 |
Cage Legends 42 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Battery. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
|
173 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Bobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Collins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobs moves in looking to clinch but Collins pushes him off.
Bobs wants to clinch.
Bobs throws a right and a left that Collins avoids nicely.
Collins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bobs works over Collins's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Robbie Collins has been cut.
Bobs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from Collins.
Collins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bobs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bobs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Collins to counter with a crisp jab.
Bobs with a poor takedown
and Collins counters with a left and a right that stings Bobs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bobs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Collins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bobs shoots and misses
and Collins counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Bobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bobs is breathing heavily.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Collins counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins manages to break the clinch.
Bobs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bobs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Collins counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Collins does it's job there.
Collins closes the distance and clinches.
Collins breaks the clinch.
Bobs has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Collins.
Bobs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Collins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bobs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Collins finds it's way round the side to connect with Bobs's head.
Collins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bobs, pushing him back against the cage.
Collins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Collins breaks from the clinch.
Collins tries to clinch up.
Collins moves into the clinch successfully.
Collins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bobs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bobs closes the distance but Collins moves to the side
and Collins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crunch! Collins slams his shin into Bobs's torso.
Bob Bobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Collins.
Collins breaks from the clinch.
Bobs keeps the fight on the outside.
Collins is looking to slow Bobs down with leg kicks.
Collins clinches up against the cage.
Collins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Collins manages to break the clinch.
Collins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Collins clinches up with Bobs and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Collins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bobs.
Collins drives through and clinches with Bobs against the cage.
Collins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Collins lands a jab-cross combination.
Collins instigates a clinch.
Collins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bobs. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nice elbow from Collins.
Collins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Collins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bobs with a poor takedown
and Collins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bobs fails with the takedown
and Collins counters by clinching up.
Collins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins keeps Bobs at a distance using the push kick.
Collins moves into the clinch.
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!
Collins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bobs's face.
Nice body punch from Collins - that landed with a thud.
Collins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Collins throws a series of strikes that have Bobs backpedaling.
Collins is working the combinations to good effect here.
Collins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bobs doesn't seem bothered though.
Collins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collins instigates a clinch.
Collins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bobs throws a leg kick
and Collins counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bobs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Collins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Collins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robbie Collins's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bobs tries to keep at a distance but Collins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bobs trying to land knees to the body.
Collins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Collins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bobs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Collins counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bobs tries to clinch
and Collins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Collins.
Collins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Collins. Bobs shrugs it off though.
Collins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Collins has Bobs up against the cage in a clinch.
Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins rushes Bobs and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Collins doesn't manage to clinch there - Bobs circles away.
Collins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Collins blocking some punches.
Collins stalls.
A body shot lands from Collins.
Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bobs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Collins counters with a left and a right that stings Bobs.
Collins moves into the clinch successfully.
Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bobs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Collins counters with a head kick.
Collins lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Robbie Collins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collins wants to clinch.
Collins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bobs. Bobs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Collins drives through and clinches with Bobs against the cage.
Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collins clinches up against the cage.
Collins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bobs swats away the attempt to clinch by Collins.
Bobs darts in trying to clinch
and Collins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobs misses with a double jab
and Collins counters with a good low kick that Bobs was not able to check.
Collins clinches up with Bobs and pushes him back against the cage.
Bobs being controlled against the cage.
Bobs tries to pull guard but Collins won't allow it.
Collins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robbie Collins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collins is looking to clinch but Bobs is avoiding it.
Collins works over Bobs's head and body with a nice combination.
Collins clinches but Bobs breaks the clinch
and Bobs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Collins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bobs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Collins closes the distance and pushes Bobs back into the cage.
Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins tries to clinch there but Bobs circles away.
Collins pushes Bobs up against the cage in a clinch.
Bobs pushes off an throws an elbow but Collins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Collins breaks the clinch.
Collins slips a jab from Bobs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Collins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bobs closes the distance looking to clinch
and Collins counters with a three punch combo that has Bobs backing up. Bobs nods at Collins to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Collins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robbie Collins's cut.
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!
Bobs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bobs misses with a double jab
and Collins counters with a body kick that stops Bobs in his tracks momentarily.
Collins lands with a kick to the temple. Bobs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Collins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bobs.
Collins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bobs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Collins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bobs will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bobs wants to clinch
and Collins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Collins pushes Bobs up against the cage in a clinch.
Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collins lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Collins clinches up with Bobs and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins landing knees to the head.
