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Cage Legends 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sten Biller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lilian andalou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lilian andalou looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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178 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sten Biller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, lilian andalou!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
andalou circles away from the clinch attempt.
andalou looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Biller misses with a few strikes there.
Biller scores a takedown into full mount!
andalou really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Biller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Biller has isolated one of andalou's arms. andalou looking to fight him off but Biller twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sten Biller!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between B J Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Cardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sherk comes to the cage accompanied by E Ala E. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, B J Sherk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Cardy!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Sherk or perhaps it was just good defense by Cardy which made him look bad.
Sherk throws a sloppy head kick and Cardy moves out of range easily.
Sherk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sherk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cardy.
Cardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sherk doesn't manage to clinch there - Cardy circles away.
Cardy moves away from the strike by Sherk.
Sherk moves in looking to clinch but Cardy pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sherk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cardy moves away.
Sherk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cardy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherk advances to full mount.
Cardy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sherk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cardy keeps working.
Cardy tries to kick Sherk off but Sherk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cardy actively working from the bottom here.
Cardy is refusing to be controlled, as Sherk sits in half guard.
Sherk is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sherk looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cardy tries to get to full guard but Sherk has control of the leg.
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.
Sherk takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sherk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sherk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cardy sprawls well initially but Sherk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sherk working the head and body with strikes.
Cardy trying to control from the bottom.
Cardy pushes Sherk off looking to stand but Sherk dives back in and keeps control.
Sherk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cardy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sherk is working for a submission of some sort.
Sherk is breathing heavily.
Sherk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cardy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardy is defending against the submission attempts here by Sherk.
Sherk is tying to control. Cardy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cardy throws a sloppy head kick
and Sherk counters with a good, hard body kick but Cardy shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sherk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sherk is looking to clinch but Cardy is avoiding it.
That's four 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.
Sherk throws a lazy head kick
and Cardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Sherk.
Cardy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sherk tries to clinch but Cardy moves away
and Cardy counters with a left to the body.
Sherk tries to clinch up but Cardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Sherk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cardy avoids the head kick by Sherk.
Sherk throws a sloppy head kick and Cardy moves out of range easily.
Sherk thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
B J Sherk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sherk throws a head kick that misses.
Sherk waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Cardy.
Sherk closes the distance but Cardy moves to the side
and Cardy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cardy is trying to stall.
Sherk with a knee to the head.
Sherk looking to throw knees to the head but Cardy is blocking nicely.
Sherk wants the takedown. Cardy is fighting it off but Sherk persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cardy's guard against the cage.
Cardy keeping busy on the bottom but Sherk has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sherk thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cardy to regain full guard.
Cardy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sherk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sherk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardy working a defensive guard here.
Sherk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cardy is keeping the position for now.
Sherk drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cardy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cardy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cardy!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sherk manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cardy's best efforts.
Sherk is looking to improve his position.
Sherk works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sherk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cardy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sherk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cardy 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.
Sherk trying to control the position here.
Sherk keeping moving, preventing Cardy from controlling successfully.
Cardy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardy wants to pass the guard but Sherk is keeping the position.
Sherk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sherk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sherk showed some decent athleticism there.
Sherk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cardy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cardy is looking to control Sherk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cardy avoid being mounted?
Sherk moves into full mount! Cardy won't be happy about that!
Cardy is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk looking to control but Cardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sherk looking to secure an arm triangle but Cardy defends it well.
Sherk gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Cardy shoots in for a takedown but Sherk shows good takedown defense.
Sherk looks to clinch
and Cardy counters with a big head kick but Sherk shrugs it off.
Sherk wants to clinch up but Cardy keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
B J Sherk dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cardy throws a head kick that misses
and Sherk counters by moving into the clinch.
Sherk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cardy.
Cardy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sherk trying to land knees to the body.
Come on Sherk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sherk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sherk pulls Cardy into guard.
Sherk pulls Cardy in close to his closed guard and prevents Cardy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cardy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sherk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sherk is trying to control but can't.
Cardy wants to work for an arm triangle but Sherk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sherk makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cardy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sherk.
Cardy throws a head kick but Sherk moves out of range.
Sherk tries to close the distance and clinch but Cardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sherk misses the shot to the body.
Cardy misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sherk counters by clinching up.
Sherk trying to land knees to the body.
Sherk has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cardy uses from the top position.
Sherk is trying to keep Cardy in close.
Cardy trying to control but Sherk is working from the bottom.
Sherk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sherk has his foot on Cardy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cardy works his way back into a safe position though.
Cardy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sherk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sherk wants to sweep here but Cardy controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherk is trying to hold Cardy in close to prevent damage but Cardy has managed to pass into half guard.
Cardy wants to control but Sherk is keeping him busy.
Cardy 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.
Sherk makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sherk.
Cardy stopping the sweep attempt from Sherk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cardy drops back looking for a leg! Sherk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sherk manages to kick Cardy off! Cardy jumps back into Sherk's guard.
Dan Cardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sherk looking for a guillotine here but Cardy defends easily.
