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CFL 48 St Stephen's day PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fergal Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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173 lbs
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Fergal Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Augustus Washington!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Washington wants to clinch.
Rock misses with an uppercut. Washington saw that one coming.
Washington tries to clinch up but Rock circles away and keeps his distance.
Washington moves out of range of the strikes.
Washington throws a head kick that misses.
Washington tries to clinch there but Rock circles away.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Washington slips a jab and a cross from Rock.
Washington tries to clinch up.
Washington tries to clinch up.
Washington is looking to land body kicks.
Washington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Washington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rock.
Washington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Washington throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington ducks under a wild hook from Rock.
Rock misses with a body shot.
A cross from Rock lands.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch but Rock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Washington goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Washington throws a head kick but Rock moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Washington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rock's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington tries to clinch up but Rock circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock throws out a powerful jab.
Washington slips a jab and a cross from Rock.
Washington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rock avoids the head kick by Washington.
Fergal Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington moves in looking to clinch but Rock pushes him off.
Washington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rock keeps the fight on the outside.
Rock misses with a looping right.
Rock connects with a crisp jab.
Rock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Washington on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Washington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rock tries for a takedown. No joy.
Washington looking to throw knees to the head but Rock is blocking nicely.
Washington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rock wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fergal Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Washington.
Rock tries to pull guard but Washington holds him up against the cage and eventually Rock drops back down to his feet.
Rock can't get the takedown.
Rock is breathing heavily.
Washington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rock wants a takedown.
Washington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rock looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Washington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Washington crunches a lovely knee into Rock's ribcage.
Washington stalls.
Washington creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rock's defenses.
Washington trying to control the position but instead, Rock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Washington into the cage.
Rock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Washington connects with a knee to the head.
Washington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rock is trying to drag Washington to the mat but Washington just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Washington lands a damaging elbow.
Rock is trying to drag Washington to the mat but Washington just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Washington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rock tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Washington smiles and moves away.
Augustus Washington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Washington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Washington takes the fight into the clinch.
Rock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Washington looking to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Washington.
Washington lands a knee to the head.
Washington stalling.
Washington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rock lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Washington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Washington is looking to control Rock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Washington avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Washington keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Rock lands a couple of elbows.
Rock has gone for a leg lock! Washington slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rock's guard.
Rock has a closed guard, preventing Washington from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rock working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fergal Rock 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.
Washington instigates a clinch.
Washington landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Washington.
Knees in the clinch landing for Washington.
Washington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rock blocks it with crossed arms.
Washington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Washington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Washington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Washington.
Washington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rock fails to pull guard.
Rock has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Washington is trying to keep an underhook but Rock manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rock is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Washington sees it coming and defends easily.
Washington looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Washington slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Washington working for a triangle but Rock defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock throws a big right hand that misses.
Rock postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Washington is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rock, into his guard.
Rock working for submissions but it's allowed Washington to get to half guard.
Washington tries to stand and escape but Rock is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Washington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rock keeps working.
Rock actively working from the bottom here.
Washington not doing much here.
Rock regains full guard. Nicely done.
Washington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rock had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Washington is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rock Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Washington's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Rock looking for the RNC.
Rock throws a series of strikes and Washington wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Washington wants to control but Rock is having none of it.
That's four 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.
Rock swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Washington is now in Rock's guard. A big mistake from Rock there, giving up the dominant position!
Washington decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rock, up you get!
Rock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Washington wants to clinch.
Washington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rock.
Washington throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Washington scores with a head kick.
Washington takes the fight into the clinch.
Rock jumps guard but Washington stands there with Rock around his waist. Rock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Washington landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augustus Washington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Washington, right into the meat.
Rock is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Washington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Washington lands with a nice body kick.
Rock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Washington drives through and clinches with Rock against the cage.
Washington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Washington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Washington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Washington connects with a knee to the head.
Washington connects with a knee to the head.
Washington scores with a knee to the head.
Rock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Washington stops a takedown attempt from Rock.
Rock goes for a takedown in the clinch but Washington prevents it.
