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WFC BRAWL AT THE HALL PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy has chosen I shot the Sheriff as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Hardy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Man sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hardy somewhat.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardy.
Man's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Man duly obliges.
Man lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Man's waist but Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hardy off to one side.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hardy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Man's face.
Man tries to stall but Hardy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hardy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Man gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dan Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Hardy.
Man tries to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling the position.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Man is working for takedown but Hardy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hardy is trying to maintain a safe position but Man gets an underhook and turns Hardy into the cage.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
Hardy wants to stall.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy looks gassed!
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
Hardy tries to stall but Man uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Man trying to stall but Hardy improves his position.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man tries to circle away but Hardy has him pinned against the cage.
Hardy trying to stall but Man improves his position.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Man jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardy walks away with a smile on his face. Man gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Man looks for a takedown but Hardy sprawls well.
A right-left combo lands from Man.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy shoots and misses
letting Man counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man stalks Hardy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hardy's face. Hardy staggers backwards, shaken.
Hardy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hardy with a poor takedown
and Man counters with a one-two to the body.
Man looks to land a combination. Hardy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Man!
Man has a takedown stuffed.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardy.
Man throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man lands a jab-cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
Man is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hardy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Man can't break the clinch.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hardy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardy is looking to control Man's arms but Man gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardy has his back to the cage.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hardy is trying to drag Man to the mat but Man just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
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.
Hardy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man is trying to break free.
Man can't get the takedown.
Hardy controlling the action here for a moment.
Man tries for a takedown but Hardy manages to get underhooks.
Man letting Hardy take a breather here.
Hardy breaks from the clinch.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Hardy wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Man dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hardy.
Hardy is looking to clinch.
Hardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardy.
Hardy motions for Man to come forward. Hardy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hardy.
Man tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hardy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Man somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy shoots for a double leg takedown but Man sprawls well. He's pushed Hardy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dan Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Hardy.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown. Man tries to sprawl out of it but Hardy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Man.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Man.
Man misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for Hardy on that attempt.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for Hardy on that attempt.
Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hardy swivels and escapes.
Man misses with a takedown attempt - Hardy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy misses with a takedown
and Man counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy moves out of range of the body kick.
Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Man.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardy.
Man looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hardy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hardy clinches up with Man and pushes him back against the cage.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Man's defenses.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Man wants to break free but Hardy has control.
Hardy stalling.
The crowd are getting on Hardy's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy wants to stall.
Hardy scores with a knee to the head.
Hardy has Man pressed against the cage, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
Hardy keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardy lands a good knee to the midsection. Man won't want to take too many of those.
Hardy landing knees to the head.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dan Man will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hardy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the cage.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Hardy keeps him there for the moment.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Man tries to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling the position.
Man tries to break free but Hardy pushes him back against the cage.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hardy pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardy has Man pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Man manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy wants to stall.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Hardy won't allow it.
Man wants a takedown but no success here.
Hardy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Man is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hardy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Man's face.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy with a knee to the head.
Man takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hardy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Man's face.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Man tries for a takedown but Hardy manages to get underhooks.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Hardy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Man jumps guard but Hardy stands there with Man around his waist. Man gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy looking for a takedown.
Hardy is trying to stall.
Man fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hardy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Man being controlled against the cage.
Man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hardy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hardy manages to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man wanted to stand there but Hardy had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Man on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Man tries to get out of the position.
Hardy wants to control the pace but Man is squirming around nicely.
Hardy is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Man is in real trouble.
Man has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Hardy tries to keep control of the position but Man is staying busy.
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.
Hardy controls the action.
I really don't envy Man right now.
Hardy has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Hardy really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man wants to get back to his feet.
Hardy just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Man has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Glass scores the fight as a draw!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Ray Hardy!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Ray Hardy!
Ray Hardy wins by majority decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Farmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn has chosen England belongs to me 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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150 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Farmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farmer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farmer scores with a head kick.
Gunn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Farmer.
Gunn swats away the attempt to clinch by Farmer.
Farmer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gunn sprawls well. Gunn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Farmer gets slowly back to his feet.
Farmer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gunn is looking to chop away at Farmer's legs.
Gunn clobbers Farmer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gunn blocks a head kick by Farmer.
Farmer shoots in but Gunn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Farmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farmer doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
Farmer throws a head kick that misses.
Farmer gets caught flat footed, as Gunn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Farmer is keeping the position for now.
