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WFC CAGED VENGEANCE 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Louden Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BOB MARLEY (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swain's entrance music is Foreigner . A fine choice. BOB MARLEY has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Louden Swain's chin.
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144 lbs
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Louden Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, BOB MARLEY!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MARLEY slips under a jab.
Swain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MARLEY was well out of range. Poor timing from Swain.
Swain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MARLEY is looking to clinch but Swain is avoiding it.
Swain lands a body shot.
MARLEY looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swain tries to close the distance and clinch but MARLEY swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MARLEY tries to keep at a distance but Swain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Swain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Swain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Swain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MARLEY is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Swain pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Swain.
A short right from Swain.
Swain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MARLEY or not.
Swain breaks from the clinch.
Swain scores with a hook to the body. MARLEY takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Swain.
Swain connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused MARLEY some visible discomfort.
Swain is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, MARLEY has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain decides to stand back up. Swain steps back and let's MARLEY get back to his feet.
Swain lands with a straight right. MARLEY didn't see that one coming.
Swain forces MARLEY back against the cage and clinches.
Swain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swain drops MARLEY with a beautiful combination! MARLEY stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Swain is looking for the KO!
MARLEY is rocked!
It looks like BOB MARLEY has been cut.
Swain throws a combination. MARLEY tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
MARLEY is still on wobbly legs! Can Swain finish him?
MARLEY walks straight into a right hand from Swain - that's dropped him! Swain jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save MARLEY from any more punishment! MARLEY complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Louden Swain!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pain McGraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julimar Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julimar Santos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Pain McGraw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Julimar Santos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos misses with a double jab.
McGraw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McGraw swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGraw tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGraw to the ground. McGraw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGraw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
McGraw misses the shot to the body.
McGraw looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGraw shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McGraw was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Santos is looking to improve his position but McGraw isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McGraw controlling from the full mount.
Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but McGraw has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos tries to lock up and control but McGraw gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
McGraw looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGraw trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McGraw looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santos is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
McGraw looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santos working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McGraw controlling from mount.
Santos working to try and regain half guard.
Santos blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGraw tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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 Pain McGraw will probably get the nod.
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.
McGraw slips a straight right by Santos.
McGraw slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
A shot to the body from McGraw misses
and Santos counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGraw shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McGraw takes a little break here. Santos wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Santos tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Santos is squirming around, avoiding McGraw's attempts to control the action.
Santos can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw controlling the pace for now.
McGraw prevents Santos from getting the reversal.
Santos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
McGraw stops Santos from getting back to his feet.
McGraw trying to control the pace.
Santos kicks off McGraw and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by McGraw.
McGraw scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGraw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Julimar Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to de liver by McGraw. Beautiful body shot.
McGraw is looking to wear down Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McGraw closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Santos to the mat! Santos manages to get full guard.
Santos looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but McGraw puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
McGraw prevents Santos from improving his position.
Santos is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to get back to full guard here but McGraw has managed to pass to side control instead.
McGraw takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Santos tries to hold on but McGraw postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGraw prevents Santos from getting the reversal.
McGraw controlling from the full mount.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Pain McGraw dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGraw defending well as Santos loads up on a big left hand.
McGraw ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from McGraw finds it's way through Santos's defenses.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGraw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Julimar Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos blocks a jab.
McGraw looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Santos trying to control but McGraw postures up.
McGraw passes into side control, despite Santos's attempt to control the position.
Santos wants to control but McGraw postures up.
Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
McGraw decides to stand up, so the ref orders Santos to his feet.
McGraw throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
McGraw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and McGraw counters with a nice uppercut.
McGraw dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGraw looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McGraw scores with a sloppy right hand. Santos should have avoided that one.
McGraw tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Santos stalks McGraw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McGraw's face. McGraw staggers backwards, shaken.
McGraw cracks a nice hook into Santos's ribs.
McGraw connects with a nice looking jab.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos tries for a takedown but McGraw circles away easily
and McGraw counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McGraw is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McGraw has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGraw trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGraw forces his way into half guard.
Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McGraw is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McGraw sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pain McGraw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McGraw, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Pain McGraw!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Pain McGraw!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Pain McGraw!
Pain McGraw wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owen Schmitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Duivall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Schmitt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In God We Trust - Stryper. Owen Schmitt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Schmitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Duivall!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmitt lands the left hand.
It looks like Robert Duivall has been cut.
Duivall shoots in and drives through. Schmitt sprawls well.
Schmitt grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Duivall takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Schmitt cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Owen Schmitt!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Am (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Fists (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Am!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, King Fists!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fists misses with a body shot.
Am shoots in for a takedown but Fists shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fists lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fists takes a swing at Am's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Fists.
Fists with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Am misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Am takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Am shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fists sprawls well. Fists wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Am gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Am. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fists connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Will Am has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fists lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Am has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Am and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fists misses with an uppercut. Am saw that one coming.
Am takes one to the side of the head.
Am looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Am shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fists as he avoids it easily.
Fists throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Am on the side of the head.
Am gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fists stuffs the takedown attempt from Am. Am gets slowly back to his feet.
Am shoots in and drives through. Fists sprawls well.
King Fists is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Am looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fists lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fists tries to land a leg kick but Am saw it coming and moves away.
Fists lands a jab to Am's midsection.
Am is breathing heavily.
Fists swings for the body but Am moves out of range.
Am needs to keep his hands up - Fists had a free shot at his head there.
Am takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Am takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fists lands with a hook. Am tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Will Am's cut is getting worse.
Fists wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Am takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fists tests Am's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King Fists seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fists shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fists cracks Am with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Will Am's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fists fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Am manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fists. Am does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fists cracks Am with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Am shoots in for a double leg but Fists sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fists misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Fists.
Am gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fists.
Jeez, Will Am's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fists scores with a nice strike.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Will Am's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). King Fists!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oedline Buntington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and reece kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Buntington might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Random Elevator Music. reece kahn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Oedline Buntington's chin.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Oedline Buntington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, reece kahn!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buntington throws a right and a left that kahn avoids nicely.
kahn scores with a takedown into Buntington's guard.
Buntington is looking to stand up but kahn isn't so interested in that idea.
Buntington trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Buntington keeping full guard, as kahn tries to pass.
kahn 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.
kahn prevents Buntington from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kahn stands up and waves to Buntington to follow him.
Buntington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but kahn circles away quickly and effectively.
Oedline Buntington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
kahn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
kahn gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
kahn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
kahn is looking to clinch but Buntington is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buntington checks a low kick from kahn.
kahn has a takedown stuffed.
Buntington misses with a few strikes there.
Buntington swinging wildly here.
kahn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buntington.
kahn fails with a takedown attempt.
Oedline Buntington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of reece kahn.
Buntington moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
kahn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Buntington counter with a right hand.
Buntington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kahn tries to close the distance and clinch but Buntington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buntington misses with a jab, cross combination.
kahn doesn't manage to clinch there - Buntington circles away.
Buntington lands a nice shot that snaps kahn's head back.
It looks like reece kahn has been cut.
Buntington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Buntington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but kahn circles away quickly and effectively.
Buntington lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Buntington throws a nice looking combination but kahn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buntington getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Buntington, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
kahn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Buntington throws a left and a right that both miss
and kahn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Buntington wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buntington tries to circle away but kahn has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buntington wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but kahn has him pressed against the cage.
kahn is trying to trip Buntington. He has hold of a leg but Buntington is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. kahn persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
kahn stands and steps away. Buntington gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
kahn looks gassed!
Buntington slaps away a takedown attempt from kahn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
kahn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Buntington finds it's way round the side to connect with kahn's head.
Buntington misses with a double jab.
kahn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
kahn is rocked!
Buntington lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. kahn is looking to close the distance but Buntington sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! kahn crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope kahn is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Oedline Buntington!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Jester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Schmidli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmidli comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Busta Rhymes - Ante Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marcus Schmidli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Jester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Schmidli!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Schmidli.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Schmidli.
