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BFFL35 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Catfish Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Craig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Catfish Davis!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Davis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Craig pulls his leg out and moves away.
Craig leaves Davis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Craig tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Davis gets tackled into the cage by Craig. Craig maintains the clinch.
Craig is fighting off a takedown attempt but Davis is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Craig to the mat. Craig regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Craig wants to stand up but Davis is controlling him.
Davis lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craig controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Craig is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis wants a takedown.
Simon Craig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Catfish Davis.
Davis has Craig pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Craig manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Craig manages to pull guard.
Craig not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis prevents Craig from getting back to his feet.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Craig is keeping the position for now.
Craig controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Craig has control of Davis's left arm, preventing Davis from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Simon Craig just wasn't active enough.
No luck for Davis with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Craig.
Craig fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Davis to the ground. Craig is now in Davis's guard.
Craig preventing the sweep.
Craig looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis pushes Craig off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Craig is fending him off so far but Davis persists. Nope, Craig circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Craig circles away.
Craig shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Craig is landing with some decent strikes but Davis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Craig wants to control the pace but Davis is squirming around nicely.
Davis is trying desperately to improve position.
Craig looking to control but Davis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Craig pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
BOOM! Craig connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craig controlling the pace for now.
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!
Craig prevents Davis from getting the reversal.
Davis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Craig looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Craig dominated that round.
That's time! Craig's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Craig.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis is trying to trip Craig. He has hold of a leg but Craig is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Davis persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Craig is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.
Davis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Craig wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Craig's head.
Davis working some strikes from top position.
Craig is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig pushes Davis off and scrambles back to his feet.
Craig is looking to land body kicks.
Davis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into Craig's guard.
Davis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Craig is pulling down on Davis's head to control his posture.
Craig wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
Davis wants to control from the top but Craig keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig is looking for a triangle but Davis pushes his legs off easily.
Craig isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Davis stacks Craig on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Davis!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craig can't do much from the bottom here.
Craig takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Davis is looking to take a break and control but Craig is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Craig's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Davis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Davis grinds an elbow into Craig's temple.
Catfish Davis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davis looks up at the clock and then as Craig takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Davis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Davis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craig is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Davis decides to stand back up. Davis steps back and let's Craig get back to his feet.
Davis misses with a takedown
and Craig counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Davis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Craig manages to get himself to full guard.
Craig has his feet on Davis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Craig wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Catfish Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Davis is defended easily by Craig.
Craig stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Craig wants it to stay on the feet.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Craig avoids it really well and circles away.
Simon Craig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Catfish Davis.
Craig shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Craig throws the kick towards the body but Davis avoids it.
Davis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Craig gets full guard.
Davis stands up over Craig, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Craig keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to get up but he can't break Craig's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Davis trying to control but Craig is working from the bottom.
Craig trying to keep a closed guard but Davis is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Craig is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Catfish Davis.
Craig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Davis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Davis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Davis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Davis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Davis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Davis wants to control but Craig is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craig tries to bench press Davis off him but Davis keeps the position.
Craig is not content to let Davis control the position.
Davis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Craig wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Craig is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Davis off and has taken his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Catfish Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Davis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Catfish Davis!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Catfish Davis!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Catfish Davis!
Catfish Davis wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wing Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wing Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Ryan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ryan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zero's waist but Zero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ryan off to one side.
No luck for Ryan with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zero.
Ryan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zero's waist but Zero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ryan off to one side.
Wing Zero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Ryan.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Zero.
Ryan connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zero counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zero working the head with strikes.
Zero is looking to take a break and control but Ryan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ryan gets back to half guard.
Ryan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ryan is pressing down on Zero's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ryan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan wants to pass the guard but Zero is defending well.
Zero is not content to let Ryan control the position.
Ryan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ryan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zero sees it coming and defends easily.
Zero is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero is staying active underneath Ryan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ryan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Zero kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Zero on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zero tries to get out of the position.
