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G.F.C 27 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jigoro Samura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samura has chosen Limp Bizkit-Rollin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jigoro Samura has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good kicks
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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
12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jigoro Samura!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas connects with a right hand. Samura shakes it off.
A left lands for Thomas.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Samura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Samura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas looks to land a combination but Samura avoids it well.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Samura counters with an outside leg kick.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick from Samura.
Samura tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Samura slips a jab from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a combination
and Samura counters by clinching up.
Thomas 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 one minute gone in the round.
Samura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Samura tries to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling the position.
Samura is trying to force a seperation but Thomas has the dominant position.
Thomas prevents Samura from breaking the clinch.
Samura is trying to break the clinch but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas digs a right hand into Samura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Samura's gas tank.
Samura tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Samura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
Samura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Thomas to work.
Samura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Samura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas has Samura pressed against the cage, preventing Samura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Thomas.
Thomas works on Samura's body with a couple of short punches.
Samura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Thomas on the inside.
Samura letting Thomas take a breather here.
A right handed body shot lands from Thomas.
Samura tries to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thomas prevents Samura from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Samura is looking to break free of the clinch but Thomas has double underhooks.
Samura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Samura tries to break free but Thomas pushes him back against the cage.
Samura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
Samura tries to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling the position.
Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Samura looks gassed!
Samura working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Samura's head.
Samura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Samura is trying to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling him.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Samura's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas digs a right hand into Samura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Samura's gas tank.
Thomas pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas is leaning against Samura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thomas is struggling to control the position.
Samura is trying to push Thomas away but Thomas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samura backwards.
Samura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Samura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thomas prevents Samura from breaking the clinch.
Thomas lands a shot to the body.
Thomas presses Samura against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thomas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Samura takes a shot to the head.
Thomas stalling the fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas.
Thomas taking a breather.
Samura is trying to push Thomas away but Thomas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas digs a right hand into Samura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Samura's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from Thomas.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Samura backwards.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Samura backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Thomas.
Thomas pushes Samura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thomas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Samura is trying to break free.
Samura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thomas stalling against the cage.
Thomas keeps control of Samura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Samura tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Samura breaks the clinch.
Thomas clobbers Samura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Samura counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thomas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters circling a little - Samura finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomas misses with a combination
and Samura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas swings for the body but Samura moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samura manages to avoid it.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paul Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samura clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Samura catches Thomas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samura.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands the left hand.
Thomas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Samura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samura lands with a nice body punch.
Samura looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Samura there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Samura is looking to land body kicks.
Samura misses with a body punch
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
Samura gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Samura ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Samura lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Samura walks into a jab.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samura moves away.
Samura tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Samura.
Samura throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Samura throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Samura counters with an outside leg kick.
Samura lands with a cross.
Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Samura counters with a nice uppercut.
Samura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Samura throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Samura counters with a head kick.
Samura lands a nice looking body kick.
Thomas misses with a body shot
and Samura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Samura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Samura counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samura throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Samura lands with a nice body punch.
Samura clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Samura moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Samura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Samura cracks the inside of Thomas's front leg.
Paul Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samura bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas misses with a shot to the body
and Samura counters with a solid body kick.
Thomas stalks Samura and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Samura's face. Samura staggers backwards, shaken.
Samura tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Nice defenses there by Samura.
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 Paul Thomas will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thomas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Samura connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thomas momentarily.
Samura slips a jab and a cross from Thomas.
Samura with a nice cross.
Thomas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thomas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thomas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Samura counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Samura saw that one coming.
Thomas misses with a double jab
and Samura counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samura throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Samura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Samura.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Samura counters with an inside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Samura.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Samura.
Samura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Samura counters with a low kick, right behind Thomas 's knee.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samura manages to avoid it.
Thomas misses with the combination.
Nice body kick from Samura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a hook to the body
and Samura counters with a series of strikes. Thomas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thomas throws a right hand that Samura ducks under and follows up with a left that Samura also avoids with ease.
