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UFP CONTENDERS 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seb Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tequila-Knock you out. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Reid!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reid lands in his opponent's guard.
Reid controlling from the top position.
Reid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Reid from controlling successfully.
Reid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reid preventing the sweep.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Reid from controlling successfully.
Carter keeping full guard, as Reid tries to pass.
Carter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid forces his way into half guard.
Carter is looking to improve his position.
Carter is looking to control Reid's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carter avoid being mounted?
Reid is keen to just control but Carter is a slippery customer.
Carter is trying to get back to full guard.
Reid is looking to advance position but Carter won't allow it.
Carter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Reid's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Reid's back!
Carter controlling well, preventing Reid from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reid is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Carter gets his way!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter looking to break Reid's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Reid remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Carter will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Carter is breathing heavily.
Reid trying to control the hands but Carter won't let him.
Reid can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reid rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Reid is looking to escape.
Carter 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.
Reid manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reid has his feet on Carter's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Reid closes the distance and clinches up with Carter, looking for a takedown. Reid pushes Carter against the cage but Carter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reid counters with a takedown into side control.
Reid working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Carter but he's now mounted!
Reid tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Reid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carter is looking to escape.
Reid working the ground and pound effectively.
Reid sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Reid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Reid will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reid counters with an inside leg kick.
Reid fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Seb Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter throws a series of strikes that have Reid backpedaling.
Carter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Horrible takedown by Carter or perhaps it was just good defense by Reid which made him look bad.
Reid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reid shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Carter wants to sweep here but Reid controlling him for the moment.
Carter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reid can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid is looking to get to half guard.
Reid defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Carter.
Carter goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Reid turns into him and now he's in Carter's guard.
Reid is pushing down on Carter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Carter is fighting to maintain full guard but Reid has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid decides to return to a standing position.
Reid looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carter trying to control here.
Reid 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.
Carter is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid is looking to take a break and control but Carter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reid perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Reid blocks the strikes from Carter.
Reid is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Well, if Reid is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Reid wants to pass the guard but Carter is defending well.
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.
Carter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reid won't allow Carter to sweep him here.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reid loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carter has momentary wrist control but Reid slips an elbow through the middle.
Carter 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.
Reid postures up and lands a big shot to Carter's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but David Reid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Carter fails with the takedown
and Reid counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Carter!
Carter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Carter reaches up to try and control the position but Reid seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Carter rolls and tries to escape and now Reid has his back!
Reid is trying to stick to Carter's back but Carter is turning into Reid. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Reid's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Carter.
Reid is working an open guard so Carter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Reid gets the takedown into side control.
Reid lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Carter down.
Carter is looking to reverse the position.
Reid working away.
Carter is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid tries to advance to mount but Carter denies him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carter blocks the body kick.
Carter misses with the combination.
Carter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carter lands in his opponent's guard.
Carter has gone for a leg lock! Reid slips out almost immediately though and dives into Carter's guard.
Reid content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Reid preventing the sweep.
Reid looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Carter wants to get up but he can't break Reid's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Reid keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Carter 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.
Seb Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Reid looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Reid looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Reid!
Reid remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Carter tries to buck Reid off but Reid is having none of it.
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.
Reid controls the position.
David Reid has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reid's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Reid is working Carter over with some ground and pound from side control.
Carter gets back to half guard.
Reid is trying to control the action in half guard but Carter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Carter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Carter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carter tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Reid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reid 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Reid!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Audrius Polinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caidal Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caidal Cain has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Audrius Polinski's chin.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Audrius Polinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Caidal Cain!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain missing with a left hand there. Polinski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Polinski closes the distance and pushes Cain back into the cage.
Polinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Caidal Cain has been cut.
Polinski missing with knees to the body.
Polinski crunches a lovely knee into Cain's ribcage.
Cain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Polinski smiles and moves away.
Polinski gets a clinch.
Polinski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cain jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Polinski walks away with a smile on his face. Cain gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cain misses with an uppercut. Polinski saw that one coming.
Cain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Polinski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Polinski lands a damaging elbow.
Polinski lands a good knee to the midsection. Cain won't want to take too many of those.
Cain looks gassed!
Polinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Polinski lands a knee to the head.
Polinski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Polinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Caidal Cain's cut even more.
