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O.R.G. 44 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Dexter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Turrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turrett has chosen Criticize as his entrance music. Paul Turrett struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Paul Turrett is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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154 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good in bed |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Dexter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Turrett!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dexter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dexter throws a combination that misses
and Turrett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dexter cracks Turrett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dexter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turrett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dexter misses with a body punch
and Turrett counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Turrett tries to free his leg and advance position but Dexter is retaining full guard.
Dexter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turrett drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dexter manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Turrett has Dexter in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dexter scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turrett keeping moving, preventing Dexter from controlling successfully.
Dexter throwing strikes but missing.
Dexter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Turrett being controlled here, momentarily.
Dexter is pushing down on Turrett's leg trying to pass to half guard. Turrett is fighting to maintain full guard but Dexter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Turrett trying to hold on to Dexter's head to control him but Dexter postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dexter throwing shots but Turrett is blocking nicely.
Dexter controlling the pace.
Dexter throws a strike but Turrett avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dexter passes Turrett's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Turrett has hold of Dexter's hands but Dexter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Dexter.
Well, if Dexter is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turrett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dexter.
Dexter lands with a punch from half guard.
Dexter slips a nice elbow through Turrett's hands, connecting with Turrett's forehead.
Dexter is nestled in close to Turrett, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dexter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turrett's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexter is looking to advance position but Turrett won't allow it.
Dexter controlling the action here.
Dexter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dexter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Turrett has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dexter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turrett keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Dexter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters circling - Dexter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dexter looking to score a takedown here. Turrett is defending well but Dexter drives through and ends up in Turrett's guard.
Turrett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dexter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dexter looking to pass the guard.
Turrett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dexter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turrett keeping full guard, as Dexter tries to pass.
Turrett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Turrett is breathing heavily.
Dexter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dexter chips away with some ground and pound.
Turrett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dexter.
Dexter landing with the ground and pound.
Dexter scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexter trying to control the position from guard on top but Turrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dexter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dexter throws a big right hand that misses.
Dexter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turrett on the ground.
Dexter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dexter throws a big elbow that misses.
Billy Dexter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dexter controlling from the top position.
Dexter is in close to Turrett's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dexter trying to control the position from guard on top but Turrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dexter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dexter connects with a couple of short punches.
Dexter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dexter trying to control the position from guard on top but Turrett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dexter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dexter tries to free his leg and advance position but Turrett is retaining full guard.
Turrett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Turrett is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dexter defends it well.
Dexter lands a couple of sideways elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Dexter dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dexter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dexter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turrett.
Dexter connects with a body shot that sends Turrett's belly button to the back.
Turrett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dexter.
Turrett wants to clinch up but Dexter keeps it at a distance.
Dexter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turrett ducks under a wild hook from Dexter.
Dexter shoots in and bounces Turrett off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dexter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turrett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dexter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Turrett's head.
Turrett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dexter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dexter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dexter stands and throws Turrett's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dexter taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexter in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Turrett taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dexter landing a few strikes.
Dexter moves into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dexter lands a nice shot to the head.
Dexter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Turrett?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dexter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dexter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turrett can do to turn this around?
Dexter with a couple of short strikes.
Dexter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dexter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Turrett that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dexter lands with some strikes.
Dexter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Turrett?
Dexter breaks from Turrett's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dexter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turrett is looking to escape.
Turrett takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Paul Turrett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy Dexter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexter content just to control the position here.
Dexter looking to finish Turrett with some ground and pound. This is bad for Turrett!
Dexter content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dexter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Turrett for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Dexter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dexter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Dexter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Farha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Graf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farha comes into the arena with Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
167 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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26
162 lbs
18 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Farha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Artem Graf!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Graf.
Good shot there by Graf.
Graf shoots in looking for a takedown. Farha tries to sprawl out of it but Graf keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Farha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Graf keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Graf dives in and grabs Farha's left leg, looking for a takedown. Farha pushes down on Graf's head and hops out.
Graf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farha.
