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LFC 45: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chwytny Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Voodoo People as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chwytny Vlad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vlad counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Vlad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Vlad is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Vlad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vlad has gone for a leg lock! Johnson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vlad's guard.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Vlad has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad working a defensive guard here.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vlad looking to control.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johnson cracks Vlad with a solid left hand.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson pushes down on Vlad's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vlad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vlad won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Vlad is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Johnson is nestled in close to Vlad, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vlad is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vlad keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vlad trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Vlad wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Vlad keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson distracts Vlad with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vlad's guard.
Vlad won't allow Johnson to pass to mount.
Vlad is holding on to half guard well.
Johnson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johnson working Vlad over with strikes here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - Vlad looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vlad is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Vlad but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vlad is breathing heavily.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking for a guillotine from mount but Vlad is having none of it.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vlad is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Johnson looking to control but Vlad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vlad counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Vlad is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson regains half guard.
Vlad is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vlad.
Vlad blocks the strikes from Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vlad's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vlad's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeps control of the position as Vlad tries to break free.
Johnson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Johnson scores with strikes from the back.
Johnson is working the ground and pound. Can Vlad escape?
Vlad preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Johnson.
Johnson scores with strikes from the back.
Vlad staying busy and making it hard for Johnson to control.
Vlad tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlad looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Vlad looking very determined here, making life difficult for Johnson.
Johnson is riding his opponent, not letting Vlad buck him off.
Johnson not allowing Vlad to control his hands.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Johnson.
Johnson loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Vlad hold on?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Vlad tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Vlad is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount and Vlad is in trouble!
Johnson lands a nice shot to the head.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vlad hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Vlad is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vlad is rocked!
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Vlad is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Vlad out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Johnson goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thomas Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Bear!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Swain sprawls well. Swain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bear gets slowly back to his feet.
Bear looks for a takedown but Swain sprawls well.
Swain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Swain closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Swain lands in his opponent's guard.
Bear looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Swain landing some decent shots from guard.
Swain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bear is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bear trying to control the position here.
Bear tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain won't allow Bear to get back to his feet.
Swain landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Swain passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Swain lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bear down.
Swain lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bear is looking to reverse the position.
Swain trying to control the action but Bear is working from the bottom.
Bear wants to control but Swain postures up.
Swain working the head with strikes.
Bear tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Swain wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain looks up at the clock and then as Bear takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Swain smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bear is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Swain connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bear some visible discomfort.
Swain landing a few strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swain connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bear some visible discomfort.
Swain trying to control the action but Bear is working from the bottom.
Bear tries to improve position but can't.
Swain lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bear down.
Swain lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Swain working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Swain tries to move to mount but Bear blocks the move with his legs.
Swain has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain cracks Bear with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bear is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Swain connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bear sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Swain wants to free his trapped foot but Bear is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Swain throwing shots but Bear is blocking nicely.
Bear gets full guard.
Bear had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Swain defends it easily.
Bear looks gassed!
Swain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bear swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Swain cracks Bear with a solid left hand.
Swain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Swain stops Bear from standing up.
Swain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Swain lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Swain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bear lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Swain!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swain is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Swain dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bear with a poor takedown
and Swain counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bear controls Swain momentarily but Swain frees himself.
Swain wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Swain throws a big right hand that misses.
Swain throwing strikes from guard but Bear blocks nicely.
Swain landing some decent shots from guard.
Swain won't allow Bear to sweep him here.
Swain trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swain preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bear shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Swain to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear throws a combination that misses
and Swain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bear avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bear with a poor takedown
and Swain counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bear's guard now.
Nathaniel Swain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Bear.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Bear keeping full guard, as Swain tries to pass.
Swain works over Bear with some ground and pound from guard.
Swain won't allow Bear to sweep him here.
Swain looking to pass the guard.
Bear is pulling down on Swain's head to control his posture.
Nathaniel Swain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Swain lands a couple of digs.
Swain throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain scoring with some ground and pound.
Swain postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bear is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Swain, into his guard.
Bear drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Swain manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bear has Swain in his guard.
Bear is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Swain defends well.
Swain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain thows a big elbow that misses.
Bear is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Swain tries to free his leg and advance position but Bear is retaining full guard.
Swain is working hard here to advance position.
Swain stands up over Bear, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bear tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bear throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Swain counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Swain throws a big right hand that misses.
Bear trying to strike off his back.
Swain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bear working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swain.
Swain advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Swain asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Swain working the body and head with strikes.
Swain is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bear is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bear regains half guard there - taking advantage of Swain's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Bear looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swain thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bear's head.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathaniel Swain dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Swain with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bear counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Swain trying to control but Bear postures up.