Ryan wants to work for an arm triangle but Zero is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zero preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Zero pushes Ryan off looking to stand but Ryan dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zero is not content to let Ryan control the position.
Still in half guard, Ryan seems content to control.
Ryan is looking to take a break and control but Zero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Phil Ryan.
Zero gets the takedown into side control.
Ryan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Zero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan wants to control but Zero is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ryan is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Zero is staying active.
Zero lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phil Ryan 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.
Zero closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ryan is pressing down on Zero's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ryan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ryan pushes a forearm under Zero's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Zero is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Phil Ryan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen Wolfe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe lands a slapping body shot.
Bisping throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bisping misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bisping slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wolfe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wolfe is looking to clinch but Bisping is avoiding it.
Wolfe blocks a head kick by Bisping.
Bisping throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wolfe tries to clinch but Bisping is having none of it.
Wolfe tries to clinch there but Bisping circles away.
Wolfe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bisping paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bisping swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wolfe counters by clinching up.
Wolfe pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe is trying to maintain a safe position but Bisping gets an underhook and turns Wolfe into the cage.
Wolfe gets control of Bisping's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wolfe will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wolfe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bisping is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bisping has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wolfe is proving hard to escape from.
Wolfe has control of Bisping's left arm, preventing Bisping from doing any damage.
Bisping engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We're going to have a standup here because Stephen Wolfe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wolfe is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe tries to clinch but Bisping moves out of range.
Wolfe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bisping throws a body kick that misses.
Bisping misses with a double jab
and Wolfe counters with a series of strikes. Bisping will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown but Bisping shows good takedown defense.
Wolfe tries to close the distance and clinch but Bisping swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bisping swats away the attempt to clinch by Wolfe.
Wolfe looks to clinch
and Bisping counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolfe wants to clinch up but Bisping keeps it at a distance.
Michael Bisping is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolfe is looking to clinch.
Wolfe tries to close the distance and clinch but Bisping swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bisping misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe pushes Bisping up against the cage in a clinch.
Wolfe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bisping smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephen Wolfe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolfe gets the takedown into side control.
Wolfe creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bisping sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wolfe wants to stand but Bisping is controlling his arm.
Bisping being controlled for a moment.
Bisping manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bisping trying to control but Wolfe postures up.
Wolfe trying to control from half guard but Bisping is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe throwing shots but Bisping is blocking nicely.
Bisping tries to roll over but Wolfe keeps him under control.
Wolfe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bisping sees it coming and defends easily.
Bisping is trying to maintain the position but Wolfe is very close to passing his half guard.
Bisping looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolfe is keen to just control but Bisping is a slippery customer.
Wolfe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like Wolfe is going to stand back up.
Bisping gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bisping pulls Wolfe in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Wolfe 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.
A combination from Bisping does no damage.
Wolfe avoids the head kick by Bisping.
Bisping swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wolfe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Michael Bisping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfe is looking to clinch.
Wolfe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wolfe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bisping paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bisping misses with a double jab
and Wolfe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wolfe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bisping, pushing him back against the cage.
Wolfe scores with a knee to the head.
Bisping is breathing heavily.
Wolfe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wolfe lands a nice uppercut.
Wolfe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wolfe gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wolfe is trying to control. Bisping wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like Wolfe is going to stand back up.
Wolfe moves into full mount! Bisping won't be happy about that!
Wolfe looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wolfe lands a heavy elbow.
Bisping is rocked!
Wolfe unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Bisping wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Wolfe celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Wolfe!
Stephen Wolfe took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, HITME! Clothing Line (Chuck Norris Collection) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Nazario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gauthier Lambert has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gauthier Lambert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Nazario!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lambert tries to free his leg and advance position but Nazario is retaining full guard.
Lambert is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Nazario has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lambert is looking to defend but Nazario has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lambert! Nazario pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lambert taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ronaldo Nazario!
