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O.R.G. 62 100th Event PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beau Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brady's entrance music is Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya. A fine choice. Helm has chosen yellow ledbetter as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beau Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Helm!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady swings for the body but Helm moves out of range.
Brady misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beau Brady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Helm blocks the low kick.
Helm fails with a takedown attempt.
Brady fails to land with a series of punches.
Helm tries to clinch but Brady is having none of it.
Helm fails with a takedown attempt.
Helm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brady throws a push kick but Helm slaps the foot to one side.
Helm wants to clinch up but Brady keeps it at a distance.
Brady pushes Helm away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady misses with a series of wild punches.
Helm dodges the punch combination from Brady.
Brady tries to bum rush Helm with a series of wild strikes but Helm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Helm scores with a head kick.
It looks like Beau Brady has been cut.
Helm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Helm will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Beau Brady has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Helm.
Brady misses with a straight right.
Helm fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brady avoids it really well and circles away.
Brady throws a head kick but Helm moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady throws a right hand that Helm ducks under and follows up with a left that Helm also avoids with ease.
Brady swats away the attempt to clinch by Helm.
Helm moves in looking to clinch but Brady pushes him off.
Brady throws a right and a left that Helm avoids nicely.
Helm wants to clinch up but Brady keeps it at a distance.
Brady throws a combination that misses
and Helm moves into the clinch.
Brady has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Helm after a bit of a struggle.
Helm wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Helm is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Brady can't fight it off and eventually Helm manages to take the fight to the floor. Brady looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brady wants to get back to his feet but Helm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helm landing with the ground and pound.
Helm stands up and waves to Brady to follow him.
Helm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brady throws a sloppy head kick and Helm moves out of range easily.
Brady gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Helm counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brady won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helm is trying to get an arm triangle but Brady is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helm in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Brady is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Helm!
Tom Helm decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Catfish Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong comes to the cage accompanied by Clutch - The Regulator. Andrew Armstrong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Catfish Davis's chin.
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172 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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175 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Catfish Davis!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Armstrong throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Armstrong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armstrong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Andrew Armstrong has been cut.
Armstrong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armstrong closes the distance and pushes Davis back into the cage.
Davis scores with a shoulder strike.
Davis prevents the takedown attempt.
Armstrong is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Davis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Davis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Davis throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Armstrong to regain full guard.
Davis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis stops Armstrong from standing up.
Davis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davis throws a big right hand that misses.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Armstrong is retaining full guard.
Armstrong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Armstrong keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Armstrong keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Catfish Davis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Armstrong connects with a nice looking jab.
Armstrong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Armstrong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Davis. Davis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice takedown defense from Armstrong. No joy for Davis on that attempt.
Davis scores with a hook to the body. Armstrong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis moves out of range as Armstrong strikes.
Andrew Armstrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Armstrong quickly recovers to half guard.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davis trying to control from half guard but Armstrong is working away.
Davis misses with a head shot. Armstrong uses the momentum to regain guard.
Armstrong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Armstrong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Armstrong tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davis postures up in Armstrong's guard and throws a big left but Armstrong blocks it.
Davis postures up in Armstrong's guard and throws a big left but Armstrong blocks it.
Armstrong keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Davis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Catfish Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Armstrong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Armstrong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andrew Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Armstrong gets tackled into the cage by Davis. Davis maintains the clinch.
Davis drags the fight down to the ground.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davis pulls Armstrong in to control the position.
Davis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Armstrong!
Davis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Armstrong's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a head shot.
Davis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Davis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis working Armstrong over with strikes here.
Davis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Davis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Davis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Armstrong's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Armstrong is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Armstrong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davis on the ground.
Armstrong holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Davis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Davis unloads with some shots from mount but Armstrong bucks and avoids them well.
Davis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Davis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Armstrong looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis thowing shots but they're missing.
Davis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Davis is working for a guillotine from mount but Armstrong frees his head quite easily.
Davis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis unloads with some shots from mount but Armstrong bucks and avoids them well.
Armstrong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Armstrong is rocked!
Davis cracks Armstrong with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Catfish Davis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bartlomiej Potocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Sway - Level Up as his entrance music. Steve King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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195 lbs
5 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Potocki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve King!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Potocki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Potocki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Potocki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Potocki.
