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VFL Fight Night 18 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Hatton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, lager Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Manny Hatton!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hatton looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Assassin has hold of one of Hatton's legs. Hatton is fighting the takedown attempt but Assassin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hatton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Assassin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Assassin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Assassin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Assassin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Assassin with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Assassin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Assassin showed some decent athleticism there.
Hatton is trying to stand up here but Assassin is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Assassin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hatton defending well though.
Assassin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Assassin wants to work for an arm triangle but Hatton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Assassin 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.
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 three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton is refusing to be controlled, as Assassin sits in half guard.
Assassin moves into full mount! Hatton won't be happy about that!
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.
Assassin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Assassin controlling from mount.
Assassin has hold of Hatton's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hatton manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Assassin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
lager Assassin dominated that round.
That's time! Assassin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Assassin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hatton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Assassin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hatton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Assassin tries for a kimura but Hatton is defending well.
Hatton is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hatton is breathing heavily.
Assassin is looking to take a break and control but Hatton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Assassin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hatton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Assassin lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin is working Hatton over with some ground and pound from side control.
Assassin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hatton keeps working.
Hatton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Assassin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hatton taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin landing a few strikes.
Assassin is looking to take a break and control but Hatton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Assassin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hatton for as long as he can get away with.
Assassin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Assassin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatton is letting Assassin control him for a moment.
Assassin trying to control the position but Hatton is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
lager Assassin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Assassin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Assassin lands in his opponent's guard.
Assassin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee stands the fighters back up. lager Assassin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Assassin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Assassin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Assassin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Assassin lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin landing strikes from the mount and Hatton is in trouble!
Assassin controlling from the full mount.
Hatton is bucking up trying to escape but Assassin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Assassin controlling from mount.
Hatton is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin has hold of Hatton's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hatton manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
BOOM! Assassin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Assassin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hatton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hatton is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hatton is squirming around, avoiding Assassin's attempts to control the action.
Assassin lands a big elbow.
lager Assassin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Assassin 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. Hatton looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Assassin! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). lager Assassin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shaka zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Green has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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, Albert Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, shaka zulu!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
zulu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Green walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Albert Green has been cut.
Green fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
zulu 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.
zulu tries to keep at a distance but Green has taken the fight into the clinch.
Green breaks from the clinch.
zulu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
zulu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - zulu lands in his opponent's guard.
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!
Green is trying to keep zulu in close.
Green wants to get back to his feet but zulu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
zulu stopping the sweep attempt from Green.
zulu trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
zulu preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green wants to stand up but zulu is controlling him.
zulu trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by zulu.
Green throws a sloppy head kick and zulu moves out of range easily.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
zulu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green shoots in and bounces zulu 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.
zulu has a closed guard, preventing Green from standing up.
Green is breathing heavily.
Green slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
zulu seems keen to control Green's posture.
Green has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
zulu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
zulu pulls Green in close to his closed guard and prevents Green from doing any damage or advancing position.
zulu wants to sweep here but Green controlling him for the moment.
Green trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Green showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Green wants to get up but he can't break zulu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
zulu wants to sweep but no luck.
zulu managing to control the position.
zulu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
zulu looking for a sweep. Not yet zulu, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by zulu.
Green lands a straight punch to the body, keeping zulu at a distance.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
zulu looks for a takedown but Green sprawls well.
Albert Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of shaka zulu.
Green tries to bum rush zulu with a series of wild strikes but zulu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Green fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Green does it's job there.
It looks like shaka zulu has been cut.
Green throws a series of punches but zulu moves out of range.
zulu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from zulu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Green slips a jab and a cross from zulu.
Green throws a right hand that zulu ducks under and follows up with a left that zulu also avoids with ease.
Green throws a series of punches but zulu avoids them all with ease.
zulu wants to clinch but Green slips to the side
and Green counters with a three punch combo that has zulu backing up. zulu nods at Green to acknowledge the strikes.
zulu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Green sprawls well initially but zulu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Green is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
zulu controlling the pace.
zulu is keen to just control but Green is a slippery customer.
zulu is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Green is trying to control but can't.
zulu wants to free his trapped foot but Green is holding on for dear life with his legs.
zulu stops Green from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Green trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but zulu manages to pass to mount!
zulu with shots to the head and body - Green looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green regains half guard.
zulu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but shaka zulu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
zulu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than zulu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Green is looking to get to half guard.
Green is working hard here to advance position.
zulu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Green?
zulu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Green is working to get back to half guard.
zulu lands with some strikes.
Green is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
zulu unloading with bombs!
zulu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Green is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
zulu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Green is squirming around, avoiding zulu's attempts to control the action.
