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WPL: Bellator Finals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Just Falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Ramsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon Ramsay will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Good gas tank |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Just Falcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gordon Ramsay!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcon avoids the body shot from Ramsay.
Ramsay connects with a looping right hand.
Ramsay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Falcon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good leg kick by Falcon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Falcon feints and then cracks Ramsay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramsay down.
Ramsay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcon moves away.
Falcon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramsay.
Ramsay connects with a leg kick. Falcon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Ramsay gets a clinch.
Ramsay lands a knee to the body.
Falcon is breathing heavily.
Ramsay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramsay trying to land knees to the body.
Ramsay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Just Falcon has been cut.
Ramsay missing with knees to the body.
Ramsay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falcon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramsay lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ramsay tries to land knees in the clinch but Falcon avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Falcon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Falcon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ramsay.
Falcon blocks an elbow strike from Ramsay.
Ramsay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ramsay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramsay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ramsay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Falcon avoids it.
Falcon swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramsay uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Ramsay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcon avoiding damage as Ramsay throws knees to the body.
Falcon trying to stall but Ramsay improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Falcon is defending well for now.
Ramsay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Falcon is defending well for now.
Ramsay throws an elbow but it misses.
Falcon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramsay blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramsay misses with an elbow strike.
Falcon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramsays head.
Falcon tries a body shot but Ramsay blocks it.
Falcon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramsay wants to stall.
Ramsay landing knees to the body.
Ramsay can't find room to land a body shot as Falcon controls the action.
Ramsay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ramsay working Falcon over with knees to the body.
Ramsay is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Falcon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramsay avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon takes an elbow to the temple.
Ramsay lands a hook that snaps the head of Falcon backwards.
Falcon throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramsay.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Falcon.
Falcon managing to block the knees to the body from Ramsay.
Falcon tries to land a knee to the head but Ramsay blocks with his arms.
Ramsay throws an elbow but it misses.
Falcon throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramsay.
Ramsay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Falcon is defending well for now.
Ramsay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Falcon.
Ramsay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramsay lands an elbow that stopped Falcon in his tracks for a moment.
Falcon avoiding damage as Ramsay throws knees to the body.
Ramsay lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Falcon avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramsay.
A bit of stalling here from Ramsay.
Falcon tries to throw a body punch but Ramsay avoids it by throwing Falcon back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Falcon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Falcon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramsay throws an elbow that misses.
Falcon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramsay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Falcon's defenses.
A short right from Ramsay.
Ramsay lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Ramsay.
Ramsay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramsay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ramsay throws an elbow that misses.
Falcon blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramsay lands an elbow inside.
Ramsay throws an elbow that misses.
Falcon working aggressively here.
Falcon avoiding damage as Ramsay throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Ramsay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Just Falcon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Falcon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramsay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Falcon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Falcon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramsay's calf.
Gordon Ramsay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falcon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Falcon just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramsay lands a right hook to the body.
Ramsay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcon manages to avoid it.
Ramsay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramsay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Falcon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramsay scores with a leg kick.
Ramsay cracks Falcon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramsay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
and Ramsay counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Falcon! He's just covering up as Ramsay starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Ramsay!
Gordon Ramsay seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eckhard Rowedder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcelo Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eckhard Rowedder!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rowedder shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Couture as he avoids it easily.
Rowedder moves out of range of the strikes.
Couture lands a nice shot to the body.
Rowedder tries to bum rush Couture with a series of wild strikes but Couture uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rowedder takes one to the side of the head.
Couture changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rowedder tries to avoid it but Couture manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rowedder to the ground. Rowedder escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rowedder takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Couture wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck for Couture with that takedown attempt.
Couture lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Couture misses.
Couture throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rowedder tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Couture is in Rowedder's guard.
Rowedder is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Couture is looking to work some ground and pound but Rowedder has wrist control.
Rowedder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Couture.
Rowedder has his feet on Couture's thighs here. He's pushed Couture off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Couture screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eckhard Rowedder!