Collins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bobs's face.
Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bobs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice combination there by Collins.
Collins cracks a nice hook into Bobs's ribs.
Bobs wants to clinch
letting Collins counter with a right hand.
Collins stalks Bobs and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bobs's face. Bobs staggers backwards, shaken.
Collins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Collins scores with a jab.
Collins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins manages to break the clinch.
Bobs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Collins stalks Bobs and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bobs's face. Bobs staggers backwards, shaken.
Collins lands with a kick to the temple. Bobs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Collins stalks Bobs and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bobs's face. Bobs staggers backwards, shaken.
Collins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Collins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collins misses with a few strikes there.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Collins counter with a right hand.
Bobs closes the distance looking to clinch
and Collins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins closes the distance and pushes Bobs back into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Collins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bobs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Collins is keeping busy.
Collins stalling.
Collins crunches a lovely knee into Bobs's ribcage.
Collins lands an elbow inside.
Collins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Collins manages to break the clinch.
Collins digs a good body shot into Bobs's ribs.
Collins wants to clinch.
Collins is looking to clinch but Bobs is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bobs swats away the attempt to clinch by Collins.
Bobs with a poor takedown
and Collins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Collins connects with a nice looking jab.
Collins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Collins rushes Bobs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Collins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bobs or not.
Collins is leaning against Bobs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Robbie Collins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bob Bobs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Collins wants to clinch.
Robbie Collins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick by Bobs misses
and Collins counters with a three punch combo that has Bobs backing up. Bobs nods at Collins to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Collins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Collins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Robbie Collins!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Robbie Collins!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Robbie Collins!
Robbie Collins wins by unanimous decision!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Li Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kody Mistry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chen's entrance music is Open Hapiness. A fine choice. Mistry has chosen Iz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Li Chen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
 |
|
 |
| 194 cm
22
182 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
|
180 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Li Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kody Mistry!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mistry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mistry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mistry moves in looking to clinch but Chen pushes him off.
Chen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mistry tries to clinch but Chen moves out of range.
Chen takes the fight into the clinch.
Chen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mistry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mistry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mistry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chen missing with knees to the body.
Mistry looking to throw knees to the head but Chen is blocking nicely.
Mistry tries to land a knee to the head but Chen blocks with his arms.
Mistry misses with a knee to the head.
Mistry misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mistry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chen avoids a wild elbow strike from Mistry.
Chen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mistry tries a knee to the head but Chen blocks it.
Chen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mistry clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Chen is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Mistry is trying to defend against the choke here but Chen has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Chen Tightens the hold and Mistry taps out furiously! Chen displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Li Chen!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
46% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hernano Laios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Kray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Kray will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
18
238 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
187 cm
23
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
|
| |
|
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hernano Laios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Ronald Kray!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laios takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kray drops Laios with a left and a right! Oh, Laios is hurt - Kray dives into side control looking to finish!
Laios is rocked!
It looks like Hernano Laios has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kray is trying to get an arm triangle but Laios is defending well.
Laios manages to get back to half guard.
Laios is defending against the submission attempts here by Kray.
Kray seems to be working for a kimura but Laios defends the submission attempt.
Kray is trying to work for a kimura but Laios is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kray is working for a kimura but Laios is defending it quite comfortably.
Kray is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Laios defends it well.
Kray is pressing down on Laios's thigh, looking to free his foot. Laios is holding on for now.
Kray is looking for a kimura but Laios is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kray to get the leverage.
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.
Kray wants to work for an arm triangle but Laios is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kray looks gassed!
Laios is trying to control but can't.
Kray is looking for a kimura here.
Laios controlling the position for now.
Kray is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laios wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laios is defending against the submission attempts here by Kray.
Kray is looking for a kimura but Laios is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kray to get the leverage.
Laios trying to control here.
Kray is looking for a kimura but Laios is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kray to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kray is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Laios defends it well.
Kray is working for a kimura but Laios is defending it quite comfortably.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Laios does it's job there.
Laios is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kray tries to bum rush Laios with a series of wild strikes but Laios uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Kray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hernano Laios's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laios lands a lovely overhand right.
Ronald Kray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kray lands with an overhand left.
Kray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kray lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kray fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laios on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kray looks to land a combination but Laios avoids it well.
Kray misses with a two punch combination.
Hernano Laios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kray is breathing heavily.
Laios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kray was well out of range. Poor timing from Laios.