Polinski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polinski landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Polinski.
Polinski lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Polinski obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polinski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Caidal Cain's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Polinski lands a good knee to the midsection. Cain won't want to take too many of those.
Polinski crunches a lovely knee into Cain's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Polinski.
Polinski working Cain over with knees to the body.
Polinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caidal Cain's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Caidal Cain's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Audrius Polinski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Javi Sevilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Javi Sevilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Woods!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods misses with a body shot.
Sevilla tries for a takedown but Woods sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sevilla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Woods.
Jab by Woods.
It looks like Javi Sevilla has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Sevilla or perhaps it was just good defense by Woods which made him look bad.
Woods scores with a takedown into Sevilla's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sevilla has a closed guard, preventing Woods from standing up.
Woods lands a couple of digs.
Sevilla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woods throws and elbow that misses. Sevilla uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Woods's guard. Nice move by Sevilla!
Sevilla trying to stand up but can't free himself from Woods's guard.
Woods is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Woods.
Sevilla is breathing heavily.
Woods breaks from the clinch.
Woods shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sevilla napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Woods decides to stand back up. Woods steps back and let's Sevilla get back to his feet.
Sevilla closes the distance and clinches up with Woods, looking for a takedown. Sevilla pushes Woods against the cage but Woods circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javi Sevilla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woods shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sevilla manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sevilla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Woods.
Sevilla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Woods.
Sevilla preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sevilla keeping full guard, as Woods tries to pass.
Woods scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sevilla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Woods.
Woods must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Woods scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods is working Sevilla over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Woods working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Woods's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Woods gets to his feet - Sevilla follows without any prompting.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods scores with a head kick.
Woods shoots in and bounces Sevilla off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Woods missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sevilla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevilla not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Woods is in close to Sevilla's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Woods really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sevilla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Woods looking to pass the guard.
Woods working some strikes from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Woods.
Sevilla checks a low kick from Woods.
Woods throws a quick inside leg kick.
Woods scores with a takedown into Sevilla's guard.
Woods postures up and lands a big shot to Sevilla's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Woods accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sevilla is trying to keep Woods in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods connects with a couple of short punches.
Woods postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sevilla manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Woods manages to get himself to full guard.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Sevilla from controlling successfully.
Sevilla cracks Woods with a solid left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sevilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Woods is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Woods dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javi Sevilla's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Woods drives through with a takedown into guard.
Woods postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Woods's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sevilla has momentary wrist control but Woods slips an elbow through the middle.
Woods is looking to work some ground and pound but Sevilla has wrist control.
Sevilla throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Woods's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Woods is looking to advance position but Sevilla has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ross Woods has got the better of the ground game so far.
Woods is squirming around, avoiding Sevilla's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods is trying to stand.
Sevilla trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sevilla wants to control the action but instead Woods gets a body lock and reverses into Sevilla's guard! Nice work!
Woods with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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.
Woods gets to his feet - Sevilla follows without any prompting.
No joy there for Woods, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Woods closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sevilla did well to prevent Woods getting side control.
Woods is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Sevilla as he works his way to full guard.
Sevilla pushes Woods off and gets back to his feet.
Woods scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Sevilla's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sevilla is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevilla takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Woods looks up at the clock and then as Sevilla takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Woods smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sevilla wants to control but Woods postures up.
Woods decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Woods fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sevilla avoids it really well and circles away.
Sevilla closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Woods to the mat! Woods manages to get full guard.
Sevilla wants to pass the guard but Woods is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevilla throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Woods works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sevilla trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
Sevilla looking to sit in guard and control but Woods gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Woods stands and steps away. Sevilla gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Woods swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sevilla.
Woods thuds his right hand into Sevilla's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Woods.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Woods showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Javi Sevilla's cut.
That's time! Sevilla's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Woods lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sevilla's sensitive parts.
Woods throws a nice inside leg kick.
Woods shoots in and bounces Sevilla off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Woods throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sevilla works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Woods tries to stand but Sevilla is controlling from the bottom.
Woods lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Woods content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Woods throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sevilla works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Woods missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Woods stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sevilla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woods distracts Sevilla with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sevilla is looking to clinch.
