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WCP 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Stevens is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevens looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens throws a strike but Gracie avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Stevens is sitting in close to Gracie's body. Gracie has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Stevens is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Stevens is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Paulo Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ante Raos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raos has chosen Zagreb as his entrance music. Paul Daley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ante Raos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Daley wants to control but Raos is keeping busy.
Raos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daley defending well though.
Raos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Daley is looking to improve his position.
Raos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Daley trying to control from the bottom.
Raos tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Daley.
Daley wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Daley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Raos sprawls well. Raos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Daley gets slowly back to his feet.
Raos clinches.
Raos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Raos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Raos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Raos pushes Daley off and gets back to his feet.
Raos fails to land the takedown.
Raos misses with a kick to the body.
Raos shoots in for a takedown but Daley shows good takedown defense.
Raos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Raos looks gassed!
Raos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Raos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Daley is proving hard to escape from.
Daley pulls Raos in close to his closed guard and prevents Raos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Raos throws a big right hand that misses.
Daley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Raos defends well.
Raos wants to control from the top but Daley keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Raos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daley tries to avoid it but Raos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daley to the ground. Daley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paul Daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ante Raos.
Raos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley is not content to let Raos control the position.
Raos misses with the ground and pound.
Raos decides to stand back up. Raos steps back and let's Daley get back to his feet.
Daley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Daley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Raos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raos moves in looking to clinch but Daley pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Raos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daley's waist but Daley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raos off to one side.
Raos fails with the takedown.
Daley moves in looking to clinch but Raos pushes him off.
Daley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Daley tries a head kick but it misses.
Raos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daley pinned against the cage. Daley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Daley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raos's waist but Raos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daley off to one side.
Raos misses with a takedown
and Daley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Raos's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raos 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.
Ante Raos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Raos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daley but Daley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daley is looking to clinch but Raos is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Daley. No joy for Raos on that attempt.
Raos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Daley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Daley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Daley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Raos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Raos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Raos is trying to get an arm triangle but Daley is defending well.
Daley is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raos lands some shots froms side control.
Daley is looking to reverse the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Raos moves into range and clinches up with Daley.
Raos decides to pull guard.
Raos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Raos uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Daley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Raos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Daley somewhat.
Raos moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raos jumps guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Raos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Daley looking to pass the guard.
Raos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daley's guard.
Daley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raos wants to pass the guard but Daley is keeping the position.
Raos lands a couple of elbows.
Raos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Raos gets to his feet - Daley follows without any prompting.
Raos has Daley up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raos lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raos lands a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raos.
Raos tries a knee to the head but Daley blocks it.
Raos digs a right hand underneath Daley's ribcage. Daley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raos pulls guard successfully.
Daley prevents Raos from getting back to his feet.
Daley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raos is keeping the position for now.
Raos has control of Daley's left arm, preventing Daley from doing any damage.
Raos wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raos is pulling down on Daley's head. It's preventing any offense from Daley, at least for the moment.
Raos has his feet on Daley's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Daley swings for the body but Raos moves out of range.
Raos pushes Daley up against the cage in a clinch.
Raos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Daley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raos gets control of Daley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Raos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Raos has control of Daley's left arm, preventing Daley from doing any damage.
Raos looking for a triangle here. Daley is fighting it but it looks tight! Raos pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Daley is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ante Raos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Zarch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick O Malley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Malley has chosen Shipping up to Boston as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Zarch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick O Malley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley is looking to clinch.
Zarch shoots for a double leg takedown but O Malley sprawls well. He's pushed Zarch's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
O Malley tries to bum rush Zarch with a series of wild strikes but Zarch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zarch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but O Malley avoids it really well and circles away.
O Malley tries to close the distance and clinch but Zarch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Malley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zarch is looking for a sweep.
O Malley scores with a couple of short elbows.
Zarch looking for a sweep but O Malley has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Zarch wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Zarch working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zarch taking shots to the head.