Ronaldo Nazario thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jima Jammy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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187 lbs
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195 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jima Jammy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lester Marley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jammy.
Marley looks to throw a body kick
and Jammy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jammy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jammy throws a big right hand that misses.
Marley kicks Jammy off and gets to his feet.
Marley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jammy.
Marley has closed the distance and engaged Jammy in a clinch.
Jammy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jammy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jammy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Marley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jammy avoids it really well and circles away.
Jammy avoids the head kick by Marley.
Danga de danga de dang - Marley scores with a four punch combination!
Jammy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley moves into the clinch.
Marley working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jammy obliges.
Marley prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jima Jammy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jammy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marley is trying to push Jammy away but Jammy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jammy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jammy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jammy checks it well.
Marley misses with a few strikes there.
Jammy throws a jab but it's blocked by Marley.
Some wild striking there from Marley.
Marley dives in and grabs Jammy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jammy pushes down on Marley's head and hops out.
Marley looks gassed!
Marley has his takedown stuffed
and Jammy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marley.
Nice sprawl there from Marley as Jammy shoots in.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marley looking for a takedown.
Jammy can't get the takedown.
Jammy tries to score a body lock takedown but Marley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jammy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jammy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jammy scores with a takedown into Marley's guard.
Jammy wants to control from the top but Marley keeps moving.
Jammy postures up in Marley's guard and throws a big left but Marley blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jammy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jammy.
Jammy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jammy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marley can't keep his opponent in guard - Jammy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jammy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jammy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley is looking to escape.
Jammy tries to pass to full mount but Marley defends it.
Marley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jammy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marley's head.
Marley wants to get back to full guard.
Jammy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marley's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jima Jammy 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.
A left and a right from Marley both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Jima Jammy has been cut.
Marley throws a right and a left that Jammy avoids nicely.
Marley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jammy has Marley up against the cage in a clinch.
Jammy tries to throw a body punch but Marley avoids it by throwing Jammy back against the cage.
Marley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jammy connects with a knee to the head.
Jammy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jammy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jammy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Marley prevents it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jammy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Marley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jammy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jima Jammy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jammy working Marley over with knees to the body.
Jammy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Marley is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jammy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marley is defending well for now.
Jammy taking a breather.
Jammy has Marley pressed against the cage, preventing Marley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jammy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marley's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marley tries to break free but Jammy pushes him back against the cage.
Marley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marley feints a jab promting Jammy to slip. Marley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jammy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marley throws a combination. Jammy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marley misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Marley. Those never looked like landing.
Marley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jammy in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley moves into the clinch successfully.
Jammy lands a good knee to the midsection. Marley won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jammy crunches a lovely knee into Marley's ribcage.
Jammy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Lester Marley has been cut.
Jammy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jammy can't get the takedown.
Jammy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jammy has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Marley clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jammy gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Jammy thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Marley controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley showing good submission defense here.
Jammy looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Jammy missing with strikes.
Jammy punches the canvas rather than the man.
Marley looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jammy.
The referee is taking a good look at Marley as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Jammy!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jammy misses with a punch to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Jammy.
Jammy scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Marley is looking for a way out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jammy is persistently looking for the submission but Marley is defending it well.
Jammy lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Marley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jammy lands shots from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jima Jammy dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jab by Jammy.
A head kick by Marley misses
and Jammy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jammy dives in and grabs Marley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marley pushes down on Jammy's head and hops out.
Marley throws a series of punches but Jammy avoids them all with ease.
Lester Marley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jammy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jammy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marley misses with a double jab
and Jammy counters with a right hand to the body.
Marley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jammy leaves Marley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marley darts in and clinches Jammy up against the cage.
Jammy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jammy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jima Jammy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jammy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jammy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marley's efforts to push away.
Jammy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jammy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jammy misses with a knee strike.
Jammy lands a right hand.
Marley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jammy scores with a hook to the body.
