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QFC Tournament 157 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Camel Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Camel Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Camel Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Marshall drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marshall jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Camel Jr has Marshall pulled in close to control his posture.
Marshall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Camel Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Camel Jr pulls Marshall in close to his closed guard and prevents Marshall from doing any damage or advancing position.
Marshall drops back looking for a leg! Camel Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Camel Jr manages to kick Marshall off! Marshall jumps back into Camel Jr's guard.
Marshall wants to control from the top but Camel Jr keeps moving.
Camel Jr has his hands on Marshall's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camel Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Camel Jr, not yet.
Camel Jr managing to control the position.
Joe Camel Jr has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Camel Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Marshall walks into a left hand.
Camel Jr cracks the inside of Marshall's front leg.
Camel Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Camel Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Marshall looks winded!
Camel Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camel Jr lands a big head kick that sends Marshall tumbling to the mat! Camel Jr takes a step backwards and waves Marshall back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Marshall is rocked!
It looks like Andrew Marshall has been cut.
Marshall on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marshall is still on wobbly legs! Can Camel Jr finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camel Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Camel Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Camel Jr drops Marshall with a beautiful combination! Marshall stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Camel Jr is looking for the KO!
Marshall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Camel Jr lands a big head kick that sends Marshall tumbling to the mat! Camel Jr takes a step backwards and waves Marshall back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Good leg kick by Camel Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Camel Jr lands a nice hook to Marshall's body. Marshall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Camel Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Marshall seems to have recovered his senses.
Camel Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Joe Camel Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camel Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Camel Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camel Jr lands a head kick. Marshall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Joe Camel Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camel Jr scores with a head kick. Marshall tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Marshall steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Camel Jr. That one must have hurt.
Camel Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Camel Jr thumps Marshall with a low kick.
Camel Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Camel Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Camel Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Camel Jr connects with a body shot that sends Marshall's belly button to the back.
Marshall closes the distance and pushes Camel Jr back into the cage.
Camel Jr taking a breather.
Camel Jr is pressed up against the cage. Marshall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Camel Jr down to the mat. Camel Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camel Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Marshall off balance momentarily.
Camel Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marshall.
Camel Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camel Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Camel Jr lands a jab to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marshall.
Joe Camel Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Marshall.
Camel Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Camel Jr is looking to wear down Marshall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marshall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Camel Jr.
Marshall shoots in looking for a takedown but Camel Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marshall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Good standup being displayed there by Camel Jr as he connects with a hook.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Camel Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Marshall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marshall shoots in and drives through. Camel Jr sprawls well.
Camel Jr cracks the inside of Marshall's front leg.
Camel Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Camel Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marshall's calf.
Marshall on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Andrew Marshall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marshall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Camel Jr defends it nicely.
Camel Jr throws a right and a left that Marshall avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Camel Jr.
Marshall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Camel Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Camel Jr lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camel Jr lunges at Marshall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marshall's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall tries to clinch up but Camel Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Marshall drops his hands momentarily and Camel Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Camel Jr.
Camel Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Camel Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Camel Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Camel Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Camel Jr leaves Marshall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joe Camel Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Marshall.
Camel Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Camel Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marshall can do to turn this around?
Marshall throws a lazy right hand but Camel Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Camel Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camel Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Marshall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Camel Jr circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Camel Jr scores with a four punch combination!
A left lands for Camel Jr.
Camel Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marshall shoots for a double leg takedown but Camel Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Marshall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Camel Jr thumps Marshall with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camel Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Camel Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marshall's head.
Marshall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marshall takes a kick to the side of the head.
Marshall takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Camel Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marshall feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Camel Jr seems keen to control Marshall's posture.
Camel Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marshall trying to control but Camel Jr is working from the bottom.
Camel Jr trying to control the position here.
Joe Camel Jr has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Marshall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camel Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Camel Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marshall's calf.
Marshall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Camel Jr circles away.
Joe Camel Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Camel Jr throws a head kick that half lands.
Camel Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Marshall looks for a takedown but Camel Jr sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camel Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshall on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Camel Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Camel Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Marshall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Camel Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marshall.
Camel Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marshall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marshall throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marshall is defended easily by Camel Jr.
