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QFC Tournament 795 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Smugg (ranked 6523 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quincy Poppageorgio (ranked 6565 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Smugg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Quincy Poppageorgio!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poppageorgio with a nice cross.
Smugg pushes Poppageorgio up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Poppageorgio on the inside.
Smugg tries to throw a body punch but Poppageorgio avoids it by throwing Smugg back against the cage.
Smugg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smugg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Poppageorgio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Poppageorgio lands a left hand.
Smugg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smugg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poppageorgio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poppageorgio lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Poppageorgio.
Poppageorgio cracks Smugg with a nice body shot.
Smugg misses with the head strike.
Poppageorgio scores with a shot to the side of Smugg's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poppageorgio is leaning against Smugg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poppageorgio pushes Smugg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smugg looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppageorgio slows down the pace here.
Poppageorgio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smugg backwards.
Smugg throws a head punch that misses.
Poppageorgio'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.
Smugg is trying to force a seperation but Poppageorgio has the dominant position.
Poppageorgio lands a nice uppercut.
Poppageorgio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smugg has a couple of punches blocked by Poppageorgio.
Poppageorgio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smugg is trying to push Poppageorgio away but Poppageorgio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Poppageorgio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poppageorgio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smugg struggles to land a body shot inside as Poppageorgio controls his hands.
Smugg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Poppageorgio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smugg just stands there and leans against the cage.
Poppageorgio digs a right hand underneath Smugg's ribcage. Smugg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Poppageorgio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smugg backwards.
Smugg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poppageorgio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poppageorgio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smugg is looking to control Poppageorgio's arms but Poppageorgio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smugg has his back to the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Poppageorgio.
Smugg working hard to break the clinch.
Poppageorgio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smugg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poppageorgio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Poppageorgio.
Smugg is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppageorgio misses with the head strike.
Oh Smugg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poppageorgio has a couple of punches blocked by Smugg.
Smugg seems to have got his legs back now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poppageorgio.
Poppageorgio pushes Smugg against the cage. Poppageorgio is working some dirty boxing. Poppageorgio pushes off with a quick right hook! Smugg goes down! Smugg tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Poppageorgio moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quincy Poppageorgio!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Greening (ranked 6508 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Singh (ranked 6746 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Greening!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Singh!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greening misses the shot to the body.
Singh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greening.
Greening closes the distance and clinches.
Greening pressing his opponent against the cage.
Singh trying to land knees to the body.
Greening stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Greening fails to land.
Greening tries to pull guard but Singh holds him up against the cage and eventually Greening drops back down to his feet.
Stalling in the clinch from Singh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Greening regains guard immediately.
Singh wants to control from the top but Greening keeps moving.
Singh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Greening keeping full guard, as Singh tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greening is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greening has his feet on Singh's thighs here. He's pushed Singh off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Singh screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Greening!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vanderlei Silva (ranked 6719 p4p, 701 weight class) and Jackson Martinez (ranked 6643 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Martinez !
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Martinez .
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab from Silva.
Martinez tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martinez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva really is a fat lump.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Silva.
Martinez is looking for a takedown.
Vanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Martinez .
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Martinez is trying to break free.
Martinez is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva'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.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Martinez tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez 's elbow.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martinez blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva tries to work over Martinez 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Martinez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva lands a body shot.
Vanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez fails in his attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez takes one to the side of the head.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martinez doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A quick step to the side and Silva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva blocks a head kick by Martinez .
Martinez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Martinez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martinez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Martinez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Martinez 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
Martinez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Martinez drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Martinez off! Martinez jumps back into Silva's guard.
Martinez looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martinez on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva wants to control the position but Martinez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinez can do to turn this around?
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva is stalling here.
Silva tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the cage.
Silva misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.
Martinez 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Martinez throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Martinez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martinez at a distance.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martinez .
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martinez .
Vanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Martinez .
Martinez shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva tries to bum rush Martinez with a series of wild strikes but Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vanderlei Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Martinez 's belly button to the back.
Martinez tries to clinch up
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva is working an open guard so Martinez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Martinez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Silva.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Martinez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Martinez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Martinez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Martinez !
Martinez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Martinez is continuing to stall.
Silva is striking off his back. Martinez thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez prevents Silva from improving his position.
Martinez not doing much here.