A shot to the body from Samura misses
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samura throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thomas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thomas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Samura counters with a slapping leg kick.
Samura lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Samura counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head kick misses from Samura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samura tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Samura scores with a spinning back kick!
Samura staying out of range there.
Thomas misses with a body shot
and Samura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Samura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Samura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Samura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That kick from Samura tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas misses with a hook. Samura ducked under it nicely.
Samura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Samura lands a nice looking body shot.
Samura throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Samura scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Samura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paul Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Samura.
Thomas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Samura.
Samura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Samura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jigoro Samura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samura lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jigoro Samura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thomas 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Thomas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Kazara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshika Koga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koga has chosen Saliva – King Of My World as his entrance music. The key to victory for Pablo Kazara has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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184 lbs
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181 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Kazara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Toshika Koga!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kazara avoids it really well and circles away.
Koga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kazara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kazara throws a good cross that connects.
Kazara jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Kazara there.
Koga is rocked!
Koga seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Kazara shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Koga is backing up but Kazara catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Koga covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Kazara Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Kazara!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy NoMates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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130 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
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144 lbs
3 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy NoMates!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NoMates lands with a right that hurts Franks. Franks looks to clinch but NoMates throws a short knee that drops Franks. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Billy NoMates!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cleaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Wigfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cleaver comes into the arena with Drowning Pool - Bodies blaring out of the sound system. Randall Cleaver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Randall Cleaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Wigfield!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cleaver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wigfield looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cleaver lands with an uppercut that bounces Wigfield off the cage and back into rage.
Cleaver fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Randall Cleaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wigfield ducks right into an uppercut from Cleaver.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cleaver.
Cleaver wants to clinch up but Wigfield keeps it at a distance.
Cleaver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cleaver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cleaver scores with a kick to the body.
Wigfield gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cleaver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wigfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver tries to close the distance and clinch but Wigfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cleaver shoots in but Wigfield avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cleaver moves in looking to clinch but Wigfield pushes him off.
Cleaver lands with a hook. Wigfield tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cleaver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Cleaver there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cleaver lands a nice shot that snaps Wigfield's head back.
Cleaver throws a combination. Wigfield tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wigfield is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cleaver lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Wigfield up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Cleaver from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Wigfield's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randall Cleaver!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dave houses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel comes to the cage accompanied by Ole! . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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135 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joaquim Manuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, dave houses!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
houses darts in and clinches Manuel up against the cage.
houses has hold of one of Manuel's legs. Manuel is fighting the takedown attempt but houses gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Manuel is looking for a triangle but houses pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manuel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. houses doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. houses manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
houses looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Manuel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
houses is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
houses is looking to stand up but Manuel won't let him.
houses tries to free his leg and advance position but Manuel is retaining full guard.
Manuel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The ref stands the fighters back up. dave houses was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Manuel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Manuel shoots in and drives through. houses sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joaquim Manuel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
houses changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Manuel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
houses is chipping away with strikes.
houses lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Manuel down.
Manuel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
houses is looking to take a break and control but Manuel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
houses just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel is trying to improve his position.
Manuel is working to avoid the ground and pound but houses connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
houses decides to stand up, so the ref orders Manuel to his feet.
houses throws a push kick but Manuel slaps the foot to one side.
Manuel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and houses counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by houses.
Manuel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
houses manages to pull guard.
houses has his hands on Manuel's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
houses working a defensive guard here.
houses tries to land a sweep but no joy.
houses is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
houses has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manuel trying to control but houses is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
houses not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
houses is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Manuel is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
dave houses dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Manuel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and houses counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Manuel is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Manuel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but houses pulls his head out easily.
houses lands strikes from half guard.
Manuel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
houses prevents Manuel from improving his position.
Manuel looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with houses in particular looking to stall.