Washington landing knees to the head.
Washington stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Washington tries to stall but Rock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Washington is pressed up against the cage. Rock has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Washington down to the mat. Washington avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fergal Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Washington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rock avoids the head kick by Washington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rock misses with a body shot.
Washington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rock takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Washington tries to clinch there but Rock circles away.
Rock throws a combination that misses
and Washington counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Washington scores a nice knee to the body.
Rock drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Washington gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rock wants a takedown but no success here.
Washington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Washington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rock's face.
Rock drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Washington gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Washington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rock blocks it with crossed arms.
Washington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rock is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Washington pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Washington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Washington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock tries to score a body lock takedown but Washington shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Washington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rock blocks it with crossed arms.
Washington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rock has clasped his hands together around Washington's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rock working the ground and pound but Washington is defending the strikes.
Washington is trying to control Rock's posture but Rock avoids it.
Rock wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Washington, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington tries to buck Rock off but Rock is having none of it.
Rock working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Washington is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington defending against the ground and pound.
Rock is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Washington is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Washington wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rock thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Washington struggling a bit here.
That's four 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.
Washington is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Washington is defending against the submission attempts here by Rock.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Washington tries to clinch but Rock moves out of range.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Washington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Washington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rock.
Washington throws a sloppy head kick and Rock moves out of range easily.
Washington tries to clinch there but Rock circles away.
Rock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Augustus Washington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Washington has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augustus Washington!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Walker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to David Guetta feat. Akon - Sexy Bitch. Travis Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker shoots in and drives through. Taylor sprawls well.
Taylor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walker. That did some damage!
Walker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Walker lands in his opponent's guard.
Walker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walker slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker preventing the sweep.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Walker content to stall in guard here.
Walker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Walker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Travis Walker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Walker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Walker taking a breather here.
Walker's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands some shots froms side control.
Walker content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Travis Walker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Walker scores a takedown into full mount!
Walker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Walker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Walker content just to control the position here.
Walker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Walker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Walker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Walker lands in his opponent's guard.
Walker trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Walker with a nice head shot there.
Walker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Walker tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Walker content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.
Walker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Travis Walker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Taylor stuffs the takedown.
Walker clinches with his opponent.
Walker has Taylor pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Walker pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Taylor tumbling to the mat - Walker dives into Taylor's guard.
Taylor 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.
Walker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Walker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Taylor's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
Walker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four 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.
Walker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walker looking to pass the guard.
Travis Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Walker lands some shots froms side control.
Walker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Walker dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Walker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
Walker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Walker unloading with bombs!
Walker controlling from mount.
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Walker controlling the pace for now.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Taylor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Walker controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Travis Walker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Walker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Walker lands in his opponent's guard.
Walker controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Travis Walker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Walker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
Travis Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker breaks from Taylor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Walker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Paul Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Walker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mr black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Stump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). black's entrance music is yes. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mr black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, George Stump!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stump takes a shot to the body in his stride.
black wants to clinch up but Stump keeps it at a distance.
black wants to clinch up but Stump keeps it at a distance.
black gets the takedown into side control.
Stump is not content to let black control the position.
black fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Stump is trying to improve his position.
black content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
black scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stump to see if he's OK.
Stump dodges the ground and pound from black.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
black creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stump sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Stump is trying to improve his position.
black throws a strike aimed at the side of Stump's head but Stump avoids it well.
Stump is not content to let black control the position.
black tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
black working the ground and pound but Stump is defending the strikes.
black tries to advance position but instead Stump slips a leg back in to half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
black throws a lazy right hand but Stump sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
black lands a lovely overhand right.
Stump gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
black slips nicely into half guard.
black landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stump avoiding damage under a succession of punches from black.
Stump is in trouble now - black has advanced to mount!
black postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stump looks a forlorn figure.