Camel Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Marshall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Camel Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marshall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Camel Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Camel Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marshall in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camel Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Camel Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marshall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good leg kick by Camel Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Camel Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Camel Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marshall doesn't seem bothered though.
Camel Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Camel Jr takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Camel Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marshall gets a clinch.
Marshall can't break the clinch.
Camel Jr breaks the clinch.
Camel Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marshall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Camel Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Marshall off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall misses with a hook. Camel Jr ducked under it nicely.
Camel Jr throws a head kick that half lands.
Marshall shoots for a double leg takedown but Camel Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Marshall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joe Camel Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Marshall.
Camel Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Camel Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slapping body kick lands there for Camel Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camel Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marshall was well out of range. Poor timing from Camel Jr.
A chopping leg kick lands by Camel Jr.
Camel Jr leaves Marshall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Camel Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marshall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marshall tries to clinch there but Camel Jr circles away.
Marshall takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camel Jr scores with a leg kick.
Marshall closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marshall lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall is looking to stand up but Camel Jr won't let him.
Camel Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Camel Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Marshall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Camel Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marshall's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is trying to keep Camel Jr in close.
Camel Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marshall is defended easily by Camel Jr.
Camel Jr lands a jab to the head.
Camel Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camel Jr lands a head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Camel Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Andrew Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marshall has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Camel Jr.
Marshall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Camel Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Camel Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Joe Camel Jr!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Joe Camel Jr!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Joe Camel Jr!
Joe Camel Jr wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hamid Norouzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamid Norouzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jet Lee!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to bum rush Norouzi with a series of wild strikes but Norouzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Norouzi counters with a shoot takedown. Lee fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Norouzi won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
Norouzi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Norouzi won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.
Lee wants to hit a switch here but Norouzi passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lee there!
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Norouzi raining down shots from the mount!
Lee is rocked!
It looks like Jet Lee has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norouzi drops a big elbow. That's hurt Lee! More shots from Norouzi and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamid Norouzi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Duke!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Duke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harvey dives in and grabs Duke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duke pushes down on Harvey's head and hops out.
Duke leaves Harvey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harvey closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Harvey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harvey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harvey tries for a kimura but Duke is defending well.
Harvey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harvey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Duke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harvey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Duke is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Duke kicks Harvey off and gets back to his feet.
Duke keeps Harvey at a distance using the push kick.
Harvey stuffs the takedown.
Harvey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Duke!
Harvey working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Duke, who protects the arm well.
Duke is trying to control Harvey's posture but Harvey avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Duke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Duke is trying to control Harvey's posture but Harvey avoids it.
Harvey thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harvey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Duke, who protects the arm well.
Harvey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harvey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harvey has hold of Duke's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Duke seems comfortable defending it but Harvey has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Duke is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Duke is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Harvey couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lee Harvey!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dion Van Helvoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Annan Molli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dion Van Helvoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Annan Molli!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molli shoots in for a takedown but Van Helvoit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Molli closes the distance and pushes Van Helvoit back into the cage.
Molli tries to score a body lock takedown but Van Helvoit shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Van Helvoit is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Molli - that landed with a thud.
Molli wants to take the fight to the mat but Van Helvoit manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dion Van Helvoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Annan Molli.
Molli looking for a takedown.
Van Helvoit has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Molli goes down! Van Helvoit dives on top of him - Molli manages to get guard.
Molli is rocked!
It looks like Annan Molli has been cut.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Helvoit wants to stand but Molli is controlling his posture from full guard.
Molli is still in real trouble! Can Van Helvoit finish him?
Molli throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Van Helvoit wanted to stand there but Molli had control of the position.
Molli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Molli wants to sweep here but Van Helvoit controlling him for the moment.
Van Helvoit wants to stand but Molli has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Molli controls Van Helvoit momentarily but Van Helvoit frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Van Helvoit has closed the distance and engaged Molli in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Helvoit pushes Molli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van Helvoit takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Helvoit.
Van Helvoit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Helvoit jerks Molli's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Molli drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Van Helvoit goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Van Helvoit because Molli was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Dion Van Helvoit!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Cueva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Cueva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Dean!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cueva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dean circles away.