Martinez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vanderlei Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Martinez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martinez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martinez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva clinches.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Vanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Martinez .
Martinez wants to stall.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez 's elbow.
Martinez tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Martinez drops back down to his feet.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Martinez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Martinez backs up against the cage.
Martinez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva punishes Martinez 's body with a nice straight punch.
Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martinez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vanderlei Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
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!
Martinez jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva pushes Martinez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martinez as Silva tries to tie him up.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Martinez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Martinez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Martinez back into the cage.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Martinez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martinez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Martinez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Martinez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva looking to control.
Martinez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Martinez is now in half guard.
Jackson Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vanderlei Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vanderlei Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Vanderlei Silva!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Vanderlei Silva!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Vanderlei Silva!
Vanderlei Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Biene Maja (ranked 6527 p4p, 0 weight class) and Priston Miller (ranked 6704 p4p, 702 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Biene Maja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Priston Miller!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller has closed the distance and engaged Maja in a clinch.
Maja tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maja tries to pull guard but Miller forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Maja tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miller just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biene Maja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maja is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Miller to keep the fight standing.
Maja tries to pull guard but Miller forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maja jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miller walks away with a smile on his face. Maja gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Maja tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maja tries to pull guard but Miller won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maja blocks an elbow strike.
Maja fails to pull guard.
Maja jumps guard but Miller turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Maja tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maja successfully pulls guard.
Miller wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Maja's closed guard. He's half up but Maja has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Maja pivots and extends the arm, Miller falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Maja! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Biene Maja!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Tuffenufe (ranked 6599 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Wondie (ranked 6402 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Tuffenufe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Wondie!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wondie misses with a combination
and Tuffenufe counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wondie!
Tuffenufe tries for a kimura but Wondie is defending well.
Wondie struggling a bit here.
Wondie is looking for a sweep.
Wondie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tuffenufe off and has taken his back!
Wondie is trying to stick to Tuffenufe's back but Tuffenufe is turning into Wondie. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wondie's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tuffenufe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wondie striking off his back but it's not causing Tuffenufe any problems.
Tuffenufe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wondie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wondie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tuffenufe is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wondie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tuffenufe controls the pace.
Tuffenufe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tuffenufe postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wondie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tuffenufe, into his guard.
Wondie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tuffenufe seems keen to control Wondie's posture.
Tuffenufe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wondie throws a strike but Tuffenufe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wondie throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Wondie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tuffenufe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuffenufe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tuffenufe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuffenufe passes into half guard.
Wondie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wondie is trying to get back to full guard.
Wondie is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Tuffenufe has latched onto it... Big trouble! Tuffenufe pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Wondie is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Tuffenufe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Tuffenufe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Wolfie (ranked 6340 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Thompson (ranked 6564 p4p, 696 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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165 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Good kicks
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Wolfie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Thompson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wolfie is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wolfie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Thompson with that takedown attempt.
Stephen Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thompson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thompson pushes off an throws an elbow but Wolfie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wolfie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolfie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thompson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wolfie wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfie trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolfie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thompson is keeping the position for now.
Thompson is trying to keep Wolfie in close.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Wolfie from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Thompson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wolfie is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wolfie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wolfie takes the fight into the clinch.
Wolfie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thompson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolfie.
Thompson stalling the fight.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wolfie to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfie is stalling here.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolfie.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wolfie moves into the clinch.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Wolfie is avoiding it.
Wolfie pushes Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wolfie jumps guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Wolfie manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
A short right from Wolfie on the inside.
Thompson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but Wolfie has him pressed against the cage.
Aaron Wolfie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Thompson.
Wolfie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wolfie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson is trying to drag Wolfie to the mat but Wolfie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Wolfie controls his hands.
Wolfie jumps into guard, dragging Thompson to the mat.
Thompson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wolfie controlling the position.
Thompson stands up and waves to Wolfie to follow him.
Wolfie sizes up Thompson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Wolfie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Wolfie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thompson has closed the distance and engaged Wolfie in a clinch.
Wolfie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thompson pulls guard.
Wolfie trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfie content to stall in guard here.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Wolfie manages to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to control Wolfie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thompson avoid being mounted?
Aaron Wolfie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wolfie is trying to control. Thompson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wolfie stands up from half guard.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Wolfie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but Wolfie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As Wolfie backs off Thompson throws a huge counter combo but Wolfie manages to avoid it all.
