheese is having none of it.
opal wants to control but cheese postures up.
cheese stands up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
cheese tries to score a power double leg takedown but opal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten cheese somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
denis opal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
opal misses with a takedown attempt
and cheese decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in opal's guard.
denis opal has got the better of the ground game so far.
cheese trying to control but opal is working from the bottom.
cheese loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
cheese has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of opal is proving hard to escape from.
opal keeping moving, preventing cheese from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
opal has his foot on cheese's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. cheese works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cheese is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
opal controls cheese momentarily but cheese frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
opal tries for a takedown but cheese circles away easily
and cheese counters with a nice double leg into guard.
cheese is standing up over opal. opal looks to escape but cheese dives into side control.
cheese thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on opal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
opal is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
cheese perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
opal trying to control from the bottom.
opal wants to stand back up but cheese manages to pass into side control.
cheese postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
opal looks to move to half guard but instead cheese has passed into mount! Damn!
cheese controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cheese can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as opal is looking to escape.
opal wants to control but cheese is having none of it.
opal is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
opal 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.
cheese is looking for a kimura but opal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for cheese to get the leverage.
cheese slows the pace down in half guard.
opal is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
opal is pressing down on cheese's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
terry cheese dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by opal.
cheese is looking to reverse the position.
opal lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
opal cracks cheese with an elbow. That is naaassty.
opal cracks cheese with an elbow. That is naaassty.
opal has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A head kick misses from cheese.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
opal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but cheese was well out of range. Poor timing from opal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
opal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
opal tries to clinch there but cheese circles away.
opal gets the takedown into side control.
cheese wants to get back to his feet.
opal trying to control the action but cheese is working from the bottom.
opal throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and cheese works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
opal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cheese tries to get to full guard but opal has control of the leg.
opal is figuring out what he wants to do next.
opal works his foot free and advances to mount.
opal raining down shots from the mount!
opal landing strikes from the mount and cheese is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cheese wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
cheese tries to lock up and control but opal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
opal working the ground and pound effectively.
opal landing punches.
opal wants to control the pace but cheese is squirming around nicely.
opal working cheese over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cheese can't escape the position.
opal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
opal is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
opal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting cheese counter with a right hand.
opal with a poor takedown
and cheese counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by cheese.
cheese fails to pull the fight into his guard.
cheese manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
opal is trying to maintain a safe position but cheese gets an underhook and turns opal into the cage.
cheese lands a takedown into guard.
opal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
denis opal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think opal 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... denis opal!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manson Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
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25
155 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Manson Dixon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Chambers!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Dixon scores with a four punch combination!
Dixon lands a nice shot to the body.
Dixon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chambers swivels and escapes.
Chambers fails to land the takedown.
Chambers staying out of range there.
Chambers looks for a takedown but Dixon sprawls well.
Chambers slips a jab and a cross from Dixon.
Chambers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dixon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chambers is working away from the top position though.
Dixon has one foot on Chambers's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dixon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dixon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dixon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Manson Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Chambers.
Chambers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dixon swivels and escapes.
Chambers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dixon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chambers as he jumps to the side.
Dixon misses with a takedown attempt - Chambers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chambers thows a body shot but no joy.
Dixon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chambers.
Chambers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dixon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dixon is breathing heavily.
An elbow from Chambers crashes against the mat.
Dixon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Chambers.
Dixon tries to escape but Chambers is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chambers lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dixon down.
Chambers cracks Dixon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Chambers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dixon keeps working.
Chambers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dixon tries to buck Chambers off but Chambers is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chambers decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Chambers tries for a takedown but Dixon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chambers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chambers feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dixon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chambers landing with the ground and pound.
Dixon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chambers.
Chambers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chambers sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chambers is working Dixon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chambers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dixon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chambers on the ground.
Chambers landing a few strikes.
Dixon is trying to buck Chambers off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chambers connects with a decent elbow.
Chambers landing a few strikes.
Chambers scores with punches from side control.
Dixon is not content to let Chambers control the position.
Dixon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chambers connects with a decent elbow.
Chambers is putting a hurting on Dixon here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chambers is trying to get an arm triangle but Dixon is defending well.
Chambers trying to control the action but Dixon is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Chambers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chambers fails with a takedown attempt.
Dixon misses with a few strikes there.
Chambers has a takedown stuffed.
Chambers tries for a takedown but Dixon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Manson Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Chambers.
Chambers shoots in and drives through. Dixon sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dixon misses with a series of wild punches.
Chambers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dixon counters with a right hand to the body.
Dixon throws a series of punches but Chambers moves out of range.
Chambers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dixon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dixon.
Horrible takedown by Chambers or perhaps it was just good defense by Dixon which made him look bad.
Chambers gets a takedown into half guard.
Chambers slips a nice elbow through Dixon's hands, connecting with Dixon's forehead.
Chambers slips a nice elbow through Dixon's hands, connecting with Dixon's forehead.
Chambers moves into full mount! Dixon won't be happy about that!
Chambers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers looking to finish Dixon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dixon!
Chambers unloading with bombs!
Chambers with good strikes from the mount here!
Jake Chambers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dixon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chambers with the ground and pound from mount.
Chambers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dixon looks a forlorn figure.
Chambers scoring with strikes but Dixon is staying in there.
Chambers is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dixon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chambers landing strikes from the mount.
Chambers lands a heavy elbow.
Chambers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chambers landing punches.
Chambers is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Chambers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jake Chambers! Jake Chambers retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between that guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josey Wales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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135 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, that guy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Josey Wales!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from guy does no damage.
Wales cracks guy with an open hand slap.
Wales changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. guy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
guy is looking to regain half guard here but Wales keeps moving and retains side control.
guy is working hard here to advance position.
Wales is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Wales working the body and head with strikes.
guy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
guy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wales.
guy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wales trying to control the position but guy is working away.
A lull in the action here.
guy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sloppy strikes there by Wales.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
guy shoots in for a double leg but Wales sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
guy fails with the takedown
and Wales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
guy misses with a takedown
and Wales counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for that guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wales listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
guy is rocked!
Wales cracks guy with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! guy falls to his knees and Wales doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josey Wales! Josey Wales retains his bantamweight title!
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