Woods scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Woods drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sevilla looking to hit a scissor sweep but Woods is one step ahead there.
Sevilla is working hard here to advance position.
Woods cracks Sevilla with a solid left hand.
Woods postures up and lands a big shot to Sevilla's brow.
Woods working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sevilla's head.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sevilla is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sevilla has escaped and now he's on top!
Sevilla tries to free his leg and advance position but Woods is retaining full guard.
Sevilla trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevilla throws a strike but Woods rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sevilla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Woods scoring with some ground and pound.
Woods stands up over Sevilla, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Woods distracts Sevilla with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Woods stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sevilla swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Woods scoring with some ground and pound.
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.
Woods is looking to stand up but Sevilla won't let him.
Woods drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sevilla manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Woods has Sevilla in his guard.
Sevilla won't allow Woods to get back to his feet.
Sevilla stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woods swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sevilla wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Woods comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Woods 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Woods!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Irish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Irish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Winters!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irish shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Irish avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winters shoots in and bounces Irish off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Winters is looking to work some ground and pound but Irish has wrist control.
Winters is looking to work some ground and pound but Irish has wrist control.
Winters with a nice head shot there.
Winters wants to stand but Irish has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Winters throws and elbow that misses. Irish uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Winters's guard. Nice move by Irish!
Irish wants to control from the top but Winters keeps moving.
Irish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winters is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irish is looking to advance position but Winters has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Irish wants to control but Winters is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winters prevents Irish from getting the reversal.
Winters scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Mark Irish has been cut.
Irish is bucking up trying to escape but Winters cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mark Irish's cut is getting worse.
Winters prevents Irish from getting the reversal.
Winters scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mark Irish's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Winters breaks from Irish's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winters scoring with strikes but Irish is staying in there.
Jeez, Mark Irish's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Irish's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nigel Winters!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seb Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seb Cole had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole cracks the inside of Lucas's front leg.
Cole throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cole.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
Lucas tries for a takedown but Cole sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lucas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cole throws a sloppy head kick and Lucas moves out of range easily.
Lucas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lucas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cole.
Cole uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cole is looking to clinch but Lucas is avoiding it.
Seb Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole tries to clinch up.
Cole misses with a looping left.
Lucas fails with a takedown attempt.
Seb Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Lucas.
Lucas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lucas slips under a jab from Cole.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cole sprawls well. Cole wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lucas gets slowly back to his feet.
Lucas looks gassed!
Lucas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lucas there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole misses with a head kick.
Cole tries to bum rush Lucas with a series of wild strikes but Lucas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cole is looking to clinch but Lucas is avoiding it.
Cole throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lucas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cole wants to clinch.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cole sprawls well. Cole wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lucas gets slowly back to his feet.
Cole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lucas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cole.
Cole pushes Lucas away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole fakes the leg kick and cracks Lucas in the body.
Cole is looking to clinch but Lucas is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lucas.
Cole swinging wilding here.
Seb Cole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cole comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cole throws a leg kick which misses Lucas's front leg but catches the back leg as Lucas tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Cole.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cole tries to clinch but Lucas is having none of it.
Lucas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cole throws a nice head kick!
Cole lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lucas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cole lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lucas is rocked!
Cole moves into the clinch.
Lucas is still on wobbly legs! Can Cole finish him?
Lucas is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cole is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lucas.
Cole creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lucas's defenses.
Cole connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Lucas badly! Lucas tumbles to the floor and Cole stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seb Cole!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rasor Schwager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Wood acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rasor Schwager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Wood!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schwager.
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
Schwager looks for the body kick but Wood saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wood.
Wood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wood breaks the clinch.
Wood lands with an uppercut that bounces Schwager off the cage and back into rage.
Wood has Schwager up against the cage in a clinch.
Wood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Schwager walks away with a smile on his face. Wood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wood swinging wilding here.
Schwager connects with a jab.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schwager moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Schwager.
Wood stuffs the takedown.
Wood fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throws a nice head kick!
Schwager shoots in and bounces Wood off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wood looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Schwager trying to control the position from guard on top but Wood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wood wants to stand but Schwager is controlling the position.
Wood has a closed guard, preventing Schwager from standing up.
Wood throws his legs up looking for a submission but Schwager uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to improve position but can't.