Zarch tries to reverse the position but O Malley maintains control.
O Malley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
O Malley wants to control the pace but Zarch is squirming around nicely.
O Malley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zarch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zarch'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.
O Malley cracks Zarch with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zarch taking shots to the head.
Zarch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zarch is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Zarch that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
O Malley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
O Malley punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zarch is looking to improve his position but O Malley isn't that keen on the idea.
O Malley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zarch hang on?
Zarch is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Zarch bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
O Malley is adopting a defensive guard.
Zarch has gone for a leg lock! O Malley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zarch's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zarch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarch looking for a guillotine here but O Malley defends easily.
O Malley controlling from the top position.
Zarch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
O Malley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
O Malley is pushing down on Zarch's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zarch is fighting to maintain full guard but O Malley has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four 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.
O Malley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zarch keeps working.
Zarch regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zarch had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. O Malley is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Zarch Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take O Malley's back instead.
O Malley trying to control but not successfully.
O Malley is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
O Malley trying to get back to his feet but Zarch is in full control for now.
O Malley looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick O Malley dominated that round.
That's time! Zarch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Malley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zarch, pushing him back against the cage.
Zarch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
O Malley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zarch pulls guard effortlessly.
O Malley trying to control but Zarch is working from the bottom.
O Malley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
O Malley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zarch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Malley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarch tries to kick O Malley off but O Malley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
O Malley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zarch knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zarch is trying to stand back up but O Malley is controlling him
Patrick O Malley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zarch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but O Malley pulls his head out easily.
O Malley passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zarch!
O Malley controlling the position easily from mount.
Zarch regains half guard.
Zarch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
O Malley content to control rather than advance.
Zarch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but O Malley pulls his head out easily.
Zarch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zarch with the active half guard here but O Malley passes nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley decides to stand back up. O Malley steps back and let's Zarch get back to his feet.
O Malley tries to clinch up but Zarch circles away and keeps his distance.
O Malley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Malley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zarch!
Zarch is looking to get to half guard.
Zarch is trying to stand up.
O Malley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zarch is squirming around, avoiding O Malley's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
O Malley landing shots from mount.
Zarch is desperately trying to improve his position but O Malley has a good base and remains in mount.
Zarch'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.
Zarch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
O Malley controlling from the full mount.
O Malley prevents Zarch from getting the reversal.
Zarch wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick O Malley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
O Malley misses with a hook.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses.
O Malley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - O Malley lands in his opponent's guard.
Zarch throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
O Malley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zarch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, O Malley has managed to get both his arms back between Zarch's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zarch looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! O Malley has picked Zarch up and slammed him! Zarch can't keep hold of the triangle and O Malley manages to pass to side control!
O Malley connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Zarch some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zarch, who protects the arm well.
Zarch is not content to let O Malley control the position.
Zarch wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Zarch is looking for a sweep.
O Malley stands up and beckons Zarch to his feet.
O Malley throws a right and a left that Zarch avoids nicely.
Zarch gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarch tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zarch has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zarch thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zarch blocks the strikes from O Malley.
Zarch decides to take the fight back to the feet.
O Malley throws a low kick but Zarch avoids it.
O Malley clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley looking for a takedown.
Zarch pulls guard effortlessly.
Zarch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zarch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
O Malley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zarch is keeping the position for now.
Zarch is looking for a triangle but O Malley pushes his legs off easily.
Zarch has an active guard here but O Malley has managed to pass into half guard.
Zarch looking for submissions off his back.
Zarch looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley is controlling the pace.
O Malley is looking to advance position but Zarch won't allow it.
Patrick O Malley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zarch kicks O Malley off and gets back to his feet.
Zarch with a lazy takedown attempt
and O Malley counters with a shoot takedown. Zarch fights it but they end up in guard.
Chris Zarch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick O Malley.
