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BFC: Feel The Force PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth McGoldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Heckingstall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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288 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenneth McGoldstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gavin Heckingstall!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGoldstein shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Heckingstall defends it nicely.
McGoldstein gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heckingstall tries a knee to the head but McGoldstein blocks it.
Heckingstall has McGoldstein pressed against the cage, preventing McGoldstein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Heckingstall tries for a takedown but McGoldstein manages to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McGoldstein wants to stall.
McGoldstein goes for a takedown in the clinch but Heckingstall prevents it.
Heckingstall prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenneth McGoldstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heckingstall fails to pull guard.
McGoldstein goes for a takedown attempt but Heckingstall pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice body kick from McGoldstein.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Heckingstall has eaten all the pies!
McGoldstein gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heckingstall is controlling McGoldstein's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Heckingstall looking for submissions off his back.
Heckingstall is trying to stand back up but McGoldstein is controlling him
McGoldstein is trying to control. Heckingstall wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Heckingstall is trying to get back to full guard.
Heckingstall is trying to maintain the position but McGoldstein is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McGoldstein stops Heckingstall from getting back to his feet.
Heckingstall trying to hold on to McGoldstein's head to control him but McGoldstein postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Heckingstall is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McGoldstein scores with a couple of nice shots.
McGoldstein is looking to advance position but Heckingstall won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heckingstall trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
McGoldstein tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by McGoldstein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGoldstein controlling the pace for now.
Heckingstall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McGoldstein lands a big elbow.
Heckingstall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McGoldstein with shots to the head and body - Heckingstall looks very uncomfortable down there.
McGoldstein looking to finish Heckingstall with some ground and pound. This is bad for Heckingstall!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGoldstein breaks from Heckingstall's wrist control and lands an elbow.
You get the feeling that Heckingstall really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGoldstein with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Heckingstall really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McGoldstein looking to control but Heckingstall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McGoldstein is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Heckingstall tries to control McGoldstein's body but McGoldstein pushes him off. Heckingstall squirms to his side and now McGoldstein has his back!
McGoldstein controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth McGoldstein dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Heckingstall shoots and misses
and McGoldstein counters with a right hand to the body.
McGoldstein shoots in and drives through. Heckingstall sprawls well.
Heckingstall tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGoldstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heckingstall misses with a takedown
and McGoldstein counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McGoldstein is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Heckingstall wants to improve his position but McGoldstein is controlling well.
Heckingstall wants to control but McGoldstein is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Heckingstall is breathing heavily.
McGoldstein lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McGoldstein in particular looking to stall.
McGoldstein seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Heckingstall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Heckingstall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGoldstein.
Heckingstall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McGoldstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Heckingstall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heckingstall throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McGoldstein escapes and throws Heckingstall's legs to the side, diving into side control!
McGoldstein lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGoldstein looking to control but instead Heckingstall has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Heckingstall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McGoldstein frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Heckingstall wants to hold on but McGoldstein pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heckingstall might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McGoldstein kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
McGoldstein looking to control and managing it successfully.
McGoldstein lands a big shot there that rocks Heckingstall but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McGoldstein tries to control but Heckingstall wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Heckingstall slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Heckingstall is staying active underneath McGoldstein, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McGoldstein seems to be working for a kimura but Heckingstall defends the submission attempt.
McGoldstein throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McGoldstein wants to stand up but Heckingstall manages to regain full guard.
Heckingstall scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Heckingstall closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth McGoldstein dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
McGoldstein gets tackled into the cage by Heckingstall. Heckingstall maintains the clinch.
Heckingstall displaying some good clinch control by pressing McGoldstein up against the cage.
McGoldstein has Heckingstall pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. McGoldstein pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Heckingstall tumbling to the mat - McGoldstein dives into Heckingstall's guard.
Heckingstall trying to keep a closed guard but McGoldstein is proving a slippery customer.
McGoldstein drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McGoldstein jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Heckingstall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heckingstall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McGoldstein defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heckingstall is trying to keep McGoldstein in close.
Heckingstall is looking for a triangle but McGoldstein pushes his legs off easily.
McGoldstein wants to stand but Heckingstall has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
McGoldstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Heckingstall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McGoldstein stops Heckingstall from standing up.
Heckingstall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McGoldstein gets to his feet. Heckingstall looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Heckingstall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Heckingstall shoots in looking for a takedown but McGoldstein manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Heckingstall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McGoldstein shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Heckingstall's guard.