Schwager stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wood looks for a takedown but Schwager sprawls well.
Rasor Schwager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Wood.
Wood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schwager pinned against the cage. Schwager gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wood looks gassed!
Schwager looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schwager lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schwager is defended easily by Wood.
Schwager fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager misses with a wild combination.
Schwager tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood stalks Schwager and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schwager's face. Schwager staggers backwards, shaken.
Wood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schwager, pushing him back against the cage.
Wood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Schwager blocks with his arms.
Wood breaks from the clinch.
Wood instigates a clinch.
Schwager wants to get back to striking at distance but Wood won't allow it.
Wood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wood breaks from the clinch.
Wood decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schwager with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wood is trying to control. Schwager wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wood prevents Schwager from standing back up.
Schwager trying to control from the bottom.
Wood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Schwager is trying to control but can't.
Wood takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wood working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wood is looking to slow Schwager down with leg kicks.
Wood drives through and clinches with Schwager against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, jab by Wood - just one landing.
Wood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schwager.
Schwager fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Wood will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wood lands a head kick. Schwager smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Schwager shoots for a takedown but Wood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schwager.
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwager.
Wood throws a series of punches but Schwager moves out of range.
Wood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wood tries to pull guard but Schwager holds him up against the cage and eventually Wood drops back down to his feet.
Wood tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood tries to pull guard but Schwager holds him up against the cage and eventually Wood drops back down to his feet.
Rasor Schwager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Wood.
Wood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Schwager backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood delivers a nice body kick.
Schwager swats away the attempt to clinch by Wood.
Schwager drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wood misses with the combination.
Wood connects with a solid leg kick.
Schwager moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A left and a right from Wood both land. Nice combination.
Wood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schwager.
Danga de danga de dang - Wood scores with a four punch combination!
Wood tries to score a power double leg takedown but Schwager sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wood somewhat.
Wood looks to land a combination. Schwager sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wood.
Schwager misses with a combination
and Wood counters with a single leg into guard. Schwager didn't expect that.
Schwager is looking to stand up but Wood isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood looking to pass the guard.
Wood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schwager has a closed guard, preventing Wood from standing up.
Schwager controlling Wood's posture.
Wood cracks Schwager with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wood throws a head kick that Schwager semi-blocks.
Schwager bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Schwager.
Schwager content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wood takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Schwager is looking to take a break and control but Wood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwager is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wood is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wood can't do much from the bottom here.
Wood tries to improve position but can't.
Wood is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schwager leaves Wood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Schwager throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wood counters with a series of strikes. Schwager will be more careful next time no doubt.
Schwager dives in and grabs Wood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wood pushes down on Schwager's head and hops out.
Wood shoots for a takedown but Schwager saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wood lands a high kick!
Wood misses with a double jab.
Wood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wood gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Schwager to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wood has control of Schwager's left arm, preventing Schwager from doing any damage.
Schwager won't allow Wood to sweep him here.
Schwager postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood keeping full guard, as Schwager tries to pass.
Schwager trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wood's guard.
Wood throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Schwager postures up in Wood's guard and throws a big left but Wood blocks it.
Wood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wood misses with a double jab
and Schwager counters with a three punch combo that has Wood backing up. Wood nods at Schwager to acknowledge the strikes.
Schwager looks for a takedown but Wood sprawls well.
Schwager chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wood can pounce on him.
Wood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two 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.
Wood throws a right hand that Schwager ducks under and follows up with a left that Schwager also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wood throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schwager looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab from Wood.
Wood is looking to clinch.
Wood lands a two punch combo.
Wood misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schwager is defended easily by Wood.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasor Schwager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wood throws a head kick but Schwager moves out of range.
Schwager shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wood sprawls well. Wood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schwager gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schwager.
Wood closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Schwager did well to prevent Wood getting side control.
Schwager is looking to escape.
Wood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wood lands strikes from half guard.
Schwager makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Schwager looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wood has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wood isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Schwager stacks Wood on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Schwager!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwager lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Schwager tries to score with some ground and pound. Wood controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schwager. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wood tries to escape but Schwager is in control.
Schwager controlling the position.
Wood can't do much from the bottom here.
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 Rasor Schwager.
I think Wood 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Wood!
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