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VFC 8 KING! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trygve Husby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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185 cm
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190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance McQueen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Trygve Husby!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Husby moves out of range as McQueen strikes.
Trygve Husby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Husby feints a jab promting McQueen to slip. Husby then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McQueen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Lance McQueen has been cut.
Husby throws a right hand that McQueen ducks under and follows up with a left that McQueen also avoids with ease.
McQueen throws a poor cross that misses
and Husby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McQueen throws an overhand right that lands on Husby's shoulder, as Husby tries to avoid the shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Husby.
Husby throws a series of punches but McQueen moves out of range.
Husby feints with a jab and clips McQueen right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! McQueen is sent crashing into the canvas and Husby leaps in for the kill! McQueen tries to get to his feet but Husby is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that McQueen is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trygve Husby!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by No escape. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson has a takedown stuffed.
Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Smith wants to stand but Anderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Smith drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Anderson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Smith has Anderson in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Anderson postures up.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Smith is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Anderson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith stops Anderson from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith controls the pace.
Smith gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Smith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Anderson sprawls well initially but Smith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smith takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smith is pressing down on Anderson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anderson is holding on for now.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Anderson is trying to defend but Smith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anderson is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith stops Anderson from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith clinches.
Smith is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Anderson.
Smith has Anderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smith jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smith is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anderson is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anderson is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Anderson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anderson is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson is looking for a takedown.
Smith's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith dives in and scores a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Anderson is working an open guard so Smith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Anderson!
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Anderson is not content to let Smith control the position.
The referee asks Smith politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Smith prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
Smith has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Anderson is looking for a takedown.
Smith jumps into guard, dragging Anderson to the mat.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Anderson wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sam Anderson just wasn't active enough.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith has hold of one of Anderson's legs. Anderson is fighting the takedown attempt but Smith gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stays in close to Anderson's body and controls the position.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
Anderson tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Smith stands up over Anderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sam Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith stands and steps away. Anderson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
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!
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
John Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith is staying tight to Anderson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roger Hurt Soccer Kick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pollock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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144 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Hurt Soccer Kick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pollock!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soccer Kick lands a two punch combo.
Pollock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roger Hurt Soccer Kick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soccer Kick cracks Pollock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pollock tries to clinch but Soccer Kick is having none of it.
Pollock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Soccer Kick to score with a decent uppercut.
Soccer Kick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pollock is defended easily by Soccer Kick.
Pollock misses with a series of wild punches.
Pollock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pollock has his takedown stuffed
and Soccer Kick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Soccer Kick rushes Pollock with punches - Pollock moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Pollock goes down! Soccer Kick follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Hurt Soccer Kick!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Nonuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janis Piternieks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janis Piternieks is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfred Nonuts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Janis Piternieks!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piternieks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Piternieks in particular looking to stall.
Nonuts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piternieks wants to free his trapped foot but Nonuts is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nonuts misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Piternieks throwing shots but Nonuts is blocking nicely.
Piternieks prevents Nonuts from improving his position.
Piternieks throwing shots but Nonuts is blocking nicely.
Nonuts has hold of Piternieks's hands but Piternieks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Piternieks has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Piternieks with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piternieks lands a heavy elbow.
Piternieks trying to control but Nonuts is having none of it.
Nonuts tries to hold on but Piternieks postures up.
Piternieks lands a nice shot to the head.
Nonuts is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Piternieks with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Alfred Nonuts has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nonuts working to try and regain half guard.
Nonuts in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Piternieks breaks from Nonuts's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piternieks lands a big shot there that rocks Nonuts but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Alfred Nonuts's cut is getting worse.
Nonuts is breathing heavily.
Piternieks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alfred Nonuts's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alfred Nonuts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Janis Piternieks!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Foot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Little Foot!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Foot is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davies pulls his head out easily.
Davies is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Foot is defending against the submission attempts here by Davies.
Davies thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Foot's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Foot defends it well.
Davies is looking for a kimura here.
Davies is looking to stall here but Foot recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies trying to control the position from guard on top but Foot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Davies slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Davies is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Foot is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foot manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Davies is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Foot pulls his head out easily.
Foot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Foot looks winded!
Davies trying to control here.
Davies is looking to get back to is feet but Foot passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Davies's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Davies tries to buck Foot off but Foot is having none of it.
Foot tries to advance to mount but can't.
Davies manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ground and pound from Davies.
Davies seems to be looking for submissions.
Foot is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Davies 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.
Horrible takedown by Davies or perhaps it was just good defense by Foot which made him look bad.
Foot looks for a takedown but Davies sprawls well.
Foot stuffs the takedown.
Davies shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Foot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davies bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Davies tries to move into full mount but can't pass Foot's legs.
Foot tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Davies wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foot is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Davies is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Foot is breathing heavily.
Davies is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Foot to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Foot shrugs it off.
Foot is trying desperately to improve position.
Davies landing shots from mount.
Foot takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foot tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davies is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Foot has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Davies lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Foot is working to get back to half guard.
Davies is working for a guillotine from mount but Foot frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foot is looking to improve his position but Davies isn't that keen on the idea.
Davies tries to control but Foot wriggling away.
Foot working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Davies tries to control but Foot wriggling away.
Harry Davies overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davies looking to finish Foot with some ground and pound. This is bad for Foot!
Davies is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Foot to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Foot shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foot working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Davies 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Davies changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Foot tries to avoid it but Davies manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Foot to the ground. Foot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Davies fails with a takedown attempt.
Davies closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Foot quickly recovers to half guard.
Davies is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Foot defends it well.
Foot moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foot is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Foot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davies thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Davies trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davies has gone for a leg lock! Foot slips out almost immediately though and dives into Davies's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies working for a triangle but Foot defends it easily.
Davies keeping moving, preventing Foot from controlling successfully.
Davies working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Foot doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Foot manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Foot keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Davies's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Foot doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Foot manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Davies is looking for a triangle but Foot pushes his legs off easily.
Foot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davies trying to strike off his back.
Davies wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Foot is now in half guard.
Foot is trying to control. Davies wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Davies moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Foot rolls with it to try and escape but Davies cranks on the arm and Foot is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry Davies!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kane Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaiohun Rayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Kane Fury!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaiohun Rayo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fury.
Fury shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rayo counters with a stiff right hand.
Fury dives in and grabs Rayo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rayo pushes down on Fury's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury shoots and misses
and Rayo counters with a leg kick.
Fury fails with a takedown attempt.
Rayo stuffs the takedown attempt from Fury. Fury gets slowly back to his feet.
Fury doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rayo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury is rocked!
It looks like Kane Fury has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rayo drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Fury's head, knocking him out cold! Rayo is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaiohun Rayo!
Kaiohun Rayo is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Kaiohun Rayo 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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