Sherk working for a triangle but Cardy defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
B J Sherk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sherk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... B J Sherk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeff Nelson's chin.
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265 lbs
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BJJ White 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Nelson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones catches Nelson napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Nelson to the canvas!
Nelson is rocked!
Nelson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nelson is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Jones arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Nelson's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lance Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobcat Stinkfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seamus Brady is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobcat Stinkfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Seamus Brady!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stinkfist gets the takedown into side control.
Brady is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stinkfist stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Stinkfist closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brady is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Stinkfist is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Brady regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stinkfist postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brady working a defensive guard here.
Stinkfist has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brady keeping full guard, as Stinkfist tries to pass.
Brady escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stinkfist gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stinkfist cracks Brady with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinkfist wants to stand but Brady has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stinkfist is breathing heavily.
Brady wants to sweep but no luck.
Brady has a closed guard, preventing Stinkfist from standing up.
Stinkfist knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brady on the ground.
Stinkfist is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Brady has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Stinkfist is looking to defend but Brady has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Stinkfist! Brady pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Stinkfist taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Seamus Brady!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Vores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Vores has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Vores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dustin Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vores wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Vores closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jackson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vores's best efforts.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
Vores looking to pass the guard.
Jackson is looking for a triangle here but Vores uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jackson looks gassed!
Vores moves into full mount!
Vores with a couple of short strikes.
Vores is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Vores maintains control.
Vores cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vores landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson is rocked!
Vores postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Vores finish him?
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Vores has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jackson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vores can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice elbow there by Vores.
Vores working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Jackson looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Vores! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tommy Vores!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike van Zee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike van Zee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Johnson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a double jab.
van Zee shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Johnson wants to sweep here but van Zee controlling him for the moment.
van Zee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
van Zee stops Johnson from standing up.
van Zee wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
van Zee is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johnson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johnson has escaped and now he's on top!
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but van Zee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
van Zee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Zee is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson passes van Zee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
van Zee wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson prevents van Zee from improving his position.
van Zee has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson is controlling the pace.
Johnson stands up out of the half guard.
van Zee looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by van Zee or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Zee shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike van Zee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
van Zee is breathing heavily.
Johnson shoots in and bounces van Zee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson trying to control but van Zee is working from the bottom.
Johnson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johnson postures up in van Zee's guard and throws a big left but van Zee blocks it.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and van Zee defends it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Zee actively working from the bottom here.
van Zee is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Johnson works his way into full mount!
van Zee is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson is working for a guillotine from mount but van Zee frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
van Zee fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but van Zee shrugs it off.
Johnson clinches up with van Zee and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed van Zee clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Johnson is working the ground and pound. Can van Zee escape?
Johnson is trying to stick to van Zee's back but van Zee is turning into Johnson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Johnson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by van Zee.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson controlling the position.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Johnson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
van Zee has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but van Zee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson advances position into side control!
Johnson controlling from side mount.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but van Zee keeps working.
van Zee tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Zee is letting Johnson control him for a moment.
van Zee takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
van Zee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
van Zee wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but van Zee keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson throws a right hand that van Zee ducks under and follows up with a left that van Zee also avoids with ease.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
van Zee with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but van Zee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tim Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson tries for a kimura but van Zee is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, van Zee has escaped the position, nice work there.
van Zee is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johnson off and has taken his back!
van Zee doesn't have the hooks in and Johnson manages to turn into his guard.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from van Zee.
Johnson is stalling in the full guard.
van Zee working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
van Zee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
van Zee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson stands and throws van Zee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johnson stands up and beckons van Zee to his feet.
van Zee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike van Zee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for van Zee!
van Zee is in all sorts of trouble here.
van Zee tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can van Zee hang on?
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson forces the positional change into back control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
I really don't envy van Zee right now.
Johnson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
van Zee has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
van Zee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson pushes van Zee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but van Zee prevents it.
Johnson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics van Zee uses from the top position.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. van Zee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
van Zee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson looking to control.
van Zee wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
van Zee trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for van Zee!
Johnson takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
van Zee turns into Johnson and is now in his guard.
Johnson trying to control the position.
van Zee looking to pass the guard.
van Zee thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but van Zee is defending well. Johnson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! van Zee has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Johnson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Johnson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiff comes to the cage accompanied by New born. 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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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Smiff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Young!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Smiff finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Young misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smiff darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smiff thuds his shin into the meat of Young's side.
Young throws a right and a left that Smiff avoids nicely.
A jab from Young misses.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Smiff keeps Young at a distance using the push kick.
Smiff lands a high kick!
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!
Smiff scores with a takedown into Young's guard.
Smiff is looking to stand up but Young won't let him.
Smiff controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Young is working an open guard so Smiff takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Young looks to land a combination but Smiff avoids it well.
Young looks gassed!
Smiff scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smiff bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Young regains half guard.
Smiff keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff tries to stand but can't do so whilst Young controls his leg.
Young is looking for a sweep. Smiff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Young wants to get back to his feet.