Eckhard Rowedder decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sum Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mr Anderson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mr Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sum Crazy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crazy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A thudding body kick lands there by Anderson!
Anderson swings for the body but Crazy moves out of range.
Anderson throws a low kick but Crazy moves out of range easily.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson lands a leg kick that knocks Crazy off balance momentarily.
Crazy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mr Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crazy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anderson connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anderson is looking to chop away at Crazy's legs.
Crazy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Anderson.
Anderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Anderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a nice body kick.
Anderson throws a nice head kick!
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Crazy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anderson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Anderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crazy in his tracks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crazy checks a leg kick.
Mr Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson scores with a head kick. Crazy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Crazy checks a leg kick nicely.
Anderson misses with a low kick as Crazy jumps back.
Anderson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anderson connects with a high kick.
Crazy is rocked!
Crazy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Crazy is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Crazy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Crazy drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Anderson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Crazy's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Anderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Mr Anderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manawydan Fab Llyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McDougall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manawydan Fab Llyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John McDougall!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fab Llyr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fab Llyr ducks under a wild hook from McDougall.
McDougall scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McDougall's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fab Llyr under the eye.
McDougall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fab Llyr in his tracks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fab Llyr checks a leg kick.
Fab Llyr misses with the combination.
McDougall misses with a hook.
Fab Llyr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McDougall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fab Llyr scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fab Llyr closes the distance looking to clinch
and McDougall counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Fab Llyr misses.
Fab Llyr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manawydan Fab Llyr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from McDougall misses.
McDougall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fab Llyr on the side of the head.
McDougall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fab Llyr.
McDougall lands with a straight right. Fab Llyr didn't see that one coming.
Fab Llyr misses with a jab, cross combination.
McDougall misses with a double jab
and Fab Llyr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fab Llyr wants to clinch up but McDougall keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Fab Llyr misses.
McDougall misses with a body shot.
McDougall 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.
A jab from McDougall misses.
Fab Llyr tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDougall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left and a right from McDougall both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fab Llyr cracks McDougall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDougall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McDougall connects with a leg kick. Fab Llyr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fab Llyr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fab Llyr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fab Llyr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McDougall's calf.
McDougall stuns Fab Llyr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fab Llyr tries to close the distance and clinch but McDougall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDougall swings for the body but Fab Llyr moves out of range.
McDougall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fab Llyr.
McDougall lands with a right hand.
Fab Llyr looks to land a left hand but McDougall moved out of range nicely.
Fab Llyr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as McDougall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fab Llyr doesn't seem phased though.
Fab Llyr wants to clinch.
Fab Llyr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McDougall checks it well.
A big left from McDougall misses.
Fab Llyr thows a body shot but no joy.
Fab Llyr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDougall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McDougall throws a jab when Fab Llyr was well out of range.
McDougall staying out of range there.
McDougall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fab Llyr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McDougall throws an overhand right that lands on Fab Llyr's shoulder, as Fab Llyr tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDougall shoots in for a double leg but Fab Llyr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McDougall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fab Llyr was well out of range. Poor timing from McDougall.
McDougall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fab Llyr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
McDougall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fab Llyr.
Fab Llyr tries to clinch but McDougall moves out of range.
Fab Llyr fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. McDougall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fab Llyr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fab Llyr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fab Llyr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fab Llyr throws a leg kick that misses.
Fab Llyr tries to close the distance and clinch but McDougall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McDougall dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fab Llyr misses with a wild combination.
McDougall shoots for a takedown but Fab Llyr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Fab Llyr misses the target.
McDougall looks to land a right hand but Fab Llyr moved out of range.
Fab Llyr misses with a looping right.
Fab Llyr misses with a hook.
McDougall throws a half hearted mid kick.
McDougall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDougall swats away the attempt to clinch by Fab Llyr.
McDougall just misses with a punch to the body.
McDougall thumps Fab Llyr with a low kick.
Fab Llyr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDougall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fab Llyr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McDougall moves away from the strike by Fab Llyr.
The fighters circling - McDougall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDougall throws a good cross that connects.
Fab Llyr is looking to clinch.
