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VFC 10: Smith v. Tiger PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meyer has chosen Genesis - Justice as his entrance music. Marcus Meyer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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, David Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer takes one to the side of the head.
Haye throws a series of punches but Meyer moves out of range.
Haye throws a right hand that Meyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Meyer also avoids with ease.
Meyer missing with a left hand there. Haye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown but Haye shows good takedown defense.
Meyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haye misses with a kick to the body.
Meyer moves out of range as Haye throws a body kick.
Haye shoots in but no luck this time.
Haye tries to keep at a distance but Meyer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Meyer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haye effectively controlling the action here.
Meyer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Haye fights it off and pushes away nicely.
David Haye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Meyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye scores with a nice strike.
Meyer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Haye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haye scores with the left hand. Meyer knows he should have avoided that one.
Haye lands a jab.
Haye throws a combination that misses
so Meyer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyer wants to control from the top but Haye keeps moving.
Meyer prevents Haye from getting back to his feet.
Meyer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Haye wants to stand up but Meyer is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Meyer throws a strike but Haye rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Meyer wants to stand but Haye is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Meyer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Meyer looks gassed!
Meyer takes one to the side of the head.
Meyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haye counters with a nice body shot.
Haye wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meyer looks to land a right hand but Haye moved out of range.
Haye jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Haye closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haye fails to land with a series of punches.
Haye scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haye throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Haye lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Haye.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Haye lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haye bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meyer's head.
Haye closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haye swinging wilding here.
Haye connects with the punch.
Haye could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Haye tries to clinch up but Meyer circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice combination there by Haye.
Jab, jab by Haye - just one landing.
Haye is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Haye works over Meyer's head and body with a nice combination.
Haye tries to close the distance and clinch but Meyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meyer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice combination there by Haye.
Haye cracks a nice hook into Meyer's ribs.
Haye lands with a nice combination. Meyer backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Haye dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Haye throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Meyer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Meyer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Haye avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Meyer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haye pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Haye is trying to break free.
Haye is trying to break the clinch but Meyer has him pressed against the cage.
Meyer prevents Haye from breaking the clinch.
Meyer turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Meyer manages to end up in side control.
Meyer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Meyer trying to control the action but Haye is working from the bottom.
Meyer is breathing heavily.
Meyer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye is pushing Meyer's head away, looking to escape. Meyer manages to hold on to the position though.
An elbow from Meyer crashes against the mat.
Haye tries to bench press Meyer off him but Meyer keeps the position.
Haye is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Meyer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Meyer.
David Haye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Meyer.
Meyer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Haye moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Meyer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haye throws a head kick that misses.
Haye lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haye scores with a three punch combo!
Danga de danga de dang - Haye scores with a four punch combination!
Meyer misses with a double jab
and Haye counters with a one-two to the body.
A left and a right from Haye both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Haye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haye but Haye pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haye moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Haye scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haye lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Meyer misses with a double jab
and Haye counters with a nice uppercut.
Meyer gets a takedown into half guard.
Meyer wants to control but Haye is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer thows a huge punch but Haye dodges it nicely.
Haye pushes Meyer off but Meyer dives into side control.
Check out the look on Meyer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Meyer cracks Haye with a big elbow.
Haye tries to escape but Meyer is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Meyer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice body kick there by Haye.
Haye throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Haye is working the combinations to good effect here.
Meyer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Haye to the mat! Haye manages to get full guard.
Haye is pulling down on Meyer's head to control his posture.
Meyer won't allow Haye to get back to his feet.
Meyer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Haye is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Meyer is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meyer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer lands a couple of digs.
Meyer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyer advances to half guard.
Haye misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Meyer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Haye with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer is tying to control. Haye wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Meyer working Haye over with strikes.
Haye tries to kick Meyer off but Meyer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Meyer lands strikes from half guard.
Meyer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haye's head.
Meyer trying to mount his opponent but Haye defends it.
Haye is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer thows a huge punch but Haye dodges it nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Haye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meyer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haye counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meyer moves in looking to clinch but Haye pushes him off.
Haye moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Meyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meyer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Meyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Haye misses.
Haye fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Meyer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meyer goes for a takedown attempt but Haye pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Haye throws a left and a right that both miss
and Meyer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Meyer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Meyer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Meyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Meyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Meyer 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Meyer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pudsey Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and K D Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pudsey Bear looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pudsey Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, K D Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon throws a nice looking combination but Bear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dillon.
Dillon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dillon fails with a takedown attempt.
Pudsey Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of K D Dillon.
Dillon fails with a takedown attempt.
Bear misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillon tries to score with a low kick but Bear moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Dillon with that takedown attempt.
Dillon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dillon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bear showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillon.
Bear throws a leg kick
so Dillon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dillon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bear keeping full guard, as Dillon tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillon 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.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Dillon from controlling successfully.
Bear trying to keep a closed guard but Dillon is proving a slippery customer.
Dillon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bear looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dillon passes into side control.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Bear takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bear is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dillon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bear has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dillon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bear is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bear knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dillon on the ground.
Dillon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Dillon crashes against the mat.