A combination from Wolfie does no damage.
Thompson dives in and grabs Wolfie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wolfie pushes down on Thompson's head and hops out.
Wolfie seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Thompson fails to land the takedown.
Wolfie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Aaron Wolfie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Thompson.
Thompson clinches up with Wolfie and pushes him back against the cage.
Wolfie manages to break the clinch.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thompson fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wolfie misses with a takedown attempt - Thompson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thompson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thompson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wolfie is fending him off so far but Thompson persists. Nope, Wolfie circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wolfie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thompson defends well and Wolfie ends up having to push Thompson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thompson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Wolfie blocks it well.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Wolfie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wolfie is out of range.
Wolfie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
Wolfie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolfie shoots in but Thompson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wolfie has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolfie is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wolfie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thompson blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aaron Wolfie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wolfie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thompson as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thompson is defended easily by Wolfie.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Wolfie keeps it at a distance.
Wolfie tries to counter with a takedown but Thompson is quick to defend against it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thompson or perhaps it was just good defense by Wolfie, which made it look bad.
Wolfie misses with a double jab.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wolfie throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
Thompson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wolfie throws a leg kick
and Thompson counters with a thumping low kick.
Wolfie shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense.
Thompson throws a big counter head kick but Wolfie avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Wolfie enables Thompson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wolfie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wolfie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Thompson wants to control from the top but Wolfie keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson passes into half guard.
Wolfie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wolfie is looking to sweep but instead, Thompson has passed into half guard.
Wolfie wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolfie is trying to control but Thompson manages to pass to mount!
Thompson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson prevents Wolfie from getting the reversal.
Thompson content just to control the position here.
Wolfie tries to lock up and control but Thompson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thompson tries to control but Wolfie wriggling away.
Wolfie is looking to improve his position but Thompson isn't that keen on the idea.
Thompson tries to control but Wolfie wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wolfie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wolfie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thompson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Thompson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Thompson connects with a crisp jab.
Stephen Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wolfie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wolfie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Stephen Thompson!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Aaron Wolfie!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Aaron Wolfie!
Aaron Wolfie wins by split decision!
Aaron Wolfie bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masaaki Hatsumi (ranked 6506 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Dunher (ranked 6689 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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25
170 lbs
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181 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Masaaki Hatsumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Dunher!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dunher.
Dunher pushes Hatsumi up against the cage in a clinch.
Dunher is looking to break free of the clinch but Hatsumi has double underhooks.
Hatsumi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunher scores with a shoulder strike.
Dunher tries to pull guard but Hatsumi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hatsumi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Hatsumi.
Dunher misses with a punch on the inside.
Hatsumi lands with a right to the head.
Dunher misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Hatsumi.
Hatsumi lands with a right to the head.
Dunher is trying to force a seperation but Hatsumi has the dominant position.
Dunher leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hatsumi lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Hatsumi.
A short uppercut from Hatsumi.
Hatsumi lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hatsumi backwards.
Dunher looking to stall.
Dunher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hatsumi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunher's elbow.
A short uppercut from Hatsumi.
It looks like Jon Dunher has been cut.
Hatsumi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dunher backwards.
Hatsumi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dunher takes a shot to the head.
Dunher looks winded!
Hatsumi lands a nice uppercut.
Hatsumi throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunher.
Hatsumi lands with a left to the head.
Dunher is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Hatsumi.
Dunher is still on wobbly legs! Can Hatsumi finish him?
Hatsumi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dunhers head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hatsumi.
Hatsumi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatsumi lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dunher to his knees! Hatsumi keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masaaki Hatsumi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gio Disa Pervart (ranked 6297 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 6638 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gio Disa Pervart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Disa Pervart tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Disa Pervart just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee wants to counter the offense by Disa Pervart and move into the clinch position.
Disa Pervart fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee tries for a takedown but Disa Pervart circles away easily
and Disa Pervart counters with a nice uppercut.
Disa Pervart moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Disa Pervart's waist but Disa Pervart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Gio Disa Pervart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lee.
Lee moves to clinch but Disa Pervart breaks away
and Disa Pervart counters with a stiff right hand.
Disa Pervart scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Disa Pervart counters with a two punch combo.
Lee is rocked!
Disa Pervart scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Disa Pervart finish him?
Disa Pervart cracks Lee with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gio Disa Pervart!
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