Marley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marley is trying to push Jammy away but Jammy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marley is looking to break free of the clinch but Jammy has double underhooks.
Jammy throws a punch but it's blocked by Marley.
Jammy prevents Marley from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jammy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Marley.
Marley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jammy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jammy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jammy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marley circles away.
Jammy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marley pinned against the cage. Marley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jammy counters with an outside leg kick.
Jammy misses the shot to the body.
Jammy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marley shoots in looking for a takedown. Jammy tries to sprawl out of it but Marley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jammy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley throws a body kick the misses
and Jammy counters with a takedown into side control.
Marley is not content to let Jammy control the position.
Jammy happy to just control the position for now.
Jammy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jammy working the strikes but Marley uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley tries to kick Jammy off but Jammy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jammy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Marley is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jammy with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Marley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jammy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jammy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lester Marley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jammy breaks from Marley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jima Jammy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jammy, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Jima Jammy!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Jima Jammy!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Jima Jammy!
Jima Jammy wins by unanimous decision!
Jima Jammy very nearly forgot to thank xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaykke Wheaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louis Cane is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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23
261 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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26
284 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaykke Wheaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Cane!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cane is defended easily by Wheaton.
Wheaton looks to land a combination but Cane avoids it well.
Wheaton throws an off balance right hand
and Cane counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cane.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wheaton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cane preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cane wants to pass the guard but Wheaton is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cane wants to control from the top but Wheaton keeps moving.
Wheaton looking for a sweep. Not yet Wheaton, not yet.
Wheaton looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cane has picked Wheaton up and slammed him! Wheaton can't keep hold of the triangle and Cane manages to pass to side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wheaton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cane goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wheaton has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cane but great work by Wheaton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheaton just content to control the position.
Cane tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wheaton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wheaton cracks Cane with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wheaton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cane is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane regains half guard.
Cane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wheaton.
Cane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wheaton.
Wheaton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wheaton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wheaton stalling away here and it's allowed Cane to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wheaton wants to pass the guard but Cane is keeping the position.
Wheaton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wheaton works over Cane with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheaton wants to control from the top but Cane keeps moving.
Wheaton is really struggling to control Cane but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Wheaton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wheaton trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cane manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wheaton working a defensive guard here.
Wheaton keeping full guard, as Cane tries to pass.
Cane trying to control the position from guard on top but Wheaton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheaton is trying to control the position but Cane postures up.
Wheaton wants to sweep here but Cane controlling him for the moment.
Cane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wheaton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wheaton trying to keep a closed guard but Cane is proving a slippery customer.
We're going to have a standup here because Jaykke Wheaton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wheaton looks to land a combination but Cane avoids it well.
Wheaton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wheaton duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wheaton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cane shoots in but no luck this time.
Wheaton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wheaton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaykke Wheaton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wheaton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cane counters with a shoot takedown. Wheaton fights it but they end up in guard.
Cane drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cane jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wheaton is on top in guard.
Cane trying to keep a closed guard but Wheaton is proving a slippery customer.
Wheaton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wheaton is stalling in the full guard.
Cane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wheaton.
Wheaton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane trying to control the position.
Cane will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wheaton throws a strike but Cane rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cane drops back looking for a leg! Wheaton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wheaton manages to kick Cane off! Cane jumps back into Wheaton's guard.
Wheaton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cane tries to free his leg and advance position but Wheaton is retaining full guard.
Wheaton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cane gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wheaton keeping full guard, as Cane tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheaton is trying to control the position but Cane postures up.
Jaykke Wheaton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wheaton throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Wheaton looking for a sweep. Not yet Wheaton, not yet.
Cane wants to control from the top but Wheaton keeps moving.
Wheaton working a defensive guard here.
Cane got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wheaton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cane has managed to get both his arms back between Wheaton's legs - danger averted.
Cane 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.
Wheaton working for a triangle but Cane defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheaton keeping full guard, as Cane tries to pass.