Well O Malley 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick O Malley!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Sullivan throws a lazy head kick
and Filipovic counters with a series of strikes. Sullivan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Filipovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sullivan.
Filipovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Filipovic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Filipovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Frank Sullivan has been cut.
Sullivan looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipovic scores with a kick to the body.
Look low, kick high! Filipovic uses the oldest trick in the book to send Sullivan tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Filipovic is absolutely delighted - when Sullivan wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mirko Filipovic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between a tope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tope's entrance music is Apaga mas nao bate. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, a tope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Jones!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from tope.
Jones instigates a clinch.
tope is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
tope manages to break the clinch.
tope circles away from the clinch attempt.
tope is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
tope circles away from the clinch attempt.
tope throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
tope swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peter Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a hook to the body
and tope counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones looking to control.
Jones keeping full guard, as tope tries to pass.
Jones is looking for a triangle but tope pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
tope got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, tope has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tope drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and tope jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
tope is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but tope has managed to sneak the leg through.
tope wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
tope wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
tope is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
tope is breathing heavily.
tope is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time tope.
Jones punching from the bottom.
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.
tope wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Jones is looking to escape.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by tope.
tope is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but tope pulls his head out easily.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Jones will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to sweep here but tope controlling him for the moment.
tope drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick tope off! tope jumps back into Jones's guard.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
tope thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
tope wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. tope manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
tope has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
tope is working an open guard so Jones takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jones tries to clinch but tope is having none of it.
tope circles away from the clinch attempt
and tope counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jones 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. tope 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 tope's back instead.
Jones is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. tope defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
a tope dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
tope shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so tope counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jones is looking for a triangle but tope pushes his legs off easily.
tope is pushing down on Jones's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jones is fighting to maintain full guard but tope has managed to sneak the leg through.
tope is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
Jones manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones tries to clinch but tope moves away
and tope counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tope trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
tope is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and tope defends well.
tope 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.
tope postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of tope, into his guard.
tope escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. tope swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
tope is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
tope had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jones is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. tope Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jones's back instead.
Jones breaks tope's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jones 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.
tope escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
tope keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
tope has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones stands up from tope's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jones looks to clinch
and tope counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
tope forces his way into half guard.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
tope trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
tope 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
tope is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and tope takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
a tope dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from tope.
Jones wants to clinch
and tope counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones keeping moving, preventing tope from controlling successfully.
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. tope gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. tope gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
tope drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and tope jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
tope gets to his feet. Jones looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - tope circles away.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from tope.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch
and tope counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Jones flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
tope has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Jones is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). a tope!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Elsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DMX-Ruff Ryders Anthem. Rob Elsworth 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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209 lbs
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Brawler
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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, Benjamin Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Elsworth!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elsworth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown 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.
Brown scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Elsworth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown thows a huge punch but Elsworth dodges it nicely.
Brown works his foot free and advances to mount.
Brown lands with some strikes.
Elsworth is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Elsworth working to try and regain half guard.
Brown with shots to the head and body - Elsworth looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown avoids the attempt from Elsworth to control.
Elsworth taking shots to the head.
Elsworth is bucking up trying to escape but Brown cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Elsworth is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Brown punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brown lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Elsworth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brown lands a big elbow.
Elsworth wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown with good strikes from the mount here!
Elsworth tries to lock up and control but Brown gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brown scoring with strikes but Elsworth is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Elsworth looks gassed!
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Brown landing strikes from the mount and Elsworth is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elsworth wants to try and get back to his feet.
Brown working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brown has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Elsworth's face.
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!
Brown looking to finish Elsworth with some ground and pound. This is bad for Elsworth!
Brown postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Elsworth looks a forlorn figure.
Elsworth is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth taking shots to the head.
Elsworth is in a horrible position here. Brown smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brown wants to control the pace but Elsworth is squirming around nicely.
Brown content just to control the position here.
Brown lands with some strikes.
