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LFNC 60 - Ruthless PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Van Defoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russel Jacksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russel Jacksson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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233 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Van Defoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Russel Jacksson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacksson throws a body punch but Van Defoe moves out of range.
Jacksson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jacksson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Van Defoe sprawling to the canvas! Van Defoe rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jacksson finish him?!
It looks like Rafael Van Defoe has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacksson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Defoe could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Van Defoe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacksson.
Van Defoe slips under a jab from Jacksson.
Van Defoe ducks into an uppercut from Jacksson and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Russel Jacksson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Eggson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Walter (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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149 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Eggson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Walter!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eggson closes the distance but Walter moves to the side
and Walter counters with a shoot takedown. Eggson fights it but they end up in guard.
Walter gets to his feet - Eggson follows without any prompting.
Walter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eggson.
Walter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eggson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eggson misses with the combination.
Walter delivers a nice body kick.
Eggson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.
Walter fakes the leg kick and cracks Eggson in the body.
A head kick misses from Walter.
Eggson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Eggson is breathing heavily.
Eggson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Walter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eggson moves out of range as Walter throws a body kick.
Walter pushes Eggson away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eggson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Walter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Eggson will feel that in the morning.
A head kick from Walter lands but Eggson takes it in his stride.
Eggson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Walter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Eggson.
Eggson throws a nice looking combination but Walter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walter scores with a leg kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Walter! Eggson is out on his feet! Walter rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Eggson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Eggson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Walter!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunde Sven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gunde Sven has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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167 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunde Sven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilson Waters!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sven was well out of range. Poor timing from Waters.
Waters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sven.
Sven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Waters.
Sven misses with a looping left.
Waters shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Waters was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sven really wants to buck Waters off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waters working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sven is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Waters wants to control the pace but Sven is squirming around nicely.
Sven wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Waters.
Waters tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Waters wants to control the pace but Sven is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters landing strikes from the mount.
Waters lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sven tries to hold on but Waters postures up.
A nice elbow there by Waters.
Waters lands a big elbow.
Sven knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Waters on the ground.
A nice elbow there by Waters.
The referee warns Sven that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sven tries to hold on but Waters postures up.
Sven working to try and regain half guard.
Waters scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waters looking to ground and pound but Sven is blocking nicely.
Waters with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Waters tries to control but Sven wriggling away.
Waters cracks Sven with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Waters has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Waters pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Waters looking to finish Sven with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sven!
Sven is rocked!
Waters in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Sven is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Waters with good strikes from the mount here!
Waters lands a big elbow - Sven is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Sven is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Wilson Waters!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, William Harrison!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Santos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Harrison is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.
Harrison actively working from the bottom here.
Harrison is looking to improve his position.
Santos trying to pass the guard but Harrison defending well.
Harrison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Santos trying to control the action but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Harrison is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison 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.
Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harrison tries to get to full guard but Santos has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison is defending against the submission attempts here by Santos.
Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harrison's head.
Harrison wants to control but Santos is keeping busy.
That's two 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.
Harrison tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Santos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Harrison wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.
Harrison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harrison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Harrison is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to control from the bottom.
Santos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harrison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harrison punching from the bottom.
Harrison is staying active underneath Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Harrison is defending well.
Harrison tries to get to full guard but Santos has control of the leg.
Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harrison defending well though.
Harrison is trying to maintain the position but Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harrison holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Harrison is pressing down on Santos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harrison working a defensive guard here.
Harrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Harrison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Harrison will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harrison drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harrison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harrison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Santos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Harrison is trying to maintain the position but Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
Santos thows a huge punch but Harrison dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is looking to control Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harrison avoid being mounted?
Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harrison is just riding it out for now. Santos eventually gives up the hold.
Santos wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Harrison uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harrison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Harrison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harrison is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two 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.
Santos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harrison defends well.
Harrison controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harrison trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Harrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
Harrison won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
William Harrison has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Santos is looking for a sweep. Harrison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santos is looking to escape.
Santos is trying to maintain the position but Harrison is very close to passing his half guard.
Harrison prevents Santos from standing back up.
Harrison is looking to take a break and control but Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison 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.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santos is looking for a triangle but Harrison pushes his legs off easily.
Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harrison controls from within his opponent's guard.
Santos has momentary wrist control but Harrison slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Harrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Santos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Harrison to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Santos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Santos has escaped and now he's on top!
Harrison throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Harrison working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Santos has passed into half guard!
Harrison tries to get to full guard but Santos has control of the leg.
Santos works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Santos wants to control the pace but Harrison is squirming around nicely.
Harrison wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Santos.
Harrison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harrison wants to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Harrison is desperately trying to improve his position but Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
Harrison tries to hold on but Santos postures up.
Harrison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos wants to control the pace but Harrison is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Santos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Harrison tries to hold on but Santos pushes him away.
Harrison manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harrison looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harrison trying to control from the bottom.
Harrison has his hands clasped together around Santos's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harrison does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Santos prevents Harrison from improving his position.
Steve Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harrison trying to hold on to Santos's head to control him but Santos postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Santos tries to stand but can't do so whilst Harrison controls his leg.
Harrison keeping hold of Santos's head, controlling as best he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. William Harrison wasn't active enough on the ground.
Harrison misses with a looping left.
That's four 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.
Santos feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Harrison sprawling to the canvas! Harrison rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Santos finish him?!
It looks like William Harrison has been cut.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Harrison moves away and avoids it.
Harrison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santos did well to prevent Harrison getting side control.
William Harrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harrison sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Santos misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Santos misses with some strikes from the bottom.
William Harrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Santos is working hard here to advance position.
Harrison sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Harrison moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harrison 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Harrison!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Cuervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Silvers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvers has chosen Con te Partiro as his entrance music. Jose Cuervo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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145 lbs
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Jose Cuervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Silvers!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cuervo. Silvers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silvers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cuervo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Silvers is controlling him well.
Cuervo tries to improve position but can't.
Cuervo wants to control but Silvers postures up.
Cuervo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silvers on the ground.
Silvers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cuervo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cuervo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Silvers.
Silvers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cuervo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silvers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuervo is looking for a sweep.
Cuervo is working hard here to advance position.
Silvers has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cuervo is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Silvers yanks on the arm and Cuervo is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Silvers.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Silvers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lorian Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Twilight Of The Thunder God. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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222 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Lorian Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels throws a body kick the misses
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Michaels has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones is looking to stand up but Michaels won't let him.
Michaels had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Michaels's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Michaels wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Michaels is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jones defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand and escape but instead Michaels has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Michaels trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Michaels is looking to advance position but Jones has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Michaels can't escape the position.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Michaels tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
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.
Jones tries to stand up but Michaels grabs his leg and drags him down! Michaels is now on top, in side control.
Michaels in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Michaels is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Michaels stands up and beckons Jones to his feet.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Michaels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a right hand that Michaels ducks under and follows up with a left that Michaels also avoids with ease.
Jones tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michaels throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Michaels on that attempt.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michaels.
Michaels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Michaels fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Michaels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Michaels.
Michaels is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels looking to secure an arm triangle but Jones defends it well.
Michaels sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Michaels working for a guillotine from mount but Jones is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Michaels dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Michaels shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kevin Michaels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Michaels punching from mount but Jones doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Michaels moves to take his opponent's back.
Michaels throwing sloppy strikes.
Michaels lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Michaels is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Jones has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Michaels has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Jones taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Michaels doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kevin Michaels!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Stillwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Caleites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caleites has chosen Swedish House Mafia - One as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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27
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
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215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Stillwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Caleites!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caleites throws a nice looking combination but Stillwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas Stillwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stillwell misses with a lunging right hand
and Caleites counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Caleites.
Caleites breaks the clinch.
Stillwell misses with a hook
and Caleites counters by moving into the clinch.
Stillwell taking a breather.
Caleites breaks the clinch.
Stillwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Stillwell misses with a left hand
and Caleites holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stillwell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Caleites fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stillwell swings widly with a right hand
and Caleites holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Caleites's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stillwell throws a sloppy head kick
and Caleites counters with a series of strikes that sends Stillwell to the canvas! Caleites follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
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!
Stillwell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Caleites controls the pace.
Caleites postures up in Stillwell's guard and throws a big left but Stillwell blocks it.
Stillwell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caleites.
Caleites trying to control but Stillwell is working from the bottom.
Stillwell wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stillwell keeping moving, preventing Caleites from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Benny Caleites was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stillwell throws a right hand that misses
and Caleites counters with a nice body kick.
Stillwell throws an off balance right hand
and Caleites counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stillwell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stillwell is rocked!
Stillwell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Caleites counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Caleites.
Caleites escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stillwell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stillwell throws an off balance right hand
and Caleites holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stillwell is trying to break the clinch but Caleites has him pressed against the cage.
Caleites blocks a body shot from Stillwell.
Stillwell manages to break the clinch.
Stillwell throws a lazy uppercut
and Caleites counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Caleites.
Caleites's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caleites.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caleites looks to land a combination. Stillwell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Thomas Stillwell has been cut.
Stillwell throws a poor cross that misses
and Caleites counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Stillwell has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Benny Caleites!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
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182 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Galvao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Galvao misses with a takedown attempt
and Brophy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brophy thows a body kick. Galvao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by Brophy as he connects with a hook.
Galvao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy lands a nice looking body shot.
Brophy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Galvao walks into a stiff left hand from Brophy.
Galvao has his takedown stuffed
and Brophy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Galvao is breathing heavily.
Oooooh!!! Brophy has knocked Galvao down with a huge combo! Brophy steps away and waves a wobbly Galvao back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Brophy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Galvao's calf.
Galvao needs to keep his hands up - Brophy had a free shot at his head there.
Brophy punishes Galvao's body with a nice straight punch.
Brophy sends Galvao crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Brophy is motioning to the referee to let Galvao up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Galvao is rocked!
It looks like Andre Galvao has been cut.
Sean Brophy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brophy drops Galvao with a naaaaasty hook - Galvao is in real trouble here! Brophy dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Brophy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Ming Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Hart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Ming Chang!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ming Chang lands a nice shot to the body.
Hart lands a high kick!
Ming Chang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hart's waist but Hart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ming Chang off to one side.
Ming Chang connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hart. Hart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hart has a takedown stuffed.
Ming Chang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hart has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ming Chang can pounce on him.
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!
Hart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ming Chang.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ming Chang. That's going to slow Hart down.
Hart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ming Chang lands a body shot.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Ming Chang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ming Chang thuds a left hand into Hart's body.
Ming Chang lunges at Hart with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hart's hand.
Hart is rocked!
Ming Chang scores with a hook to the body. Hart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ming Chang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Hart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ming Chang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hart rather than just go for the knockout.
Hart drops his hands momentarily. Ming Chang doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Hart staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Hart doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dave Ming Chang! Dave Ming Chang retains his featherweight title!
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