Green is in all sorts of trouble here.
zulu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
zulu wants to control the pace but Green is squirming around nicely.
Green is looking to improve his position but zulu isn't that keen on the idea.
zulu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Green is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
zulu trying to control but Green is having none of it.
Green takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
zulu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
zulu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Green is looking to escape.
Green is trying desperately to improve position.
zulu punishing his opponent with strikes.
zulu trying to control but Green is having none of it.
Green tries to lock up and control but zulu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
zulu landing strikes from the mount and Green is in trouble!
zulu looking to control but Green is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Green's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
zulu landing strikes, looking to finish!
zulu looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
zulu with the ground and pound from mount.
zulu looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Green bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Green trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but zulu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
zulu has his hands on Green's head, controlling the position.
zulu keeping full guard, as Green tries to pass.
zulu keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
zulu trying to keep a closed guard but Green is proving a slippery customer.
Green not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Green wants to stand but zulu is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
zulu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Green moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Green lands.
zulu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Green swivels and escapes.
No luck for zulu with that takedown attempt.
Green takes the fight into the clinch.
Green breaks the clinch.
Green lands a nice hook to zulu's body. zulu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
shaka zulu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from zulu.
zulu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
zulu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green misses with a looping right.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
zulu fails with the takedown.
zulu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
zulu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
zulu wants to clinch.
Green scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
zulu tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Green digs a good body shot into zulu's ribs.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Green dodges the punch combination from zulu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Green wants to control the pace but zulu is squirming around nicely.
zulu throwing hammer fists to the chest of Green. What's that going to do exactly?
zulu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
zulu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Green sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
zulu gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
zulu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Green's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Green's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - zulu's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
zulu controls the action.
You can see the frustration on Green's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
zulu is riding his opponent, not letting Green buck him off.
zulu is persistently looking for the submission but Green is defending it well.
Green manages to reverse the position and now he's in zulu's guard. Nice work there by Green.
Green is pushing down on zulu's leg trying to pass to half guard. zulu is fighting to maintain full guard but Green has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
zulu trying to control from the bottom.
zulu moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now zulu is on top in guard.
Green trying to control the position.
shaka zulu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Green is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst zulu is controlling him.
zulu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Green is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
zulu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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 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.
zulu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Green looking for a sweep. Not yet Green, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
zulu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Green counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Green breaks from the clinch.
zulu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but zulu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
zulu doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
zulu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - zulu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
zulu fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Green showed his dominance in that final round.
I think zulu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Albert Green!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for shaka zulu!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Albert Green!
Albert Green wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel McGuinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbie Gallagher could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nigel McGuinness's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel McGuinness!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gallagher wants to stand and escape but McGuinness is having none of it.
McGuinness distracts Gallagher with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McGuinness postures up and lands a big shot to Gallagher's brow.
Gallagher wants to stand up but McGuinness is controlling him.
McGuinness has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGuinness wants to control from the top but Gallagher keeps moving.
McGuinness might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gallagher kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gallagher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McGuinness trying to control but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
Gallagher with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing McGuinness can't handle though.
Gallagher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McGuinness wants to control from the top but Gallagher keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGuinness scores a takedown into full mount!
Gallagher in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gallagher is working to get back to half guard.
McGuinness landing shots from mount.
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.
McGuinness fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McGuinness working the ground and pound effectively.
McGuinness content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuinness's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gallagher hang on?
McGuinness has isolated one of Gallagher's arms. Gallagher looking to fight him off but McGuinness twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nigel McGuinness!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jet leet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takhi Mahkah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahkah has chosen Slipknot- Disasterpiece as his entrance music. Takhi Mahkah has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, jet leet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Takhi Mahkah!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
leet finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
leet shoots in but no luck this time.
leet takes the fight into the clinch.
Mahkah successfully pulls guard.
Mahkah wants to stand up but leet is controlling him.
Mahkah is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mahkah is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mahkah keeping moving, preventing leet from controlling successfully.
Mahkah looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahkah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. leet gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
leet trying to control but Mahkah is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahkah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
leet swings for the body but Mahkah moves out of range.
leet misses the jab.
Horrible takedown by leet or perhaps it was just good defense by Mahkah which made him look bad.
Mahkah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mahkah.
Mahkah throws a looping overhand right but leet ducks down to avoid it.
leet shoots in for a takedown but Mahkah shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jet leet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahkah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
leet feints and then cracks Mahkah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mahkah down.
leet fails with the takedown
and Mahkah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
leet misses with a shot to the body
and Mahkah counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mahkah.
leet wants to get back to his feet but Mahkah is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
leet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mahkah.
