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G.F.C 41 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Beardsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Ketchup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Peter Beardsley has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Peter Beardsley seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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26
153 lbs
6 - 15 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Beardsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, John Ketchup!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ketchup gets the takedown into side control.
Ketchup wants to control but Beardsley is keeping him busy.
Beardsley is trying to improve his position.
Ketchup controls the position.
Beardsley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Beardsley wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ketchup wants to advance to full mount but Beardsley doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Beardsley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Beardsley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Beardsley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beardsley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ketchup tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beardsley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ketchup can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Beardsley looking to finish Ketchup with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ketchup!
Ketchup really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beardsley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beardsley controlling the pace for now.
Beardsley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ketchup's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beardsley throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ketchup because Beardsley loaded up on that one.
Beardsley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Beardsley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ketchup is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketchup is desperately trying to improve his position but Beardsley has a good base and remains in mount.
Beardsley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Beardsley misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ketchup in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ketchup holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Beardsley tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Beardsley scoring with strikes but Ketchup is staying in there.
Ketchup tries to hold on but Beardsley pushes him away.
Ketchup is in all sorts of trouble here.
Beardsley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ketchup hang on?
Ketchup is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketchup takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Beardsley thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Beardsley trying to control but Ketchup is having none of it.
Ketchup is desperately trying to improve his position but Beardsley has a good base and remains in mount.
Ketchup looks gassed!
Beardsley lands a big elbow.
Beardsley raining down shots from the mount!
Ketchup wants to control but Beardsley is having none of it.
Beardsley looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ketchup is looking to escape.
Ketchup avoids a series of strikes thrown by Beardsley.
Beardsley landing punches.
Ketchup is trying desperately to improve position.
Beardsley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ketchup hang on?
Beardsley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ketchup defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Beardsley.
Ketchup is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Beardsley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beardsley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ketchup to the ground. Beardsley is now in Ketchup's guard.
Beardsley slips nicely into half guard.
Beardsley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ketchup keeps working.
Ketchup is trying to stand back up but Beardsley is controlling him
Ketchup is looking to improve his position.
Peter Beardsley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ketchup pushes Beardsley off looking to stand but Beardsley dives back in and keeps control.
Ground and pound from Beardsley.
Ketchup is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketchup blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beardsley.
Beardsley trying to control the action but Ketchup is working from the bottom.
Beardsley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beardsley 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.
Beardsley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ketchup is staying active underneath Beardsley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Beardsley wants to pass to mount but Ketchup is defending the position.
Beardsley is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ketchup has managed to free his arm - good work.
Beardsley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Beardsley passes to side control.
Beardsley working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Beardsley landing strikes.
Beardsley throws a strike aimed at the side of Ketchup's head but Ketchup avoids it well.
Beardsley working the head with strikes.
Beardsley grinds an elbow into Ketchup's temple.
A lull in the action here.
Beardsley misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beardsley trying to control the position but Ketchup is working away.
Ketchup is looking to reverse the position.
Beardsley tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Beardsley is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ketchup is trying to escape and Beardsley transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ketchup is forced to tap! Nice work there by Beardsley! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Beardsley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mundo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Franks is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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26
130 lbs
2 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Mundo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Franks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franks takes the fight into the clinch.
Franks swings wildly with an uppercut but Mundo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mundo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mundo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mundo.
Mundo lands with a left to the head.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franks throws a head punch that misses.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks is controlling him.
Mundo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mundo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Franks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Mundo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Mundo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mundo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franks misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franks misses with the head strike.
Franks throws a punch but it's blocked by Mundo.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
Mundo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Mundo wants to break free but Franks has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mundo tries to break free but Franks pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Franks swings wildly with an uppercut but Mundo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franks misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Mundo.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Mundo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Franks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
Mundo working hard to break the clinch.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mundo's efforts to push away.
Mundo blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franks.
Mundo blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Mundo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Mundo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo lands a right hand.
Franks throws a punch but it's blocked by Mundo.
Franks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franks prevents Mundo from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Franks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mundo is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
Franks prevents Mundo from breaking the clinch.
Mundo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
A short left from Mundo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mundo stalling the fight.
Mundo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franks.