Bear uses his free foot to push down on Swain's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Swain.
Swain on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Swain tries to get out of the position.
Swain taking shots to the head.
Swain wants to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
Bear is landing with some decent strikes but Swain is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bear tries to control but Swain wriggling away.
Bear in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bear can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Swain is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear blocks Swain's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bear working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bear working for a guillotine from mount but Swain is in no mood to give up.
Bear punishing his opponent with strikes.
Swain working to try and regain half guard.
Bear unloading with bombs!
It looks like Nathaniel Swain has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear looking to control but Swain is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Swain working to try and regain half guard.
Bear lands a big elbow.
Nathaniel Swain's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear drops a big elbow. That's hurt Swain! More shots from Bear and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Bear!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gibki Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobba Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sapp has chosen SHAFT- Isaac hayes as his entrance music. Gibki Vlad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gibki Vlad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobba Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vlad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sapp.
It looks like Gibki Vlad has been cut.
Sapp lands with a big right hook that stumbles Vlad - he's out on his feet here! Sapp follows up with another monster hook that separates Vlad from consciousness! Vlad falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Sapp stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobba Sapp!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Sproles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sproles is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by can't be touched -Roy Jones Jr. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Pete Sproles!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sproles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sproles.
Sproles misses with an attempted mid kick.
Young lands with a nice body punch.
Sproles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sproles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sproles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sproles delivers a nice body kick.
Sproles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sproles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young blocks a head kick by Sproles.
Sproles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sproles misses with a series of wild punches.
Sproles staying out of range there.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sproles throws a head kick that misses
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sproles misses with a straight right.
Young throws a leg kick which misses Sproles's front leg but catches the back leg as Sproles tries to avoid it.
Sproles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Young throws out the jab.
Sproles tries a head kick but it misses.
Sproles closes the distance looking to clinch
and Young connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sproles looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sproles was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Sproles slips under a jab.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sproles closes the distance and clinches up with Young, looking for a takedown. Sproles pushes Young against the ropes but Young circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sproles misses with a combination
and Young counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sproles is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Young misses with a head kick.
Young tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sproles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young's calf.
Sproles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Young misses.
Young misses the shot to the body.
Young scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Sproles misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Young.
Sproles is still on wobbly legs! Can Young finish him?
Young steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Sproles is out on his feet! Young sets himself and nearly takes Sproles's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Patrick Young!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roland Deschain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Deschain might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to nightrain. Stout has chosen Back in Black - AC/DC as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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153 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roland Deschain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Stout!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stout lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deschain circles away quickly and effectively.
Stout throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stout rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deschain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Deschain cracks Stout with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Deschain blocks a head kick by Stout.
Deschain fails to land with a series of punches.
Stout throws a leg kick that misses.
Stout tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deschain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stout circles away.
Stout falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Deschain counter with a right hand.
Stout clinches but Deschain breaks the clinch
and Stout takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Deschain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Deschain counters with a right hand to the body.
Deschain thuds his right hand into Stout's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stout with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stout ducks under a wild hook from Deschain.
Stout tries to clinch
letting Deschain counter with a right hand.
It looks like Sam Stout has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Deschain stalks Stout and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stout's face. Stout staggers backwards, shaken.
Stout walks into a stiff left hand from Deschain.
Stout swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Deschain counters with a single leg into guard. Stout didn't expect that.
Stout is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Deschain defends well.
Stout is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stout has momentary wrist control but Deschain slips an elbow through the middle.
Deschain sitting in guard here, content to control.
Deschain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stout is keeping the position for now.
Stout keeping moving, preventing Deschain from controlling successfully.
Stout is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain trying to control but Stout is working from the bottom.
Deschain's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Deschain wants to pass the guard but Stout is keeping the position.
Stout has an active guard here but Deschain has managed to pass into half guard.
Deschain is looking to take a break and control but Stout is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Deschain wants to free his trapped foot but Stout is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Deschain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stout keeps working.
Deschain controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout tries to get to full guard but Deschain has control of the leg.
Deschain is looking to take a break and control but Stout is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Deschain prevents Stout from improving his position.
Stout gets full guard.
Stout controls Deschain momentarily but Deschain frees himself.
Deschain trying to control but Stout is working from the bottom.
Deschain stopping the sweep attempt from Stout.
Deschain wants to pass the guard but Stout is keeping the position.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stout throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Deschain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Deschain throws a big shot that misses.
Deschain closes the distance and clinches up with Stout, looking for a takedown. Deschain pushes Stout against the ropes but Stout circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Deschain connects with a body shot.