Mahkah 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.
Mahkah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mahkah trying to stand up but can't free himself from leet's guard.
Mahkah looks gassed!
leet looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mahkah is one step ahead there.
leet working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahkah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. leet is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
leet misses with a takedown
and Mahkah counters with a single leg into guard. leet didn't expect that.
leet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
leet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
leet keeping moving, preventing Mahkah from controlling successfully.
leet is trying to keep Mahkah in close.
Mahkah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. leet is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahkah trying to control but leet is working from the bottom.
leet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
leet wants to stand up but Mahkah is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
leet wants to slow Mahkah down by chopping away at his legs.
jet leet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
leet doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mahkah counters with an inside leg kick.
Mahkah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
leet slips a jab and a cross from Mahkah.
leet misses with a takedown attempt
and Mahkah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mahkah has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takhi Mahkah dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
leet takes one to the side of the head.
Mahkah lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mahkah ducks under a wild hook from leet.
Mahkah throws a head kick but leet moves out of range.
leet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mahkah fails to land the takedown.
leet connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
leet misses with a takedown
and Mahkah decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in leet's guard.
leet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
leet looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mahkah puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahkah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
leet is refusing to be controlled, as Mahkah sits in half guard.
leet trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Mahkah avoids the attempt from leet to control.
Mahkah trying to control but leet is having none of it.
leet wants to hold on but Mahkah pushes him away.
leet is desperately trying to improve his position but Mahkah has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
leet is working hard here to advance position.
leet is squirming around, avoiding Mahkah's attempts to control the action.
leet tries to reverse the position but Mahkah maintains control.
Mahkah sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
leet tries to hold on but Mahkah pushes him away.
leet tries to reverse the position but Mahkah maintains control.
Mahkah jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… leet is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by leet and Mahkah has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Mahkah is breathing heavily.
leet wants to control but Mahkah postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahkah scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at leet to see if he's OK.
Mahkah wants to lay and pray for a moment but leet keeps working.
Mahkah tries for a kimura but leet is defending well.
leet throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
leet is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
leet moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
leet scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as leet holds on and takes a little breather.
Mahkah wants to control from the top but leet keeps moving.
leet wants to stand but Mahkah is controlling the position.
leet pulls Mahkah in to control the position.
leet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Decent striking displayed by leet there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Takhi Mahkah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
leet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looks like Takhi Mahkah has been cut.
leet looks to clinch
and Mahkah counters with a nice body shot.
leet wants to clinch up but Mahkah keeps it at a distance.
leet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mahkah's calf.
Mahkah lands a right hook to the body.
leet dodges the punch combination from Mahkah.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mahkah.
leet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mahkah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahkah fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
leet bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mahkah is looking for a sweep.
Mahkah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
leet decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mahkah to his feet.
leet wants to clinch.
Mahkah blocks the body kick.
leet drives through with a takedown into guard.
leet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mahkah has a closed guard, preventing leet from standing up.
leet sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mahkah wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
leet wants to control from the top but Mahkah keeps moving.
leet won't allow Mahkah to sweep him here.
Mahkah keeping full guard, as leet tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
leet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mahkah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
leet throws a sloppy head kick and Mahkah moves out of range easily.
leet has his takedown stuffed
and Mahkah counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
leet manages to get back to half guard.
Takhi Mahkah has got the better of the ground game so far.
leet gets full guard.
leet keeping full guard, as Mahkah tries to pass.
leet is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mahkah looking to pass the guard.
leet is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
leet controls Mahkah momentarily but Mahkah frees himself.
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.
Mahkah wants to control from the top but leet keeps moving.
Mahkah stopping the sweep attempt from leet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
leet throws a sloppy head kick
and Mahkah counters with a right hand to the body.
leet tries for a takedown but Mahkah circles away easily
and Mahkah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps leet thinking.
leet lands a slapping body shot.
leet misses with a straight right.
leet fails with the takedown
and Mahkah counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jet leet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
leet doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mahkah counters with a nice body shot.
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 jet leet.
I think Mahkah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Takhi Mahkah!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Takhi Mahkah!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Takhi Mahkah!
Takhi Mahkah wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrik Lodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodin comes to the ring accompanied by jag maste ringa carina. John Davies looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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268 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrik Lodin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Davies!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lodin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lodin prevents Davies from escaping the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Davies wants to get back to his feet but Lodin is dominant here and he's now got Davies's back!
Lodin is trying to stick to Davies's back but Davies is turning into Lodin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lodin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Davies.
Lodin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lodin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lodin controls Davies momentarily but Davies frees himself.
Lodin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Davies trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lodin's guard.