Kray throws a nice looking combination but Laios bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kray ducks under a wild hook from Laios.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kray misses with the combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Laios trying to land knees to the body.
Laios creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kray's defenses.
Kray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laios lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laios missing with knees to the body.
Kray blocks the elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Laios.
Laios looking to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Laios throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Kray - that landed with a thud.
Kray wants a takedown.
Laios throws an elbow but it misses.
Laios throws an elbow but it misses.
Laios lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kray blocks a body shot from Laios.
Kray blocks an elbow strike.
Kray blocking some punches.
Kray working aggressively here.
Kray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laios lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laios misses with an elbow strike.
Kray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laios with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laios throws a punch but it's blocked by Kray.
Laios creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Laios prevents Kray from breaking the clinch.
Kray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kray takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kray is trying to break free.
Kray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laios backwards.
Kray tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kray throws a head punch that misses.
Kray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kray fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hernano Laios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Kray.
Kray avoids a wild elbow strike from Laios.
Laios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kray dodges an elbow strike from Laios.
Laios lands an elbow inside that Kray shrugs off.
Kray tries to score a body lock takedown but Laios shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kray tries to score a body lock takedown but Laios shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Laios throws an elbow that misses.
Laios doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Kray.
Laios creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laios thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laios dodges the punch combination from Kray.
Laios jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laios.
Kray throws a nice looking combination but Laios bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kray throws a right and a left that Laios avoids nicely.
Kray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laios scores with a hook to the body. Kray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laios fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kray manages to avoid it.
Laios gets a clinch.
Laios throws an elbow but it misses.
Laios misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laios creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kray's defenses.
Kray jumps guard but Laios stands there with Kray around his waist. Kray gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kray dodges an elbow strike from Laios.
Laios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kray's elbow.
Kray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laios.
Laios lands a hook that snaps the head of Kray backwards.
Kray can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laios.
Laios misses with the head strike.
Kray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kray can't get the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kray. Laios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kray misses with a wild combination.
Kray looks to land a right hand but Laios moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laios instigates a clinch.
Laios is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kray avoiding damage as Laios throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ronald Kray will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hernano Laios's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kray misses with a few strikes there.
Kray throws a big shot that misses.
Kray throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laios stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kray throws a one two combo.
Laios misses with a hook to the body
and Kray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kray tries to bum rush Laios with a series of wild strikes but Laios uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laios fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laios pushes Kray up against the cage in a clinch.
Kray blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kray.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Laios just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kray's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Laios fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laios prevents Kray from breaking the clinch.
Kray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laios lands an elbow inside that Kray shrugs off.
Laios prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laios doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laios working aggressively here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laios. Kray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laios.
Kray lands with a nice combination. Laios backs away looking to recover.
Kray takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kray takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laios moves into the clinch.
Laios gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Laios lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kray backwards.
Kray tries to break the clinch but Laios is controlling the position.
Kray avoiding damage as Laios throws knees to the body.
Kray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Laios gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Laios lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laios slowing the pace effectively.
Kray is looking to break free of the clinch but Laios has double underhooks.
Laios lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Laios makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kray can't break the clinch.
Laios trying to land knees to the body.
Laios misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laios.
Kray tries to break the clinch but Laios is controlling the position.
Kray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kray has had enough of the clinch but Laios keeps him there for the moment.
Kray breaks the clinch.
Laios avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laios throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kray counters with a three punch combo that has Laios backing up. Laios nods at Kray to acknowledge the strikes.
Kray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laios circles away quickly and effectively.
Kray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kray staying out of range there.
Laios ducks under a wild hook from Kray.
Kray throws a nice looking combination but Laios bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laios darts in and clinches Kray up against the cage.
Laios prevents a body shot from Kray.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Laios using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laios.
Laios lands a nice elbow.
Kray wants a takedown but no success here.
Hernano Laios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Kray.
Laios lands a nice elbow.
Laios lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kray blocks the elbow strike.
Laios lands a shot to the body.
Laios comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Laios prevents Kray from breaking the clinch.
Laios creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kray's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Laios scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laios misses with an elbow strike.
Kray dodges an elbow strike from Laios.
Kray wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laios creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kray's defenses.
Laios prevents Kray from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laios lands an elbow inside that Kray shrugs off.
Kray managing to block the knees to the body from Laios.