Potocki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King throws a nice looking combination but Potocki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Potocki lets loose with a powerful body kick. King will feel that in the morning.
An inside leg kick lands from Potocki.
King takes a jab right on the kisser.
King misses with a double jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Potocki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potocki connects with a leg kick. King looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Potocki lands with an overhand left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Potocki. That's going to slow King down.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Potocki can pounce on him.
King takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A lazy left from Potocki finds it's target.
Potocki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Potocki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potocki thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Steve King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Potocki - that will leave a mark!
King looks gassed!
Potocki blocks a jab.
Potocki throws a shot to the body.
King tries to clinch but Potocki is having none of it.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Potocki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
King has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Potocki.
Potocki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King looks to land a combination but Potocki avoids it well.
Potocki thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Potocki thuds his shin into the meat of King's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potocki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Potocki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Potocki feints and then cracks King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow King down.
Potocki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potocki lands a front kick.
Potocki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
King is rocked!
Potocki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Potocki finish him?
Potocki flashes King a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. King's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. King crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Potocki punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bartlomiej Potocki!
After winning the bout, Bartlomiej Potocki 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Ballbag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Ridgeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ridgeon has chosen who let the dogs out as his entrance music. 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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287 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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300 lbs
3 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Ballbag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Lewis Ridgeon!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridgeon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ballbag's guard.
Ballbag wants to stand and escape but Ridgeon is having none of it.
Ridgeon tries to free his leg and advance position but Ballbag is retaining full guard.
Ridgeon won't allow Ballbag to get back to his feet.
Ridgeon with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ridgeon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ridgeon throws a strike but Ballbag rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ridgeon trying to keep a closed guard but Ballbag is proving a slippery customer.
Ballbag wanted to stand there but Ridgeon had control of the position.
Ridgeon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ridgeon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ridgeon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ballbag tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ridgeon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ridgeon lands a big elbow.
Ridgeon breaks from Ballbag's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgeon working the ground and pound effectively.
Ridgeon lands a big elbow.
Ridgeon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
It looks like Harry Ballbag has been cut.
Ridgeon with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Ballbag that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Harry Ballbag's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ridgeon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harry Ballbag's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lewis Ridgeon!
After the big win, Lewis Ridgeon made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dave Benevides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davison has chosen Cinderella Man - Eminem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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9 - 8 - 0 |
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155 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Decent elbows
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Benevides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua Davison!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Benevides with that takedown attempt.
Davison scores with a three punch combo!
Benevides has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Davison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benevides counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davison is defending against the submission attempts here by Benevides.
Davison is trying to stand up here but Benevides is controlling him well.
Benevides is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Davison wants to improve his position but Benevides is controlling well.
Davison wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Davison looks like he's trying to stand up.
Benevides is trying to work for a kimura but Davison is defending well.
Benevides drops an elbow to the side of Davison's head.
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. Benevides connects with a nice short shot to Davison's temple.
Davison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Benevides 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.
Benevides is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Davison is just riding it out for now. Benevides eventually gives up the hold.
Davison is trying to stand up here but Benevides is controlling him well.
Benevides is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Benevides throwing shots but Davison is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benevides pulls his head out easily.
Davison kicks off Benevides and gets to his feet.
Benevides fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davison avoids it really well and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davison misses with a right hand
and Benevides counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Benevides.
Benevides prevents Davison from getting back to his feet.
Benevides has gone for a leg lock! Davison slips out almost immediately though and dives into Benevides's guard.
Davison must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Davison looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Benevides will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benevides trying to keep a closed guard but Davison is proving a slippery customer.
Davison throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davison would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Davison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benevides works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benevides working for a triangle but Davison defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benevides working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Benevides keeping full guard, as Davison tries to pass.
Davison is looking to work some ground and pound but Benevides has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davison trying to control the position from guard on top but Benevides is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benevides throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Benevides trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Davison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davison wants to stand but Benevides is controlling his posture from full guard.
Benevides is looking for a triangle but Davison pushes his legs off easily.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benevides throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Benevides is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Davison is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Benevides dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Davison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jab from Davison.