Fab Llyr tries to clinch up but McDougall circles away and keeps his distance.
McDougall throws a nice looking combination but Fab Llyr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fab Llyr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fab Llyr wants to clinch
and McDougall counters with a right hand to the body.
Fab Llyr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fab Llyr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDougall.
Fab Llyr fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDougall misses with a low kick.
Fab Llyr throws a hook but McDougall blocks it.
Fab Llyr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDougall.
McDougall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fab Llyr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fab Llyr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McDougall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fab Llyr's guard.
McDougall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McDougall keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McDougall tries to pass to full mount but Fab Llyr defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fab Llyr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fab Llyr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McDougall's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McDougall's back!
A lull in the action here.
Fab Llyr somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Fab Llyr is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McDougall rolls, trying to escape but Fab Llyr keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will Fab Llyr go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
McDougall tries to roll but Fab Llyr sticks to his back.
McDougall has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Fab Llyr.
Fab Llyr controlling well, preventing McDougall from escaping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fab Llyr tries to keep control of the position but McDougall is staying busy.
Fab Llyr controlling well, preventing McDougall from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McDougall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fab Llyr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fab Llyr throws a leg kick but McDougall checks it.
McDougall throws an overhand right that lands on Fab Llyr's shoulder, as Fab Llyr tries to avoid the shot.
Fab Llyr throws a big shot that misses.
Fab Llyr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDougall.
McDougall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fab Llyr is looking to score with low kicks.
Fab Llyr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McDougall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fab Llyr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Fab Llyr misses its intended target.
McDougall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fab Llyr.
Fab Llyr is looking to clinch.
Fab Llyr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fab Llyr throws a big shot that misses.
Fab Llyr misses with an uppercut.
McDougall throws a looping overhand right but Fab Llyr ducks down to avoid it.
John McDougall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fab Llyr throws a looping overhand right but McDougall ducks down to avoid it.
Fab Llyr darts in trying to clinch
and McDougall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McDougall throwing strikes but missing.
McDougall throws a big right hand that misses.
Fab Llyr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fab Llyr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McDougall.
Manawydan Fab Llyr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fab Llyr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McDougall is aware though and is defending well.
McDougall throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McDougall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fab Llyr being controlled here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDougall trying to control but Fab Llyr is working from the bottom.
McDougall postures up.
McDougall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fab Llyr has momentary wrist control but McDougall slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDougall throwing strikes but missing.
McDougall landing some decent shots from guard.
Fab Llyr keeping moving, preventing McDougall from controlling successfully.
Fab Llyr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McDougall is aware though and is defending well.
McDougall sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fab Llyr is trying to control the position but McDougall postures up.
McDougall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McDougall tries to free his leg and advance position but Fab Llyr is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDougall postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McDougall showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McDougall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fab Llyr has his foot on McDougall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McDougall works his way back into a safe position though.
McDougall is working Fab Llyr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McDougall is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
John McDougall has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDougall in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fab Llyr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McDougall defends it easily.
McDougall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
John McDougall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McDougall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John McDougall!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Mester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grim Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikola Mester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Grim Reaper!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mester is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reaper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reaper delivers a nice body kick.
Mester looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reaper is fending him off so far but Mester persists. Nope, Reaper circles away and we're back to standing.
Mester 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.
Mester checks a low kick from Reaper.
Reaper throws a chopping leg kick but Mester manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mester blocks a head kick by Reaper.
Horrible takedown by Mester or perhaps it was just good defense by Reaper which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikola Mester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mester shoots in and drives through. Reaper sprawls well.
Mester checks the leg kick.
Reaper throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mester.
Some bone on bone action there as Mester checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mester fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reaper stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reaper wants it to stay on the feet.
Mester misses with a takedown attempt - Reaper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mester fails to land the takedown.
Mester looking to score a takedown here. Reaper is defending well but Mester drives through and ends up in Reaper's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Reaper keeping moving, preventing Mester from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mester postures up.
Mester landing with the ground and pound.
Mester wants to control from the top but Reaper keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mester is really struggling to control Reaper but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Reaper trying to keep a closed guard but Mester is proving a slippery customer.