Graf stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Farha shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Graf manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Farha got a little sloppy there for a moment and Graf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Farha has managed to get both his arms back between Graf's legs - danger averted.
Graf had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Farha defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farha looking to pass the guard.
Graf wants to sweep but no luck.
Farha seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Graf looking for a sweep. Not yet Graf, not yet.
Graf avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farha connects with a couple of short punches.
Farha with a nice head shot there.
Graf avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Graf throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Graf trying to keep a closed guard but Farha is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farha is in close to Graf's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Farha scoring with punches to the head and body.
Farha trying to control the position from guard on top but Graf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graf wants to improve his position but instead Farha has moved into half guard.
Farha has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Graf has hold of Farha's hands but Farha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farha is looking to take a break and control but Graf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Farha is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Graf sees it coming and defends easily.
Farha prevents Graf from improving his position.
Graf gets back to full guard.
Farha is looking to work some ground and pound but Graf has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graf has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Farha can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Farha works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Farha looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Graf regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Farha.
Farha postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Graf wants to sweep here but Farha controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Graf working for a triangle but Farha defends it easily.
Graf looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Farha puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Farha seems to be working for a kimura but Graf defends the submission attempt.
Farha passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farha cracks Graf with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farha working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Farha controls the position.
Farha advances nicely into full mount.
Farha breaks from Graf's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Farha is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Graf can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Graf can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farha scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Graf?
Farha is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Graf can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Farha dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Graf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Farha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Farha misses with an uppercut
and Graf counters with a one-two to the body.
Graf clinches up with Farha and pushes him back against the cage.
Graf is trying to break the clinch but Farha has him pressed against the cage.
Graf avoiding damage as Farha throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Graf has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Farha after a bit of a struggle.
Farha gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Farha lands a nice short elbow.
Graf keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Graf tries to get to full guard but Farha has control of the leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farha winds up and cracks Graf with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Farha landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Graf tries to get to full guard but Farha has control of the leg.
Sammy Farha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Farha slips a nice elbow through Graf's hands, connecting with Graf's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Farha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Graf is looking to improve his position.
Graf is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Farha lands strikes from half guard.
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. Farha connects with a nice short shot to Graf's temple.
Graf keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Farha is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farha takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Graf looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graf regains full guard. Nicely done.
Farha passes into half guard.
Farha seems to be working for a kimura but Graf defends the submission attempt.
Graf works his way to full guard. Good work.
Farha wants to control from the top but Graf keeps moving.
Graf tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Farha wants to control from the top but Graf keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farha throws a big right hand that misses.
Graf is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Farha is aware though and is defending well.
Graf keeping full guard, as Farha tries to pass.
Graf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Farha wants to control from the top but Graf keeps moving.
Graf looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Farha puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Farha wants to pass the guard but Graf is defending well.
Farha is taking a breather. Graf says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Farha wants to control but Graf is keeping him busy.
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. Farha connects with a nice short shot to Graf's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farha drops an elbow to the side of Graf's head.
Farha frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Farha working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graf in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Farha connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Graf is trying desperately to improve position.
Farha pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Graf is rocked!
Farha controlling his opponent.
Graf is still in real trouble! Can Farha finish him?
Graf is bucking up trying to escape but Farha cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Farha looking to finish Graf with some ground and pound. This is bad for Graf!
Graf is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Farha! Graf is hurt baaadly! Farha is firing away with more strikes - Graf is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Farha!
A very excited looking Sammy Farha rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
201 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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28
185 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Good knees
KO power |
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Shogun Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua delivers a nice body kick.
Tyson tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Rua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rua cracks Tyson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rua scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson lands with a kick to the temple. Rua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tyson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tyson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rua.
A jab from Tyson does it's job there.
Rua takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rua throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
Rua moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Rua goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson looks gassed!
Rua moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rua.
Tyson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rua.