Manuel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Manuel works his way to full guard. Good work.
houses must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Manuel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Manuel being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Manuel is looking to sinch up a triangle. houses throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Manuel's body to avoid the submission. Manuel has instead reached around houses's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Manuel arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joaquim Manuel!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between tombstone terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and denis opal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tombstone terry has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, tombstone terry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, denis opal!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as terry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
terry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
terry circles away from the clinch attempt
and terry counters with a nice uppercut.
terry takes the fight into the clinch.
terry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
opal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
opal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
opal works his foot free and advances to mount.
opal blocks terry's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
opal controlling his opponent.
terry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
opal tries to take his opponent's back but terry turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
terry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
opal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. terry manages to get himself to full guard.
opal trying to stand up but can't free himself from terry's guard.
terry is looking to stand up but opal isn't so interested in that idea.
opal postures up in terry's guard and throws a big left but terry blocks it.
terry is looking to stand up but opal isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
opal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
opal passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with opal in particular looking to stall.
opal trying to control from half guard but terry is working away.
opal is looking to stall here but terry recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
opal advances to half guard.
terry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from opal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
opal passes to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
opal connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused terry some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
denis opal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by opal.
opal is looking to take a break and control but terry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
terry takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
opal wants to lay and pray for a moment but terry keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
terry wants to control but opal postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
terry tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
terry is trapped and opal is scoring with shots to the head and body.
opal working for a choke but terry reverses nicely into opal 's guard.
opal working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
opal wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and terry is now in half guard.
terry decides to stand and escape the position.
A head kick by opal misses
and terry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
opal trying to hold on to terry's head to control him but terry postures up.
terry landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
terry thows a huge punch but opal dodges it nicely.
opal slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
opal 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.
opal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. terry is aware though and is defending well.
opal trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
opal trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
opal trying to control the position.
terry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
terry decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on opal, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tombstone terry dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
terry shoots and misses
and opal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
opal trying to control but terry is working from the bottom.
terry is trying to keep opal in close.
opal throwing strikes but missing.
opal content to stall in guard here.
opal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
opal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but terry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
opal wants to control but terry is keeping him busy.
terry striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
opal trying to control the action but terry is working from the bottom.
opal advances to full mount.
opal controlling the position easily from mount.
opal lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
opal wants to control the action but instead terry gets a body lock and reverses into opal's guard! Nice work!
opal looking to control.
opal has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
opal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four 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.
terry wants to control from the top but opal keeps moving.
terry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
opal looking to control but terry passes into half guard.
opal trying to hold on to terry's head to control him but terry postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
opal is defending against the submission attempts here by terry.
And that's the end of the fight!
denis opal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think opal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... denis opal!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between terry cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and that guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, terry cheese!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, that guy!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cheese defends well against a solid takedown attempt from guy.
guy tries to score a power double leg takedown but cheese sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten guy somewhat.
cheese fails with a takedown attempt.
guy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and cheese counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
terry cheese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of that guy.
cheese wants to control but guy is keeping him busy.
guy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
cheese is trying to control. guy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
guy is trying to control but can't.
cheese stands up out of the half guard.
guy throws a sloppy head kick and cheese moves out of range easily.
cheese gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and guy counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cheese wants to control but guy postures up.
guy trying to control the action but cheese is working from the bottom.
guy grinds an elbow into cheese's temple.
guy grinds an elbow into cheese's temple.
guy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
guy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
cheese wants to control but guy postures up.
cheese wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
guy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for cheese!
guy wants to control the pace but cheese is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
guy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
cheese is in all sorts of trouble here.
guy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
cheese avoids a series of strikes thrown by guy.
guy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
guy looking for a guillotine from mount but cheese is having none of it.
cheese regains half guard.
guy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but cheese does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
guy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. cheese doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time guy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cheese is trying to get back to full guard.
cheese wants to control but guy is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. cheese manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
guy throws and elbow that misses. cheese uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in guy's guard. Nice move by cheese!
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
cheese is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but guy has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. cheese is looking to defend but guy has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for cheese! guy pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, cheese taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). that guy! that guy retains his bantamweight title!
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