Deschain throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stout throws a lazy head kick
and Deschain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stout wants to clinch but Deschain slips to the side
and Deschain counters with a nice body kick.
Stout looks gassed!
Stout chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stout throws out a loose jab but Deschain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stout attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deschain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Deschain misses with a wild combination.
Stout takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Deschain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Stout's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stout tries to clinch but Deschain moves away
and Deschain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stout throws a hook to the side of Deschain's head but Deschain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deschain lands with a nice combination. Stout backs away looking to recover.
Sam Stout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stout throws a sloppy head kick and Deschain moves out of range easily.
Deschain lands a jab-cross combination.
Stout throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stout misses with a combination
and Deschain counters with a nice uppercut.
Deschain circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Deschain counter with a right hand.
Deschain scores with a sloppy right hand. Stout should have avoided that one.
Deschain throws a head kick but Stout moves out of range.
Stout throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Deschain counter with a right hand.
Stout tries to clinch
and Deschain counters with a stiff right hand.
Stout throws a combination that misses
and Deschain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sam Stout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stout is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout darts in trying to clinch
and Deschain counters with a nice uppercut.
Stout tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Deschain counter with a right hand.
Deschain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stout takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab from Deschain.
A head kick by Stout misses
and Deschain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Stout throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stout takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Deschain connects with a solid leg kick.
Deschain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deschain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Deschain goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Deschain decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stout to his feet.
Deschain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stout misses with a looping right.
Deschain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deschain with a hook.
Deschain scores with a body shot.
Deschain with a jab.
Deschain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stout looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Deschain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stout swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Deschain counters with a nice body shot.
Deschain closes the distance and clinches.
Deschain taking a breather.
Deschain manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick from Deschain lands but Stout takes it in his stride.
A big right from Stout misses.
Deschain misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot by Deschain.
Deschain scores with a body shot.
Deschain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stout tries to clinch up
and Deschain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Deschain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stout counters with a three punch combo that has Deschain backing up. Deschain nods at Stout to acknowledge the strikes.
Stout throws a leg kick
and Deschain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deschain lands with an uppercut that bounces Stout off the ropes and back into rage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout misses with a combination
and Deschain counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Deschain.
Deschain closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stout trying to control but Deschain postures up.
Deschain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stout can do to turn this around?
Deschain seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stout is staying active underneath Deschain, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Deschain is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight
I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza
Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Deschain uses his free foot to push down on Stout's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deschain controlling from mount.
Deschain avoids the attempt from Stout to control.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Deschain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Stout's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Stout clinches but Deschain breaks the clinch
and Deschain counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stout is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Deschain is aware though and is defending well.
Stout keeping moving, preventing Deschain from controlling successfully.
Stout is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Deschain defends well.
Deschain trying to control but Stout is working from the bottom.
Stout is looking for a triangle but Deschain pushes his legs off easily.
Stout takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deschain slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout is defending against the submission attempts here by Deschain.
Stout tries to roll over but Deschain keeps him under control.
Deschain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stout looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Deschain is looking for a kimura here.
Stout trying to control but Deschain postures up.
Sam Stout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stout looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Deschain takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Deschain passes to full mount!
Deschain is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Stout to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stout shrugs it off.
Deschain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stout can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Deschain controlling from mount.
Stout is desperately trying to improve his position but Deschain has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Deschain keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stout is looking to control Deschain's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stout avoid being mounted?
Deschain blocks the strikes from Stout.
Stout is in trouble now - Deschain has advanced to mount!
Deschain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stout is looking to escape.
Deschain breaks from Stout's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Deschain connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stout is in all sorts of trouble here.
Deschain controlling from mount.
Deschain is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Stout is in real trouble.
Stout staying busy and making it hard for Deschain to control.
Deschain controlling well, preventing Stout from escaping the position.
Roland Deschain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
I would not like to be Stout right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roland Deschain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Deschain 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland Deschain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cadoc Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Crazy - Gnarls Barkley. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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23
175 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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25
178 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Cadoc Calzaghe!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands an overhand right.
Calzaghe looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Calzaghe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Calzaghe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
A lazy left from Calzaghe finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Calzaghe.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calzaghe moves away.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Calzaghe counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calzaghe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calzaghe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Calzaghe.
Smith is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith lands a head shot.
Calzaghe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Calzaghe checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calzaghe circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe lands a left and a right that send Smith crashing to the mat, dazed. Calzaghe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Smith is rocked!
Calzaghe dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Calzaghe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Calzaghe being controlled against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to stall.
Calzaghe breaks from the clinch.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Calzaghe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A combination from Calzaghe does no damage.