Schmidli is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jester knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Schmidli tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jester tries to bench press Schmidli off him but Schmidli keeps the position.
Schmidli decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Schmidli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schmidli tries to clinch there but Jester circles away.
Schmidli lands a head kick!
Schmidli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jester avoids the head kick by Schmidli.
Schmidli is looking to clinch but Jester is avoiding it.
Jester with a lazy takedown attempt
and Schmidli counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schmidli.
Schmidli thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jester had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schmidli defends it easily.
Jester is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jester is breathing heavily.
Jester avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jester is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jester missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jester is working for a kimura here but Schmidli manages to reverse the position and he's now in Jester's guard.
Schmidli thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jester is looking to sinch up a triangle. Schmidli throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Jester's body to avoid the submission. Jester has instead reached around Schmidli's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Jester arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joe Jester!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Farmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merv Ridley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ridley has chosen Don't Turn Off The Lights - Enrique Iglesias as his entrance music. Merv Ridley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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163 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Farmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Merv Ridley!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farmer tries to clinch there but Ridley circles away.
Farmer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Farmer seems to be looking for submissions.
Farmer blocks the strikes from Ridley.
Ridley manages to get to full guard.
Farmer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Farmer wanted to stand there but Ridley had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridley is looking for a triangle but Farmer pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farmer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Farmer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Farmer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ridley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Farmer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Farmer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridley thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Farmer wants to pass the guard but Ridley is keeping the position.
Ridley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ridley working for a triangle but Farmer defends it easily.
Farmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Ridley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridley looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Farmer passes into half guard.
Ridley is refusing to be controlled, as Farmer sits in half guard.
Farmer is looking for a kimura but Ridley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Farmer to get the leverage.
Farmer is thwarting Ridley's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Farmer seems to be working for a kimura but Ridley defends the submission attempt.
Ridley wants to improve his position but Farmer is controlling well.
Farmer seems to be working for a kimura but Ridley defends the submission attempt.
Farmer wants to control but Ridley is keeping him busy.
Ridley is pressing down on Farmer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Merv Ridley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ridley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Farmer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Farmer tries to improve position but can't.
Farmer tries to escape but Ridley is in control.
Ridley moves into full mount!
Ridley moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Farmer has worked his arm free - good work by Farmer!
Ridley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Farmer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ridley is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ridley is looking for a kimura here.
Farmer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ridley.
Ridley is thwarting Farmer's attempts to control the position.
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.
Farmer won't allow Ridley to pass to mount.
Farmer actively working from the bottom here.
Farmer wants to control but Ridley is keeping busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ridley tries for a takedown but Farmer circles away easily
and Farmer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ridley won't be happy with that.
Farmer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ridley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ridley tries to buck Farmer off but Farmer is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridley trying to remain calm as Farmer controls from the top position.
Merv Ridley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ridley is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Farmer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ridley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Farmer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ridley has a closed guard, preventing Farmer from standing up.
Farmer passes Ridley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ridley tries to roll over but Farmer keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridley trying to hold on to Farmer's head to control him but Farmer postures up.
Farmer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ridley defends it well.
Ridley is looking to control Farmer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ridley avoid being mounted?
Ridley moves into full guard.
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 John Farmer will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Farmer.
Farmer tries to clinch but Ridley is having none of it.
Farmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Farmer moves into the clinch successfully.
Ridley prevents the takedown attempt.
Farmer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farmer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ridley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Farmer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ridley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ridley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Farmer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ridley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Farmer moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Ridley.
Farmer tries for a kimura but Ridley is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Farmer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ridley keeps working.
Ridley gets back to half guard.
That's two 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.
Farmer is looking for a kimura but Ridley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Farmer to get the leverage.
Ridley tries to get to full guard but Farmer has control of the leg.
Ridley is trying to control but can't.
Farmer content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmer is looking to take a break and control but Ridley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Farmer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ridley looking for submissions off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Farmer throws a head kick that half lands.
