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LDR KO 5: Pigme Wars PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Messi (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Javier Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lionel Messi!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hernandez tries to avoid it but Messi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hernandez to the ground. Hernandez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hernandez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hernandez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hernandez shoots in and bounces Messi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Messi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Messi wants to sweep here but Hernandez controlling him for the moment.
Hernandez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hernandez throwing strikes but missing.
Messi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hernandez tries to hold on but Messi postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Messi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hernandez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Messi wants to control the pace but Hernandez is squirming around nicely.
Messi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hernandez has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hernandez!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hernandez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hernandez wants to pass the guard but Messi is keeping the position.
Hernandez stands and steps away. Messi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hernandez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hernandez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hernandez is looking to clinch but Messi is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Messi's half guard.
Hernandez 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.
Messi is pressing down on Hernandez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hernandez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Messi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez 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.
Messi is trying to keep Hernandez in close.
Messi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hernandez is one step ahead there.
Messi keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Messi looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hernandez misses with a takedown
and Messi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Messi wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Messi preventing the sweep.
Messi throws a big right hand that misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Messi gets to his feet. Hernandez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hernandez lands with a slapping head kick.
Messi tries to clinch but Hernandez moves away
and Hernandez counters with a single leg into guard. Messi didn't expect that.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Messi looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hernandez has picked Messi up and slammed him! Messi can't keep hold of the triangle and Hernandez manages to pass to side control!
Messi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hernandez's best efforts.
Hernandez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Messi keeps working.
Messi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hernandez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Messi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hernandez has managed to get both his arms back between Messi's legs - danger averted.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Messi keeps moving.
Hernandez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Messi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hernandez passes Messi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's eight 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.
Hernandez is keen to just control but Messi is a slippery customer.
Messi is looking to improve his position.
Hernandez decides to stand up.
Messi tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Messi wants to control but Hernandez is keeping busy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez controlling the action here.
Hernandez wants to pass the guard but Messi is defending well.
Messi tries to get to full guard but Hernandez has control of the leg.
Hernandez wants to control but Messi is keeping him busy.
Hernandez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Messi tries to roll over but Hernandez keeps him under control.
Messi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hernandez is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Hernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hernandez 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 10:9
Judge James Glass scores the fight 10:9
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Hernandez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siphiwe Tshabalala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siphiwe Tshabalala is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Siphiwe Tshabalala!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tshabalala.
Da Silva shoots in but Tshabalala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tshabalala fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Silva is looking to chop away at Tshabalala's legs.
Da Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tshabalala's waist but Tshabalala gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Da Silva off to one side.
Tshabalala scores with a kick to the midsection.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
Tshabalala takes the fight into the clinch.
Tshabalala working hard to break the clinch.
Tshabalala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tshabalala wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tshabalala wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Da Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Tshabalala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tshabalala gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Tshabalala content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tshabalala decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tshabalala rushes Da Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but Tshabalala holds him up against the cage and eventually Da Silva drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Silva tries to break free but Tshabalala pushes him back against the cage.
Tshabalala manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tshabalala is on top in guard.
Da Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tshabalala on the ground.
Tshabalala is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tshabalala is pushing down on Da Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Da Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Tshabalala has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tshabalala stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Da Silva to get to his feet.
Tshabalala takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala displaying some good clinch control by pressing Da Silva up against the cage.
Tshabalala breaks from the clinch.
Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Tshabalala scores with a takedown into Da Silva's guard.
Tshabalala passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tshabalala has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Tshabalala controlling the pace for now.
Da Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tshabalala looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tshabalala scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Da Silva?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tshabalala controlling his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Siphiwe Tshabalala just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tshabalala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Da Silva's calf.
Tshabalala tries to clinch but Da Silva moves out of range.
Tshabalala moves into range and clinches up with Da Silva.
Tshabalala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tshabalala closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tshabalala lands in his opponent's guard.
Tshabalala drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tshabalala jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tshabalala passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala works to advance to full mount. Da Silva defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tshabalala tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Tshabalala.