Smiff stands up from half guard.
Young throws out a loose jab but Smiff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smiff prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
Smiff is stalling in the full guard.
Young keeping moving, preventing Smiff from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff prevents Young from getting back to his feet.
Young keeping moving, preventing Smiff from controlling successfully.
Young looking for a sweep. Not yet Young, not yet.
Smiff wants to get up but he can't break Young's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Young pushes Smiff off and gets back to his feet.
Young cracks the inside of Smiff's front leg.
Young getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Young keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young connects with a nice looking jab.
Smiff tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
Good shot there by Young.
Smiff misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smiff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good exchange - Young coming out on top.
Smiff takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Young throws a lazy head kick
and Smiff counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice cross by Young.
Smiff throws a leg kick which misses Young's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Patrick Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smiff moves away from the strike by Young.
Patrick Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Smiff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Smiff throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a good cross that connects.
Smiff moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Young looks to land a combination but Smiff avoids it well.
Smiff doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
A jab from Young misses.
Smiff throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Smiff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Young throws a lazy right hand but Smiff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smiff slips a jab and a cross from Young.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Smiff pushes Young up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smiff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young throws a combination. Smiff tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smiff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young swings for the body but Smiff moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Smiff dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Young misses with a straight left.
Smiff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Smiff.
Smiff moves out of range of the strikes.
Young throws a lazy head kick
and Smiff makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Young really felt that one!
Smiff doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Young throws a hook but Smiff blocks it.
Young misses with a low kick.
Smiff shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smiff digs a good hook to Young's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff misses with a wild combination.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smiff counters with an inside leg kick.
Young scores with a decent looking hook.
Smiff closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tony Smiff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smiff moves away from the strike by Young.
Tony Smiff is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smiff.
Young swinging wilding here.
Smiff scoring well with a low kick there.
Smiff shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smiff counters with a thumping low kick.
Young takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Smiff misses with a body kick.
Young connects with a nice looking jab.
Smiff lands with a kick to the ribs.
Young with a jab.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Young tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smiff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Young tries to avoid it but Smiff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Young to the ground. Young escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Smiff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young misses with an uppercut. Smiff saw that one coming.
Smiff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young misses with the combination.
Young avoids the head kick by Smiff.
Smiff tries to clinch up.
Young goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Young steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smiff. That one must have hurt.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smiff moves out of range as Young strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smiff.
Young's corner calls for a 1-2. Young obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff throws a combination that misses
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Young waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Smiff.
Young blocks a head kick by Smiff.
A head kick misses from Young.
Smiff clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the cage.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smiff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Young misses
and Smiff counters with an inside leg kick.
Young swats away the attempt to clinch by Smiff.
Smiff tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smiff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smiff looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smiff lands a body shot.
Smiff avoids the head kick by Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smiff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smiff gets a clinch.
Smiff is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young can't break the clinch.
Young is looking to break free of the clinch but Smiff has double underhooks.
Smiff throws a knee to the head but misses.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smiff has him pressed against the cage.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smiff works over Young's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smiff.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Smiff wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
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 Tony Smiff will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Young stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch lands to the side of Smiff 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Young loads up on a big right hand but Smiff slips the punch.
Smiff feints and as Young raises his hands in defense, Smiff changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smiff won't allow Young to get back to his feet.
Young is trying to keep Smiff in close.
Smiff wanted to stand there but Young had control of the position.
Young pushes Smiff off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smiff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Young swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young missing with a left hand there. Smiff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smiff.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Young misses
and Smiff counters with a nice leg kick.
Smiff looks to land a combination. Young sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Young lands a glancing blow to the side of Smiff's head.
Smiff misses with a head kick.
Smiff shoots in looking for a takedown. Young tries to sprawl out of it but Smiff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Young manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smiff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Young as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Smiff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Smiff ducks down to avoid it.
Young throws a hook but Smiff avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smiff tries to clinch
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smiff looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smiff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smiff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smiff tries for a takedown but Young circles away easily
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Smiff closes the distance looking to clinch
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Smiff.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Smiff thuds a left hand into Young's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff slips a straight right by Young.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Smiff ducks down to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Young has had enough of the clinch but Smiff keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Young has had enough of the clinch but Smiff keeps him there for the moment.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young misses with a combination
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to de liver by Smiff. Beautiful body shot.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Smiff moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Smiff.
Smiff is looking to wear down Young with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Young avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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.
Young lands a jab to the nose.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smiff. That's going to slow Young down.
Patrick Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smiff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Smiff tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Young counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smiff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Young.
Young throws a lazy head kick
and Smiff counters with a leg kick.
Young swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smiff counters with a nice low kick that buckles Young's knee momentarily.
Young looks to land a left hand but Smiff moved out of range nicely.
Smiff moves out of range of the body kick.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Smiff is just out of range.
Smiff shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed Smiff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smiff moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smiff.
Smiff doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick Young.
Well Smiff has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Smiff!
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