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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between London Saint James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Small Fall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint James comes to the cage accompanied by Rocky Road To Dublin. London Saint James has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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230 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
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175 cm
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250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, London Saint James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Small Fall!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saint James tries to avoid it but Fall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saint James to the ground. Saint James escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fall shoots in for a takedown but Saint James shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Saint James connects with a nice looking jab.
Fall has his takedown stuffed
and Saint James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
London Saint James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Small Fall.
Fall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fall misses with a takedown attempt
and Saint James counters with a low kick, right behind Fall 's knee.
Fall looks gassed!
Fall has his takedown stuffed
and Saint James counters with a straight right hand.
Fall is trying desperately to land a takedown but Saint James is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Fall.
Saint James bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fall's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint James manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fall on his heels. He'll look to pass Fall's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Saint James's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Saint James is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Saint James can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saint James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saint James working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Saint James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saint James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint James distracts Fall with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saint James throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saint James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Saint James connects with a couple of short punches.
Saint James postures up in Fall's guard and throws a big left but Fall blocks it.
Fall working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Saint James has passed into half guard!
Saint James working over Fall with some ground and pound. Fall looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Saint James scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Saint James stalling away here and it's allowed Fall to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Saint James wants to control from the top but Fall keeps moving.
Fall wants to sweep but no luck.
Fall keeping moving, preventing Saint James from controlling successfully.
Saint James knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fall on the ground.
Fall looking for a guillotine here but Saint James defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint James preventing the sweep.
Saint James has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Saint James throws and elbow that misses. Fall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Saint James's guard. Nice move by Fall!
Fall trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saint James throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Saint James trying to control the position.
Fall wants to control from the top but Saint James keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saint James is keeping the position for now.
Fall trying to control the position from guard on top but Saint James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fall is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Small Fall hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Donk. Saint James catches Fall right on the button with a cross.
Fall with a poor takedown
and Saint James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saint James is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fall with a poor takedown
and Saint James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fall shoots and misses
and Saint James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saint James scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
London Saint James dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saint James.
Saint James is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Saint James cracks Fall with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fall looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Saint James finish him?
Fall is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fall fails with the takedown
and Saint James counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saint James.
Saint James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saint James lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fall has his takedown stuffed
and Saint James counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fall! Saint James lets Fall back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fall doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saint James counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saint James.
London Saint James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Small Fall.
Fall is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint James is trying to break the clinch but Fall has him pressed against the cage.
Saint James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Small Fall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saint James lands a nice shot that snaps Fall's head back.
Saint James throws a leg kick but Fall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saint James sends Fall crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Saint James is motioning to the referee to let Fall up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fall is still on wobbly legs! Can Saint James finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint James throws a jab when Fall was well out of range.
Fall seems to have recovered his senses.
Saint James sends Fall crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Saint James is motioning to the referee to let Fall up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Saint James lands a huge takedown. Fall is out but the ref is slow to react and Saint James lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Fall lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). London Saint James!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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