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LFC 1 - The Begining PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Swap Jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Jeggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Swap Jo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Swap Jo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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199 lbs
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189 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Intelligent |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Swap Jo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Jeggins!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jeggins gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jeggins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jo wants to control from the top but Jeggins keeps moving.
Jeggins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jo's guard.
Jeggins throwing strikes from guard but Jo blocks nicely.
Jeggins 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.
Jeggins works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jeggins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jo taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeggins with shots to the head and body - Jo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jeggins is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Jo is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Jo flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Jeggins anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Jo and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Jeggins slips an arm under Jo chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Jeggins has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Jeggins is squeezing on Jo like an anaconda would it's prey. Jo fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dick Jeggins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Digger DeGaetano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jugdish Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Digger DeGaetano has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Digger DeGaetano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jugdish Patel!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in DeGaetano's guard.
DeGaetano looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Patel slips nicely into half guard.
DeGaetano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Patel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Patel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but DeGaetano sees it coming and defends easily.
Patel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Patel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Patel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeGaetano is in trouble now - Patel has advanced to mount!
Patel controlling from mount.
Patel lands a couple of good shots and DeGaetano has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patel has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. DeGaetano is defending well but eventually Patel manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! DeGaetano has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jugdish Patel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Golovkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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178 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gennady Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gilbert Smith!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith tries to clinch there but Golovkin circles away.
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Smith is thwarting Golovkin's attempts to control the position.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Golovkin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Golovkin is in trouble now - Smith has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Golovkin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Golovkin wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golovkin prevents Smith from taking his back.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Golovkin is rocked!
Smith swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gilbert Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penncil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for James Jo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Jo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Penncil!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jo misses with a two punch combination.
Jo gets caught flat footed, as Penncil shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Penncil has gone for a leg lock! Jo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Penncil's guard.
Jo cracks Penncil with a solid left hand.
Penncil looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Penncil controls Jo momentarily but Jo frees himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Penncil has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jo doesn't defend quickly enough and Penncil has managed to lock this one up! Can Jo escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Penncil on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). BJ Penncil!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drizzy Breezy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gwan Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Drizzy Breezy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drizzy Breezy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gwan Dylan!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Breezy as Dylan shoots in.
Breezy tries to clinch up
and Dylan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dylan is trying for a kimura here. Breezy looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dylan wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gwan Dylan!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Jo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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184 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Jo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins throws a series of punches but Jo moves out of range.
Hopkins misses with a few strikes there.
Hopkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circling - Hopkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopkins throws a combination that misses
and Jo counters with a shoot takedown. Hopkins fights it but they end up in guard.
Jo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jo is looking to take a break and control but Hopkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hopkins takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hopkins down.
Jo cracks Hopkins with a big elbow.
Hopkins is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hopkins is trying to stand.
Hopkins is refusing to be controlled, as Jo sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins has hold of Jo's hands but Jo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Jo.
Hopkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jo pulls his head out easily.
Jo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hopkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Jo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hopkins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jo chips away with some ground and pound.
Jo postures up in Hopkins's guard and throws a big left but Hopkins blocks it.
Jo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hopkins has his feet on Jo's thighs here. He's pushed Jo 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! Jo 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). Dwayne Hopkins!
Dwayne Hopkins is the new middleweight champion!
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