Laios doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kray managing to block the knees to the body from Laios.
Kray goes for a takedown in the clinch but Laios prevents it.
Kray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laios scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laios pushes off an throws an elbow but Kray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laios tries to clinch but Kray is having none of it.
Kray looks to land a combination but Laios avoids it well.
Laios sizes up Kray with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Kray does no damage.
Kray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laios clinches.
Laios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laios pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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 Hernano Laios.
I think Kray 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Ronald Kray!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Ronald Kray!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Ronald Kray!
Ronald Kray wins by unanimous decision!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
74% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Ambitions Az A Ryder as his entrance music. 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.
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
19
146 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
|
174 cm
23
150 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dustin Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Leroy Williams!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Jackson swinging wilding here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dustin Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Williams.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Williams looks gassed!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jackson looking for a guillotine from mount but Williams is having none of it.
Jackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Williams has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jackson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Williams is surviving well by controlling Jackson's body position as best he can.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Williams manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Jackson postures up.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Williams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Williams feints and as Jackson raises his hands in defense, Williams changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson 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.
Williams is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jackson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jackson has escaped and now he's on top!
Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jackson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Williams dives on top into guard.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jackson is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Jackson working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
Williams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Williams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Williams has gone for a leg lock! Jackson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Williams's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dustin Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Williams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Williams didn't expect that.
Williams had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jackson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Williams Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jackson's back instead.
Jackson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Williams's arms.
Williams is trying to stick to Jackson's back but Jackson is turning into Williams. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Williams's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jackson.
Jackson stands and throws Williams's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson lands an elbow.
Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Williams is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williams stops Jackson from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Williams!
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson prevents Williams from getting the reversal.
Jackson fails to move to back control.
Jackson wants to finish this one by submission but Williams is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jackson.
Jackson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Williams is looking to escape.
Jackson lands a big elbow.
Jackson has hold of Williams's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Williams manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control but Williams is having none of it.
Jackson wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Williams regains half guard.
Williams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
Jackson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Williams.
Williams doesn't have the hooks in and Jackson manages to turn into his guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Williams maintains control.
Williams blocks Jackson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Williams wants to finish this one by submission but Jackson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Williams.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
Williams jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jackson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Jackson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Williams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Williams is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
Williams manages to get to full guard.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to get an arm triangle but Williams is defending well.
Jackson tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Jackson tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Williams manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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.
Williams 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.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Williams seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jackson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Leroy Williams!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
0% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sherman Stafford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McMatthew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stafford comes into the arena with Sherman's too sexy blaring out of the sound system. Jack McMatthew has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sherman Stafford's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
|
173 cm
23
175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
|
BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sherman Stafford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack McMatthew!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMatthew moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McMatthew throws a nice looking combination but Stafford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McMatthew scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McMatthew misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McMatthew throws a series of strikes that have Stafford backpedaling.
McMatthew throws a series of punches but Stafford avoids them all with ease.
McMatthew throws a good cross that connects.
Stafford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stafford avoids a punch combination nicely.
McMatthew lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stafford circles away quickly and effectively.
McMatthew fails to land with a series of punches.
McMatthew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stafford.
McMatthew misses with the combination.
McMatthew scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McMatthew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stafford.
Stafford looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMatthew is looking to stand up but Stafford isn't so interested in that idea.
Stafford not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stafford trying to control the position from guard on top but McMatthew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McMatthew wants to get back to his feet but Stafford is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stafford wants to control from the top but McMatthew keeps moving.
McMatthew is looking to stand up but Stafford isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from McMatthew.
McMatthew misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stafford shoots in but no luck this time.
Stafford dodges the punch combination from McMatthew.
McMatthew misses with the combination.
McMatthew misses with a few strikes there.
McMatthew stuffs the takedown attempt from Stafford. Stafford gets slowly back to his feet.
McMatthew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from McMatthew.
Jack McMatthew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stafford avoids a punch combination nicely.
McMatthew lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McMatthew misses with a double jab.
Stafford avoids a punch combination nicely.
McMatthew misses with a double jab.
McMatthew connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stafford's hands.
Stafford tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McMatthew swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sherman Stafford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stafford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stafford slips a jab and a cross from McMatthew.
Stafford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McMatthew.
Stafford shoots in looking for a takedown. McMatthew tries to sprawl out of it but Stafford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McMatthew manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMatthew tries to bum rush Stafford with a series of wild strikes but Stafford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McMatthew looks to land a combination but Stafford avoids it well.
