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Commonwealth FF 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Dos Santos (ranked 6391 p4p, 5717 weight class) and Kafwe Twa (ranked 621 p4p, 581 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kafwe Twa!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Twa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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.
Dos Santos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dos Santos is staying active underneath Twa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Twa in particular looking to stall.
Twa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twa tries to pass to full mount but Dos Santos defends it.
Dos Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twa moves nicely into side control.
Twa has an Americana. Dos Santos didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Twa is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Twa hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kafwe Twa!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ewan Payne (ranked 4302 p4p, 5716 weight class) and Dhadimagi Havitta (ranked 487 p4p, 582 weight class). Ewan Payne has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ewan Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dhadimagi Havitta!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havitta closes the distance and clinches.
Payne prevents the takedown attempt.
Payne is working for takedown but Havitta is calmly controlling the position for now.
Payne goes for a takedown attempt but Havitta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Havitta.
Payne drops down looking for a counter takedown but Havitta sprawls and moves away.
Havitta shoots in but Payne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ewan Payne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dhadimagi Havitta.
Havitta gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne 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.
Payne advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Havitta tries to roll over but Payne keeps him under control.
Havitta is still trying to improve position.
Payne controlling the action here.
Payne is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Havitta is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ewan Payne!
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FIGHT
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Main event
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John Cooper really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 144.8, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Steven Stark was cancelled. |
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