Davies looks gassed!
Lodin is trying to control the position but Davies postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davies lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Patrik Lodin has been cut.
Lodin scores with a takedown into Davies's guard.
Lodin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Davies wants to get back to his feet but Lodin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lodin works over Davies with some ground and pound from guard.
Lodin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lodin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lodin distracts Davies with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies wants to stand and escape but Lodin is having none of it.
Lodin is stalling in the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davies wants to stand but Lodin is controlling the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lodin controlling from the top position.
Lodin wants to control from the top but Davies keeps moving.
Lodin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lodin is controlling him.
Lodin scoring with some ground and pound.
Lodin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Davies is working an open guard so Lodin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lodin.
Lodin controlling from side mount.
Lodin trying to control the action but Davies is working from the bottom.
Lodin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies tries to escape but Lodin is in control.
Lodin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Davies, who protects the arm well.
Lodin trying to control the position but Davies is working away.
Davies is looking to regain half guard here but Lodin keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Check out the look on Lodin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrik Lodin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrik Lodin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lodin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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.
Lodin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lodin wants to pass to mount but Davies is defending the position.
Lodin trying to control the action but Davies is working from the bottom.
Davies looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lodin seems to be looking for submissions.
Davies trying to control here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodin trying to control the pace.
Nice strikes from Lodin there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lodin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Davies flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Davies is trying to get back to full guard.
Lodin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Davies pushes Lodin off looking to stand but Lodin dives back in and keeps control.
Lodin slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lodin not doing much here.
Davies is trying to stand back up but Lodin is controlling him
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lodin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Davies wants to get back to his feet but Lodin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lodin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Davies manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodin wants to hold on but Davies pushes him away.
Davies trying to control but Lodin is having none of it.
Lodin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lodin content to stall in guard here.
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.
Davies is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lodin is controlling him.
Lodin 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.
Lodin trying to control but Davies is working from the bottom.
Davies wants to get back to his feet but Lodin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lodin drops back looking for a leg! Davies is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Davies manages to kick Lodin off! Lodin jumps back into Davies's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrik Lodin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrik Lodin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lodin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Davies sprawls well initially but Lodin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Davies looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lodin seems to be working for a kimura but Davies defends the submission attempt.
Davies wants to get back to full guard but Lodin has mounted him!
Lodin controlling from the full mount.
Lodin raining down shots from the mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodin tries to control but Davies wriggling away.
BOOM! Lodin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Davies's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lodin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lodin controlling from the full mount.
Davies is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Lodin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Davies is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davies is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lodin unloading with bombs!
Lodin is standing up, even though he is in mount.
John Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lodin closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodin tries a knee to the head but Davies blocks it.
Davies doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lodin cracks Davies with a nice body shot.
Lodin lands an elbow just above Davies 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davies.
Lodin manages to break the clinch.
Davies misses with a double jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lodin.
Davies is not content to let Lodin control the position.
Davies is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lodin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
A lull in the action here as Lodin stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Davies!
Davies is looking to improve his position but Lodin isn't that keen on the idea.
Lodin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Davies regains half guard.
Lodin stops Davies from getting back to his feet.
John Davies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davies misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Davies throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrik Lodin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lodin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Patrik Lodin!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Patrik Lodin!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Patrik Lodin!
Patrik Lodin wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fig Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fig Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Newton dives on top into guard.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Newton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Newton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Newton is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jones Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Newton's back instead.
Jones looks gassed!
Newton preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Jones.
Jones is hanging on to Newton's back as he tries to escape.
Jones is persistently looking for the submission but Newton is defending it well.
Newton tries to break free.
Newton is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Jones is trying to stick to Newton's back but Newton is turning into Jones. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jones's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Newton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton advances to half guard.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Newton has control of the leg.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Newton.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Newton seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Newton is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones tries to roll over but Newton keeps him under control.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Newton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Newton pulls his head out easily.
Jones is pressing down on Newton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Newton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Newton wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Newton pushes his legs off easily.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Newton defends easily.
Newton preventing the sweep.
Newton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working for a triangle but Newton defends it easily.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Newton is one step ahead there.
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Newton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Newton pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like Newton is going to stand back up.
Jones moves into full guard.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Newton pushes his legs off easily.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Newton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Newton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Newton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Newton to the mat! Newton manages to get full guard.
Jones pushes down on Newton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Newton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Newton is looking to improve his position.
Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Newton!
Jones is working for a guillotine from mount but Newton frees his head quite easily.
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.
Newton can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Newton turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Jones off and cradles Newton's limp body as Jones celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jimmy Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between mr pearl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul OMalley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mr pearl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul OMalley!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pearl throws a head kick but OMalley moves out of range.