Franks keeps control of Mundo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franks has Mundo pressed against the cage, preventing Mundo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mundo working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Mundo wants to get back to striking at distance but Franks won't allow it.
Franks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mundo can't break the clinch.
Mundo is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mundo's efforts to push away.
Mundo is breathing heavily.
Franks prevents Mundo from breaking the clinch.
Mundo lands with a short shot to the head.
Franks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Franks keeps control of Mundo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Mundo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mundo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franks prevents Mundo from breaking the clinch.
Franks misses with the head strike.
Mundo blocking some punches.
Franks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franks letting Mundo take a breather here.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
Mundo is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franks misses with a punch on the inside.
Mundo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mundo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mundo throws a right and a left that Franks avoids nicely.
Mundo lands a jab to the nose.
Mundo looks to land a combination but Franks avoids it well.
Mundo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mundo lands a jab-cross combination.
Mundo forces Franks back against the cage and clinches.
Franks working aggressively here.
Franks throws a punch but it's blocked by Mundo.
Franks misses with the head strike.
Franks working aggressively here.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mundo wants to get back to striking at distance but Franks won't allow it.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Mundo is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franks working aggressively here.
Franks has Mundo pressed against the cage, preventing Mundo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mundo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franks swings wildly with an uppercut but Mundo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Mundo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Franks swings wildly with an uppercut but Mundo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mundo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Mundo working hard to break the clinch.
Franks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mundo's efforts to push away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franks.
Franks swings wildly with an uppercut but Mundo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mundo tries to break the clinch but Franks is controlling the position.
Franks working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Mundo 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.
A punch combination from Mundo misses.
Franks darts in and clinches Mundo up against the cage.
Franks prevents Mundo from breaking the clinch.
Mundo is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.
Mundo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mundo tries to circle away but Franks has him pinned against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mundo working hard to break the clinch.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mundo.
A frustrated look appears on Mundo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franks prevents Mundo from breaking the clinch.
Franks throws a punch but it's blocked by Mundo.
Mundo is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franks misses with a punch on the inside.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franks has a couple of punches blocked by Mundo.
Mundo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
Franks misses with some punches.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mundo can't break the clinch.
Mundo can't break the clinch.
Franks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mundo tries to circle away but Franks has him pinned against the cage.
Mundo blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundo working hard to break the clinch.
Mundo tries to break free but Franks pushes him back against the cage.
Franks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mundo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mundo breaks from the clinch.
Mundo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mundo misses with a series of wild punches.
Franks rushes Mundo and presses him up against the cage.
Mundo blocking some punches.
Franks has Mundo pressed against the cage, preventing Mundo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franks misses with the head strike.
Mundo is looking to control Franks's arms but Franks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mundo has his back to the cage.
Mundo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franks clinches with his opponent.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Franks misses with the head strike.
Franks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franks.
A frustrated look appears on Mundo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo blocking some punches.
Franks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franks has Mundo pressed against the cage, preventing Mundo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franks misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Mundo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Mundo.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mundo's efforts to push away.
Mundo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Franks misses with a punch on the inside.
Franks keeps control of Mundo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mundo leaning against his opponent.
Franks throws a punch but it's blocked by Mundo.
Franks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mundo is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franks misses with some punches.
Mundo wants to get back to striking at distance but Franks won't allow it.
Mundo is working Franks over against the cage.
Mundo wants to break free but Franks has control.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mundo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mundo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mundo is struggling to control the position.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundo can't break the clinch.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franks scores with a shot to the side of Mundo's head.
Mundo working hard to break the clinch.
Franks has Mundo pressed against the cage, preventing Mundo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Mundo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mundo is trying to break free.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Mundo - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Mundo.
Mundo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Franks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mundo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Franks keeps control of Mundo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franks swings wildly with an uppercut but Mundo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks is controlling him.
Franks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mundo wants to get back to striking at distance but Franks won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mundo.
Mundo tries to break free but Franks pushes him back against the cage.
Franks misses with some punches.
Franks prevents Mundo from breaking the clinch.
That's four 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.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mundo's efforts to push away.
Mundo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mundo.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
Franks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
Mundo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mundo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Mundo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franks working aggressively here.
