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QFC Tournament 841 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Parker Aiden (ranked 7612 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shido Tashiba (ranked 6484 p4p, 439 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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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Parker Aiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shido Tashiba!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tashiba throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aiden.
Tashiba throws a head kick that misses.
Tashiba drives through and clinches with Aiden against the cage.
Aiden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tashibas head.
Aiden lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tashiba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tashiba is rocked!
Aiden throws an elbow but it misses.
Tashiba is still on wobbly legs! Can Aiden finish him?
A hook to the body from Aiden.
Tashiba looks winded!
Aiden lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tashiba seems to have recovered his senses.
Aiden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tashiba taking a breather.
Aiden lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tashiba tries to pull guard but Aiden won't allow it.
Aiden lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tashiba to his knees! Aiden keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Parker Aiden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Jackson (ranked 5778 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Top (ranked 6109 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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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brick Top!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Top doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Top scores with a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Top loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Top throwing strikes but missing.
Top postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Top missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Top throws a big right hand that misses.
Top throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Top slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson 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 one minute gone in the round.
Top is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Top wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Top is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Top avoid being mounted?
Jackson is taking a breather. Top 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.
Top wants to control but Jackson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jackson wants to pass to mount but Top is defending the position.
Top is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Top misses with a takedown
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marcus Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Top.
Top shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Top closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Top lands in his opponent's guard.
Top trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Top accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Top trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Top loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Top throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Top's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Top looking to control.
Jackson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Top has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jackson has passed into side control.
Top is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Jackson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Top fails with a takedown attempt.
Top misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Top uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson is pushing Top up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jackson.
Jackson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Top can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Top's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Top blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Top tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marcus Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Top.
Top's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Top uses good head movement to avoid it.
Top is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Top backwards.
Top blocking some punches.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Top uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Top avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Top wants to take the fight to the mat but Jackson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson stalling.
Jackson has Top pressed against the cage.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Top uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Jackson.
Top gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marcus Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Top shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jackson's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Top working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Jackson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Top shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson presses Top against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Top.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Top goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Top controls his hands.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Top can't get the takedown.
Marcus Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Top.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marcus Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson lands a left hand.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Jackson pushes Top back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Top.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Top goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Top.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Brick Top has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Top wants a takedown but no success here.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Jackson pushes Top back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Top throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Marcus Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Top has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Top takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Top backwards.
Top wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Top fails to land.
Jackson lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson digs a right hand into Top's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Top's gas tank.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Top.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Top swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson has Top pushed against the cage.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson just leaning against Top, taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Marcus Jackson!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Marcus Jackson!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Marcus Jackson!
Marcus Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Filthy Fedor (ranked 6222 p4p, 284 weight class) and Timothy Wine (ranked 6201 p4p, 283 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Filthy Fedor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Wine!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedor ducks under a wild hook from Wine.
Wine throws a looping overhand right but Fedor ducks down to avoid it.
Wine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fedor throws a head kick that misses
and Wine counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wine.
Wine is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wine works over Fedor with some ground and pound from guard.
Wine pushing down on Fedor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wine is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wine drops an elbow to the side of Fedor's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wine slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like Wine might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Wine decides to return to a standing position.
Fedor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fedor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fedor wants to clinch
and Wine counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fedor won't be happy with that.
Fedor tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Fedor trying to control the hands but Wine won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wine slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Wine has got one arm under Fedor's chin. This could be trouble... Fedor trying to control the other hand but Wine gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Fedor has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Timothy Wine!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Raper (ranked 6496 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Martel (ranked 5859 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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Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brutus Raper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Xander Martel!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martel has closed the distance and engaged Raper in a clinch.
Raper wants to take the fight to the mat but Martel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Martel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raper blocks an uppercut.
Raper pulls guard successfully.
Martel preventing the sweep.
Raper has his hands on Martel's head, controlling the position.
Martel tries to stand but Raper is controlling from the bottom.
Raper lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martel wants to stand up but Raper is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Raper cracks Martel with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raper forces his way into half guard.
Martel wants to improve his position but Raper is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raper slips a nice elbow through Martel's hands, connecting with Martel's forehead.
Raper passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Martel!
Raper with a couple of short strikes.
Raper connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Raper scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Martel?
Martel tries to hold on but Raper postures up.
Raper connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raper looking to finish Martel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Martel!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martel tries to hold on but Raper postures up.
Raper is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Raper looking to isolate an arm here. Martel doesn't see it coming and as Raper extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Raper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brutus Raper!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khaled Sameer (ranked 6110 p4p, 281 weight class) and George Capella (ranked 5771 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Khaled Sameer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Capella!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capella slaps away a takedown attempt from Sameer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Capella fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sameer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
George Capella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sameer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sameer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Capella sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sameer somewhat.
Sameer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capella connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sameer momentarily.
Sameer is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capella misses with a looping left.
Sameer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sameer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khaled Sameer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Capella scores with the left hand. Sameer knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Capella lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sameer doesn't seem phased though.
Oh Sameer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Capella scores with a decent looking hook.
Capella connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sameer momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sameer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Capella.
Sameer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Capella.
Capella stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Capella wants it to stay on the feet.
Capella swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Capella misses its intended target.
Sameer tries to counter with a takedown but Capella is quick to defend against it.
Capella throws a big shot that misses.
Sameer seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sameer shoots in looking for a takedown but Capella manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sameer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capella missing with a left hand there. Sameer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sameer feinted with a counter takedown.