OMalley looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
OMalley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
OMalley throws a right and a left that pearl avoids nicely.
pearl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
pearl looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
pearl slips nicely into half guard.
pearl passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for OMalley!
OMalley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with pearl. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
pearl with the ground and pound from mount.
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.
pearl looking to control and managing it successfully.
pearl seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down OMalley for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pearl'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.
pearl scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish OMalley?
pearl lands a heavy elbow.
pearl scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish OMalley?
OMalley is in a horrible position here. pearl smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
OMalley has left one of his arms exposed and pearl doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. OMalley screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). mr pearl!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mr green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Sinobian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Sinobian told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mr green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Sinobian!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinobian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
green drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
green wants to control from the top but Sinobian keeps moving.
green stands and throws Sinobian's legs to the side, diving into side control.
green is looking to take a break and control but Sinobian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sinobian is looking to regain half guard here but green keeps moving and retains side control.
green moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sinobian tries to bench press green off him but green keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
green wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sinobian keeps working.
green creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sinobian sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
green wants to control but Sinobian is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
green shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
green is looking to work some ground and pound but Sinobian has wrist control.
Sinobian has his foot on green's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. green works his way back into a safe position though.
green tries to free his leg and advance position but Sinobian is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
green throwing strikes from guard but Sinobian blocks nicely.
green 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.
green wants to pass the guard but Sinobian is keeping the position.
Sinobian had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. green is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sinobian Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take green's back instead.
green rolls, trying to escape but Sinobian keeps control of the position.
Sinobian doesn't have the hooks in and green manages to turn into his guard.
Sinobian wants to sweep here but green controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
green has Sinobian up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
green drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sinobian pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sinobian fails with the takedown
and green counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sinobian looks gassed!
Sinobian wants to improve his position but green is controlling well.
green seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sinobian does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
green slips a nice elbow through Sinobian's hands, connecting with Sinobian's forehead.
green is looking to advance position but Sinobian won't allow it.
green controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
green is keen to just control but Sinobian is a slippery customer.
green is looking to advance position but Sinobian won't allow it.
Sinobian is trying to defend against the ground and pound but green scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sinobian is looking for a sweep. green is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sinobian trying to hold on to green's head to control him but green postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
green decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
green trying to pass the guard but Sinobian defending well.
green works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr green dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
green closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sinobian is not content to let green control the position.
Sinobian is looking for a sweep.
green lands a nice forearm strike.
green is looking to take a break and control but Sinobian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
green tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sinobian manages to work his way to half guard, despite green's best efforts.
Sinobian is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinobian wants to control but green is keeping busy and won't allow it.
green wants to pass to mount but Sinobian is defending the position.
green prevents Sinobian from improving his position.
Well, if green is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
green is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
green passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sinobian!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
green working for a guillotine from mount but Sinobian is in no mood to give up.
green controlling his opponent.
green scores with a couple of good head shots there.
green sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sinobian tries to reverse the position but green maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
green in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
green tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sinobian is desperately trying to improve his position but green has a good base and remains in mount.
green tries to control but Sinobian wriggling away.
green sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
green wants to finish this one by submission but Sinobian is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from green.
green pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
green is landing with some decent strikes but Sinobian is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
green lands a nice shot to the head.
green tries to control but Sinobian wriggling away.
green swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sinobian is now in green's guard. A big mistake from green there, giving up the dominant position!
Sinobian preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
green is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr green 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinobian manages to avoid it.
green tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sinobian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
green moves in looking to clinch but Sinobian pushes him off.
green closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sinobian to the mat! Sinobian manages to get full guard.
green postures up in Sinobian's guard and throws a big left but Sinobian blocks it.
Sinobian being controlled here, momentarily.
green trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinobian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
green passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinobian struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sinobian is looking for a sweep.
green wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sinobian keeps working.
mr green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sinobian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sinobian is looking to regain half guard here but green keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here.
green trying to control the action but Sinobian is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
green scores with a takedown into Sinobian's guard.
Sinobian keeping moving, preventing green from controlling successfully.
green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sinobian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sinobian keeping moving, preventing green from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinobian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. green gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
green trying to control but Sinobian is working from the bottom.
green stands and throws Sinobian's legs to the side, diving into side control.
green working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for 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.
green wants to control but Sinobian is keeping him busy.
green is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sinobian is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sinobian is looking to reverse the position.
Igor Sinobian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
green staying calm.
green thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
mr green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well green 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 for mr green!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for mr green!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for mr green!
mr green wins by unanimous decision!
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