Mundo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mundo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo wants to break free but Franks has control.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franks working aggressively here.
Mundo breaks the clinch.
Franks moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Mundo.
Mundo breaks from the clinch.
Franks moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Franks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mundo misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Mundo does no damage.
Franks clinches up with Mundo and pushes him back against the cage.
Mundo tries to break free but Franks pushes him back against the cage.
Mundo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Mundo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Franks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Franks has Mundo pressed against the cage, preventing Mundo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mundo is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Mundo wants to get back to striking at distance but Franks won't allow it.
Mundo working hard to break the clinch.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mundo is trying to push Franks away but Franks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mundo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mundo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franks has Mundo pressed against the cage, preventing Mundo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franks working aggressively here.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mundo lands with a light punch inside.
Mundo wants to get back to striking at distance but Franks won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mundo.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
Mundo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Franks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mundo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mundo looks to land a combination. Franks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Franks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Franks takes the fight into the clinch.
Mundo lands a left hand.
Mundo manages to break the clinch.
Mundo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mundo throws a combination. Franks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mundo lands with a nice combination. Franks backs away looking to recover.
Ray Mundo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mundo clinches.
Franks throws a punch but it's blocked by Mundo.
Mundo is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks misses with the head strike.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
Mundo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mundo working hard to break the clinch.
Franks throws a punch but it's blocked by Mundo.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Mundo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
Mundo can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
Franks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franks keeps control of Mundo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mundo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franks swings wildly with an uppercut but Mundo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mundo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mundo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Franks pushes Mundo up against the cage in a clinch.
Franks throws a head punch that misses.
Mundo can't break the clinch.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Mundo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Franks misses with some punches.
Mundo tries to circle away but Franks has him pinned against the cage.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franks misses with some punches.
Franks prevents Mundo from breaking the clinch.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.
Mundo is trying to force a seperation but Franks has the dominant position.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mundo tries to break free but Franks pushes him back against the cage.
Franks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mundo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mundo is trying to break free.
Franks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mundo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mundo tries to break the clinch but Franks is controlling the position.
Franks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mundos head.
Mundo stalling against the cage.
Franks has a couple of punches blocked by Mundo.
Mundo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mundo lands with a left to the head.
Mundo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
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.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
Mundo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Franks swings wildly with an uppercut but Mundo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mundo.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mundo blocks an uppercut.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Franks misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Franks fails to land.
Mundo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franks keeps control of Mundo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mundo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mundo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franks has him pressed against the cage.
Mundo has had enough of the clinch but Franks keeps him there for the moment.
Mundo is trying to break the clinch but Franks is controlling him.
Franks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franks working aggressively here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mundo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franks misses with a punch on the inside.
Mundo lands with a left to the head.
Franks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mundo is looking to break free of the clinch but Franks has double underhooks.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mundo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
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 Ray Mundo.
I think Mundo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ray Mundo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pistol Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Attention Aie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Attention Aie was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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28
150 lbs
9 - 18 - 1 |
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22
130 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Pistol Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Attention Aie!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Robinson gets back to half guard.
Robinson gets back to full guard.
Robinson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Aie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Aie throws and elbow that misses. Robinson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aie's guard. Nice move by Robinson!
Robinson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Robinson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aie's guard.
Robinson postures up and lands a big shot to Aie's brow.
Aie wants to stand and escape but Robinson is having none of it.
Aie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Robinson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aie lands a nice shot to the head.
Aie prevents Robinson from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Robinson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Robinson shrugs it off.
Aie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Aie avoids the attempt from Robinson to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Robinson is on top in guard.
Robinson looking to pass the guard.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Aie keeps moving.
Robinson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aie is proving hard to escape from.
Robinson stands up and waves to Aie to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
Aie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Robinson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Aie's guard.
Robinson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Aie with a poor takedown
and Robinson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aie won't be happy with that.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Robinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aie keeps working.
Robinson decides to stand back up. Robinson steps back and let's Aie get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aie dives in and scores a takedown into Robinson's guard.
Aie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Robinson is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control but Aie is working from the bottom.
Aie is looking for a triangle but Robinson pushes his legs off easily.
Robinson trying to control but Aie is working from the bottom.