Tshabalala dominating with strikes here.
Tshabalala breaks from Da Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tshabalala content just to control the position here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Tshabalala.
Tshabalala controlling from mount.
That's eight 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.
Tshabalala putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tshabalala tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tshabalala jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Da Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Da Silva is being controlled here.
Tshabalala tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala working the ground and pound from side control.
Da Silva struggling a bit here.
Tshabalala decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tshabalala scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tshabalala takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Siphiwe Tshabalala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tshabalala 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 8:10
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 8:10
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 8:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Siphiwe Tshabalala!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lassana Diarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lassana Diarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rashad Evans!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
Diarra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Evans counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Diarra is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diarra trying to get back to full guard but Evans takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Diarra flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Evans prevents Diarra from getting the reversal.
Evans tries to control but Diarra wriggling away.
Diarra is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Evans is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diarra can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Evans trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Evans pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Diarra swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Diarra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diarra throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Evans is working for a guillotine from mount but Diarra frees his head quite easily.
Diarra is trying desperately to improve position.
Diarra gets back to half guard.
Evans in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Diarra tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Evans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rashad Evans!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shonn Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Speedy Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shonn Greene!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez gets a clinch.
Greene tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gonzalez smiles and moves away.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greene.
Greene shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gonzalez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Greene wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Gonzalez pulls Greene in close to his closed guard and prevents Greene from doing any damage or advancing position.
Greene has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gonzalez to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Greene is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gonzalez pulls down on the head and he's put Greene to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Speedy Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Francisco dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vern Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vern Troyer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Francisco dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vern Troyer!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
dos Santos trying to control but Troyer is working from the bottom.
Troyer throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Troyer is trying to keep dos Santos in close.
Troyer wants to get back to his feet but dos Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
dos Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
dos Santos content to stall in guard here.
dos Santos wants to control from the top but Troyer keeps moving.
dos Santos won't allow Troyer to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
dos Santos shoots in and drives through. Troyer sprawls well.
dos Santos clinches up with Troyer and pushes him back against the cage.
Troyer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
dos Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Troyer tries to clinch
so dos Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
dos Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
dos Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
dos Santos rushes Troyer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
dos Santos decides to pull guard.
Troyer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. dos Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Troyer gets to his feet - dos Santos follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos looks for a takedown but Troyer sprawls well.
Troyer is trying hard to land a takedown here. dos Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from dos Santos.
Troyer shoots in and bounces dos Santos off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Troyer wants to stand but dos Santos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Troyer is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Troyer stopping the sweep attempt from dos Santos.
Troyer is looking to advance position but dos Santos has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Troyer is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four 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.
dos Santos lands a nice shot to the head.
Troyer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Troyer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Troyer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Troyer is squirming around, avoiding dos Santos's attempts to control the action.
dos Santos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
dos Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Troyer manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Troyer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Troyer trying to control from the bottom.
Troyer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Troyer controls dos Santos momentarily but dos Santos frees himself.
Troyer keeping moving, preventing dos Santos from controlling successfully.
Troyer working a defensive guard here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Troyer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for dos Santos!
Troyer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
You get the feeling that dos Santos really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Troyer goes for an armbar but dos Santos turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from dos Santos.
dos Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Troyer on the ground.
Troyer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Troyer wants to lay and pray for a moment but dos Santos keeps working.
Troyer lands strikes from half guard.
dos Santos trying to control but Troyer postures up.
Troyer works his way into side control.
dos Santos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Troyer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Troyer is trying to maintain the position but dos Santos is very close to passing his half guard.
Troyer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Troyer working a defensive guard here.
dos Santos won't allow Troyer to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Troyer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Troyer is looking to stand up but dos Santos isn't so interested in that idea.
dos Santos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Troyer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
dos Santos lands a couple of elbows.
dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Troyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Troyer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst dos Santos is controlling him.
dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Troyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Francisco dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think dos Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 10:9
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 10:9
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Francisco dos Santos!
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