Calzaghe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Calzaghe misses with a wild combination.
Calzaghe slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calzaghe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Cadoc Calzaghe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Calzaghe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Smith is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Calzaghe.
A lazy left from Calzaghe finds it's target.
Smith looks to land a combination but Calzaghe avoids it well.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Calzaghe circles away.
Smith is looking to clinch but Calzaghe is avoiding it.
Calzaghe misses with a straight left.
Calzaghe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calzaghe's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Calzaghe duly obliges.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cadoc Calzaghe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calzaghe.
Smith moves out of range as Calzaghe strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith staying out of range there.
Calzaghe is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Calzaghe misses with a wild body shot.
Calzaghe misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Calzaghe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Calzaghe misses with a looping left.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Calzaghe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Calzaghe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Calzaghe looks gassed!
Calzaghe misses with a combination
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Calzaghe.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Cadoc Calzaghe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smith throws a series of punches but Calzaghe avoids them all with ease.
Smith throws a head kick but Calzaghe moves out of range.
Smith tries to clinch there but Calzaghe circles away.
Calzaghe misses with an uppercut.
Smith tries to clinch but Calzaghe moves out of range.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calzaghe circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by Calzaghe.
Smith's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Calzaghe takes one to the chin there.
Calzaghe throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Calzaghe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
A cross from Calzaghe lands.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Calzaghe.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Calzaghe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Calzaghe drops Smith with a beautiful combination! Smith stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Calzaghe is looking for the KO!
Smith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Calzaghe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Calzaghe throws a big shot that misses.
Calzaghe misses with a double jab.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Calzaghe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calzaghe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Calzaghe wants to break free but Smith has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Calzaghe leaning against his opponent.
Calzaghe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith pulls guard successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Calzaghe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Calzaghe is breathing heavily.
You get the feeling that Calzaghe really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Smith looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith working Calzaghe over with strikes here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Calzaghe manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Calzaghe, under a barage of strikes from Smith.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Calzaghe defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Calzaghe is looking to escape.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Calzaghe defends it.
Smith has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Smith has hold of Calzaghe's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Calzaghe manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith trying to control but Calzaghe is having none of it.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Cadoc Calzaghe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith drives through and clinches with Calzaghe against the ropes.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Calzaghe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Calzaghe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith has Calzaghe pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Smith pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Calzaghe tumbling to the mat - Smith dives into Calzaghe's guard.
Smith trying to control but Calzaghe is working from the bottom.
Calzaghe keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Calzaghe manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Calzaghe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Calzaghe counter with a right hand.
Smith moves out of range as Calzaghe strikes.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Calzaghe misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe misses with a double jab.
Calzaghe misses with a straight right.
Smith slips a jab from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe thows a body shot but no joy.
Benjamin Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calzaghe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith works over Calzaghe's head and body with a nice combination.
Cadoc Calzaghe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith wants to clinch up but Calzaghe keeps it at a distance.
Calzaghe keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calzaghe.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calzaghe throws out the jab.
Calzaghe throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith darts in and clinches Calzaghe up against the ropes.
Calzaghe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Calzaghe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Calzaghe throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a combination
and Calzaghe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Calzaghe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Calzaghe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cadoc Calzaghe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Calzaghe misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Calzaghe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Calzaghe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Calzaghe misses.
Smith tries to clinch there but Calzaghe circles away.
Smith looks for a takedown but Calzaghe sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Calzaghe misses the target.
Smith throws and low kick but Calzaghe moves out of range easily.
Calzaghe misses with a few strikes there.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Calzaghe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cadoc Calzaghe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Holden Coulfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Figgjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coulfield comes into the arena with Napalm Death - Twist the Knife (Slowly) blaring out of the sound system. Figgjo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Edward Grieg. Freddie Figgjo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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24
167 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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160 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Holden Coulfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Freddie Figgjo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figgjo cracks Coulfield with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A jab from Coulfield misses.
Coulfield with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Figgjo to score with a decent uppercut.
Figgjo misses with a body shot.
Figgjo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holden Coulfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coulfield takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Coulfield throws a shot from downtown. Figgjo moves away and avoids it.
Coulfield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Coulfield there as he acknowledges the shot.
Coulfield moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Figgjo throws a combination. Coulfield tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Coulfield gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Figgjo stopping the sweep attempt from Coulfield.
Figgjo passes into half guard.
Figgjo trying to control the pace.
Figgjo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Figgjo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Coulfield has managed to free his arm - good work.
Coulfield looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figgjo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Coulfield is just riding it out for now. Figgjo eventually gives up the hold.
