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VFL Fight Night 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between john jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Repetto (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, john jan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Repetto!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jan closes the distance and clinches up with Repetto, looking for a takedown. jan pushes Repetto against the ropes but Repetto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
jan dodges the punch combination from Repetto.
Repetto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
jan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
jan tries to free his leg and advance position but Repetto is retaining full guard.
Repetto wants to stand but jan is controlling the position.
jan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and jan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Repetto keeping full guard, as jan tries to pass.
jan 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.
jan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Repetto wants to get back to his feet but jan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
jan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Repetto.
Repetto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jan shoots for a takedown but Repetto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Repetto pushes jan up against the ropes in a clinch.
jan drags the fight down to the ground.
Repetto wants to get up but he can't break jan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
jan keeping moving, preventing Repetto from controlling successfully.
Repetto wanted to stand there but jan had control of the position.
Repetto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Repetto looks gassed!
jan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Repetto wants to stand but jan is controlling his posture from full guard.
jan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Repetto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Repetto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
jan looking for a guillotine here but Repetto defends easily.
jan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Repetto would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
jan wants to sweep but no luck.
jan working for a triangle but Repetto defends it easily.
jan keeping moving, preventing Repetto from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repetto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with jan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
jan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Repetto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Repetto stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Repetto misses with a two punch combination.
Repetto is looking to clinch but jan is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
jan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Repetto as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for john jan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Repetto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Repetto throws a series of punches but jan avoids them all with ease.
Repetto works over jan's head and body with a nice combination.
jan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Repetto as he jumps to the side.
jan gets the takedown into side control.
jan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Repetto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Repetto is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
jan is working to tighten is grip on Repetto's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Repetto has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but jan is really squeezing tight and eventually Repetto passes out! jan breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). john jan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Friday. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Herman Black!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swain instigates a clinch.
Swain pulls Black into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Black preventing the sweep.
Swain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Swain is on top in guard.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Swain throws and elbow that misses. Black uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Swain's guard. Nice move by Black!
Black throwing strikes but missing.
Black scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Swain is looking for a triangle but Black pushes his legs off easily.
Black should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Swain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Swain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black throwing strikes but missing.
Black trying to stand up but can't free himself from Swain's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain is striking but Black is not phased and passes to half guard.
Swain is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Black pulls his head out easily.
Black tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Swain.
Swain on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Swain tries to get out of the position.
Black throwing shots but Swain is blocking nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Swain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Swain counters with a single leg into guard. Black didn't expect that.
Swain postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Black is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Swain, into his guard.
Swain is breathing heavily.
Black would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Black manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Swain wants to stand but Black is controlling his posture from full guard.
Swain preventing the sweep.
Black wants to stand up but Swain is controlling him.
Swain drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Black dives on top into guard.
Black is looking to stand up but Swain won't let him.
Swain 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.
Black is looking to stand up but Swain won't let him.
Swain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Swain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Swain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but Swain is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Swain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Swain avoids the head kick by Black.
Black misses with a double jab
and Swain counters with a nice double leg into side control. Black won't be happy with that.
Swain passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Black!
Swain is landing with some decent strikes but Black is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Swain is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Swain goes for an armbar but Black turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Black.
Black trying to control but Swain is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swain will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Swain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Swain wriggles free and stands up.
Black misses with a takedown
and Swain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swain lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Black trying to control from the bottom.
Black is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Swain's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Swain's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Swain dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Swain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Swain lands a big shot there that rocks Black but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Swain avoids the attempt from Black to control.
Nathaniel Swain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Swain lands a big elbow.
Black tries to lock up and control but Swain gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Black defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Swain.
Swain cracks Black with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swain thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Black tries to hold on but Swain postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is wriggling around trying to escape.
Black takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Black is trying to stand up.
Swain landing strikes from the mount.
Swain looking to finish Black with some ground and pound. This is bad for Black!
Black is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Swain moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Black has worked his arm free - good work by Black!
Black manages to work his way to half guard, despite Swain's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Black still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Black has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Swain is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Black sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Swain is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Black in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Swain is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Swain manages to get to full guard.
Swain is looking to stand up but Black isn't so interested in that idea.
Swain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Swain 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.
Swain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black working some strikes from top position.
Swain wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Black trying to stand up but can't free himself from Swain's guard.
Black trying to control but Swain is working from the bottom.
Swain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Swain fails with the takedown.
Swain fails with a takedown attempt.
Black misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain moves out of range of the leg kick from Black.
Swain fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Black sprawls well initially but Swain persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Swain is trying to work for a kimura but Black is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Swain lands a nice short elbow.
Swain trying to mount his opponent but Black defends it.
Swain is working hard here to advance position.
Swain drops an elbow to the side of Black's head.
Swain lands strikes from half guard.
Black tries to get to full guard but Swain has control of the leg.
Swain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Swain dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Swain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Black slow jab from Swain misses its intended target.
Swain scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Swain is working for a kimura but Black is defending it quite comfortably.
Black pushes Swain off looking to stand but Swain dives back in and keeps control.
Swain is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Black missing with punches from the bottom.
Black has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Swain is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black has hold of Swain's hands but Swain slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Swain is working away from the top position though.
Black moves into full guard.
Swain prevents Black from getting back to his feet.
Black is trying to keep Swain in close.
Swain wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Black has momentary wrist control but Swain slips an elbow through the middle.
Swain throws a big right hand that misses.
Swain prevents Black from getting back to his feet.
Swain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Swain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Black shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Swain counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Swain landing some decent shots from guard.