Stafford slips a jab and a cross from McMatthew.
Stafford looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stafford performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
McMatthew wants to get back to his feet.
Stafford perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack McMatthew dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stafford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McMatthew lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stafford backs up against the cage.
McMatthew misses with a wild combination.
Stafford shoots in looking for a takedown. McMatthew tries to sprawl out of it but Stafford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McMatthew manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McMatthew thuds his right hand into Stafford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McMatthew tries to bum rush Stafford with a series of wild strikes but Stafford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McMatthew misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMatthew throws a right and a left that both miss.
McMatthew lands a jab-cross combination.
Stafford shoots in for a double leg but McMatthew sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stafford dodges the punch combination from McMatthew.
McMatthew throws a series of punches but Stafford moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMatthew fails to land with a series of punches.
McMatthew gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McMatthew is looking to break free of the clinch but Stafford has double underhooks.
McMatthew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McMatthew wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stafford has him pressed against the cage.
McMatthew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stafford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McMatthew but McMatthew pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sherman Stafford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McMatthew lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stafford circles away quickly and effectively.
Jack McMatthew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by McMatthew.
A combination from McMatthew does no damage.
McMatthew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stafford.
McMatthew clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMatthew wants to get back to striking at distance but Stafford won't allow it.
McMatthew is looking to break free of the clinch but Stafford has double underhooks.
McMatthew wants to get back to striking at distance but Stafford won't allow it.
McMatthew is looking to break free of the clinch but Stafford has double underhooks.
Stafford prevents McMatthew from breaking the clinch.
Stafford keeps control of McMatthew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McMatthew wants to break the clinch but can't.
McMatthew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McMatthew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McMatthew has had enough of the clinch but Stafford keeps him there for the moment.
Stafford jumps guard but McMatthew stands there with Stafford around his waist. Stafford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McMatthew is looking to break free of the clinch but Stafford has double underhooks.
Stafford jumps guard but McMatthew stands there with Stafford around his waist. Stafford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMatthew is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McMatthew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McMatthew is trying to break the clinch but Stafford has him pressed against the cage.
McMatthew is trying to break the clinch but Stafford has him pressed against the cage.
Stafford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McMatthew smiles and moves away.
Stafford shoots in but McMatthew avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McMatthew misses with a wild combination.
Jack McMatthew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McMatthew gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McMatthew wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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.
Stafford wants a takedown but no success here.
Stafford is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McMatthew gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stafford keeps control of McMatthew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stafford keeps control of McMatthew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stafford tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McMatthew is trying to break the clinch but Stafford has him pressed against the cage.
Stafford prevents McMatthew from breaking the clinch.
McMatthew wants to get back to striking at distance but Stafford won't allow it.
McMatthew can't break the clinch.
McMatthew wants to get back to striking at distance but Stafford won't allow it.
McMatthew wants to break free but Stafford has control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McMatthew wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stafford keeps control of McMatthew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McMatthew has had enough of the clinch but Stafford keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack McMatthew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McMatthew scores with a three punch combo!
Stafford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McMatthew misses with a few strikes there.
McMatthew scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McMatthew looks to land a combination but Stafford avoids it well.
Nice jab there from McMatthew.
McMatthew throws a right hand that Stafford ducks under and follows up with a left that Stafford also avoids with ease.
McMatthew throws a series of punches but Stafford avoids them all with ease.
McMatthew misses with a two punch combination.
McMatthew misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McMatthew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stafford.
McMatthew misses with a series of wild punches.
Stafford drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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.
Stafford wants to control from the top but McMatthew keeps moving.
Stafford is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McMatthew wants to stand and escape but Stafford is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stafford will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McMatthew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stafford controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McMatthew throws a right and a left that Stafford avoids nicely.
McMatthew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McMatthew misses with a series of wild punches.
Stafford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stafford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McMatthew.
McMatthew scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stafford doesn't seem bothered though.
Stafford tries to keep at a distance but McMatthew has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMatthew is trying to break free.
McMatthew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McMatthew throws a right and a left that Stafford avoids nicely.
McMatthew throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A right-left combo lands from McMatthew.
McMatthew moves into the clinch.
McMatthew lands a right hand.
McMatthew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stafford drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McMatthew gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McMatthew wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMatthew manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from McMatthew.
McMatthew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stafford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McMatthew looks to land a combination but Stafford avoids it well.