Capella lands a jab to Sameer's midsection.
Sameer fails to land the takedown.
Sameer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Capella connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capella rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sameer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Capella avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sameer.
Capella taking some punishment here, with Sameer in his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Capella can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sameer lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sameer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sameer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sameer is nestled in close to Capella, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sameer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Capella is looking for a sweep. Sameer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Capella looks winded!
Sameer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sameer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Capella dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sameer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Capella but Capella pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A leg kick checked by Capella.
A little jabbing left from Capella on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sameer moves away from the strike by Capella.
Sameer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
George Capella seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Capella lands a slapping body shot.
Capella scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capella misses with a looping left.
Sameer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Capella misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sameer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capella lands a jab.
Sameer needs to keep his hands up - Capella had a free shot at his head there.
Capella misses with an uppercut.
Capella jabs Sameer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sameer fails with a takedown attempt.
Sameer has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khaled Sameer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capella pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sameer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sameer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Capella defends it nicely.
Capella throws an off balance right hand
and Sameer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sameer.
Capella lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capella misses with a punch to the body.
Capella throws a head punch that misses.
Sameer working hard to break the clinch.
Sameer blocking some punches.
Capella has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Capella breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Capella lands a head shot.
Capella misses with a wild combination.
Capella is breathing heavily.
Capella keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capella misses with a hook.
Sameer attempts a counter takedown but Capella avoids it well and moves away.
Capella swings for the body but Sameer moves out of range.
Sameer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Capella sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sameer goes for a double leg but Capella avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Capella continues to drive forward.
Capella misses with a straight right.
Sameer misses with a takedown attempt - Capella sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Capella displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sameer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Capella showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Capella displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sameer.
Sameer looks for a takedown but Capella sprawls well.
Sameer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Capella throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sameer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Capella sprawls and moves away.
Capella paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capella feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sameers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Capella lands a jab.
Capella throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sameer attempts a counter takedown but Capella avoids it well and moves away.
Sameer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khaled Sameer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Capella punishes Sameer's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Capella - just one landing.
Capella swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sameer tries to counter with a takedown but Capella is quick to defend against it.
Capella takes a swing at Sameer's ribcage but misses.
Capella throws the left hand but Sameer avoids the punch easily.
Capella lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sameer circles away quickly and effectively.
Sameer feinted with a counter takedown.
Capella swings for the body but Sameer moves out of range.
Capella takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sameer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sameer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Capella defends well and Sameer ends up having to push Capella into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capella misses with a double jab.
Capella misses with a wild body shot.
Sameer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Capella keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
George Capella is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sameer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Capella is not content to let Sameer control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sameer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Capella avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sameer.
Capella is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sameer scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sameer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sameer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sameer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sameer working Capella over with strikes.
Capella blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sameer.
Sameer gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Sameer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Capella as he avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sameer shoots for a double leg takedown but Capella sprawls well. He's pushed Sameer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sameer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Capella sprawls well. Capella wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sameer gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Capella comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Capella winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight for George Capella!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for George Capella!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for George Capella!
George Capella wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slammy Neckbreaker (ranked 5856 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Williams (ranked 6338 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Slammy Neckbreaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Archie Williams!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Neckbreaker doesn't seem phased though.
Neckbreaker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams is trying to stand up here but Neckbreaker is controlling him well.
Neckbreaker slips a nice elbow through Williams's hands, connecting with Williams's forehead.
Williams has hold of Neckbreaker's hands but Neckbreaker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Williams is looking to escape.
Williams taking some punishment here, with Neckbreaker in his half guard.
Neckbreaker is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Neckbreaker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neckbreaker lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neckbreaker slips a nice elbow through Williams's hands, connecting with Williams's forehead.
Williams is trying to stand up here but Neckbreaker is controlling him well.
Neckbreaker is controlling the pace.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Neckbreaker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Still in half guard, Neckbreaker seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Neckbreaker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neckbreaker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Neckbreaker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neckbreaker controlling the action here.
Neckbreaker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williams has hold of Neckbreaker's hands but Neckbreaker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Neckbreaker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Neckbreaker working Williams over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Neckbreaker.
Neckbreaker prevents Williams from standing back up.
Williams on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neckbreaker lands strikes from half guard.
Williams is rocked!
Williams is trying to stand up here but Neckbreaker is controlling him well.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Neckbreaker finish him?
Williams is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Neckbreaker controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neckbreaker is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Neckbreaker lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Neckbreaker.
Williams is trying to stand up.
Neckbreaker lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Neckbreaker is landing with some decent strikes but Williams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Neckbreaker landing strikes from the mount.
Neckbreaker cracks Williams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neckbreaker postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Williams is out cold - huge knockout for Neckbreaker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Slammy Neckbreaker!
A very excited looking Slammy Neckbreaker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 6717 p4p, 306 weight class) and Leroy Jenkins (ranked 5774 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leroy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jenkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Jenkins as he connects with a hook.
Jenkins takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Jenkins has closed the distance and engaged Hunt in a clinch.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenkins blocks an uppercut.
Jenkins lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jenkins gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hunt takes a shot to the head.
Jenkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Jenkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hunt lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jenkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jenkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt is rocked!
Jenkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Jenkins fails to land.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt seems to have got his legs back now.
Jenkins scores with a shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Good body shot from Jenkins.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Jenkins controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Jenkins as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins.
Jenkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hunt's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hunt drops to his knees and Jenkins pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Jenkins!
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