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KING OF THE CAGE #2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Gomes (ranked 3026 p4p, 333 weight class) and Lewis Stevens (ranked 2722 p4p, 300 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lewis Stevens !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stevens is trying to get back to full guard.
Gomes is looking to advance position but Stevens won't allow it.
Gomes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stevens !
Stevens is controlling an arm, preventing Gomes from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Stevens is desperately trying to improve his position but Gomes has a good base and remains in mount.
Stevens is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gomes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gomes moves to back control.
Gomes has got one arm under Stevens 's chin. This could be trouble... Stevens trying to control the other hand but Gomes gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Stevens has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Gomes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adolf Hitler (ranked 23045 p4p, 552 weight class) and Connor Rollins (ranked 5449 p4p, 497 weight class). Hitler comes to the cage accompanied by Marching Song. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Connor Rollins was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Brawler
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adolf Hitler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Connor Rollins!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hitler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rollins throws a lazy uppercut
and Hitler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hitler defending well as Rollins loads up on a big left hand.
Hitler swats away the attempt to clinch by Rollins.
Rollins shoots in for a double leg but Hitler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've been told by Hitler's head coaches at Relentless Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rollins is defended easily by Hitler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hitler counters with a nice uppercut.
Adolf Hitler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Rollins.
Rollins looks winded!
Hitler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitler tries to land a leg kick but Rollins saw it coming and moves away.
Despite the aggression on Rollins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hitler!
Hitler throws a nice looking combination but Rollins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rollins throws a series of punches but Hitler avoids them all with ease.
Hitler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hitler throws a series of punches but Rollins moves out of range.
Hitler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rollins tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Hitler counter with a right hand.
Rollins is rocked!
Hitler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rollins is still on wobbly legs! Can Hitler finish him?
Rollins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rollins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hitler sprawls well. Hitler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rollins gets slowly back to his feet.
Hitler throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitler lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Rollins is looking to close the distance but Hitler sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Rollins crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Rollins is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Adolf Hitler!
Adolf Hitler took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, This Is England for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Axel Foley (ranked 5048 p4p, 474 weight class) and Bin Laden (ranked 2893 p4p, 320 weight class). Foley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Beverly Hills Cop Theme. The key to victory for Axel Foley has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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164 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axel Foley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bin Laden!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley tries to close the distance and clinch but Laden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foley tries to clinch there but Laden circles away.
Laden shoots in for a double leg but Foley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Laden gets the takedown into side control.
Laden stands up.
Laden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laden throws a head kick that misses.
Laden has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Foley is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Laden drives through with a takedown into Foley's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Foley wants to get back to his feet but Laden passes into half guard.
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!
Foley wants to control but Laden passes into side.
Laden controls the position.
Laden has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Foley!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley is looking to improve his position but Laden isn't that keen on the idea.
Foley wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Laden is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Laden raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laden controlling the position easily from mount.
Foley is looking to improve his position but Laden isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laden tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
It looks like Laden might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Laden throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Foley has his hands clasped together but Laden breaks the hold and Foley is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Laden!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bin Laden!
Bin Laden is the new lightweight champion!
Axel Foley was interviewed post fight and said 'I Don't Like The Jews.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Calgrand (ranked 22206 p4p, 435 weight class) and And The (ranked 6554 p4p, 409 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Calgrand might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Badlands - Bruce Springsteen. The key to victory for Kirk Calgrand has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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255 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Kirk Calgrand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, And The!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calgrand misses with a double jab
and The counters with a single leg into guard. Calgrand didn't expect that.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Calgrand manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Calgrand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calgrand is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, The asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Calgrand being controlled for a moment.
Calgrand manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calgrand is trying to stand.
The performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Calgrand.
The is taking a breather. Calgrand says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
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.
The looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, The seems content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Calgrand throws a nice looking combination but The bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Calgrand is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, The asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Calgrand's face as The controls the position.
The tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as The stalls from top position.
Calgrand tries to escape but The is in control.
The stands up.
Calgrand misses with a body shot
and The counters with a takedown into side control.
The staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like The might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
And The dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Calgrand throws a head kick that misses
and The counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The passes Calgrand's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Calgrand actively working from the bottom here.
The takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calgrand is trying to stand up here but The is controlling him well.
The is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The trying to pass the guard but Calgrand defending well.
The controlling the pace.
The works his way into side control.
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.
The slows the pace down.
Calgrand is trying to improve his position.
The is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Calgrand's shoulder. That is not cool.
The's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calgrand is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, The has taken his back.
Calgrand wants to get back to his feet.
The biding his time, looking for the opening.
Calgrand is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
The patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Calgrand is trying to get to his feet but he's left his neck exposed and The manages to sink in a rear naked choke! Great counter grappling by The!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). And The!
In defeat, Kirk Calgrand stepped up to the mic, saying 'That's the fight game. Fair play to my opponent, he was the better man tonight. I'll be back stronger, nothing change.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jihadi John (ranked 4978 p4p, 361 weight class) and Johnny McCartney (ranked 4617 p4p, 355 weight class). McCartney has chosen Fade to Black- Metallica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Jihadi John has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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270 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jihadi John !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny McCartney !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCartney looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McCartney keeps the fight on the outside.
McCartney throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.
John closes the distance but McCartney moves to the side
and McCartney counters with a lovely shot to the body.
John moves to clinch but McCartney breaks away
and McCartney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John tries to clinch but McCartney moves away
and McCartney counters with a straight right hand.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John tries to clinch up.
McCartney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John moves to clinch but McCartney breaks away
and McCartney counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from McCartney . Those never looked like landing.
McCartney thuds a left hand into John 's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCartney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
John tries to clinch up
and McCartney counters with a nice right hand that sends John toppling to the canvas! John scrambles and gets back to his feet - can McCartney finish him?!
John is rocked!
McCartney is stalking John . John circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from McCartney , and it's lights out! John really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny McCartney !
An out of breath and clearly excited Johnny McCartney thanked This Is England for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marchrius Rossi (ranked 5143 p4p, 479 weight class) and Neil Feels (ranked 4100 p4p, 418 weight class). Rossi comes to the cage accompanied by Metal Slug Theme. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marchrius Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Feels!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Feels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Rossi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Feels tries to clinch there but Rossi circles away.
Rossi throws a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Feels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Feels tries to close the distance and clinch but Rossi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Feels fails with a takedown attempt.
Feels has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rossi finds it's way round the side to connect with Feels's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rossi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Feels tries to clinch up but Rossi circles away and keeps his distance.
Rossi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rossi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rossi throws a series of punches but Feels avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi lands with a nice combination. Feels backs away looking to recover.
Feels tries to clinch but Rossi moves away
letting Rossi counter with a right hand.
Rossi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rossi stalks Feels and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Feels's face. Feels staggers backwards, shaken.
Feels tries to clinch up.
Feels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rossi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rossi keeps the fight on the outside.
Feels dodges the punch combination from Rossi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Feels doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rossi counters with a left and a right that stings Feels.
Rossi works over Feels's head and body with a nice combination.
Feels is rocked!
Rossi lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Feels falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marchrius Rossi!
In his post fight interview, Marchrius Rossi gave a big smile as he said 'Oh, poopy-plops! I spent way too much time on this silly enemy!'.
The defeated Neil Feels had this to say: 'Bums the lot of yeahs'.
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