McMatthew misses with a few strikes there.
McMatthew throws a right hand that Stafford ducks under and follows up with a left that Stafford also avoids with ease.
Stafford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McMatthew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stafford dodges the punch combination from McMatthew.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McMatthew keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McMatthew has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stafford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McMatthew.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack McMatthew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McMatthew winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Glass scores the fight for Jack McMatthew!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Jack McMatthew!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Jack McMatthew!
Jack McMatthew wins by unanimous decision!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
29% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mahatma Gandhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gandhi comes to the cage accompanied by Calcutta. Ryan Howard is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 176 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
180 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mahatma Gandhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Howard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard throws a right hand that Gandhi ducks under and follows up with a left that Gandhi also avoids with ease.
Howard misses with a series of wild punches.
Howard throws a nice looking combination but Gandhi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Howard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howard misses with a series of wild punches.
Gandhi scores with a takedown into Howard's guard.
Howard looking for a guillotine here but Gandhi defends easily.
Gandhi trying to control but Howard is working from the bottom.
Howard working for a triangle but Gandhi defends it easily.
Howard keeping full guard, as Gandhi tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gandhi stops Howard from standing up.
Howard has a closed guard, preventing Gandhi from standing up.
Gandhi scoring with some ground and pound.
Gandhi 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.
Howard had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gandhi is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Howard Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gandhi's back instead.
Gandhi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gandhi is defending against the submission attempts here by Howard.
Gandhi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gandhi is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi actively working from the bottom here.
Gandhi tries to roll over but Howard keeps him under control.
Howard postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gandhi to stand up.
Howard tries to clinch up.
Howard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Howard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Howard shoots in but Gandhi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Howard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gandhi circles away quickly and effectively.
Howard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Howard throws a right hand that Gandhi ducks under and follows up with a left that Gandhi also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Howard tries to clinch up.
Gandhi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Howard sizes up Gandhi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gandhi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Howard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Howard.
Howard drops back looking for a leg! Gandhi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gandhi manages to kick Howard off! Howard jumps back into Gandhi's guard.
Howard wants to stand but Gandhi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Howard is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gandhi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gandhi has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Howard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gandhi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gandhi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gandhi trying to control but Howard is working from the bottom.
Gandhi drops back looking for a leg! Howard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Howard manages to kick Gandhi off! Gandhi jumps back into Howard's guard.
Howard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Howard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gandhi shoots in for a takedown but Howard shows good takedown defense.
Gandhi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gandhi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Howard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Horrible takedown by Gandhi or perhaps it was just good defense by Howard which made him look bad.
Gandhi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Howard.
Howard is looking to clinch but Gandhi is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gandhi counters with a takedown into side control.
Howard tries to escape but Gandhi is in control.
Howard explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gandhi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Howard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard seems to be looking for submissions.
Gandhi is looking to control Howard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gandhi avoid being mounted?
Howard stands up from half guard.
Howard scores with a nice strike.
Howard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gandhi. That did some damage!
Gandhi throws a quick inside leg kick.
A combination from Howard does no damage.
Gandhi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Howard circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahatma Gandhi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gandhi doesn't manage to clinch there - Howard circles away.
Howard throws a leg kick
and Gandhi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gandhi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard looks to land a combination. Gandhi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gandhi slips a jab and a cross from Howard.
Howard misses with a series of wild punches.
Gandhi has Howard up against the cage in a clinch.
Gandhi jumps guard but Howard stands there with Gandhi around his waist. Gandhi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gandhi keeps control of Howard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Howard breaks from the clinch.
Howard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gandhi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Howard is fending him off so far but Gandhi persists. Nope, Howard circles away and we're back to standing.
Gandhi shoots and misses
and Howard counters with a one-two to the body.
Ryan Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard throws a combination. Gandhi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a jab to the body
and Gandhi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Howard working for submissions but it's allowed Gandhi to get to half guard.
Gandhi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Howard pushes Gandhi off but Gandhi dives into side control.
Gandhi lands a nice forearm strike.
Gandhi is looking to take a break and control but Howard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gandhi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Howard, who protects the arm well.
Howard manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard actively working from the bottom here.
Howard has one foot on Gandhi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gandhi wants to clinch
and Howard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gandhi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gandhi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Howard walks away with a smile on his face. Gandhi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gandhi takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howard breaks the clinch.