Brown tries to control but Elsworth wriggling away.
Elsworth is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
The referee warns Elsworth that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Elsworth is in a horrible position here. Brown smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Brown connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Elsworth tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
Brown in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Elsworth trying desperately to get to his feet.
Elsworth is bucking up trying to escape but Brown cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Elsworth is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Elsworth can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Brown dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Elsworth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rob Elsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elsworth throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brown's head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by Elsworth.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elsworth scores with a body shot.
Benjamin Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elsworth rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Elsworth with a knee to the head.
Elsworth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Elsworth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elsworth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Elsworth lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Elsworth.
Elsworth clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Elsworth stops a takedown attempt from Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Elsworth scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Elsworth.
Elsworth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsworth throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brown.
Elsworth tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Elsworth thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Elsworth as he jumps to the side.
Elsworth punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Elsworth is trying to buck Brown off.
Brown tries to score with some ground and pound. Elsworth controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Brown is working Elsworth over with some ground and pound from side control.
Elsworth is pushing Brown's head away, looking to escape. Brown manages to hold on to the position though.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elsworth keeps working.
Brown lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth is trying to buck Brown off.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brown fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Elsworth sprawls well initially but Brown persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Benjamin Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown winds up and cracks Elsworth with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elsworth keeps working.
Brown stops Elsworth from getting back to his feet.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Elsworth is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The referee warns Elsworth that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brown working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Elsworth avoids a strike by Brown and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Brown's guard! Fantastic escape!
Elsworth trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Brown throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Brown tries to strike from the bottom.
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.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Elsworth from controlling successfully.
Elsworth wants to stand but Brown is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Elsworth lands a head kick. Brown smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rob Elsworth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brown showed some decent athleticism there.
Elsworth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Elsworth is trying to control but can't.
Brown prevents Elsworth from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Elsworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Elsworth is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Elsworth circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elsworth.
Elsworth is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Brown tries for a takedown but Elsworth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Elsworth had a free shot at his head there.
Elsworth tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Elsworth.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Elsworth.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Elsworth getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Elsworth sprawls well. Elsworth wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elsworth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elsworth tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Elsworth.
Elsworth misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsworth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Elsworth pinned against the cage. Elsworth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Elsworth darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Elsworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elsworth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown scores with a takedown into Elsworth's guard.
Brown wants to control from the top but Elsworth keeps moving.
Brown prevents Elsworth from getting back to his feet.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brown throws a strike but Elsworth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Elsworth throws a one two combo.
Elsworth feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elsworth.
Elsworth moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Elsworth scores with a hook to the body.
Elsworth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brown.
Elsworth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Elsworth connects with a solid leg kick.
Elsworth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elsworth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Brown shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Elsworth is trying to defend but Brown finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Elsworth defending well though.
Elsworth wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Elsworth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!
Elsworth tries to get the hooks in deep but Brown pushed the leg off.
Elsworth is trying to stick to Brown's back but Brown is turning into Elsworth. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Elsworth's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Brown.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Elsworth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Elsworth 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall's entrance music is Canned Heat. A fine choice. Simmons has chosen Im Gonna Run This Town! as his entrance music. Ron Hall has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
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245 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Simmons!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons lands a jab-cross combination.
Simmons with a nice cross.
Simmons lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Simmons.
Hall fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Simmons avoids it really well and circles away.
Simmons looks to land a combination. Hall sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Ron Hall has been cut.
Simmons tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Simmons scores with a four punch combination!
Simmons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall misses with a double jab
and Simmons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Simmons.
A lazy left from Simmons finds it's target.
Simmons works over Hall's head and body with a nice combination.
Hall is rocked!
Simmons drops Hall with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hall! Simmons dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Louis Simmons!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Misho Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Downson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Misho Bang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bob Downson's chin.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Misho Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Downson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downson misses with a hook. Bang ducked under it nicely.