Cane controlling from the top position.
Cane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wheaton is on top in guard.
Wheaton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wheaton works over Cane with some ground and pound from guard.
Wheaton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wheaton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wheaton trying to control the position from guard on top but Cane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wheaton is looking to advance position but Cane has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Cane connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cane is looking to work his way around to Wheaton's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Wheaton is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Louis Cane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wheaton misses with a straight right.
Cane shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wheaton sprawls well. Wheaton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cane gets slowly back to his feet.
Wheaton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Wheaton misses the target.
Jaykke Wheaton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wheaton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Louis Cane has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wheaton misses with a hook
and Cane counters with a stiff right hand.
Wheaton throws a hook to the side of Cane's head but Cane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wheaton.
Cane dodges the punch combination from Wheaton.
Cane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheaton looks to land a left hand but Cane moved out of range nicely.
Wheaton missing with a left hand there. Cane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wheaton is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cane's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wheaton misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Wheaton.
Wheaton scores with a nice right hand.
Cane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wheaton is fending him off so far but Cane persists. Nope, Wheaton circles away and we're back to standing.
Jaykke Wheaton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis Cane.
Wheaton closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Cane! Wheaton dives in looking to finish! Cane is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaykke Wheaton!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jaykke Wheaton thanked xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tj Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Hammonok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammonok has chosen Dreams as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
192 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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27
194 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
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Brawler
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tj Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Pete Hammonok!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Hammonok coming out on top.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Hammonok tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Hammonok counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hammonok.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hammonok trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hammonok doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hammonok manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammonok working some strikes from top position.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Hammonok pushes his legs off easily.
Hammonok must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammonok trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hammonok is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Johnson.
An elbow from Hammonok crashes against the mat.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hammonok's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hammonok throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hammonok connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Hammonok throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hammonok.
Hammonok takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Hammonok scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammonok missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Hammonok.
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!
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hammonok.
Hammonok seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Hammonok is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammonok thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Hammonok tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Johnson.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hammonok throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Hammonok is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Hammonok decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammonok throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Hammonok finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hammonok doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hammonok manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hammonok accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammonok lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammonok is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammonok throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammonok connects with a couple of short punches.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hammonok doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hammonok manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammonok stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets caught napping as Hammonok dives in and scores a takedown. Johnson manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammonok stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hammonok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hammonok!
Hammonok scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hammonok misses with a body kick.
Hammonok gets a takedown into half guard.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hammonok pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Hammonok dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hammonok closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Hammonok throws a strike aimed at the side of Johnson's head but Johnson avoids it well.
Hammonok with the ground and pound but Johnson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hammonok is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hammonok throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hammonok is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hammonok is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hammonok is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hammonok.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammonok decides to return to a standing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hammonok counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johnson thinking.
Hammonok closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Hammonok getting side control.
Hammonok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hammonok scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hammonok landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hammonok is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hammonok is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hammonok.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammonok missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammonok frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Hammonok with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammonok landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hammonok landing shots from mount.
Hammonok is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hammonok throws some wild stikes that Johnson manages to avoid easily.
Hammonok landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Hammonok connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pete Hammonok has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammonok lands with some strikes.
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!
Johnson can't escape the position.
Hammonok unloads with some shots from mount but Johnson bucks and avoids them well.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hammonok tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hammonok dominating with strikes here.
Hammonok connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammonok connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johnson can't escape the position.
Hammonok postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
Hammonok looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hammonok throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Hammonok's attempts to control the action.
Hammonok lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammonok wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Hammonok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hammonok throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hammonok is in Johnson's guard.
Hammonok postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hammonok defends well.
Hammonok throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hammonok.
Johnson is working an open guard so Hammonok takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hammonok to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammonok wants to stand but Johnson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Hammonok defends easily.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Hammonok pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hammonok's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammonok throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammonok in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammonok stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hammonok lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hammonok lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hammonok tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tj Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammonok shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hammonok showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hammonok pulls his head out easily.