Aie has his foot on Robinson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robinson works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Robinson drives through with a takedown into Aie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Aie working for a triangle but Robinson defends it easily.
Robinson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aie's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pistol Robinson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Robinson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Aie working for a triangle but Robinson defends it easily.
Pistol Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Aie keeps moving.
Robinson tries to stand but Aie is controlling from the bottom.
Aie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aie is working an open guard so Robinson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aie scores with a takedown into Robinson's guard.
Aie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Robinson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Aie has Robinson in his guard.
Aie thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Aie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Robinson is aware though and is defending well.
Aie looking for a guillotine here but Robinson defends easily.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Aie keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aie is looking for a triangle but Robinson pushes his legs off easily.
Robinson is pushing down on Aie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Aie is fighting to maintain full guard but Robinson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Robinson is trying to control the action in half guard but Aie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aie looking for submissions off his back.
Robinson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Aie to stand up.
Robinson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control the action but Aie is working from the bottom.
Aie being controlled for a moment.
Robinson decides to stand back up. Robinson steps back and let's Aie get back to his feet.
Robinson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Robinson showed some decent athleticism there.
Aie pushes Robinson off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aie tries for a takedown but Robinson circles away easily
and Robinson counters with a shoot takedown. Aie fights it but they end up in guard.
Robinson stands up from Aie's guard - Robinson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson looking to score a takedown here. Aie is defending well but Robinson drives through and ends up in Aie's guard.
Aie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Robinson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Robinson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pistol Robinson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Robinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Robinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Robinson dives on top into guard.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Aie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson wants to stand but Aie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Aie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Aie is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robinson wants to stand and escape but instead Aie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aie won't allow Robinson to sweep him here.
Robinson controls Aie momentarily but Aie frees himself.
Aie drops back looking for a leg! Robinson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Robinson manages to kick Aie off! Aie jumps back into Robinson's guard.
Robinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robinson, not yet.
Robinson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aie defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aie passes Robinson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aie with the ground and pound but Robinson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Aie lands a couple of elbows.
Aie chips away with some ground and pound.
Aie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Robinson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to sweep here but Aie controlling him for the moment.
Robinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aie.
Aie throws and elbow that misses. Robinson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aie's guard. Nice move by Robinson!
Aie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Aie keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aie working for a triangle but Robinson defends it easily.
Robinson 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.
Aie wants to stand and escape but Robinson is having none of it.
Aie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Robinson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Robinson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aie's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Attention Aie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robinson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pistol Robinson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Houses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Opal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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26
135 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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26
135 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Houses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Denis Opal!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opal misses with a body punch
and Houses counters with a good, hard body kick but Opal shrugs it off.
Opal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Houses sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Opal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Opal showed some decent athleticism there.
Houses is doing well to control the position and prevent Opal from advancing to side control.
Opal is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Houses defends it well.
Houses looks like he's trying to stand up.
Opal is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houses wants to get back to his feet but Opal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Houses pulls Opal in close to prevent any damage.
Houses wants to sweep here but Opal controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Houses keeping full guard, as Opal tries to pass.
Houses is trying to keep Opal in close.
That's two 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Dave Houses wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Opal.
Houses really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Houses is trying to get back to half guard.
Houses trying his best to control but Opal has mounted him.
Houses tries to lock up and control but Opal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Opal is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Houses has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Opal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Houses's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houses is in all sorts of trouble here.
Opal is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Houses has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Opal seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Houses is holding on tight.
Opal avoids the attempt from Houses to control.
Houses is wriggling around trying to escape.
Houses is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Houses tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Opal is landing with some decent strikes but Houses is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opal content just to control the position here.
Houses is squirming around, avoiding Opal's attempts to control the action.
Opal prevents Houses from getting the reversal.
Houses is working hard here to advance position.
Opal pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Houses is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Opal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Opal throws a sloppy head kick
and Houses finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Opal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Houses's guard.
Opal postures up.
Opal stands and steps away. Houses gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Houses shoots and misses
and Opal moves into the clinch.
Opal looking to throw knees to the head but Houses is blocking nicely.
Opal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Opal moves to clinch but Houses breaks away
and Houses counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Houses tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Houses jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Opal walks away with a smile on his face. Houses gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Houses. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houses keeps the fight on the outside.