Heckingstall wants to hit a switch here but McGoldstein passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Heckingstall there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGoldstein lands a nice shot to the head.
McGoldstein tries to control but Heckingstall wriggling away.
McGoldstein moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Heckingstall has worked his arm free - good work by Heckingstall!
Heckingstall sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGoldstein trying to control the action but Heckingstall is working from the bottom.
Kenneth McGoldstein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heckingstall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McGoldstein is working away from the top position though.
Heckingstall is trying to get back to full guard.
Heckingstall is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Heckingstall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGoldstein.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth McGoldstein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGoldstein 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth McGoldstein!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jacobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cane nogard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nogard has chosen Dont Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Dan Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cane nogard!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
nogard throws out a leg kick but Jacobson moves out of range and nogard only half commits.
nogard misses with the combination.
nogard misses with a series of wild punches.
nogard swats away the attempt to clinch by Jacobson.
nogard throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jacobson was covering up waiting for the punch and nogard finishes the takedown easily into guard.
nogard is pushing down on Jacobson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jacobson is fighting to maintain full guard but nogard has managed to sneak the leg through.
nogard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jacobson is controlling nogard's trapped leg to prevent nogard from advancing to side control.
nogard takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
nogard slips a nice elbow through Jacobson's hands, connecting with Jacobson's forehead.
nogard trying to control the pace.
Jacobson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. nogard is working away from the top position though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
nogard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
nogard not doing much here.
Jacobson is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
nogard takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cane nogard wasn't active enough on the ground.
nogard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jacobson is trying to defend but nogard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Still in half guard, nogard seems content to control.
Jacobson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
nogard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cane nogard wasn't active enough on the ground.
nogard throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from nogard both land. Nice combination.
Cane nogard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from nogard does no damage.
nogard misses with a kick to the body.
Jacobson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and nogard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jacobson is breathing heavily.
nogard is looking for a kimura but Jacobson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for nogard to get the leverage.
nogard seems to be working for a kimura but Jacobson defends the submission attempt.
nogard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
nogard prevents Jacobson from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cane nogard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jacobson with a poor takedown
and nogard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jacobson's guard now.
nogard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cane nogard wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jacobson moves out of range of the body kick from nogard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
nogard tries to clinch up but Jacobson circles away and keeps his distance.
nogard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
nogard is working Jacobson over with some ground and pound from side control.
nogard just content to control the position.
nogard decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jacobson to his feet.
nogard 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.
nogard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
nogard has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jacobson is proving hard to escape from.
Jacobson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cane nogard wasn't active enough on the ground.
nogard scores with the left hand. Jacobson knows he should have avoided that one.
Jacobson fails with the takedown
and nogard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by nogard.
nogard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Cane nogard hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jacobson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from nogard.
nogard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
nogard drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jacobson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now nogard has Jacobson in his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
nogard has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cane nogard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jacobson swinging wildly here.
nogard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jacobson misses with a takedown
and nogard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
nogard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice cross by nogard.
nogard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
nogard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jacobson quickly recovers to half guard.
Jacobson is trying to control but nogard manages to pass to mount!
nogard content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
nogard is working for a guillotine from mount but Jacobson frees his head quite easily.
Jacobson tries to hold on but nogard pushes him away.
nogard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
nogard looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
nogard controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
nogard avoids the attempt from Jacobson to control.
Cane nogard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
nogard content just to control the position here.
Jacobson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
nogard looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
nogard controlling from mount.
nogard with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cane nogard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well nogard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cane nogard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Kunert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good kicks
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Kunert!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kunert takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kunert shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kunert is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pain has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pain is trying to get back to full guard.
Kunert wants to take a breather but Pain is having none of it.
Pain makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pain.
Kunert postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kunert gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kunert defends it easily.
Pain working a defensive guard here.
Kunert stopping the sweep attempt from Pain.
Pain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunert tries to free his leg and advance position but Pain is retaining full guard.
Pain is looking for a triangle but Kunert pushes his legs off easily.
Kunert really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pain looking to control.
Pain is looking for a triangle but Kunert pushes his legs off easily.
Pain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kunert trying to control but Pain is working from the bottom.
Pain trying to keep a closed guard but Kunert is proving a slippery customer.
Pain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pain wants to sweep here but Kunert controlling him for the moment.
Kunert loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain trying to control from half guard but Kunert is working away.
Kunert looks gassed!
Pain passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kunert is looking to escape.