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.
Ridley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Farmer counters with a big head kick but Ridley shrugs it off.
John Farmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Merv Ridley.
Farmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ridley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ridley misses with a takedown attempt
and Farmer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
John Farmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ridley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ridley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ridley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ridley keeps the fight on the outside.
Farmer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Farmer showed some decent athleticism there.
Farmer is trying to work for a kimura but Ridley is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Farmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Farmer 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for John Farmer!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for John Farmer!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for John Farmer!
John Farmer wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Something Other (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Under the Knife - Rise Against. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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20
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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162 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Something Other!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Franklin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Other cracks Franklin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Other takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Franklin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Other was well out of range. Poor timing from Franklin.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Franklin pushes down on Other's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Other is trying to get back to full guard.
Franklin trying to control the action but Other is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franklin prevents Other from improving his position.
Franklin wants to control but Other is keeping him busy.
Franklin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Franklin prevents Other from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Other misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Other as Franklin shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin fails to land with a series of punches.
Franklin slips a jab and a cross from Other.
Horrible takedown by Franklin or perhaps it was just good defense by Other which made him look bad.
Franklin scores with a nice right hand.
Other throws a combination that misses
and Franklin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Something Other seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Other is breathing heavily.
Other throws a series of punches but Franklin moves out of range.
Other stuffs the takedown.
Something Other has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Franklin.
Franklin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Other.
Franklin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Other throws a left and a right that both miss
and Franklin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Franklin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Franklin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Other doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Franklin.
Other tries to roll over but Franklin keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Other has hold of Franklin's hands but Franklin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Other avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Franklin.
Franklin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Franklin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Franklin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Other is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Other slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Other looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Other looking for a sweep. Not yet Other, not yet.
Franklin slips nicely into half guard.
Franklin is taking a breather. Other says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Other wants to get back to full guard.
Franklin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Other sees it coming and defends easily.
Other actively working from the bottom here.
Franklin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Other with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Franklin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Franklin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Other is just riding it out for now. Franklin eventually gives up the hold.
Other manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Other keeping moving, preventing Franklin from controlling successfully.
Franklin thows a big elbow that misses.
Franklin won't allow Other to sweep him here.
Franklin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Franklin with a nice head shot there.
Franklin scoring with some ground and pound.
Other throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Other wants to sweep here but Franklin controlling him for the moment.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Franklin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Franklin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Other is trying to defend but Franklin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Franklin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Franklin stalling.
Other is looking to improve his position.
Other is working hard here to advance position.
Franklin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Franklin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Franklin has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Other defend it? Franklin steps over the head and cranks it - Other is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Franklin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jamie Franklin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Aka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Hurt. Austin Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Aka's chin.
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205 lbs
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209 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Austin Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Aka!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Aka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Aka.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aka tries to clinch up.
Aka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aka wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aka on the side of the head.
It looks like Jason Aka has been cut.
Aka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith drops Aka with a beautiful combination! Aka stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throws an overhand right that drops Aka like a sack of potatoes! Smith dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Austin Smith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keast Beasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seymour Subs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beasty has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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200 lbs
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215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keast Beasty!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Seymour Subs!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Beasty misses the target.
Beasty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Subs avoids the body shot from Beasty.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beasty. Subs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Subs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beasty.
Subs moves away from the strike by Beasty.
Subs shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Beasty napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Subs is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Beasty is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Subs trying to control the position but Beasty is working away.
You can see the frustration on Beasty's face as Subs controls the position.
Beasty defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Subs taking a break here but Beasty is having none of it and regains half guard.
Subs trying to mount his opponent but Beasty defends it.
Subs throws a strike but Beasty avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Subs looking to sit in guard and control but Beasty gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Beasty won't allow Subs to sweep him here.
Beasty is breathing heavily.
Subs has his feet on Beasty's thighs here. He's pushed Beasty 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! Beasty screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seymour Subs! Seymour Subs retains his light heavyweight title!
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