Hammonok throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammonok thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hammonok.
Hammonok not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hammonok pulls his head out easily.
Hammonok working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hammonok thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hammonok not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hammonok working Johnson over with strikes.
Hammonok is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Hammonok stands up and beckons Johnson to join him on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammonok throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hammonok is in Johnson's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammonok sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Hammonok not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hammonok sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Hammonok not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pete Hammonok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tj Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammonok frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Hammonok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hammonok has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Pete Hammonok!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Pete Hammonok!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Pete Hammonok!
Pete Hammonok wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Pete Hammonok made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitrius Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifton Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez's entrance music is Lil'Wayne - John. A fine choice. Barnes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Clifton Barnes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimitrius Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifton Barnes!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Barnes swinging wildly here.
Barnes clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barnes throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Barnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barnes slows down the pace here.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barnes is keeping busy.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez wants to break free but Barnes has control.
Barnes pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanchez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Sanchez wants to break free but Barnes has control.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Barnes has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barnes counters with a one-two to the body.
Barnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnes moves into the clinch.
Barnes tries to circle away but Sanchez has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Barnes holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Barnes with a jab.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
A left and a right from Sanchez both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Clifton Barnes has been cut.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez drives through with a takedown into Barnes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sanchez is pushing down on Barnes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barnes is fighting to maintain full guard but Sanchez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barnes misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sanchez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barnes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Sanchez manages to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Barnes punching from the bottom.
Barnes is pressing down on Sanchez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Barnes throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Barnes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Barnes keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Barnes trying to control the position.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnes throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sanchez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes looking to control.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
Barnes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dimitrius Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clifton Barnes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Dimitrius Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Barnes drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Sanchez pulls guard successfully.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barnes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez has Barnes pulled in close to control his posture.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dimitrius Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Sanchez managing to control the position.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Barnes has picked Sanchez up and slammed him! Sanchez can't keep hold of the triangle and Barnes manages to pass to side control!
Sanchez wants to control but Barnes postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Barnes off and has taken his back!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sanchez here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sanchez has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Barnes is defending well but eventually Sanchez manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Barnes has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dimitrius Sanchez!
Dimitrius Sanchez gave a mention to xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Backstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Backstrom comes to the cage accompanied by Girl I Love. Da Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: No Love - Eminem. 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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196 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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, David Backstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Backstrom's head.
Da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva lands a jab to Backstrom's midsection.
Da Silva scores with the left hand. Backstrom knows he should have avoided that one.
Da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Da Silva lands with a right to the head.
Backstrom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da Silva avoids it.
Da Silva breaks from the clinch.
Da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Da Silva is struggling to control the position.
Da Silva breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Backstrom tries to land a knee to the head but Da Silva blocks with his arms.
Backstrom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva digs a right hand into Backstrom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Backstrom's gas tank.
Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Backstrom moves away.
Da Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Da Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Backstrom goes for a takedown attempt but Da Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Backstrom tries for a takedown but Da Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Da Silva pushes Backstrom up against the cage in a clinch.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Backstrom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Da Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Da Silva breaks from the clinch.
Da Silva has closed the distance and engaged Backstrom in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Da Silva.
Backstrom looking to throw knees to the head but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Da Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Da Silva is trying to break free.
Da Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Backstrom looking to throw knees to the head but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
A right hand to the body from Da Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva lands a nice uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hook to the body lands for Da Silva.
A nice right hand lands inside from Da Silva.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Backstrom.
Da Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Backstrom.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Backstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Backstrom tries to land a knee to the head but Da Silva blocks with his arms.
Da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Da Silva clinches up with Backstrom and pushes him back against the cage.
Backstrom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Da Silva lands a left hand.
Da Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Backstrom.
Da Silva manages to break the clinch.