Houses misses with a series of wild punches.
Houses circles away from the clinch attempt
so Houses counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houses postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Opal is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Houses, into his guard.
Opal 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.
Opal passes Houses's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opal content to control rather than advance.
Houses is staying active underneath Opal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Opal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Denis Opal hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Houses misses with a takedown attempt
and Opal counters with a shoot takedown. Houses fights it but they end up in guard.
Houses is trying to keep Opal in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houses pulls Opal in to control the position.
Houses will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Houses keeping moving, preventing Opal from controlling successfully.
Dave Houses has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Houses with a lazy takedown attempt
and Opal counters with a nice double leg into side control. Houses won't be happy with that.
Opal cracks Houses with a big elbow.
Opal working the ground and pound but Houses is defending the strikes.
Houses can't do much from the bottom here.
Houses sneaks back into half guard.
Opal slips a nice elbow through Houses's hands, connecting with Houses's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Houses keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Opal is thwarting Houses's attempts to control the position.
Opal wants to work for an arm triangle but Houses is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Houses is trying to escape back to his feet but Opal uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Opal misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Opal 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Houses looks for the body kick but Opal saw that one coming.
Houses lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Houses gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Opal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Houses moves into full guard.
Opal wants to control from the top but Houses keeps moving.
Opal works over Houses with some ground and pound from guard.
Opal stands up and waves to Houses to follow him.
Houses misses with a takedown attempt
and Opal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Opal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Houses wants to sweep here but Opal controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opal decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Opal clinches.
Opal pulls guard effortlessly.
Opal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Houses trying to control the position from guard on top but Opal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Opal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Houses's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houses has a closed guard, preventing Opal from standing up.
Houses not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Opal trying to control the position from guard on top but Houses is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Opal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Houses swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Opal is stalling in the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Houses tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Denis Opal hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Opal tries for a takedown but Houses sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Houses closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Opal's guard.
Houses drops back, looking for a kneebar! Opal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Opal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Opal!
Opal trying to control the action but Houses is working from the bottom.
Houses is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Opal working away.
Houses pushes Opal away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Opal gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Opal trying to control the position but Houses is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houses wants to control but Opal postures up.
Dave Houses has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Denis Opal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Houses tries to strike but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denis Opal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Opal 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denis Opal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brett James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Thomas (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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22
147 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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147 lbs
15 - 22 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Brett James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James lunges at Thomas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thomas's hand.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas but Thomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between James's hands.
Thomas throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thomas is fending him off so far but James persists. Nope, Thomas circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
James shoots in and drives through. Thomas sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
Thomas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
James dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
Brett James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
James lands a right hand.
James tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thomas smiles and moves away.
Thomas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on James's head and hops out.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
Paul Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from James there as he acknowledges the shot.
James throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
James misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for James!
James is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thomas looking for a guillotine from mount but James is having none of it.
James holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Thomas tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James reaches up to try and control the position but Thomas seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! James rolls and tries to escape and now Thomas has his back!
Thomas tries to get the hooks in deep but James pushed the leg off.
James looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Thomas looking for the choke from the back.
Thomas doesn't have the hooks in and James manages to turn into his guard.
Thomas wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
James gets to his feet. Thomas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Thomas blocks the leg kick.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Horrible takedown by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Thomas which made him look bad.
James misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a three punch combo that has James backing up. James nods at Thomas to acknowledge the strikes.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
James closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Thomas quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
James is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
James with a hook.
James jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brett James will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
James shoots in and drives through. Thomas sprawls well.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thomas is rocked!
James fakes the body blow, causing Thomas to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Thomas goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brett James!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between That Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tombstone Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, That Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Tombstone Terry!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terry gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Guy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Guy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Terry dives on top into guard.
Terry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guy controls Terry momentarily but Terry frees himself.
Terry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Guy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Terry has managed to get both his arms back between Guy's legs - danger averted.
Guy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Guy is working an open guard so Terry takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Terry has hold of one of Guy's legs. Guy is fighting the takedown attempt but Terry gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Terry has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Guy is proving hard to escape from.
