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VFL 21: Altar of Sacrifice PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Shackleford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Savas Kaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shackleford comes to the ring accompanied by The Godfather. Kaya has chosen Steel-Toed Sneakers as his entrance music. Savas Kaya is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rusty Shackleford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Savas Kaya!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shackleford cracks Kaya on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Kaya falls backwards against the ropes. Shackleford follows up with more strikes that drop Kaya to his knees. Shackleford keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Kaya! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rusty Shackleford!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan First (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russel Waylon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Waylon's choice of entrance music: Spekkio the Brave. Russel Waylon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light 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, Tristan First!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Russel Waylon!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
First misses with an uppercut. Waylon saw that one coming.
First looks to land a left hand but Waylon moved out of range nicely.
First shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
First has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
First takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
First fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
First throws a sloppy head kick and Waylon moves out of range easily.
First showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Waylon.
Waylon blocks a head kick by First.
First lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Waylon darts in and clinches First up against the ropes.
Waylon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
First wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Waylon scores a nice knee to the body.
First can't break the clinch.
Waylon landing knees to the body.
Waylon unloads a knee to the mid-section. First lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Waylon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Waylon slips a straight right by First.
Waylon moves into the clinch successfully.
Waylon crunches a lovely knee into First's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Waylon prevents First from breaking the clinch.
Waylon unloads a knee to the mid-section. First lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
First is breathing heavily.
Waylon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Waylon.
Waylon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Waylon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waylon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Waylon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
First fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Waylon square on the jaw! Damn, Waylon is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tristan First!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Totoy Bato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Makaveli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Totoy Bato could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eddy Makaveli's chin.
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Totoy Bato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddy Makaveli!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bato swinging wilding here.
Bato throws a body punch but Makaveli moves out of range.
Bato lands a body shot.
Bato throws a right hand that Makaveli ducks under and follows up with a left that Makaveli also avoids with ease.
Makaveli looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bato is fending him off so far but Makaveli persists. Nope, Bato circles away and we're back to standing.
Makaveli shoots for a double leg takedown but Bato sprawls well. He's pushed Makaveli's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bato drops Makaveli with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Makaveli looks back up at him and smiles so Bato waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Makaveli is rocked!
Makaveli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Makaveli is still on wobbly legs! Can Bato finish him?
Makaveli looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bato will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makaveli leaves his chin hanging out and Bato seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Makaveli crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Totoy Bato!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leviticus Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Chris Brown enters the ring!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Leviticus Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Brown!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brown looking to slow down the pace here.
Brown is trying to break free.
Stone keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
Brown wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Stone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brown makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Stone's corner calls for a 1-2. Stone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown is rocked!
Stone dances in with a quick combination. Brown is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Stone snaps Brown's head back. Brown stumbles backwards against the ropes. Stone steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Brown's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Brown just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leviticus Stone!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stump Whacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Sakurai (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Stump Whacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hiro Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whacker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sakurai's sensitive parts.
Sakurai misses with an uppercut.
Whacker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sakurai circles away.
Whacker shoots in but no luck this time.
Sakurai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whacker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stump Whacker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakurai misses with a double jab.
Sakurai tries to bum rush Whacker with a series of wild strikes but Whacker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sakurai lands a two punch combo.
Sakurai shoots in and bounces Whacker off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakurai controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sakurai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whacker trying to control the position.
Sakurai is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whacker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sakurai wants to control from the top but Whacker keeps moving.
Whacker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sakurai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Whacker is breathing heavily.
Sakurai tries to free his leg and advance position but Whacker is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sakurai scores with a leg kick.
Sakurai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whacker is fending him off so far but Sakurai persists. Nope, Whacker circles away and we're back to standing.
Whacker is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sakurai stuffs the takedown.
Sakurai scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whacker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sakurai misses with a head kick.
Sakurai throws a leg kick
and Whacker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sakurai looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Whacker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Whacker has control of Sakurai's left arm, preventing Sakurai from doing any damage.
Whacker has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sakurai has passed into side control.
Sakurai sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Whacker is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sakurai taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whacker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sakurai off and has taken his back!
Sakurai looking very determined here, making life difficult for Whacker.
Whacker is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sakurai has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sakurai defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Whacker's arms.
Whacker looking for the choke from the back.
Sakurai wants to control his opponent's hands but Whacker gets his hands free.
Sakurai is trapped and Whacker is scoring with shots to the head and body.
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.
Whacker avoiding Sakurai 's attempts to control his hands.
Sakurai breaks Whacker's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sakurai trying to control but Whacker is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sakurai drops back, looking for a kneebar! Whacker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Whacker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Whacker!
Sakurai is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Whacker off and has taken his back!
Whacker looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Whacker defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Sakurai tightening his grip on Whacker, looking for the choke.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Whacker rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Whacker is not content to let Sakurai control the position.
Whacker trying to hold on to Sakurai's head to control him but Sakurai postures up.
Sakurai lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sakurai trying to control from half guard but Whacker is working away.