Pain looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pain looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pain 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.
Pain tries to bum rush Kunert with a series of wild strikes but Kunert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kunert takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Trevor Kunert has been cut.
Kunert lands with a slapping head kick.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Pain has cracked Kunert with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Pain lands another huge swinging hook and Kunert tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Kunert, before Pain can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Max Pain!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johny Koksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaev Ivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johny Koksu looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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137 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Koksu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Isaev Ivan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koksu tries to clinch there but Ivan circles away.
Koksu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ivan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ivan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Koksu is trying to stand but he's just given Ivan his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivan lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Ivan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koksu is breathing heavily.
Koksu looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
What can Koksu do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Koksu holding both Ivan 's hands and preventing any damage.
Ivan lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Koksu hold on?!
Ivan has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Koksu is in real trouble here. Ivan gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Koksu is tapping out! Ivan wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Isaev Ivan!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rajin Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Chubbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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277 lbs
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290 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rajin Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Chubbs!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chubbs shoots for a takedown but Hussain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chubbs looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Chubbs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hussain is on top in guard.
Hussain stops Chubbs from standing up.
Hussain throwing strikes from guard but Chubbs blocks nicely.
Hussain wants to get up but he can't break Chubbs's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hussain wants to pass the guard but Chubbs is keeping the position.
Hussain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hussain is working hard here to advance position.
Hussain wants to control from the top but Chubbs keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain is working Chubbs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hussain trying to control the position from guard on top but Chubbs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hussain controls from within his opponent's guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Rajin Hussain wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chubbs misses with a takedown attempt - Hussain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jab from Hussain.
It looks like Jake Chubbs has been cut.
Chubbs gets caught flat footed, as Hussain shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chubbs wants to stand and escape but Hussain is having none of it.
Chubbs keeping moving, preventing Hussain from controlling successfully.
Hussain passes Chubbs's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hussain throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chubbs throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hussain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hussain keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hussain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hussain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hussain with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hussain is pressing down on Chubbs's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chubbs is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hussain has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hussain controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajin Hussain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Chubbs's cut.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussain. Chubbs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chubbs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hussain counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hussain decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hussain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Chubbs. No joy for Hussain on that attempt.
Hussain throws a head kick but Chubbs moves out of range.
Hussain with a poor takedown
so Chubbs counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chubbs is breathing heavily.
Hussain has his hands on Chubbs's head, controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chubbs is looking to work some ground and pound but Hussain has wrist control.
Hussain throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Chubbs preventing the sweep.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chubbs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hussain working a defensive guard here.
Chubbs working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hussain's head.
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.
Chubbs won't allow Hussain to sweep him here.
Hussain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chubbs scoring with some ground and pound.
Chubbs postures up in Hussain's guard and throws a big left but Hussain blocks it.
Hussain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chubbs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hussain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chubbs has managed to get both his arms back between Hussain's legs - danger averted.
Chubbs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hussain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hussain has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chubbs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chubbs is one step ahead there.
Chubbs working some strikes from top position.
Chubbs scoring with some ground and pound.
Hussain is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hussain trying to control the action but Chubbs is working from the bottom.
Hussain is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chubbs is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chubbs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hussain.
Hussain is trying to control. Chubbs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hussain lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rajin Hussain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake Chubbs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chubbs tries to sprawl but Hussain drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hussain wants to control but Chubbs is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hussain working the head and body with strikes.
Hussain is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain trying to control from half guard but Chubbs is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chubbs is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hussain wants to stand up but Chubbs is controlling the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Rajin Hussain wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hussain tries to clinch up but Chubbs circles away and keeps his distance.
Hussain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chubbs but Chubbs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chubbs has his takedown stuffed
and Hussain counters by moving into the clinch.
Chubbs gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hussain.
Chubbs is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hussain gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hussain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hussain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chubbs tries to sprawl but Hussain drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chubbs is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hussain's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hussain's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chubbs missing with punches from the back.
Chubbs has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Hussain.
Hussain trying to control but not successfully.
Hussain rolls, trying to escape but Chubbs keeps control of the position.
Hussain covers up after that shot from Chubbs.
Chubbs scores with strikes from the back.
Chubbs is trying to stick to Hussain's back but Hussain is turning into Chubbs. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Chubbs's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hussain.
Jake Chubbs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chubbs looking to control.
Chubbs controlling the position.
Rajin Hussain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hussain tries to free his leg and advance position but Chubbs is retaining full guard.