Stump avoids a series of strikes thrown by black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
black raining down shots from the mount!
black lands a big shot there that rocks Stump but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
black landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, black cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stump working to try and regain half guard.
black connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
black is landing with some decent strikes but Stump is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
black fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr black dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stump avoids the head kick by black.
black throws a right and a left that both miss.
black fails with an attempt to clinch.
black lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stump at a distance.
black doesn't manage to clinch there - Stump circles away.
black closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stump gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
black controlling from the top position.
black throws and elbow that misses. Stump uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in black's guard. Nice move by Stump!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stump won't allow black to sweep him here.
black is working hard here to advance position.
black 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.
black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stump manages to get himself to full guard.
Stump keeping moving, preventing black from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
black throws a strike but Stump rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
black throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
black throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stump uses it to pass to side control.
black manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stump's best efforts.
black is looking to improve his position.
black trying to control here.
black flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
black gets full guard.
Stump stopping the sweep attempt from black.
black will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
black trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
black lands a jab-cross combination.
black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
black doesn't manage to clinch there - Stump circles away.
That's four 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.
black swings away with a leg kick that misses.
black lands a jab.
black is looking to clinch but Stump is avoiding it.
Stump slips under a jab from black.
mr black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
black 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.
black has gone for a leg lock! Stump slips out almost immediately though and dives into black's guard.
Stump must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
black wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Stump is now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
black flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr black dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
black throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stump's waist but Stump gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing black off to one side.
No joy there for black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
black ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
black cracks Stump with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Stump as black shoots in.
mr black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stump tries for a takedown but black circles away easily
and black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
black scores with a takedown into Stump's guard.
black forces his way into half guard.
black is stalling here. Stump is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! black seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Stump has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
black is trying to strike from the bottom but Stump has passed into full mount.
black 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.
Stump seems to be looking for submissions.
black trying to control but Stump postures up.
black wants to control but Stump passes into side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
black gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
black regains full guard. Nicely done.
black lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stump!
black lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stump hang on?
Stump takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
black looking to control but Stump is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
black cracks Stump with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
black lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
black can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stump is looking to escape.
black is landing with some decent strikes but Stump is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
mr black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
black landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
black goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Stump turns into him and now he's in black's guard.
mr black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
black wants to control but Stump passes easily into half guard.
black slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stump stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
mr black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well black has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mr black!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willy Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and S S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). S has chosen Atmos Ride the Flow(Nelix rmx) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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173 lbs
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170 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, S S!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
S fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Willy Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on S. That did some damage!
Watson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Watson trying to control the position but S is working away.
Watson cracks S with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Watson scoring with punches from side control.
S trying to remain calm as Watson controls from the top position.
S is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson tries for a kimura but S is defending well.
S is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Watson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
S wants to get back to his feet.
Watson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
S taking punishment in the form of punches.
S takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Watson takes a little break here. S wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
S is trying to improve his position.
Watson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Watson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
S tries to buck Watson off but Watson is having none of it.
Watson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
S tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Watson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, S has escaped the position, nice work there.
Watson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused S some visible discomfort.
Watson trying to control the position but S is working away.
S sneaks back into half guard.
S looks gassed!
S is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but S does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
S tries to roll over but Watson keeps him under control.
Watson works his way into side control.
Watson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, S has escaped the position, nice work there.
S seems a little lost for a moment, as Watson dominates the positioning.
Watson wants to control but S is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
S is looking to reverse the position.
Watson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Watson is putting a hurting on S here, landing some big shots from side control.
Watson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Watson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
S struggling a bit here.
S is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Watson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
S throws a series of punches but Watson avoids them all with ease.
Watson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from S.
Watson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for S!
Watson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Watson moves to the back.
Watson tries to keep control of the position but S is staying busy.
S is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
S is in bad spot here.
Watson is riding his opponent, not letting S buck him off.
Watson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Watson controlling well, preventing S from escaping the position.
S manages to reverse the position and now he's in Watson's guard. Nice work there by S.
Watson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. S gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Watson punching from the bottom - just letting S know he's still in a fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. S manages to get himself to full guard.
Watson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on S, up you get!
S slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Watson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
S is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
S reaches up around Watson's neck trying to control. But Watson takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for S! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! S is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Watson celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Willy Watson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Hardstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deuce S Loose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardstone comes to the cage accompanied by tempel of india. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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162 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocco Hardstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Deuce S Loose!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardstone.
Hardstone misses with a wild combination.
Hardstone misses with a wild combination.
Loose pushes Hardstone up against the cage in a clinch.
Loose pulls guard.
Hardstone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Loose swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Loose working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hardstone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hardstone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hardstone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hardstone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hardstone looking to pass the guard.
Loose has his foot on Hardstone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hardstone works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loose preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Loose looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardstone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardstone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hardstone working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hardstone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Loose stops Hardstone from passing to mount.
Loose is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Loose has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Hardstone. Oh but Loose has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Hardstone goes limp - he's gone! Loose jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Deuce S Loose!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taavi Liisteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liisteri comes to the cage accompanied by Solid Base - I like it. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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161 lbs
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164 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taavi Liisteri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Butch Baker!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker misses with a hook. Liisteri ducked under it nicely.
Baker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baker throws a hook to the side of Liisteri's head but Liisteri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baker throws a series of punches but Liisteri avoids them all with ease.
Baker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liisteri shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Liisteri 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.
Liisteri is looking for a kimura but Baker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Liisteri to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker wants to get back to his feet.
Liisteri is tying to control. Baker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Baker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Liisteri. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Liisteri is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Liisteri has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Baker defend it? Liisteri steps over the head and cranks it - Baker is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Liisteri!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Taavi Liisteri!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Heracles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeus Heracles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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276 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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273 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Conan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeus Heracles!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Heracles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Zeus Heracles has been cut.
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!
Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Heracles striking off his back but it's not causing Jones any problems.
Heracles throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jones trying to control but Heracles is working from the bottom.
Jones 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.
Jones postures up.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heracles is keeping the position for now.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Heracles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heracles misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Heracles looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones wants to control from the top but Heracles keeps moving.
Heracles is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones trying to control but Heracles is working from the bottom.
Jones is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heracles working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heracles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Conan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heracles takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves out of range as Heracles strikes.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Heracles sprawls well.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Heracles lands a big uppercut and Jones crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jones looks OK. Heracles waves Jones back to his feet!
It looks like Conan Jones has been cut.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones slips under a jab from Heracles.
Heracles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heracles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Heracles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones is rocked!
Jones throws a right and a left that Heracles avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Heracles. Jones falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Heracles!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zeus Heracles!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by UGK - The Belt to Match. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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262 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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285 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Summers !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Summers throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Summers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Summers fails with a takedown attempt.
Summers misses with a looping right.
Summers tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Brown prevents Summers from breaking the clinch.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Summers backwards.
It looks like Mark Summers has been cut.
Summers looks gassed!
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Summers shoots in and drives through. Brown sprawls well.
David Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Summers .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Summers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown throws a series of punches but Summers moves out of range.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
Brown cracks Summers with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown cracks Summers with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Summers looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Brown finish him?
That has opened up Mark Summers 's cut even more.
Brown throws an overhand right that has Summers reeling! Brown follows up with more punches and Summers is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Brown!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jan Szczevnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eoin Andershannon O Darby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying O Darby's choice of entrance music: I'm Shipping up to Boston by Dropkick Murphys. Jan Szczevnikov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Szczevnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eoin Andershannon O Darby!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Darby throws a hook but Szczevnikov avoids it easily.
O Darby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Szczevnikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Darby looks for the body kick but Szczevnikov saw that one coming.
Szczevnikov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
O Darby with a hook.
A big left from O Darby misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Darby cracks Szczevnikov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Szczevnikov shoots for a takedown but O Darby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Szczevnikov feints and as O Darby raises his hands in defense, Szczevnikov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
O Darby looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczevnikov drops back looking for a leg! O Darby is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and O Darby manages to kick Szczevnikov off! Szczevnikov jumps back into O Darby's guard.
Szczevnikov wants to control from the top but O Darby keeps moving.