Gunn controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmer can't keep his opponent in guard - Gunn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gunn in particular looking to stall.
Gunn is looking to pass Farmer's guard but actually Farmer recovers to full guard.
Gunn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Farmer is keeping the position for now.
Gunn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Farmer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gunn has managed to get both his arms back between Farmer's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farmer looking for a triangle here. Gunn is fighting it but it looks tight! Farmer pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gunn is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Farmer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fiyzal Ghafoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sherman Stafford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stafford has chosen Sherman's too sexy as his entrance music. The key to victory for Fiyzal Ghafoor has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fiyzal Ghafoor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sherman Stafford!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ghafoor.
Ghafoor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ghafoor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stafford looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ghafoor!
Ghafoor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stafford is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ghafoor is surviving well by controlling Stafford's body position as best he can.
Stafford is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ghafoor has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stafford is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ghafoor can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Stafford working for a guillotine from mount but Ghafoor is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghafoor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ghafoor tries to hold on but Stafford pushes him away.
Stafford takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stafford looks gassed!
Ghafoor tries to hold on but Stafford pushes him away.
Stafford looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ghafoor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Ghafoor can't escape the position.
Stafford is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ghafoor has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ghafoor wants to control but Stafford is having none of it.
Ghafoor is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghafoor squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Stafford looking to control but Ghafoor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stafford looking to secure an arm triangle but Ghafoor defends it well.
Ghafoor is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor is looking to improve his position but Stafford isn't that keen on the idea.
Stafford is working for a guillotine from mount but Ghafoor frees his head quite easily.
Stafford jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ghafoor manages to avoid the submission attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ghafoor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stafford counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fiyzal Ghafoor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ghafoor wants to control but Stafford postures up.
Stafford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ghafoor keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor is looking to regain half guard here but Stafford keeps moving and retains side control.
Stafford working away.
Stafford working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stafford is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ghafoor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ghafoor tries to buck Stafford off but Stafford is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Ghafoor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherman Stafford 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.
Stafford shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ghafoor keeping moving, preventing Stafford from controlling successfully.
Ghafoor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ghafoor is working hard here to advance position.
Stafford wants to control from the top but Ghafoor keeps moving.
Stafford drops back looking for a leg! Ghafoor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ghafoor manages to kick Stafford off! Stafford jumps back into Ghafoor's guard.
Ghafoor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stafford is breathing heavily.
Ghafoor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ghafoor with a poor takedown
and Stafford counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ghafoor!
Stafford with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Stafford working for a submission but Ghafoor is keeping him at bay.
Stafford wants to finish this one by submission but Ghafoor is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Stafford.
Ghafoor wants to control but Stafford is having none of it.
Stafford wants to control the pace but Ghafoor is squirming around nicely.
Sherman Stafford has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ghafoor is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stafford has hold of Ghafoor's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ghafoor manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ghafoor can't escape the position.
Ghafoor flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ghafoor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stafford on the ground.
Ghafoor is looking to improve his position but Stafford isn't that keen on the idea.
Stafford working for a submission but Ghafoor is keeping him at bay.
Stafford wants to control the pace but Ghafoor is squirming around nicely.
Stafford fails to advance to Ghafoor's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor wants to control but Stafford is having none of it.
Ghafoor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stafford avoids the attempt from Ghafoor to control.
Stafford working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Stafford working for a guillotine from mount but Ghafoor is in no mood to give up.
Stafford has control of Ghafoor's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ghafoor regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ghafoor is trying to escape the mount.
Ghafoor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ghafoor throwing hammer fists to the chest of Stafford. What's that going to do exactly?
Stafford working for a submission but Ghafoor is keeping him at bay.
Stafford avoids the attempt from Ghafoor to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ghafoor is looking to improve his position but Stafford isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherman Stafford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ghafoor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stafford circles away.
Stafford feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ghafoor is trying to keep Stafford in close.
Ghafoor wants to stand up but Stafford is controlling him.
Stafford 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.
Ghafoor trying to keep a closed guard but Stafford is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stafford drops back looking for a leg! Ghafoor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ghafoor manages to kick Stafford off! Stafford jumps back into Ghafoor's guard.
Ghafoor is looking to stand up but Stafford isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghafoor working a defensive guard here.
Stafford wants to control from the top but Ghafoor keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ghafoor misses with a takedown
and Stafford counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stafford.