Sakurai has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sakurai is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sakurai has control of Whacker's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Whacker regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sakurai working Whacker over with strikes here.
Sakurai goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Whacker is on top in guard.
Whacker stopping the sweep attempt from Sakurai.
Sakurai controls Whacker momentarily but Whacker frees himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai looking for a triangle here. Whacker is fighting it but it looks tight! Sakurai pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Whacker is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hiro Sakurai!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eli Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Longson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Longson has chosen Mc pressure as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Barton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Longson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barton shoots for a takedown but Longson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Longson throws a series of punches but Barton avoids them all with ease.
Longson rushes Barton and presses him up against the ropes.
Longson blocks the elbow strike.
Longson prevents Barton from breaking the clinch.
Longson prevents a body shot from Barton.
Longson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Longson prevents the takedown attempt.
Barton tries to pull guard but Longson holds him up against the ropes and eventually Barton drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Barton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Longson manages to break the clinch.
Barton shoots in and bounces Longson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Longson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Longson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Longson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Barton landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Barton won't allow Longson to sweep him here.
Barton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Longson is looking to slow Barton down with leg kicks.
Longson looks to land a body kick but Barton moved away.
Barton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Longson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Longson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Longson wants to get back to full guard.
Barton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Longson tries to get to full guard but Barton has control of the leg.
Barton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longson is looking to improve his position.
Barton controlling the action here.
Barton is breathing heavily.
Longson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barton is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longson wants to get back to full guard.
Barton trying to mount his opponent but Longson defends it.
Longson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barton won't allow Longson to sweep him here.
Barton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Barton trying to control but Longson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Longson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barton content to stall in guard here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eli Barton just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barton tries to pull guard but Longson won't allow it.
Barton is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Longson can't fight it off and eventually Barton manages to take the fight to the floor. Longson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Longson is working an open guard so Barton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eli Barton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barton gets a takedown into half guard.
Barton slows the pace down in half guard.
Longson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Longson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barton won't allow Longson to sweep him here.
Longson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Barton stands up and waves to Longson to follow him.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Longson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Longson tries to score a body lock takedown but Barton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Barton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barton has had enough of the clinch but Longson keeps him there for the moment.
Longson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Longson tries to avoid it but Barton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Longson to the ground. Longson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Longson.
Longson shoots in for a takedown but Barton shows good takedown defense.
Good leg kick by Barton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Longson rushes Barton and presses him up against the ropes.
Barton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Longson has him pressed against the ropes.
Longson breaks the clinch.
Barton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Longson.
Barton shoots in and drives through. Longson sprawls well.
Longson has closed the distance and engaged Barton in a clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Barton manages to break the clinch.
Barton shoots in but no luck this time.
Barton doesn't manage to clinch there - Longson circles away.
Barton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Barton showed some decent athleticism there.
Barton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Barton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barton wants to stand up but Longson is controlling the position.
Barton decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barton.
A lull in the action here.
Barton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Barton is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Longson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Barton decides to stand back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barton counters with a good, hard body kick but Longson shrugs it off.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Longson sprawls well initially but Barton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Longson!
Barton controlling the position easily from mount.
Longson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Longson tries to escape the position.
Barton slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Longson is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Longson has hold of Barton's leg, trying to break free but it's let Barton lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Longson is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Barton throws him to one side and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eli Barton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffla Lantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badass comes to the ring accompanied by Two Tub Man. Lantis has chosen Combine Harvester as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeffla Lantis!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lantis swinging wilding here.
Lantis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Badass ducks under a wild hook from Lantis.
Badass moves away from the strike by Lantis.
Lantis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lantis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Badass wants to clinch.
Lantis looks to land a combination but Badass avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lantis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Badass shoots for a double leg takedown but Lantis sprawls well. He's pushed Badass's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Lantis misses.
Lantis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Badass postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Badass pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lantis is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass trying to control but Lantis is working from the bottom.
Lantis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Badass wants to control from the top but Lantis keeps moving.
Badass has gone for a leg lock! Lantis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Badass's guard.
Badass is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Badass is pressing down on Lantis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lantis is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass is trying to work for a kimura but Lantis is defending well.
Badass is breathing heavily.
Lantis trying to hold on to Badass's head to control him but Badass postures up.
Badass is trying to work for a kimura but Lantis is defending well.
Badass stalling away here and it's allowed Lantis to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
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.
Lantis controlling the position.
Lantis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Badass dodges the punch combination from Lantis.
Lantis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lantis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Badass shoots in but Lantis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Badass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Lantis.
Jeffla Lantis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badass tries to clinch there but Lantis circles away.
Lantis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Badass wants to clinch.
Badass fails with a takedown attempt.
Badass fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Badass looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lantis is fending him off so far but Badass persists. Nope, Lantis circles away and we're back to standing.
Badass misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch combination from Lantis misses.
Badass closes the distance and clinches up with Lantis, looking for a takedown. Badass pushes Lantis against the ropes but Lantis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Badass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lantis.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A jab-cross combination lands for Lantis and sends Badass crashing to the mat! Lantis follows him down to the mat - Badass regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Badass is rocked!