Chubbs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chubbs keeping full guard, as Hussain tries to pass.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chubbs throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hussain escapes and throws Chubbs's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rajin Hussain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hussain 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rajin Hussain!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between jd beltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, jd beltran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? beltran is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, beltran circles away and we're back to standing.
beltran closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent beltran getting side control.
beltran not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from beltran there.
beltran is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
beltran is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
beltran gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Jones shoots and misses
and beltran counters with a good, hard body kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
beltran clinches.
beltran manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
beltran pulls Jones in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
beltran manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
beltran controlling the position easily from mount.
Jones looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
beltran controlling the position easily from mount.
beltran landing punches.
Jones is rocked!
beltran sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
beltran has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
beltran could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
beltran content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
beltran has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Jones is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). jd beltran!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Segado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Segado has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
145 lbs
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147 lbs
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Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Segado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Segado enables Smith to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Segado manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Segado controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Segado wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Segado wants to improve his position but instead Smith has moved into half guard.
Segado really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Segado is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith is keen to just control but Segado is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Segado's head.
Segado is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smith is looking to advance position but Segado won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Segado is looking to improve his position.
Segado is working hard here to advance position.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Segado is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith trying to control from Segado's half guard. Segado has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Smith 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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Segado holds on and takes a little breather.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Segado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Segado keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Segado trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Segado pulls Smith in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith wants to control from the top but Segado keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pablo Segado.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Segado quickly recovers to half guard.
Segado gets full guard.
Segado is pulling down on Smith's head. It's preventing any offense from Smith, at least for the moment.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Segado had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Segado tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith 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.
Smith drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Segado manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Smith has Segado in his guard.
Smith looks gassed!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Segado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Segado shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Segado is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Segado is just content to waste time from the top position. Smith takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Segado is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Segado wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith has control of Segado's left arm, preventing Segado from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segado passes Smith's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Segado not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Segado sits in half guard.
Segado not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith is staying active underneath Segado, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Segado.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Segado.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Segado seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Segado thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Segado lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Segado lands a nice short elbow.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Segado thows a big elbow that misses.
Segado throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Segado trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Segado drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Smith manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Segado has Smith in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segado has control of Smith's left arm, preventing Smith from doing any damage.
Segado wants to sweep but no luck.
Segado is pulling down on Smith's head to control his posture.
Segado is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Segado wants to pass the guard but Smith is defending well.
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.
Segado is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Segado throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Segado is looking to stall here but Smith recovers full guard.
Segado lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Segado drops back, looking for a kneebar! Smith looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Smith looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Smith!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Segado dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Segado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Segado counters by clinching up.
Smith is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Segado can't fight it off and eventually Smith manages to take the fight to the floor. Segado looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith wanted to stand there but Segado had control of the position.
Segado is controlling Smith's posture.
Segado bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
Shawn Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Segado wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segado content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Segado postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Segado trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Segado pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Segado controlling from the top position.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Segado from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Segado tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pablo Segado.
Smith gets caught flat footed, as Segado shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Segado trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Segado thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segado landing with the ground and pound.
Segado will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Segado trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Segado throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Segado wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Segado stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
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.
Segado looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Segado trying to control the position.
Segado manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Segado throws a right and a left that both miss.
Segado misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Segado controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shawn Smith.
I think Smith 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shawn Smith!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between chris swick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). chris swick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, chris swick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Leben!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
swick shoots in but no luck this time.
swick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leben as he jumps to the side.
Leben fails to land with a series of punches.
swick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leben sprawls well. Leben wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. swick gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for chris swick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
swick blocks a head kick by Leben.
Leben drops swick with a beautiful combination! swick stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Leben is looking for the KO!
swick is rocked!
It looks like chris swick has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leben rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but swick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh swick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No luck with that takedown attempt from swick.
swick seems to have got his legs back now.
Leben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leben looks to land a combination but swick avoids it well.
swick shoots in but Leben avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leben throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben blocks a head kick by swick.
swick fails with a takedown attempt.
Leben throws a head kick that misses
and swick counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Some wild striking there from Leben.
swick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leben as he jumps to the side.
swick is breathing heavily.
swick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leben avoids a kick to the body.
swick tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Leben.
Nice body kick there by swick.
Leben throws a left and a right that both miss
and swick counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
swick wants to pass to mount but Leben is defending the position.
swick perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Leben tries to kick swick off but swick keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
swick has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Leben is squirming around, avoiding swick's attempts to control the action.