Bear takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dillon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bear has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bear wants to control but Dillon postures up.
Dillon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bear tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
K D Dillon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dillon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bear was well out of range. Poor timing from Dillon.
Dillon tries to clinch there but Bear circles away.
Dillon misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Dillon with that takedown attempt.
Dillon throws a nice looking combination but Bear bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Dillon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dillon throws a head kick but Bear moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dillon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dillon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pudsey Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of K D Dillon.
Dillon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bear throws a solid leg kick but Dillon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bear.
Bear throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dillon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bear tries a low kick but Dillon avoids it.
Bear misses with a leg kick
and Dillon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bear's guard now.
Dillon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dillon pushes down on Bear's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bear on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bear tries to get out of the position.
Dillon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dillon dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Bear looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Dillon! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). K D Dillon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Pitfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Sberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitfield's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All Against All by The Haunted. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Pitfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Sberg!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitfield closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sberg throws Pitfield to one side and escapes!
Pitfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sberg lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pitfield takes a step back to recover.
Pitfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sberg throws a sloppy head kick and Pitfield moves out of range easily.
Sberg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sberg moves in looking to clinch but Pitfield pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Sberg.
Sberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Pitfield avoids the head kick by Sberg.
Sberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Pitfield circles away.
Sberg wants to clinch
and Pitfield counters with a body kick that stops Sberg in his tracks momentarily.
Sberg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pitfield trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sberg gets to his feet. Pitfield looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pitfield looks to throw a body kick
enabling Sberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Pitfield looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sberg is fending him off so far but Pitfield persists. Nope, Sberg circles away and we're back to standing.
Sberg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pitfield lands with a slapping head kick.
Sberg lands a glancing blow to the side of Pitfield's head.
Pitfield bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Sberg is right now.
Pitfield is breathing heavily.
Sberg manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sberg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pitfield wants to pass the guard but Sberg is keeping the position.
Sberg keeping moving, preventing Pitfield from controlling successfully.
Sberg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sberg seems keen to control Pitfield's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sberg wants to stand and escape but Pitfield is having none of it.
Pitfield is working Sberg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sberg wants to stand up but Pitfield is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sberg stuffs the takedown.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pitfield.
Sberg struggling a bit here.
Sberg throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sberg throws a head kick but Pitfield moves out of range.
Sberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sberg misses with a body shot.
Pitfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitfield changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sberg tries to avoid it but Pitfield manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sberg to the ground. Sberg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Pitfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sberg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sberg pushes Pitfield away with a front kick.
Sberg lands a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sberg misses with a head kick.
Pitfield shoots and misses
and Sberg counters with a solid body kick.
Sberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carl Sberg will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sberg tries for a takedown but Pitfield circles away easily
and Pitfield counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sberg is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pitfield moves into the clinch.
Sberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pitfield pulls guard effortlessly.
Sberg wants to control from the top but Pitfield keeps moving.
Pitfield wants to get back to his feet but Sberg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pitfield keeping full guard, as Sberg tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitfield has a closed guard, preventing Sberg from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitfield has his foot on Sberg's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sberg works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pitfield has Sberg pulled in close to control his posture.
Sberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Pitfield is retaining full guard.
Pitfield lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sberg!
Pitfield tries to control but Sberg wriggling away.
Sberg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sberg is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sberg tries to lock up and control but Pitfield gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sberg tries to buck Pitfield off but Pitfield takes his back!
Pitfield scores with punches from the back.
Sberg manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Sberg is looking to clinch but Pitfield is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sberg tries to clinch but Pitfield is having none of it.
Pitfield throws a right and a left that Sberg avoids nicely.
Sberg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pitfield counters with a single leg into guard. Sberg didn't expect that.
Pitfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sberg trying to control the position.
Pitfield trying to control but Sberg is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitfield looking to pass the guard.
Pitfield stopping the sweep attempt from Sberg.
Sberg scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitfield shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pitfield showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sberg manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pitfield dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pitfield takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pitfield throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sberg's waist but Sberg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pitfield off to one side.
Sberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pitfield as Sberg tries to tie him up.
Sberg breaks from the clinch.
Sberg wants to clinch.
Pitfield lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitfield scores with a takedown into Sberg's guard.
Pitfield tries to free his leg and advance position but Sberg is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sberg wants to stand up but Pitfield is controlling him.
Pitfield showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sberg looking to control.
Sberg 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 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.
Sberg seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sberg is trying to control the position but Pitfield postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sberg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pitfield throws a series of punches but Sberg avoids them all with ease.
Sberg stuffs the takedown.
Sberg throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pitfield.
Sberg misses with a takedown attempt
and Pitfield counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pitfield keeps control of Sberg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sberg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pitfield walks away with a smile on his face. Sberg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pitfield, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitfield manages to pull guard.
Sberg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sberg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pitfield throws a leg kick that misses.
Pitfield avoids the head kick by Sberg.
Pitfield tries to clinch but Sberg is having none of it.
Sberg plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pitfield looks for a takedown but Sberg sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Pitfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sberg instigates a clinch.
Sberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pitfield is working for takedown but Sberg is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pitfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sberg lands a high kick!