Rafael Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Da Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Backstrom is breathing heavily.
Backstrom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Backstrom misses with a takedown attempt
and Da Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Da Silva lands an elbow inside.
Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Backstrom. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Da Silva digs a good body shot into Backstrom's ribs.
Da Silva drops Backstrom with a beautiful combination! Backstrom stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Da Silva is looking for the KO!
Backstrom is rocked!
It looks like David Backstrom has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Backstrom covering up! Da Silva comes in with a big uppercut and Backstrom goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rafael Da Silva!
An intense looking Rafael Da Silva took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Thanks to all my fans, and my training team. I wouldn't be here without all of you! I'm here for a long time, and am just looking to keep building steam towards my title shot. xXx is where it's at!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marian Pozzollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Riot by Three Days Grace. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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140 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrance Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marian Pozzollo!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pozzollo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pozzollo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pozzollo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pozzollo gets slowly back to his feet.
Terrance Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marian Pozzollo.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Smith misses.
Pozzollo shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pozzollo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pozzollo has his takedown stuffed
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Terrance Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozzollo misses with a takedown
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Marian Pozzollo has been cut.
Pozzollo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Pozzollo.
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozzollo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pozzollo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Pozzollo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Pozzollo shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith lands with a hook. Pozzollo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Pozzollo slips the punch.
Pozzollo slips under a jab.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A cross from Smith lands.
Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pozzollo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pozzollo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marian Pozzollo's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pozzollo.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Pozzollo is out of range.
Pozzollo misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pozzollo misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Pozzollo avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Pozzollo off the cage and back into range.
Terrance Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pozzollo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Pozzollo on that attempt.
Terrance Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marian Pozzollo.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pozzollo ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pozzollo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Pozzollo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Pozzollo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pozzollo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Pozzollo saw that one coming.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozzollo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Pozzollo shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pozzollo thinking.
Pozzollo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pozzollo can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pozzollo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marian Pozzollo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Pozzollo saw that one coming.
Pozzollo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Pozzollo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Pozzollo with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Pozzollo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pozzollo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Terrance Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marian Pozzollo.
Pozzollo misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pozzollo misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pozzollo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smith is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pozzollo.
Smith misses with a hook. Pozzollo ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozzollo walks into a left hand.
Pozzollo walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Pozzollo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pozzollos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith lands with a nice combination. Pozzollo backs away looking to recover.
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!
Pozzollo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pozzollo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Smith has got the better of the exchanges.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Pozzollo.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Smith works Pozzollo's body with a nice hook.
Pozzollo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith scores with a hook.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Pozzollo misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch lands to the side of Pozzollo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Smith clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Marian Pozzollo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pozzollo misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Smith misses.
Pozzollo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Pozzollo staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Smith misses with a hook. Pozzollo ducked under it nicely.
Terrance Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Pozzollo's head back.
Pozzollo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Terrance Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marian Pozzollo.
Pozzollo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a jab when Pozzollo was well out of range.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Pozzollo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pozzollo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Pozzollo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Pozzollo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Pozzollo on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pozzollo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice cross by Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Smith had his way with Marian Pozzollo in that round.
The cut man is working on Marian Pozzollo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pozzollo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pozzollo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pozzollo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Smith looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Smith looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Smith!
Smith working away.
A lull in the action here as Smith stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
Smith working away.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pozzollo sneaks back into half guard.
Smith thows a huge punch but Pozzollo dodges it nicely.
Pozzollo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Smith works his way into full mount!
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozzollo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith avoids the attempt from Pozzollo to control.
Pozzollo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pozzollo wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Pozzollo wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Terrance Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith prevents Pozzollo from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pozzollo wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith landing strikes, looking to finish!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Marian Pozzollo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrance Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Terrance Smith!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Terrance Smith!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Terrance Smith!
Terrance Smith wins by unanimous decision!
Terrance Smith retains his featherweight title!
Terrance Smith gave a mention to xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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