Leben is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
swick working away from the top, dropping strikes.
swick lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
swick working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Leben wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
swick landing strikes from the mount and Leben is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
swick jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Leben manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee asks swick politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. swick prefers to stall for the moment though.
swick lands a nice forearm strike.
swick is chipping away with strikes.
Leben wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
swick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Leben to see if he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
swick trying to control the action but Leben is working from the bottom.
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 chris swick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on chris swick's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
swick shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
swick keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Leben wants to stand back up but swick manages to pass into side control.
swick controlling the position.
swick is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Leben knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben is looking to work his way out of this bad position but swick is controlling him well.
Leben tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
swick working the ground and pound effectively.
Leben is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
swick looking to control but Leben is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
swick with shots to the head and body - Leben looks very uncomfortable down there.
swick dominating with strikes here.
Leben is rocked!
swick has isolated one of Leben's arms. Leben looking to fight him off but swick twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). chris swick!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Phillips might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tarantula. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ryan Edward enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Edward!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edward wants to slow Phillips down by chopping away at his legs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Phillips.
Phillips shoots in and drives through. Edward sprawls well.
Phillips looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Edward is fending him off so far but Phillips persists. Nope, Edward circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edward jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edward connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Edward fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Edward wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phillips checks the leg kick nicely there.
Edward lunges at Phillips with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Phillips's hand.
Phillips fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Edward. Those never looked like landing.
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Edward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edward throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edward is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phillips.
Edward lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt.
Edward cracks Phillips with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Phillips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edward.
Phillips looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Edward changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Phillips shoots in looking for a takedown but Edward manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Phillips's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Edward throws a nice looking combination but Phillips bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edward digs a good body shot into Phillips's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Edward.
Phillips takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Edward catches Phillips with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab, jab by Edward - just one landing.
Phillips is rocked!
Edward flashes Phillips a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Phillips's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Phillips crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Edward punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Edward!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Raybould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Brand acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Raybould!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Brand!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brand throws a right hand that Raybould ducks under and follows up with a left that Raybould also avoids with ease.
Brand blocks a jab.
Raybould looks to land a left hand but Brand moved out of range nicely.
Raybould cracks Brand with an open hand slap.
Brand lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Raybould misses with a body shot.
Brand takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Brand. Those never looked like landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Raybould as he connects with a hook.
Brand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raybould.
Raybould missing with a left hand there. Brand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raybould tries to close the distance and clinch but Brand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raybould. Brand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brand slips a jab from Raybould.
Raybould thows a body shot but no joy.
Brand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raybould throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raybould misses with an uppercut.
Raybould fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raybould throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raybould connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brand. Brand circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Raybould thuds a left hand into Brand's body.
Raybould misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raybould. Brand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brand uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raybould.
Raybould just misses with a punch to the body.
Brand takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Raybould misses with a body shot.
Raybould throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brand moves out of range as Raybould strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raybould waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brand.
Raybould tries to clinch up.
Raybould jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raybould takes one on the button.
Raybould throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raybould looks to score with a jab to the body but Brand is just out of range.
Brand moves out of range of the strikes.
Brand misses with a two punch combination.
Brand takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raybould.
Raybould thows a body shot but no joy.
Brand swats away the attempt to clinch by Raybould.
Raybould lands a body shot.
Kevin Raybould seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand misses with a wild combination.
Raybould takes a swing at Brand's ribcage but misses.
Brand throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brand misses with a series of wild punches.
Brand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
Good exchange - Raybould coming out on top.
Raybould swings for the body but Brand moves out of range.
Brand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raybould misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould tries to clinch but Brand moves out of range.
Brand staying out of range there.
Raybould tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Raybould.
A jab from Raybould misses.
Brand's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brand duly obliges.
Raybould waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brand.
Raybould looks to score with a jab to the body but Brand is just out of range.
Raybould tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brand was well out of range. Poor timing from Raybould.
Brand slips a straight right by Raybould.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raybould throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raybould ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brand moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Raybould misses the target.
Brand blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Raybould dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Raybould swings for the body but Brand moves out of range.
Brand avoids the body shot from Raybould.
Raybould just misses with a punch to the body.
Raybould misses with a wild body shot.
Brand connects with the punch.