Lantis prevents Badass from improving his position.
Lantis stalling.
Lantis seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Badass is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lantis pulls his head out easily.
Badass is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lantis pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Badass is trying to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lantis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Badass on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Badass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Badass ducks under a wild hook from Lantis.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lantis drops Badass with a left right combo! Lantis follows him down to the ground into side control.
Oh Badass is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Badass sneaks back into half guard.
Badass seems to have got his legs back now.
Badass is pressing down on Lantis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Badass trying to keep a closed guard but Lantis is proving a slippery customer.
Badass has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lantis is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Badass.
Lantis trying to control the position but Badass is working away.
Badass manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffla Lantis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Badass looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lantis is fending him off so far but Badass persists. Nope, Lantis circles away and we're back to standing.
Badass fails with the takedown.
Jeffla Lantis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lantis looks to land a left hand but Badass moved out of range nicely.
Lantis fails to land with a series of punches.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch but Lantis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lantis fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Badass throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lantis's waist but Lantis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Badass off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Badass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lantis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lantis circles away.
Lantis connects with a nice looking jab.
Lantis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Badass.
Badass shoots in looking for a takedown. Lantis tries to sprawl out of it but Badass keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Lantis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Badass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Badass wants to clinch up but Lantis keeps it at a distance.
Badass closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lantis to the mat! Lantis manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lantis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Badass pushing down on Lantis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Badass tries to pass to full mount but Lantis defends it.
Badass is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lantis is just riding it out for now. Badass eventually gives up the hold.
Badass controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lantis trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Badass manages to pass to mount!
Lantis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Badass moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lantis has worked his arm free - good work by Lantis!
Lantis stops Badass from passing to mount.
Lantis tries to escape but Badass is in control.
That's four 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.
Badass is trying to move to mount but Lantis reverses beautifully and ends up in Badass's guard.
Badass working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lantis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lantis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lantis is stalling in the full guard.
Badass working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lantis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lantis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Badass working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lantis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lantis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Badass working for submissions but it's allowed Lantis to get to half guard.
Badass is trying to get back to full guard.
Badass manages to get to full guard.
Badass looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's six 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.
Badass is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Badass looking for a guillotine here but Lantis defends easily.
Badass looking for a guillotine here but Lantis defends easily.
Lantis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Badass swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lantis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Badass tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Badass looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lantis passes into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lantis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Badass wants to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lantis is trying to control the action in half guard but Badass is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Badass wants to get back to full guard.
Badass moves into full guard.
Badass looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Badass not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Badass has an active guard here but Lantis has managed to pass into half guard.
Badass is trying to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Badass makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Badass.
Badass striking off his back but it's not causing Lantis any problems.
Badass is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lantis is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lantis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Billy Badass.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Jeffla Lantis!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Jeffla Lantis!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Jeffla Lantis!
Jeffla Lantis wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Sjoberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Fangle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mikael Sjoberg has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikael Sjoberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Burt Fangle!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fangle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fangle won't allow Sjoberg to sweep him here.
Fangle tries to free his leg and advance position but Sjoberg is retaining full guard.
Fangle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fangle won't allow Sjoberg to sweep him here.
Fangle trying to control but Sjoberg is working from the bottom.
Sjoberg lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fangle!
Sjoberg working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fangle sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangle is trying to stand up here but Sjoberg is controlling him well.
Sjoberg wants to control but Fangle is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fangle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fangle won't allow Sjoberg to pass to mount.
Sjoberg wants to work for an arm triangle but Fangle is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fangle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sjoberg.
Fangle is controlling Sjoberg's trapped leg to prevent Sjoberg from advancing to side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fangle wants to improve his position but Sjoberg is controlling well.
Sjoberg stands up from half guard.
Sjoberg stuffs the takedown.
That's two 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.
Sjoberg pushes Fangle up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fangle wants a takedown.
Fangle looks gassed!
Fangle manages to break the clinch.
Sjoberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fangle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fangle shoots in and drives through. Sjoberg sprawls well.
Mikael Sjoberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Burt Fangle.
Sjoberg shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sjoberg showed some decent athleticism there.
Sjoberg slips a nice elbow through Fangle's hands, connecting with Fangle's forehead.
Sjoberg trying to control from Fangle's half guard. Fangle has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sjoberg wanted to stand there but Fangle had control of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fangle is on top in guard.
Fangle is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fangle passes Sjoberg's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fangle perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sjoberg trying to control here.
Sjoberg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sjoberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sjoberg wriggles free and stands up.
Sjoberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg works Fangle's body with a nice hook.
Sjoberg scores a takedown into full mount!
Sjoberg with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sjoberg punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sjoberg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sjoberg looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sjoberg wants to control the pace but Fangle is squirming around nicely.
Sjoberg throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Fangle has his hands clasped together but Sjoberg breaks the hold and Fangle is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Sjoberg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mikael Sjoberg!
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