Szczevnikov tries to free his leg and advance position but O Darby is retaining full guard.
Szczevnikov wants to control from the top but O Darby keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Darby keeping full guard, as Szczevnikov tries to pass.
O Darby looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
O Darby can't keep his opponent in guard - Szczevnikov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
O Darby is defending against the submission attempts here by Szczevnikov.
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.
Szczevnikov is trying to work for a kimura but O Darby is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Szczevnikov is breathing heavily.
Szczevnikov is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, O Darby has managed to free his arm - good work.
O Darby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
O Darby trying to control here.
Szczevnikov 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
O Darby works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczevnikov wants to control from the top but O Darby keeps moving.
O Darby is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
O Darby is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Szczevnikov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Szczevnikov wants to control from the top but O Darby keeps moving.
O Darby keeping full guard, as Szczevnikov tries to pass.
O Darby working for a triangle but Szczevnikov defends it easily.
Szczevnikov wants to control from the top but O Darby keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Darby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
O Darby is looking for a triangle but Szczevnikov pushes his legs off easily.
Szczevnikov 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.
O Darby working a defensive guard but Szczevnikov manages to pass into side control anyway.
Szczevnikov is trying to get an arm triangle but O Darby is defending well.
O Darby struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eoin Andershannon O Darby dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
O Darby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Darby lands a jab to Szczevnikov's midsection.
Szczevnikov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
O Darby looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
O Darby is looking to control Szczevnikov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can O Darby avoid being mounted?
O Darby pushes Szczevnikov off looking to stand but Szczevnikov dives back in and keeps control.
Szczevnikov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. O Darby manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Darby working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Szczevnikov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Szczevnikov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Darby is on top in guard.
Szczevnikov has an active guard here but O Darby has managed to pass into half guard.
Szczevnikov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of O Darby's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take O Darby's back!
O Darby fending off the submission attempt from Szczevnikov.
O Darby tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Darby is desperately trying to improve his position but Szczevnikov has a good base and remains in mount.
Szczevnikov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
O Darby slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
O Darby is refusing to be controlled, as Szczevnikov sits in half guard.
O Darby actively working from the bottom here.
Szczevnikov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Szczevnikov trying to work for an americana but O Darby has managed to regain full guard.
O Darby working for a triangle but Szczevnikov defends it easily.
O Darby looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Szczevnikov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Darby looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Szczevnikov 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.
O Darby looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Szczevnikov is trying for a kimura here. O Darby looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Szczevnikov wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jan Szczevnikov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stewie Griifin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Pedofiili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedofiili has chosen Judas Priest - Breaking The Law as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stewie Griifin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Pedofiili!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedofiili misses with a few strikes there.
Griifin just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Pedofiili throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pedofiili tries to clinch up.
Griifin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Griifin misses the jab.
Pedofiili tries to clinch up.
Pedofiili tries to clinch there but Griifin circles away.
Pedofiili throws a jab when Griifin was well out of range.
Griifin throws out a loose jab but Pedofiili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griifin stalks Pedofiili and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pedofiili's face. Pedofiili staggers backwards, shaken.
Pedofiili throws a sloppy head kick and Griifin moves out of range easily.
Griifin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pedofiili counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Griifin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pedofiili fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griifin scores a takedown into full mount!
Griifin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pedofiili is surviving well by controlling Griifin's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedofiili is desperately trying to improve his position but Griifin has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griifin thowing shots but they're missing.
Pedofiili taking shots to the head.
Griifin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pedofiili is looking to escape.
Pedofiili in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pedofiili tries to reverse the position but Griifin maintains control.
Griifin looking for a guillotine from mount but Pedofiili is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedofiili wants to control but Griifin is having none of it.
Pedofiili is looking to improve his position but Griifin isn't that keen on the idea.
Griifin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pedofiili keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pedofiili avoids a series of strikes thrown by Griifin.
Pedofiili tries to hold on but Griifin pushes him away.
Griifin 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.
Griifin working Pedofiili over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griifin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pedofiili manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pedofiili sneaks back into half guard.