Raybould tries to close the distance and clinch but Brand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raybould throws an overhand right that lands on Brand's shoulder, as Brand tries to avoid the shot.
Marcus Brand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brand throws a series of punches but Raybould moves out of range.
Raybould displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brand throws out the jab.
Brand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raybould.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brand defending well as Raybould loads up on a big left hand.
Brand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
Raybould throws a jab when Brand was well out of range.
Raybould throws a jab but it's blocked by Brand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould misses the shot to the body.
Raybould misses the jab.
Brand takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brand ducks under a wild hook from Raybould.
Brand misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Brand does no damage.
Raybould throws a body punch but Brand moves out of range.
Raybould takes a swing at Brand's ribcage but misses.
Raybould looks to score with a jab to the body but Brand is just out of range.
Raybould looks to land a right hand but Brand moved out of range.
Raybould throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raybould throws a hook to the side of Brand's head but Brand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raybould misses with a straight left.
Brand takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Raybould misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brand.
Brand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raybould.
Some wild striking there from Brand.
Raybould tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brand was well out of range. Poor timing from Raybould.
Brand misses with a double jab.
Raybould misses with an uppercut.
Raybould slips a jab from Brand.
Raybould looks to land a left hand but Brand moved out of range nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brand!
Brand moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raybould fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brand manages to avoid it.
Raybould misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brand.
Raybould swings for the body but Brand moves out of range.
Raybould fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brand manages to avoid it.
Raybould throws a lazy right hand but Brand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brand misses with a two punch combination.
Kevin Raybould is winning the standup battle so far.
Raybould swings for the body but Brand moves out of range.
Brand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raybould throws out the jab.
Raybould takes a swing at Brand's ribcage but misses.
Brand checks a leg kick.
Brand drops his hands momentarily and Raybould takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No joy there for Brand, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raybould throws a body punch but Brand moves out of range.
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.
Raybould throws a jab when Brand was well out of range.
Brand swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raybould is looking to land body kicks.
Raybould jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brand slips a jab from Raybould.
Brand misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Raybould misses.
Raybould misses with a body shot.
Raybould jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Raybould throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Raybould throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raybould misses the shot to the body.
Raybould wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Raybould dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Raybould tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brand manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raybould.
Raybould lands with a straight right. Brand didn't see that one coming.
A slow jab from Raybould misses its intended target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brand!
Raybould doesn't manage to clinch there - Brand circles away.
Brand needs to keep his hands up - Raybould had a free shot at his head there.
Brand moves forwards but Raybould connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raybould looks to score with a jab to the body but Brand is just out of range.
Raybould throws a shot from downtown. Brand moves away and avoids it.
Raybould doesn't manage to clinch there - Brand circles away.
Brand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raybould doesn't manage to clinch there - Brand circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould takes a swing at Brand's ribcage but misses.
Brand ducks under a wild hook from Raybould.
Brand misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Raybould.
A telegraphed right hand from Raybould misses the target.
Raybould fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brand manages to avoid it.
Brand avoids the body shot from Raybould.
Brand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raybould fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brand manages to avoid it.
Raybould lands the left hand.
Raybould looks to score with a jab to the body but Brand is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Raybould throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raybould avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raybould. Brand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raybould throws an overhand right that lands on Brand's shoulder, as Brand tries to avoid the shot.
Raybould tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brand was well out of range. Poor timing from Raybould.
Raybould moves out of range as Brand strikes.
Raybould throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raybould bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Raybould.
Raybould with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raybould. Brand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raybould throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Raybould. Beautiful body shot.
Raybould lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brand at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand misses with the combination.
Brand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
Raybould lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Raybould misses with a straight right.
Raybould misses with a wild body shot.
Raybould tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brand was well out of range. Poor timing from Raybould.
Raybould lands a slapping body shot.
Raybould throws a body punch but Brand moves out of range.
Raybould scores with a shot to the body.
Brand takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raybould misses with a looping left.
Raybould throws a body punch but Brand moves out of range.
Brand lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould missing with a left hand there. Brand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brand takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raybould misses the shot to the body.
Raybould missing with a left hand there. Brand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raybould looks to score with a jab to the body but Brand is just out of range.
Brand scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Raybould tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brand swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raybould. Brand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raybould digs a good body shot into Brand's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raybould swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brand moves away from the strike by Raybould.
Marcus Brand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Raybould is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raybould throws a looping overhand right but Brand ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Raybould showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raybould 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Raybould!
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