Coulfield tries to roll over but Figgjo keeps him under control.
Coulfield is staying active underneath Figgjo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Coulfield is trying to get back to full guard.
Figgjo working over Coulfield with some ground and pound. Coulfield looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Figgjo is trying to work for a kimura but Coulfield is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Figgjo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Figgjo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Coulfield has managed to free his arm - good work.
Figgjo looks gassed!
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.
Coulfield makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Coulfield.
Figgjo 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.
Figgjo prevents Coulfield from getting back to his feet.
Figgjo trying to control but Coulfield is working from the bottom.
Coulfield is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Figgjo is controlling him.
Figgjo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coulfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Coulfield misses with a body punch
and Figgjo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Figgjo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figgjo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coulfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Figgjo.
A jab from Coulfield misses.
Figgjo scores with a hook.
Figgjo ducks under a wild hook from Coulfield.
Figgjo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Figgjo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Coulfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Figgjo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Figgjo is looking to slow Coulfield down with leg kicks.
Coulfield misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Figgjo counters with a nice body shot.
Figgjo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coulfield defends it nicely.
Figgjo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coulfield throws out the jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Figgjo scores with a four punch combination!
Coulfield tries to land a leg kick but Figgjo saw it coming and moves away.
Figgjo ducks under a wild hook from Coulfield.
The crowd cheers as Figgjo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Coulfield doesn't seem phased though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Coulfield throws a front kick aimed at Figgjo's knee but Figgjo avoids it well.
Holden Coulfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coulfield dodges the punch combination from Figgjo.
Coulfield fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Figgjo is out of range.
Coulfield lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coulfield tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coulfield missing with a left hand there. Figgjo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coulfield fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Figgjo checks it well.
Coulfield displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Figgjo.
Figgjo looks to land a right hand but Coulfield moved out of range.
Coulfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Figgjo is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Figgjo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Figgjo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Figgjo shoots for a double leg takedown but Coulfield sprawls well. He's pushed Figgjo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Holden Coulfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddie Figgjo.
Figgjo tries to clinch up but Coulfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Figgjo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Figgjo duly obliges.
Figgjo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Figgjo forces Coulfield back against the ropes and clinches.
Coulfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coulfield scores with a shot to the side of Figgjo's head.
Coulfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coulfield can't find room to land a body shot as Figgjo controls the action.
Figgjo is trying to maintain a safe position but Coulfield gets an underhook and turns Figgjo into the ropes.
Coulfield working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Coulfield as Figgjo tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Coulfield fails to land.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Figgjo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Coulfield misses the jab.
Coulfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Coulfield will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Coulfield lands a really nice looking cross but Figgjo seems unphased.
Coulfield stuffs the takedown attempt from Figgjo. Figgjo gets slowly back to his feet.
Figgjo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Coulfield's corner calls for a 1-2. Coulfield obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Figgjo scores with a jab to the body.
Figgjo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Coulfield lands with a nice body punch.
Coulfield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Figgjo at a distance.
Figgjo slips under a jab.
Figgjo throws a jab when Coulfield was well out of range.
Figgjo gets a takedown into half guard.
Coulfield tries to roll over but Figgjo keeps him under control.
Figgjo is looking for a kimura here.
Coulfield is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Figgjo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Figgjo's back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figgjo is covering up but some of the strikes from Coulfield are getting through and doing damage.
Figgjo trying to control the action but Coulfield just sinks the hooks in.
Coulfield throwing strikes and Figgjo squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Figgjo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Coulfield tries to control but Figgjo wriggling away.
Figgjo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Coulfield sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Figgjo defending well though.
Figgjo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Figgjo works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figgjo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Coulfield frees his head nicely. Oh but Figgjo has switched to an armbar! Coulfield is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Freddie Figgjo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chase Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tex Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Deicide-Once Upon the Cross . Chase Evans has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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255 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chase Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tex Anderton!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans scores with a jab to the head.
Evans bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chase Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderton throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Evans.
A slow jab from Evans misses its intended target.
Anderton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evans throws out the jab.
Evans misses with a jab to the body
and Anderton counters with a nice right hand that sends Evans toppling to the canvas! Evans scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Anderton finish him?!
It looks like Chase Evans has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Anderton! Evans is backing up but he can't get away as Anderton lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Evans and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tex Anderton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zmesan Borec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borec comes to the ring accompanied by Carl orff - o fortuna. Justin Bradshaw acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zmesan Borec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Bradshaw!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borec shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Borec was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bradshaw tries to hold on but Borec postures up.
Bradshaw is working to get back to half guard.
Bradshaw swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bradshaw is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Borec swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zmesan Borec!
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