Downson throws a sloppy head kick and Bang moves out of range easily.
Downson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bang is looking to reverse the position.
Bang is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Downson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Downson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bang tries to clinch up.
Bang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bang misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bang throws a jab when Downson was well out of range.
Downson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Downson avoids the head kick by Bang.
Bang moves in looking to clinch but Downson pushes him off.
Downson cracks a nice hook into Bang's ribs.
Downson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bang throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Bang does no damage.
Downson throws a head kick but Bang moves out of range.
Downson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bang doesn't seem bothered though.
Bang is breathing heavily.
Downson takes a swing at Bang's ribcage but misses.
Misho Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bang decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Downson wants to improve his position but Bang is controlling well.
Bang is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Downson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Downson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bang trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bang trying to control but Downson is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Bang.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Downson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bang goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Downson is on top in guard.
Bang wants to stand but Downson is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downson is looking to work some ground and pound but Bang has wrist control.
Downson wants to control from the top but Bang keeps moving.
Bang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Downson is controlling him.
Downson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bang is retaining full guard.
Downson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Downson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Downson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bang tries to clinch up but Downson circles away and keeps his distance.
Downson swinging wilding here.
A left and a right from Downson both land. Nice combination.
Bang tries a head kick but it misses.
Downson moves out of range of the body kick.
Downson looks to land a combination but Bang avoids it well.
Bang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Downson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Downson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang darts in trying to clinch
and Downson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bang tries to clinch up but Downson circles away and keeps his distance.
Downson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bang as he avoids it easily.
Downson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Downson lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice combination there by Downson.
Misho Bang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Downson looks to throw a body kick
and Bang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Downson catches Bang with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Downson swats away the attempt to clinch by Bang.
Bang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Downson is fending him off so far but Bang persists. Nope, Downson circles away and we're back to standing.
Downson missing with a left hand there. Bang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bang slips a jab and a cross from Downson.
Bang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misho Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downson throws a shot to the body.
Bang fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Downson tests Bang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Downson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Downson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bang to see if he's OK.
Downson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bang tries to escape but Downson is in control.
Bang is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downson decides to stand back up.
Bang connects with a high kick.
Downson gets a takedown into half guard.
Downson seems to be working for a kimura but Bang defends the submission attempt.
Downson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang trying to hold on to Downson's head to control him but Downson postures up.
Bang moves into full guard.
Bang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Downson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bang stands up and beckons Downson to join him on the feet.
Bang has his takedown stuffed
and Downson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Downson scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Downson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Downson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bang fails to land the takedown.
Bang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Downson circles away quickly and effectively.
Bang tries to clinch
and Downson counters with a nice uppercut.
Downson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Downson counters with a straight right hand.
Downson moves into the clinch successfully.
Downson lands a takedown into guard.
Downson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bang wants to stand but Downson is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Downson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Downson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Downson trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom.
Bob Downson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bang manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Downson is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bang tries to control but Downson wriggling away.
Bang is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Downson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bang avoids the attempt from Downson to control.
Bang is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Downson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downson is trying to escape the mount.
Bang controlling from mount.
Bang landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bang tries to control but Downson wriggling away.
Bang get's back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a head kick that misses.
Bob Downson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Downson scores with a jab. Bang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Downson counters with a nice body shot.
Downson stalks Bang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bang's face. Bang staggers backwards, shaken.
Bang clinches but Downson breaks the clinch
and Downson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Downson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bang looking to throw knees to the head but Downson is blocking nicely.
Misho Bang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Downson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Downson 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Downson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Dunham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zachary Watson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham moves away from the strike by Watson.
Dunham tries to keep at a distance but Watson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Watson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Watson presses Dunham against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dunham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dunham keeps control of Watson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Watson.
Dunham wants a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Watson.
Dunham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watson lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Dunham is looking to close the distance but Watson sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Dunham crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Dunham is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Zachary Watson!
Zachary Watson is the new featherweight champion!
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