Rua throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Rua lands a big head kick that sends Tyson tumbling to the mat! Rua takes a step backwards and waves Tyson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tyson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Tyson up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Rua from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Tyson's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shogun Rua!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Da Mian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
4 - 9 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Da Mian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Williams!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch but Mian is having none of it.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Mian which made him look bad.
Mian shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Williams manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mian slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mian distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mian is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Williams working for a triangle but Mian defends it easily.
Williams looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mian has picked Williams up and slammed him! Williams can't keep hold of the triangle and Mian manages to pass to side control!
Mian has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Williams is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Mian yanks on the arm and Williams is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Mian.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Da Mian!
A relieved looking Da Mian thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Moony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moony's entrance music is Kasabian- Where did all the love go. A fine choice. Mr Gold has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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223 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, James Moony!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Gold!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold lunges at Moony with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moony's hand.
Gold decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Moony is looking to escape.
Gold controlling the pace.
Moony looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gold slips a nice elbow through Moony's hands, connecting with Moony's forehead.
Gold looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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!
Gold lands with a punch from half guard.
Gold stalling.
Moony is trying to stand back up but Gold is controlling him
Moony pushes Gold off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moony misses with a lunging right hand
and Gold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moony misses with a double jab
and Gold counters with an outside leg kick.
Gold connects with a leg kick. Moony looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Moony is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gold.
Moony misses with a hook
and Gold counters by moving into the clinch.
Moony fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gold digs a right hand underneath Moony's ribcage. Moony let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gold lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Gold.
Moony is breathing heavily.
Gold breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold closes the distance and pushes Moony back into the cage.
Moony has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
Gold leaning his opponent against the cage.
Moony wants to break free but Gold has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands with a short shot to the head.
Gold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.
Moony wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gold scores with a hook to the body.
Moony misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gold.
A short uppercut from Gold.
Gold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gold scores with a shot to the side of Moony's head.
Gold lands a shoulder strike.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
Moony is rocked!
Gold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Moony is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gold unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Moony! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gold is unloading with more strikes now! Moony drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Gold! Mr Gold retains his light heavyweight title!
Mr Gold gave a mention to GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnjo Chipchase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wot Czyzewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Czyzewski has chosen Korn feat. Skrillex - "Get Up" as his entrance music. Johnjo Chipchase has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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193 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnjo Chipchase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wot Czyzewski!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Czyzewski looks to score with a jab to the body but Chipchase is just out of range.
Czyzewski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chipchase closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Czyzewski quickly recovers to half guard.
Chipchase keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chipchase looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chipchase drops an elbow to the side of Czyzewski's head.
Chipchase throwing shots but Czyzewski is blocking nicely.
Chipchase lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chipchase 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.
Chipchase throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chipchase is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Chipchase raining down shots from the mount!
Czyzewski is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chipchase postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Czyzewski in real trouble here! The ref calls for Czyzewski to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnjo Chipchase!
After winning the bout, Johnjo Chipchase thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Rojer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Broph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
190 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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190 lbs
21 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Rojer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Craig Broph!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broph swings for the body but Rojer moves out of range.
Rojer throws a body punch but Broph moves out of range.
Broph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojer throws out the jab.
Rojer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Broph lands a leg kick that knocks Rojer off balance momentarily.
Rojer moves out of range as Broph strikes.
Broph swings for the body but Rojer moves out of range.
Rojer throws a body kick that misses.
Broph moves out of range of the strikes.
Broph looks to throw the jab but Rojer is out of range.
Broph lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rojer moves out of range as Broph strikes.
Broph wants to slow Rojer down by chopping away at his legs.
Good leg kick by Rojer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rojer throws a low kick but Broph moves out of range easily.
Rojer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rojer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Broph counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broph finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rojer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Broph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rojer.
Rojer lands with a straight right. Broph didn't see that one coming.
Rojer is looking to score with low kicks.
Rojer misses the shot to the body.
Broph defending well as Rojer loads up on a big left hand.
Rojer loads up on a big right hand but Broph slips the punch.
Rojer misses with a straight left.