Mahatma Gandhi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gandhi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Howard!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard taking shots to the head.
Howard is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahatma Gandhi dominated that second round.
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!
Howard instigates a clinch.
Gandhi tries to pull guard but Howard won't allow it.
Gandhi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Howard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Howard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howard keeps Gandhi at a distance using the push kick.
Gandhi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Howard lands a nice shot that snaps Gandhi's head back.
Some wild striking there from Howard.
Gandhi tries to clinch there but Howard circles away.
Good work by Gandhi as he checks the leg kick.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch but Gandhi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gandhi looks for a takedown but Howard sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahatma Gandhi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howard scores with a punch to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howard misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Howard has Gandhi up against the cage in a clinch.
Howard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Howard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gandhi has him pressed against the cage.
Gandhi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Howard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Howard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gandhi checks a low kick from Howard.
Gandhi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Howard wants to clinch up but Gandhi keeps it at a distance.
Gandhi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gandhi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Howard with that takedown attempt.
Gandhi moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gandhi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howard's sensitive parts.
Gandhi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howard.
Gandhi tries to clinch up but Howard circles away and keeps his distance.
Howard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gandhi darts in trying to clinch
and Howard counters with a two punch combo.
Gandhi scores with a kick to the body.
Howard scores with a shot to the body.
Howard misses with the combination.
Gandhi avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Gandhi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Howard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gandhi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gandhi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gandhi lands a couple of elbows.
Howard has his feet on Gandhi's thighs here. He's pushed Gandhi off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gandhi screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Howard!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
99% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abe Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montgomery has chosen Alive and Kicking - Nonpoint as his entrance music. Prince Montgomery acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
21
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
|
194 cm
21
241 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Prefers ground |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Abe Lincoln!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lincoln shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lincoln moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Montgomery does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincoln shoots in looking for a takedown. Montgomery tries to sprawl out of it but Lincoln keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Montgomery manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Montgomery throws an overhand right that lands on Lincoln's shoulder, as Lincoln tries to avoid the shot.
Montgomery lands with an overhand left.
Montgomery misses with an uppercut.
Montgomery misses with a straight left.
Montgomery throws the left hand but Lincoln avoids the punch easily.
Lincoln closes the distance and clinches up with Montgomery, looking for a takedown. Lincoln pushes Montgomery against the cage but Montgomery circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Lincoln. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lincoln avoids a punch combination nicely.
Montgomery gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lincoln postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Montgomery is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lincoln, into his guard.
Montgomery wanted to stand there but Lincoln had control of the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lincoln is looking for a triangle but Montgomery pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Montgomery tries to free his leg and advance position but Lincoln is retaining full guard.
Lincoln working for a triangle but Montgomery defends it easily.
Montgomery would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Montgomery looking to pass the guard.
Lincoln working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Montgomery has passed into half guard!
Montgomery is working for a submission of some sort.
Montgomery wants to pass to mount but Lincoln is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln tries to get to full guard but Montgomery has control of the leg.
Lincoln moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lincoln working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Montgomery doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Montgomery manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lincoln is looking to sinch up a triangle. Montgomery throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Lincoln's body to avoid the submission. Lincoln has instead reached around Montgomery's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Lincoln arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Abe Lincoln!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Kilmers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Doe struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Maurice Kilmers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Doe's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
23
196 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
|
180 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
|
| |
|
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Maurice Kilmers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe ducks under a wild hook from Kilmers.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kilmers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kilmers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doe's head.
Kilmers drops Doe with a nice combination! Kilmers dives into Doe's guard, looking to finish!
Doe is rocked!
It looks like John Doe has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilmers stands up and waves to Doe to follow him.
Doe is still on wobbly legs! Can Kilmers finish him?
Danga de danga de dang - Doe scores with a four punch combination!
Doe seems to have recovered his senses.
Kilmers clinches but Doe breaks the clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Doe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kilmers controls the position for a moment.
Kilmers is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilmers pushes Doe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Doe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kilmers is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kilmers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kilmers is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Doe's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Doe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kilmers with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kilmers gets back to full guard.
Doe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kilmers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doe looks gassed!
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.
Kilmers wants to sweep but no luck.
Kilmers had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Doe is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kilmers Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Doe's back instead.
Doe won't enjoy being in this position. Kilmers looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Doe is tapping - it's over boys! Kilmers picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Maurice Kilmers!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
77% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
