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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raul Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Pendragon has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon gets a clinch.
Daniels changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pendragon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Daniels connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pendragon's hands.
Pendragon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pendragon misses with a head kick.
Pendragon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daniels shoots for a takedown but Pendragon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daniels tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pendragon swivels and escapes.
Raul Pendragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Daniels.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pendragon forces his way into half guard.
Daniels looks gassed!
Pendragon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pendragon works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daniels is working to get back to half guard.
Pendragon wants to control the pace but Daniels is squirming around nicely.
Pendragon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pendragon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Daniels manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Daniels is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pendragon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pendragon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pendragon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pendragon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pendragon has knee on belly and moves into mount.
BOOM! Pendragon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Daniels is desperately trying to improve his position but Pendragon has a good base and remains in mount.
Daniels is in a horrible position here. Pendragon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pendragon scoring with strikes but Daniels is staying in there.
Pendragon unloading with bombs!
Pendragon looking to secure an arm triangle but Daniels defends it well.
Pendragon cracks Daniels with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pendragon throws some wild stikes that Daniels manages to avoid easily.
Daniels working to try and regain half guard.
Pendragon trying to control but Daniels is having none of it.
Daniels is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Daniels chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Pendragon.
Daniels is trying to escape the mount.
Daniels is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pendragon wants to control the pace but Daniels is squirming around nicely.
Daniels really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pendragon looking for a guillotine from mount but Daniels is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pendragon wants to control the pace but Daniels is squirming around nicely.
Daniels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pendragon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pendragon breaks from Daniels's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pendragon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daniels is looking to escape.
Pendragon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pendragon unloading with bombs!
Daniels is squirming around, avoiding Pendragon's attempts to control the action.
Pendragon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pendragon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pendragon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pendragon raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Pendragon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daniels.
Pendragon with a poor takedown
and Daniels counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pendragon won't be happy with that.
Pendragon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pendragon is trying to control but can't.
Pendragon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Daniels's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Daniels's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pendragon lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Daniels hold on?!
Pendragon trying to control.
Daniels covering up well and avoiding damage.
Daniels looking very determined here, making life difficult for Pendragon.
Raul Pendragon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pendragon looking for the RNC.
Pendragon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pendragon misses with punches from the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pendragon controlling well, preventing Daniels from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels fending off the submission attempt from Pendragon.
Pendragon has the hooks in. Daniels is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Pendragon lands a shot to the body.
Daniels trying to control the hands but Pendragon breaks the grip.
Pendragon 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.
Daniels rolls, trying to escape but Pendragon keeps control of the position.
Daniels turns into Pendragon and is now in his guard.
Pendragon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Daniels is controlling him.
Daniels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daniels throws a right and a left that Pendragon avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Pendragon.
The crowd cheers as Daniels lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pendragon doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels gets a takedown into half guard.
Daniels content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pendragon moves into full guard.
Daniels trying to control but Pendragon is working from the bottom.
Pendragon can't keep his opponent in guard - Daniels advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Daniels wants to get back to his feet.
Pendragon is not content to let Daniels control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pendragon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daniels postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pendragon throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pendragon throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Daniels with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pendragon is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pendragon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pendragon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pendragon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pendragon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pendragon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pendragon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pendragon is pushing down on Daniels's leg trying to pass to half guard. Daniels is fighting to maintain full guard but Pendragon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pendragon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pendragon works his way into full mount!
Daniels in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pendragon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Daniels is looking to improve his position but Pendragon isn't that keen on the idea.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daniels can do anything to dispel that myth.
BOOM! Pendragon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Daniels is squirming around, avoiding Pendragon's attempts to control the action.
Pendragon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Raul Pendragon will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pendragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raul Pendragon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Pendragon.
Pendragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Daniels is putting a hurting on Pendragon here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pendragon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pendragon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Daniels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Daniels blocks the strikes from Pendragon.
Pendragon manages to get to full guard.
Pendragon tries to strike from the bottom.
Daniels is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pendragon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Daniels!
Daniels is looking to improve his position but Pendragon isn't that keen on the idea.
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon scoring with strikes but Daniels is staying in there.
The referee warns Daniels that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pendragon is landing with some decent strikes but Daniels is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Daniels throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pendragon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pendragon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pendragon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Daniels has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Daniels flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pendragon unloading with bombs!
Pendragon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Daniels flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The referee warns Daniels that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Daniels is bucking up trying to escape but Pendragon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pendragon looking to finish Daniels with some ground and pound. This is bad for Daniels!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Daniels can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pendragon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pendragon has hold of Daniels's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Daniels manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Daniels really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pendragon looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Daniels throwing hammer fists to the chest of Pendragon. What's that going to do exactly?
Pendragon cracks Daniels with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pendragon lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Pendragon.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pendragon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Daniels can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pendragon lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Daniels has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pendragon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pendragon landing strikes from the mount and Daniels is in trouble!
Pendragon raining down shots from the mount!
Pendragon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pendragon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pendragon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pendragon cracks Daniels with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pendragon tries to control but Daniels wriggling away.
Pendragon looking to finish Daniels with some ground and pound. This is bad for Daniels!
Pendragon wants to control the pace but Daniels is squirming around nicely.
Daniels wants to hold on but Pendragon pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Pendragon locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Daniels is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raul Pendragon!
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