Stafford tries to free his leg and advance position but Ghafoor is retaining full guard.
Stafford thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stafford looking to pass the guard.
Stafford wants to control from the top but Ghafoor keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stafford drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stafford jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ghafoor is trying to control the position but Stafford postures up.
Stafford drops back looking for a leg! Ghafoor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ghafoor manages to kick Stafford off! Stafford jumps back into Ghafoor's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ghafoor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ghafoor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stafford sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ghafoor somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fiyzal Ghafoor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ghafoor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghafoor throws a series of strikes that have Stafford backpedaling.
Ghafoor tries to clinch but Stafford is having none of it.
Ghafoor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stafford as he jumps to the side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ghafoor.
Stafford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ghafoor pinned against the cage. Ghafoor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ghafoor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stafford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ghafoor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stafford backs up against the cage.
Ghafoor throws a one two combo.
Ghafoor tries for a takedown but Stafford circles away easily
and Stafford decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ghafoor's guard.
Stafford trying to control the position from guard on top but Ghafoor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stafford drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stafford jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stafford sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ghafoor's guard.
Sherman Stafford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ghafoor is defending against the submission attempts here by Stafford.
Ghafoor wants to improve his position but Stafford is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sherman Stafford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stafford 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Sherman Stafford!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Sherman Stafford!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Sherman Stafford!
Sherman Stafford wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between pol tuzara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). pol tuzara 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, pol tuzara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Drago!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but tuzara manages to avoid it.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from tuzara.
tuzara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drago swivels and escapes.
Drago scores with a nice head shot.
tuzara misses with a straight left.
tuzara throws a sloppy head kick and Drago moves out of range easily.
tuzara fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for pol tuzara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by tuzara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drago throws a series of punches but tuzara moves out of range.
Drago drops tuzara with a beautiful combination! tuzara stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Drago is looking for the KO!
It looks like pol tuzara has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
tuzara misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends tuzara to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Drago!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Martin Drago!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between A Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Calculus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, A Striker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Calculus!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calculus slips a jab from Striker.
Calculus swinging wilding here.
Striker misses with a double jab
and Calculus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Striker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calculus.
Calculus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calculus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Striker.
Calculus cracks Striker with an open hand slap.
Striker looks to land a combination but Calculus avoids it well.
Calculus swings for the body but Striker moves out of range.
Calculus throws the left hand but Striker avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker walks into a straight right hand from Calculus.
Striker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calculus throws out the jab.
Calculus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Striker avoids the body shot from Calculus.
A shot to de liver by Calculus. Beautiful body shot.
Calculus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Striker.
Striker fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Striker misses.
Striker misses with a hook. Calculus ducked under it nicely.
Calculus throws a body punch but Striker moves out of range.
Calculus thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calculus just misses with a punch to the body.
Calculus just misses with a punch to the body.
Calculus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Striker moves away.
Calculus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Striker.
Calculus misses with a double jab
and Striker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calculus throws a jab when Striker was well out of range.
Striker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Calculus missing with a left hand there. Striker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Striker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calculus throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Calculus misses.
Striker misses with an uppercut. Calculus saw that one coming.
Striker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Calculus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Striker.
Striker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calculus.
Striker misses with a few strikes there.
Calculus moves out of range of the strikes.
Striker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Striker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Calculus cracks Striker with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calculus stuns Striker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Calculus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Striker.
Striker misses with a looping left.
Calculus misses with a hook to the body
and Striker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Striker looks to land a right hand but Calculus moved out of range.
Calculus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Striker moves away.
Striker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calculus throws out the jab.
Striker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Calculus misses with a combination
and Striker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Striker finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Calculus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No joy there for Calculus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Striker ducks under a wild hook from Calculus.
Striker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Calculus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calculus misses with a jab to the body
and Striker counters with a series of strikes. Calculus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Calculus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Striker.
Striker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Striker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Striker ducks under a wild hook from Calculus.
Striker swinging wilding here.
Striker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calculus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Calculus scores with a counter punch that sends Striker to the canvas! Calculus smells blood - he's punishing Striker with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Striker has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Calculus!
Kenny Calculus is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Duivall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Robert Duivall enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eduardo Castro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Duivall!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duivall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Robert Duivall has been cut.
Castro throws an overhand right that has Duivall reeling! Castro follows up with more punches and Duivall is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eduardo Castro!
Eduardo Castro retains his welterweight title!
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