Guy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Guy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Terry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Terry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terry trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
Guy trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Guy trying to keep a closed guard but Terry is proving a slippery customer.
Guy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Guy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Terry is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Terry defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Terry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Terry!
Terry wants to control but Guy is having none of it.
Terry bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry stopping the sweep attempt from Guy.
Guy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Terry from controlling successfully.
Guy keeping full guard, as Terry tries to pass.
Guy has control of Terry's left arm, preventing Terry from doing any damage.
Guy has momentary wrist control but Terry slips an elbow through the middle.
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.
Guy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Guy throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Guy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Terry gets to his feet - Guy follows without any prompting.
Terry wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
Terry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guy circles away.
Guy throws a sloppy head kick
and Terry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Guy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Terry is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Guy.
Terry lands a few punches from side control.
Guy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tombstone Terry dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Terry wants to clinch.
Guy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Terry swivels and escapes.
Terry wants to clinch.
Terry connects with a leg kick. Guy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Guy looks for a takedown but Terry sprawls well.
Guy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Guy is looking to stall here but Terry recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Terry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Guy has managed to get both his arms back between Terry's legs - danger averted.
Terry lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Guy!
Guy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Terry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Terry wants to control the pace but Guy is squirming around nicely.
Terry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry avoids the attempt from Guy to control.
Terry has control of Guy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Guy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Guy is trying to escape the mount.
Terry is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Guy is desperately trying to improve his position but Terry has a good base and remains in mount.
Terry with a couple of short strikes.
Guy gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Guy trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Guy is squirming around, avoiding Terry's attempts to control the action.
Guy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Terry tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Terry is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Guy!
Terry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Guy can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy is working hard here to advance position.
Terry landing strikes from the mount.
Terry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Terry can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Guy is looking to escape.
Terry lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Guy hang on?
Guy tries to lock up and control but Terry gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tombstone Terry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Terry tries to clinch up.
Tombstone Terry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Guy showed some decent athleticism there.
Guy tries to stand but can't do so whilst Terry controls his leg.
Guy with the ground and pound but Terry uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Terry looking to control.
Terry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Guy throws and elbow that misses. Terry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Guy's guard. Nice move by Terry!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Terry manages to get himself to full guard.
Guy has gone for a leg lock! Terry slips out almost immediately though and dives into Guy's guard.
Guy working for submissions but it's allowed Terry to get to half guard.
Guy missing with punches from the bottom.
Guy wants to get back to full guard.
Terry is thwarting Guy's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry wants to take a breather but Guy is having none of it.
Terry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Guy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Terry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Terry tries to free his leg and advance position but Guy is retaining full guard.
Terry stands up over Guy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tombstone Terry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Terry slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Guy trying to control but Terry flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Terry trying to control momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy turns into Terry and is now in his guard.
Terry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Guy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Guy with a nice head shot there.
Guy throws and elbow that misses. Terry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Guy's guard. Nice move by Terry!
Guy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Terry has picked Guy up and slammed him! Guy can't keep hold of the triangle and Terry manages to pass to side control!
Terry working away.
Guy is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Terry is controlling him well.
Terry slows the pace down.
Sloppy strikes there by Terry.
Terry blocks the strikes from Guy.
Guy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Guy won't allow Terry to pass to mount.
That Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tombstone Terry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Terry is trying to control the action in half guard but Guy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tombstone Terry.
Well Terry 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tombstone Terry!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
155 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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24
146 lbs
18 - 8 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Chambers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Renzo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chambers's guard.
Chambers is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Chambers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chambers is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Chambers is controlling well.
Gracie trying to get back to full guard but Chambers takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chambers working the ground and pound effectively.
Chambers raining down shots from the mount!
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Chambers landing strikes from the mount.
Gracie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Chambers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Chambers eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Chambers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chambers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie working for a triangle but Chambers defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chambers defends it easily.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chambers defends it easily.
Chambers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Chambers landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chambers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chambers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chambers cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Chambers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chambers with a nice head shot there.
Chambers postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Gracie has his foot on Chambers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chambers works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chambers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chambers can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers gets back to half guard.
Chambers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chambers!
Chambers can't escape the position.