Davison with a nice cross.
Benevides wants to clinch up but Davison keeps it at a distance.
Davison feints a jab promting Benevides to slip. Davison then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Benevides slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Davison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benevides.
Benevides avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davison scores with a decent looking hook.
Benevides scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benevides tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Davison pushes Benevides away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Benevides gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Benevides is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Davison is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benevides is trying to get an arm triangle but Davison is defending well.
Benevides swings around for an armbar but Davison sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Benevides's guard.
Davison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benevides working for a triangle but Davison defends it easily.
Davison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benevides is keeping the position for now.
Davison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Benevides's head.
Davison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Benevides has momentary wrist control but Davison slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davison trying to control the position from guard on top but Benevides is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Benevides is on top in guard.
Benevides stops Davison from standing up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davison pushes Benevides off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Davison throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Benevides looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Davison pushes Benevides off looking to stand but Benevides dives back in and keeps control.
Benevides is trying to work for a kimura but Davison is defending well.
Davison is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benevides is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Davison is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dave Benevides!
Dave Benevides very nearly forgot to thank Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Layden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Leszczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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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 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Mitch Layden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Leszczynski!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Layden misses with a leg kick
and Leszczynski counters by clinching up.
Leszczynski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Leszczynski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leszczynski is trying to control the position but Layden postures up.
Layden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leszczynski wants to sweep here but Layden controlling him for the moment.
Layden wants to control from the top but Leszczynski keeps moving.
Layden has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Layden wants to pass the guard but Leszczynski is keeping the position.
Leszczynski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Layden is trying to escape the mount.
Layden regains half guard.
Leszczynski wants to work for an arm triangle but Layden is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Leszczynski is looking for a kimura but Layden is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Leszczynski to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leszczynski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Layden regains full guard. Nicely done.
Leszczynski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Layden is keeping the position for now.
Layden pulls Leszczynski in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leszczynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Layden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Layden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leszczynski's guard.
Layden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leszczynski is keeping the position for now.
Leszczynski isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Layden stacks Leszczynski 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 Layden!
Leszczynski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Layden thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leszczynski is looking to reverse the position.
Leszczynski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Layden lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Leszczynski down.
Leszczynski manages to get back to half guard.
Leszczynski is looking to control Layden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leszczynski avoid being mounted?
Leszczynski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Layden's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Layden's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leszczynski is not going to allow Layden to sit and survive in this position.
Layden has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Leszczynski.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leszczynski is looking for the choke from the back position but Layden is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trevor Leszczynski will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Layden scores with a decent looking hook.
Mitch Layden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Layden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Layden breaks from Leszczynski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Layden lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Layden postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Leszczynski looks a forlorn figure.
Layden looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Layden prevents Leszczynski from getting the reversal.
Mitch Layden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Layden is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Leszczynski has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Leszczynski!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leszczynski is pushing down on Layden's leg trying to pass to half guard. Layden is fighting to maintain full guard but Leszczynski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Leszczynski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leszczynski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Layden doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Leszczynski.
Leszczynski is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leszczynski wants to control but Layden is keeping him busy.
Layden is looking to improve his position.
Leszczynski trying to work for an americana but Layden has managed to regain full guard.
Leszczynski wants to control from the top but Layden keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leszczynski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Layden has his foot on Leszczynski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leszczynski works his way back into a safe position though.
Leszczynski being controlled here momentarily.
Leszczynski wants to control from the top but Layden keeps moving.
Layden looking for a guillotine here but Leszczynski defends easily.
Leszczynski throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leszczynski is looking to advance position but Layden has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Layden lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Leszczynski hang on?
Layden is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Trevor Leszczynski has been cut.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Layden lands a heavy elbow.
Leszczynski is rocked!
Layden postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Leszczynski bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Layden and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitch Layden!
Mitch Layden took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Da Mian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Rojer (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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180 lbs
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190 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Da Mian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ray Rojer!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mian looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mian is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rojer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mian 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.
Rojer is refusing to be controlled, as Mian sits in half guard.
Mian is looking for a kimura here.
Mian is trying to work for a kimura but Rojer is defending well.