Swain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Swain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Black wants to get back to his feet but Swain is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Swain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Swain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Swain looking to pass the guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Swain here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Swain lands a couple of elbows.
Black is trying to keep Swain in close.
Swain passes Black's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Swain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Black's head.
Black trying to control but Swain postures up.
Black looks like he's trying to stand up.
Swain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Swain is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Black doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Swain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Black won't allow Swain to pass to mount.
Herman Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swain working over Black with some ground and pound. Black looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Black tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Swain wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
Swain uses his free foot to push down on Black's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Black.
Swain avoids the attempt from Black to control.
Swain lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Swain cracks Black with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathaniel Swain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swain, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Nathaniel Swain!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Nathaniel Swain!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Nathaniel Swain!
Nathaniel Swain wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Darrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Darrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrell tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Darrell shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Darrell looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Darrell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Darrell throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Darrell throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva trying to control the action but Darrell is working from the bottom.
Darrell wants to get back to his feet.
Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice combination there by Darrell.
It looks like Samuel Silva has been cut.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Darrell with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Darrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrell is trying to get back to his feet.
Darrell is breathing heavily.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darrell keeps working.
Silva working away.
Silva stands up and beckons Darrell to his feet.
Darrell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrell closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Darrell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva prevents Darrell from getting the reversal.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Darrell is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrell tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Darrell hang on?
Silva cracks Darrell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Darrell is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Silva controlling his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva working Darrell over with strikes here.
Darrell is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva tries to control but Darrell wriggling away.
Silva controlling from mount.
Darrell squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrell trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva dodges the punch combination from Darrell.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Darrell tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Darrell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Darrell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva swinging wilding here.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Darrell tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Darrell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva is trying to break free.
Darrell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Darrell pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Darrell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Darrell is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Darrell looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Silva has picked Darrell up and slammed him! Darrell can't keep hold of the triangle and Silva manages to pass to side control!
Silva stands up and beckons Darrell to his feet.
Darrell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Darrell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrell throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Darrell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darrell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darrell throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Darrell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Darrell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darrell keeps working.
Silva tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Darrell.
Darrell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Samuel Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva decides to stand up.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Darrell keeps moving.
Darrell tries to strike from the bottom.
Darrell wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva stands up from Darrell's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Darrell swivels and escapes.
Rob Darrell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Silva.
Darrell misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samuel Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Darrell shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva blocks a head kick by Darrell.
No joy there for Darrell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Darrell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Darrell shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Darrell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Darrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva clinches.
Darrell keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrell is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Darrell pulls guard.
Silva prevents Darrell from getting back to his feet.
Darrell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Darrell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Darrell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Darrell keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Darrell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Darrell tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Darrell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Darrell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rob Darrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrell is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Darrell to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva pushes Darrell off and gets back to his feet.
Darrell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Darrell throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darrell.
A head kick misses from Darrell.
Rob Darrell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darrell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darrell gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Darrell throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Darrell wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Darrell working a defensive guard but Silva manages to pass into side control anyway.
Darrell tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Samuel Silva!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Samuel Silva!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Samuel Silva!
Samuel Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Winston Blau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and strong bow (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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176 lbs
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168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Winston Blau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, strong bow!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blau looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
bow tries a head kick but it misses.
Blau scores with a head kick.
It looks like strong bow has been cut.
bow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
bow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blau. Blau obviously looking to wear him down.
bow thows a body shot but no joy.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Blau! bow is out on his feet! Blau rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - bow is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! bow is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Winston Blau!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Neale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by National Anthem. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lawrence Neale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neale looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Neale sprawls well.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Neale looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Neale lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Neale throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Neale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Neale sprawls well.
Neale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Neale tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Neale to the ground. Neale escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lawrence Neale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Diaz.
Neale blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Neale to the mat! Neale manages to get full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diaz won't allow Neale to get back to his feet.
Neale not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Neale wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scoring with some ground and pound.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Neale won't let him.
Diaz looks gassed!
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neale works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Neale which made him look bad.
Neale throws a one two combo.
Neale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Neale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lawrence Neale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Neale lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neale ducks straight into an uppercut from Diaz and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Neale maanges to regain guard straight away.
Neale is rocked!
Diaz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Oh Neale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz closes the distance looking for a takedown. Neale stuffs it but Diaz still has hold of him. Diaz picks Neale up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Diaz slams Neale to the floor and that's really hurt Neale - he doesn't know where he is! Diaz throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Diaz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's entrance music is National Anthem. A fine choice. Stevenson has chosen Use Somebody as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Russell Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stevenson.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stevenson tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Stevenson has control of the leg.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stevenson trying to mount his opponent but Diaz defends it.
Stevenson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz trying to control here.
Stevenson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stevenson.
Diaz trying to hold on to Stevenson's head to control him but Stevenson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Stevenson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Stevenson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Diaz Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Stevenson's back instead.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Stevenson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Stevenson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stevenson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stevenson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Stevenson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stevenson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stevenson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Diaz.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diaz holds on and takes a little breather.
Stevenson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stevenson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Stevenson defends easily.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Stevenson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Stevenson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Stevenson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Diaz!
Stevenson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Diaz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Diaz wants to control but Stevenson postures up.
Diaz tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Stevenson is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Stevenson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stevenson counters with a single leg into guard. Diaz didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson is in close to Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stevenson is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Diaz has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Stevenson is looking to defend but Diaz has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Stevenson! Diaz pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Stevenson taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). George Diaz!
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