Gracie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Chambers is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Chambers and Gracie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Chambers manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gracie's best efforts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chambers trying to control here.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Renzo Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chambers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chambers counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gracie's guard now.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chambers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chambers is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chambers lands a couple of elbows.
Chambers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chambers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Chambers pushes his legs off easily.
Chambers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chambers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jake Chambers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chambers looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Gracie pushing down on Chambers's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Chambers is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Chambers defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers gets back to full guard.
Chambers is adopting a defensive guard.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chambers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie looking for subs off his back but Chambers has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Chambers is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chambers pulls his head out easily.
Chambers is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Chambers is controlling well.
Chambers moves nicely into side control.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
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.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chambers pulls his head out easily.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chambers working the head and body with strikes.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Chambers in his half guard.
Chambers winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chambers is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chambers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Chambers dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jake Chambers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Chambers's guard.
Chambers has his feet on Gracie's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Chambers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chambers shoots and misses
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Chambers fights it but they end up in guard.
Chambers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie pushing down on Chambers's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Chambers is defending well.
Gracie is working for an americana but Chambers has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Gracie was thinking about the submission.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Chambers is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Chambers has one foot on Gracie's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Chambers shoots and misses
and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chambers's guard now.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Chambers is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chambers is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gracie has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Chambers defend it? Gracie steps over the head and cranks it - Chambers is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Renzo Gracie! Renzo Gracie retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terry Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Silvers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvers comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Con te Partiro kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Cheese!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Silvers!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silvers.
Cheese misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cheese wants to clinch up but Silvers keeps it at a distance.
Cheese lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silvers circles away quickly and effectively.
Silvers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cheese counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silvers!
Cheese looking to secure an arm triangle but Silvers defends it well.
Silvers sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvers wants to improve his position but Cheese is controlling well.
Cheese decides to stand and escape the position.
Silvers misses with a takedown attempt
and Cheese counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silvers ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silvers no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cheese trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cheese got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silvers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cheese has managed to get both his arms back between Silvers's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvers wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silvers is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cheese trying to keep a closed guard but Silvers is proving a slippery customer.
Silvers 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silvers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silvers is looking to work some ground and pound but Cheese has wrist control.
Silvers has gone for a leg lock! Cheese slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silvers's guard.
Silvers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cheese can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cheese wants to control from the top but Silvers keeps moving.
Cheese has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silvers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cheese tries to free his leg and advance position but Silvers is retaining full guard.
Silvers is looking to sweep but instead, Cheese has passed into half guard.
Silvers is looking for a sweep. Cheese is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silvers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese 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.
Silvers is trying to maintain the position but Cheese is very close to passing his half guard.
Silvers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silvers has a hand on Cheese's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Cheese takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Silvers is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cheese scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silvers is looking to get to half guard.
Silvers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silvers bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cheese working a defensive guard here.
Cheese keeping moving, preventing Silvers from controlling successfully.
Cheese looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silvers is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Terry Cheese will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cheese looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silvers!
Cheese prevents Silvers from getting the reversal.
Cheese can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silvers is looking to escape.
Cheese controlling from mount.
Cheese putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silvers wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Silvers trying to control the hands but Cheese won't let him.
Cheese doesn't have the hooks in and Silvers manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvers postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cheese is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silvers, into his guard.
Cheese wants to pass the guard but Silvers is keeping the position.
Silvers has his foot on Cheese's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cheese works his way back into a safe position though.
Cheese drops back looking for a leg! Silvers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silvers manages to kick Cheese off! Cheese jumps back into Silvers's guard.
Terry Cheese overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cheese avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cheese looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese wants to control from the top but Silvers keeps moving.
Silvers working for a triangle but Cheese defends it easily.
Silvers striking off his back but it's not causing Cheese any problems.
Cheese keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silvers's head.
Cheese wants to control from the top but Silvers keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese slips nicely into half guard.
Silvers actively working from the bottom here.
Cheese seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silvers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cheese passes into side control, despite Silvers's attempt to control the position.
Silvers is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silvers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silvers is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Cheese is tapping! Great win for Silvers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chris Silvers! Chris Silvers retains his bantamweight title!
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