Broph throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ray Rojer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Broph checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Broph misses with a body shot.
Rojer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rojer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Broph if he has to take too many more of those.
Rojer looks to land a right hand but Broph moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broph scores with a sloppy right hand. Rojer should have avoided that one.
Rojer throws a right and a left that Broph avoids nicely.
Rojer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Rojer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Broph checks the leg kick.
Rojer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Broph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rojer.
Broph throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rojer tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Broph is in Rojer's guard.
Rojer wants to sweep here but Broph controlling him for the moment.
Broph working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rojer's head.
Broph tries to free his leg and advance position but Rojer is retaining full guard.
Broph trying to control the position from guard on top but Rojer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rojer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rojer controls Broph momentarily but Broph frees himself.
Broph lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Broph looking to pass the guard.
Broph throwing strikes from guard but Rojer blocks nicely.
Rojer pulls Broph in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broph throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rojer keeping moving, preventing Broph from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rojer ducks under a wild hook from Broph.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Broph throws a poor cross that misses
and Rojer counters with a leg kick.
Broph avoids a kick to the body.
Rojer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rojer throws a head kick but Broph moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Craig Broph will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rojer dips to his left and cracks Broph with an uppercut!
Broph throws a series of punches but Rojer moves out of range.
Rojer misses with a straight left.
Rojer misses the jab.
Ray Rojer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojer feints and then cracks Broph's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Broph down.
Rojer throws a lazy head kick
and Broph counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rojer won't be happy with that.
Rojer tries to bench press Broph off him but Broph keeps the position.
Broph misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Broph tries to score with some ground and pound. Rojer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Broph has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Broph is trying to ground and pound but Rojer uses the momentary lack of control by Broph to regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Broph wants to advance to full mount but Rojer doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broph looking to pass the guard.
Rojer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Broph postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Broph throws a big right hand that misses.
Broph throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rojer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rojer wants to sweep but no luck.
Rojer keeping full guard, as Broph tries to pass.
Broph trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broph throws an elbow that misses. Rojer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Broph's guard. Nice move by Rojer!
Broph wants to sweep here but Rojer controlling him for the moment.
Broph looking to control but Rojer passes into half guard.
Broph is trying to stand up here but Rojer is controlling him well.
Broph is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broph is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rojer is thwarting Broph's attempts to control the position.
Broph is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broph trying to control here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Craig Broph hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Broph looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Broph throwing strikes but missing.
Rojer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Broph is one step ahead there.
Broph trying to control the position from guard on top but Rojer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Craig Broph has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rojer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Broph showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rojer looks to land a combination but Broph avoids it well.
Broph throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rojer tries to bum rush Broph with a series of wild strikes but Broph uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Broph slips a jab from Rojer.
Ray Rojer is winning the standup battle so far.
Rojer scores with a leg kick.
Broph will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Broph is defended easily by Rojer.
Rojer throws a sloppy head kick and Broph moves out of range easily.
Broph takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rojer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Broph.
Broph thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rojer tries to land a front kick but Broph steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rojer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Broph manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broph takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rojer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Broph counters with a single leg into guard. Rojer didn't expect that.
Broph throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rojer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Broph throws a big right hand that misses.
Rojer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Broph is one step ahead there.
Broph working some strikes from top position.
Rojer is controlling Broph's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Broph accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Broph accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Broph connects with a couple of short punches.
Rojer keeping moving, preventing Broph from controlling successfully.
Rojer wants to sweep but no luck.
Broph throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rojer has Broph pulled in close to control his posture.
Rojer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Broph accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Broph throws an elbow that misses. Rojer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Broph's guard. Nice move by Rojer!
Rojer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Broph manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rojer manages to get himself to full guard.
Ray Rojer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Broph loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Broph postures up.
Craig Broph is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broph looking to sit in guard and control but Rojer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Broph has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rojer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rojer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Broph looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Broph avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Broph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Broph winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Broph!
During a confident post fight interview, Craig Broph thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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