Mester looking to pass the guard.
Mester trying to control but Reaper is working from the bottom.
Mester missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mester postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mester shoots in but no luck this time.
Mester fails with a takedown attempt.
Reaper throws a leg kick but Mester sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mester blocks a head kick by Reaper.
Mester checks a leg kick nicely.
Mester will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mester shoots in but Reaper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mester shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reaper as he jumps to the side.
Nice takedown defense from Reaper. No joy for Mester on that attempt.
Mester throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reaper's waist but Reaper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mester off to one side.
Reaper throws out a leg kick but Mester moves out of range and Reaper only half commits.
Nikola Mester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reaper shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reaper misses with a low kick.
No luck for Mester with that takedown attempt.
Mester looks for a takedown but Reaper sprawls well.
Mester looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reaper.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mester looks for a takedown but Reaper sprawls well.
Grim Reaper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mester with a poor takedown
and Reaper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grim Reaper will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mester defending well as Reaper loads up on a big left hand.
Reaper throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Reaper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mester avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mester shoots in looking for a takedown. Reaper tries to sprawl out of it but Mester keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reaper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mester shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reaper sprawls well. Reaper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mester gets slowly back to his feet.
Reaper leaves Mester with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikola Mester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reaper is looking to chop away at Mester's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mester looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Reaper!
Reaper manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Reaper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mester. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mester is trying to control. Reaper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mester wants to pass to mount but Reaper is defending the position.
Mester is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mester is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Reaper has managed to free his arm - good work.
Reaper is refusing to be controlled, as Mester sits in half guard.
Still in half guard, Mester seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper is staying active underneath Mester, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nikola Mester wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Reaper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grim Reaper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reaper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reaper lands with a hook. Mester tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reaper misses with a low kick.
Mester shoots in looking for a takedown. Reaper tries to sprawl out of it but Mester keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reaper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mester.
Reaper is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper seems a little lost for a moment, as Mester dominates the positioning.
You can see the frustration on Reaper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mester is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Reaper will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Reaper is trying to improve his position.
Mester trying to control the action but Reaper is working from the bottom.
Mester tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mester wants to control but Reaper is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nikola Mester just wasn't active enough.
Mester shoots in for a takedown but Reaper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reaper feints and then cracks Mester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mester down.
Reaper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mester.
Reaper lands a leg kick that knocks Mester off balance momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mester changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reaper tries to avoid it but Mester manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reaper to the ground. Reaper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mester fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nikola Mester will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mester shoots in but Reaper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reaper misses with a low kick as Mester jumps back.
Mester looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reaper is fending him off so far but Mester persists. Nope, Reaper circles away and we're back to standing.
Mester takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mester takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reaper connects with an inside leg kick.
Mester shoots in looking for a takedown but Reaper manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mester's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikola Mester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reaper.
Reaper motions for Mester to come forward. Reaper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mester shoots in for a takedown but Reaper shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reaper misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reaper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mester fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reaper avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick misses from Reaper.
Mester fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Reaper sprawls well initially but Mester persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Reaper wants to control but Mester is keeping busy.
Mester looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mester is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper is looking to improve his position.
Mester not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mester landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mester takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mester is looking for a kimura here.
Mester is looking to take a break and control but Reaper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reaper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mester.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mester is looking to take a break and control but Reaper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reaper wants to get back to full guard.
Mester is trying to control. Reaper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reaper can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reaper trying to control but Mester postures up.
Mester prevents Reaper from improving his position.
Mester is looking to take a break and control but Reaper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Nikola Mester wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Reaper throws a front kick that sends Mester stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Reaper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reaper throws a leg kick but Mester moved away.
Mester fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mester shoots in looking for a takedown. Reaper tries to sprawl out of it but Mester keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reaper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reaper stuffs the takedown attempt from Mester. Mester gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mester shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reaper sprawls well. Reaper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mester gets slowly back to his feet.
Mester is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mester chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reaper can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Grim Reaper.
I think Reaper 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grim Reaper!
A very excited looking Grim Reaper made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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