Dean feints and as Cueva raises his hands in defense, Dean changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dean throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean postures up in Cueva's guard and throws a big left but Cueva blocks it.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Cueva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cueva looking for a sweep. Not yet Cueva, not yet.
Cueva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dean wants to pass the guard but Cueva is keeping the position.
Cueva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dean doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dean manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cueva trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cueva keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cueva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dean postures up.
Cueva keeping full guard, as Dean tries to pass.
Dean throws a big elbow that misses.
Dean is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cueva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cueva looking to control but Dean is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cueva thowing shots but they're missing.
Cueva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dean tries to hold on but Cueva postures up.
Cueva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dean has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cueva trying to control but Dean is having none of it.
Dean wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cueva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cueva unloads with some shots from mount but Dean bucks and avoids them well.
Dean working to try and regain half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dean can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cueva controlling his opponent.
Dean defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cueva.
Cueva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cueva working for a guillotine from mount but Dean is in no mood to give up.
Dean wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Dean wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cueva.
Cueva misses with a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cueva prevents Dean from getting the reversal.
Cueva content just to control the position here.
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 Jerome Cueva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dean swats away the attempt to clinch by Cueva.
Cueva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dean but Dean pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cueva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jerome Cueva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dean swinging wildly here.
Dean shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cueva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dean got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cueva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dean has managed to get both his arms back between Cueva's legs - danger averted.
Dean sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cueva pushes Dean off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dean decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dean seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cueva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cueva trying to control from the bottom.
Cueva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cueva trying to control but Dean postures up.
Dean is pressing down on Cueva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cueva is holding on for now.
James Dean has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean is looking to stall here but Cueva recovers full guard.
Cueva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dean postures up.
Dean postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cueva keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Dean postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean postures up.
Dean must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cueva wants to get back to his feet but Dean is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cueva looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dean sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We're going to have a standup here because Jerome Cueva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cueva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cueva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cueva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cueva pulls guard.
Dean really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cueva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dean throwing strikes but missing.
Cueva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dean defends it easily.
Cueva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dean can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Cueva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Dean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Cueva moves in looking to clinch but Dean pushes him off.
Dean scores with a three punch combo!
Dean shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cueva is trying to defend but Dean finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dean wants to free his trapped foot but Cueva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cueva trying to control but Dean postures up.
Cueva moves into full guard.
Cueva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cueva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dean is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cueva is looking for a triangle but Dean pushes his legs off easily.
Cueva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cueva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dean slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean looking to sit in guard and control but Cueva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dean wants to sweep here but Cueva controlling him for the moment.
Dean has control of Cueva's left arm, preventing Cueva from doing any damage.
Dean is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dean is trying to keep Cueva in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cueva trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dean utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dean looking to control.
Cueva trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cueva jabs at Dean's body.
Dean scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cueva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cueva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dean.
Cueva trying to control here.
Cueva has one foot on Dean's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dean tries to clinch but Cueva moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cueva blocks a head kick by Dean.
Cueva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dean tries to clinch but Cueva is having none of it.
Dean tries to clinch but Cueva moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cueva.
Dean tries for a takedown but Cueva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Dean.
I think Dean 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 for James Dean!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for James Dean!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for James Dean!
James Dean wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking James Dean rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juha Kuivanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuan Panyarachun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Juha Kuivanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuan Panyarachun!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuivanen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Panyarachun wants to clinch
so Kuivanen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kuivanen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kuivanen stands and throws Panyarachun's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Panyarachun is trying to buck Kuivanen off.
Kuivanen has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Panyarachun is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kuivanen yanks on the arm and Panyarachun is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kuivanen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juha Kuivanen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Courtney King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Pantoja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Courtney King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexandre Pantoja!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pantoja scores with a leg kick.
King misses with a body shot.
Oooooh!!! King has knocked Pantoja down with a huge combo! King steps away and waves a wobbly Pantoja back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pantoja is rocked!
It looks like Alexandre Pantoja has been cut.
Courtney King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King tries to bum rush Pantoja with a series of wild strikes but Pantoja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pantoja is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
Pantoja circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by King. Pantoja falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for King!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Courtney King!
A victorious Courtney King thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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