Rojer wants to improve his position but Mian is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mian is looking for a kimura here.
Mian is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rojer regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mian wants to control from the top but Rojer keeps moving.
Mian stands up and waves to Rojer to follow him.
Mian just misses with a punch to the body.
Mian works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rojer leaves Mian with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rojer moves in looking to clinch but Mian pushes him off.
Mian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojer moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rojer doesn't seem bothered though.
Ray Rojer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojer dodges the punch combination from Mian.
Mian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rojer doesn't seem bothered though.
Rojer tries to clinch up but Mian circles away and keeps his distance.
Mian dodges the punch combination from Rojer.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rojer manages to break the clinch.
Rojer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mian is trying to keep Rojer in close.
Mian has control of Rojer's left arm, preventing Rojer from doing any damage.
Mian might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mian looking for a sweep. Not yet Mian, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojer is pushing down on Mian's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mian is fighting to maintain full guard but Rojer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mian wants to improve his position but Rojer is controlling well.
Mian gets back to full guard.
Mian will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rojer wanted to stand there but Mian had control of the position.
Rojer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rojer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mian has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rojer has managed to get both his arms back between Mian's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rojer throwing strikes but missing.
Mian looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rojer passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Mian dominated that round.
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.
Rojer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Mian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Da Mian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Mian.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mian is defended easily by Rojer.
Rojer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mian back to the cage. Rojer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mian fails with the takedown.
Mian looks to land a combination but Rojer avoids it well.
Rojer throws a combination that misses
and Mian counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mian trying to control but Rojer is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mian drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rojer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rojer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rojer!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojer trying to control the action but Mian is working from the bottom.
Mian can't do much from the bottom here.
Mian gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rojer moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Mian.
Mian is trying to control Rojer's posture but Rojer avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mian is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mian manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rojer is defending against the submission attempts here by Mian.
Mian is keen to just control but Rojer is a slippery customer.
Mian wants to work for an arm triangle but Rojer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rojer is refusing to be controlled, as Mian sits in half guard.
Mian is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rojer sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mian lands with a punch from half guard.
Mian wants to stand up but Rojer has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mian is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rojer sees it coming and defends easily.
Da Mian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rojer tries to get to full guard but Mian has control of the leg.
Rojer is trying to maintain the position but Mian is very close to passing his half guard.
Mian not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rojer defending well though.
Mian prevents Rojer from improving his position.
Mian is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rojer sees it coming and defends easily.
Mian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rojer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mian is stalling here. Rojer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mian seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rojer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mian struggling a bit here.
Rojer trying to control the action but Mian is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Mian dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Rojer slips a jab and a cross from Mian.
Rojer wants to clinch.
Mian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mian looks for a takedown but Rojer sprawls well.
Mian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rojer is fending him off so far but Mian persists. Nope, Rojer circles away and we're back to standing.
Mian throws a series of punches but Rojer moves out of range.
Mian circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mian counters with a nice body shot.
Mian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rojer.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mian.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Da Mian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rojer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mian throws a right and a left that Rojer avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mian shoots in for a double leg but Rojer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rojer misses with a series of wild punches.
Mian is looking to wear down Rojer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rojer doesn't manage to clinch there - Mian circles away.
Mian has a takedown stuffed.
Mian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mian throws a shot to the body.
Rojer tries to clinch up but Mian circles away and keeps his distance.
Rojer scores a takedown into full mount!
Mian is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rojer controlling the pace for now.
Mian taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojer throwing strikes here but Mian is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mian tries to reverse the position but Rojer maintains control.
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!
Rojer tries to control but Mian wriggling away.
Mian tries to hold on but Rojer pushes him away.
Mian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rojer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mian sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rojer passes to full mount!
Mian tries to hold on but Rojer pushes him away.
Mian tries to reverse the position but Rojer maintains control.
Rojer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mian tries to hold on but Rojer pushes him away.
Rojer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rojer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mian is looking to escape.
Mian can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojer tries to control but Mian wriggling away.
Rojer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojer controlling from the full mount.
Mian keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ray Rojer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rojer lands a big elbow.
Da Mian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mian is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Rojer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Mian!
After winning the bout, Da Mian 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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