Pitfield gets a clinch.
Sberg breaks from the clinch.
Sberg throws a push kick but Pitfield slaps the foot to one side.
Sberg stuffs the takedown attempt from Pitfield. Pitfield gets slowly back to his feet.
Sberg misses with a head kick.
Pitfield misses with a takedown attempt
and Sberg counters with a series of strikes. Pitfield will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sberg scores with a takedown into Pitfield's guard.
Sberg trying to control but Pitfield is working from the bottom.
Pitfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sberg is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Sberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sberg 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Carl Sberg!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Hari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Hari!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee tries to clinch there but Hari circles away.
Hari scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hari has hold of Lee's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Lee seems comfortable defending it but Hari has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Lee is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Lee is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hari couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anderson Hari!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Greed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sumi Gaeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greed's entrance music is Anthem. A fine choice. Gaeshi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Welcome to the Jungle. John Greed could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sumi Gaeshi's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Greed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sumi Gaeshi!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Gaeshi.
Gaeshi scores with a head kick.
Greed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gaeshi counters with a good low kick that Greed was not able to check.
Gaeshi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gaeshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Greed. That did some damage!
Greed pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gaeshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Greed. That did some damage!
Greed misses with the combination.
Gaeshi scores with a kick to the body.
Gaeshi throws a left and a right that both miss
so Greed counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Greed trying to control but Gaeshi is working from the bottom.
Greed scoring with some ground and pound.
Gaeshi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Greed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaeshi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gaeshi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaeshi looking for a sweep. Not yet Gaeshi, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaeshi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Greed!
Gaeshi prevents Greed from getting the reversal.
Gaeshi working the ground and pound effectively.
Greed is looking to improve his position but Gaeshi isn't that keen on the idea.
Greed wants to hold on but Gaeshi pushes him away.
Gaeshi lands a heavy elbow.
Gaeshi scoring with strikes but Greed is staying in there.
Gaeshi has hold of Greed's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Greed manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gaeshi is landing with some decent strikes but Greed is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Greed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gaeshi on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greed is looking to improve his position but Gaeshi isn't that keen on the idea.
Greed wants to control but Gaeshi is having none of it.
Greed is breathing heavily.
Greed swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gaeshi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gaeshi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Greed?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greed is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gaeshi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Greed is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gaeshi working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaeshi lands a big shot there that rocks Greed but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gaeshi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaeshi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Greed tries to hold on but Gaeshi postures up.
Gaeshi landing strikes from the mount.
Greed taking shots to the head.
Greed is rocked!
Greed is in a horrible position here. Gaeshi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Greed is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gaeshi lands a big elbow - Greed is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Greed is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sumi Gaeshi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Durst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augusto comes to the cage accompanied by adu-kein scherz. Fred Durst has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Augusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Durst!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augusto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Augusto shoots in for a double leg but Durst sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Durst doesn't manage to clinch there - Augusto circles away.
Durst swings for the body but Augusto moves out of range.
Augusto stuffs the takedown.
Augusto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Augusto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Augusto is working hard here to advance position.
Augusto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Durst!
Augusto unloading with bombs!
Durst looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Durst tries to hold on but Augusto postures up.
Augusto moves to back control.
Augusto scores with punches from the back.
Augusto scores with punches from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Augusto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augusto working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Augusto scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Durst is looking for a way out.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Augusto lands a shot to the head.
Augusto has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Durst! Can he survive? No! He's out! Augusto gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fernando Augusto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Poppins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Bear The Scars by Stampin' Ground. Poppins has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. 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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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Poppins!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poppins lands a big shot that drops Smith! Can he finish him?
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Sammy Smith has been cut.
Smith wants to improve his position but instead Poppins has moved into half guard.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith is looking for a sweep. Poppins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Poppins seems content to control.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Poppins manages to move to mount!
Poppins controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Poppins maintains control.
Poppins controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Despite being in the dominant position, Harry Poppins just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poppins.
Poppins clinches up against the cage.
Poppins lands a knee to the head.
Poppins breaks from the clinch.
Poppins rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Poppins.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Poppins pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poppins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Poppins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poppins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Poppins and Smith goes tumbling to the canvas! Poppins follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Poppins is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Poppins stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Smith to get to his feet.
Poppins keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Poppins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Poppins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Poppins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poppins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Poppins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poppins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Poppins.
Poppins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Poppins manages to break the clinch.
Harry Poppins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poppins moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Poppins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith shoots in but Poppins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Poppins feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Smith sprawling to the canvas! Smith rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Poppins finish him?!
Poppins lands a brutal uppercut that launches Smith off his feet! Smith tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Poppins!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeovil Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stemm - Face The Pain. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tiger's choice of entrance music: Delilah by Tom Jones. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gareth Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yeovil Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tiger lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tiger.
Smith throws a head kick but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tiger working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tiger has knee on belly momentarily but Smith bucks him off and regains half guard.
Tiger content to control rather than advance.
Smith is staying active underneath Tiger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tiger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Tiger in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tiger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tiger is trying for a kimura here. Smith looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Tiger wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yeovil Tiger!
Yeovil Tiger is the new light heavyweight champion!
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