Griifin is thwarting Pedofiili's attempts to control the position.
Griifin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pedofiili keeps working.
Griifin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pedofiili defends it well.
Griifin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pedofiili trying to control from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Griifin is looking for a kimura but Pedofiili is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Griifin to get the leverage.
Griifin is breathing heavily.
Pedofiili is looking to control Griifin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pedofiili avoid being mounted?
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pedofiili keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griifin.
Pedofiili fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hook to the body lands for Pedofiili.
Pedofiili connects with a nasty looking knee right to Griifin's face.
Pedofiili unloads a knee to the mid-section. Griifin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedofiili landing knees to the body.
Pedofiili is stalling here.
Pedofiili using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griifin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stewie Griifin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pedofiili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Griifin, as that shot connected.
Pedofiili tries to clinch up.
Pedofiili tries to clinch but Griifin moves out of range.
Pedofiili doesn't manage to clinch there - Griifin circles away.
Pedofiili takes the fight into the clinch.
Pedofiili connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Stewie Griifin has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pedofiili.
Pedofiili working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pedofiili lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pedofiili presses Griifin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Pedofiili.
Griifin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Griifin is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griifin can't break the clinch.
Oh Griifin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griifin.
Griifin seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Pedofiili.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griifin.
Pedofiili lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pedofiili lands a hook that snaps the head of Griifin backwards.
Pedofiili using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griifin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pedofiili pushes Griifin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pedofiili unloads a knee to the mid-section. Griifin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pedofiili lands with a short shot to the head.
Pedofiili content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pedofiili digs a right hand into Griifin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griifin's gas tank.
Pedofiili lands a body shot.
Pedofiili is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pedofiili lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pedofiili presses Griifin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pedofiili lands an elbow inside that Griifin shrugs off.
Pedofiili lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedofiili working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pedofiili lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pedofiili lands with a left to the head.
Pedofiili lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pedofiili scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pedofiili works on Griifin's body with a couple of short punches.
Pedofiili working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pedofiili gets through Griifin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pedofiili avoiding damage.
Griifin has a couple of punches blocked by Pedofiili.
Pedofiili is working Griifin over against the cage.
Griifin is trying to break the clinch but Pedofiili has him pressed against the cage.
Pedofiili stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedofiili lands a left hand that snaps the head of Griifin backwards.
Pedofiili scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedofiili fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griifin being controlled against the cage.
Pedofiili tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pedofiili.
Pedofiili tries to land a knee to the head but Griifin blocks with his arms.
Griifin is trying to break the clinch but Pedofiili has him pressed against the cage.
Pedofiili digs a right hand underneath Griifin's ribcage. Griifin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griifin.
Pedofiili throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pedofiili lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pedofiili lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pedofiili lands with a left to the head.
Pedofiili with a knee to the head.
Pedofiili misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griifin has had enough of the clinch but Pedofiili keeps him there for the moment.
Pedofiili misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Pedofiili.
Pedofiili slowing the pace effectively.
Pedofiili with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pedofiili connects with a nasty looking knee right to Griifin's face.
Pedofiili digs a right hand underneath Griifin's ribcage. Griifin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pedofiili working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pedofiili digs a right hand underneath Griifin's ribcage. Griifin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Pedofiili.
Pedofiili with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pedofiili working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pedofiili lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Pedofiili showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stewie Griifin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pedofiili tries to clinch there but Griifin circles away.
Griifin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pedofiili is looking to clinch but Griifin is avoiding it.
Stewie Griifin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pedofiili scores with a jab to the head.
Griifin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pedofiili connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pedofiili throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pedofiili looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griifin.
Pedofiili doesn't manage to clinch there - Griifin circles away.
Pedofiili throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pedofiili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griifin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griifin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedofiili throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Griifin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pedofiili fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pedro Pedofiili is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pedofiili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griifin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pedofiili lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pedofiili slips under a jab.
Pedofiili slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Griifin.
Griifin takes one to the chin there.
Pedofiili lands an uppercut, right on the button! Griifin tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Pedofiili!
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