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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Madness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Goldman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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179 cm
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145 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Madness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Goldman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Madness.
Goldman slips a straight right by Madness.
Madness tries to sprawl but Goldman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Madness is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Goldman trying to control the action but Madness is working from the bottom.
Goldman is thwarting Madness's attempts to control the position.
Goldman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Goldman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Goldman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Madness but Madness pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Goldman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Madness pinned against the ropes. Madness gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
James Madness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Goldman.
Goldman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Madness really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Goldman looking to control but Madness is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Goldman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Madness is desperately trying to improve his position but Goldman has a good base and remains in mount.
Goldman looking to ground and pound but Madness is blocking nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Madness is trying desperately to improve position.
Goldman is landing with some decent strikes but Madness is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman wants to take Madness's back here but Madness is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Madness tries to hold on but Goldman pushes him away.
Goldman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Madness. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goldman working Madness over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madness tries to lock up and control but Goldman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Goldman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Goldman looking to control but Madness is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Madness is in all sorts of trouble here.
Madness tries to lock up and control but Goldman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Goldman tries to control but Madness wriggling away.
Madness tries to lock up and control but Goldman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madness is looking to improve his position but Goldman isn't that keen on the idea.
Madness gets back to half guard.
Goldman wants to stand up but Madness is controlling the position.
Goldman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Madness trying to control here.
Madness is positioning himself well to prevent Goldman advancing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Madness is refusing to be controlled, as Goldman sits in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Madness tries to sprawl but Goldman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Madness gets full guard.
Madness trying to keep a closed guard but Goldman is proving a slippery customer.
Goldman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Madness utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madness trying to control the position here.
Goldman stays in close to Madness's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Goldman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Goldman scores with a jab to the body.
Madness throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Madness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goldman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Madness.
Goldman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Madness looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goldman is one step ahead there.
Madness keeping moving, preventing Goldman from controlling successfully.
Goldman wants to stand but Madness has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Madness wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madness working a defensive guard here.
Goldman wants to control from the top but Madness keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Goldman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Goldman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown by Goldman or perhaps it was just good defense by Madness which made him look bad.
A telegraphed right hand from Madness misses the target.
Madness tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Goldman swivels and escapes.
Madness throws a poor cross that misses
and Goldman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Goldman.
Goldman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Madness gets the underhooks and prevents it.
James Madness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Goldman.
Goldman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Madness prevents it.
Goldman is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madness keeps control of Goldman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goldman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Madness throws a head kick that misses.
Goldman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Madness as he avoids it easily.
Goldman blocks a jab.
Madness misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Madness tries to close the distance and clinch but Goldman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goldman shoots in and drives through. Madness sprawls well.
Madness shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Goldman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madness controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Madness passes Goldman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Madness missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Goldman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Madness is trying to control. Goldman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Goldman tries to roll over but Madness keeps him under control.
Madness landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Goldman tries to roll over but Madness keeps him under control.
Madness is looking for a kimura but Goldman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Madness to get the leverage.
Goldman won't allow Madness to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman tries to roll over but Madness keeps him under control.
Madness not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goldman is trying to get back to full guard.
Goldman is not content to let Madness control the position.
Goldman is looking to escape.
Madness will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madness not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madness wants to take a breather but Goldman is having none of it.
Madness seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Madness dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Madness looks to throw the jab but Goldman is out of range.
Madness throws a head kick but Goldman moves out of range.
Goldman scores a takedown into full mount!
Madness bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Madness is looking to work some ground and pound but Goldman has wrist control.
Madness stopping the sweep attempt from Goldman.
Goldman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Madness trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goldman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Madness is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madness 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.
Madness pushing down on Goldman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Madness is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Madness trying to control the action but Goldman is working from the bottom.
Goldman is looking to escape.
Goldman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goldman wants to control but Madness is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madness controlling the action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up because James Madness just wasn't active enough.
Madness misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goldman slips under a jab.
Goldman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Madness's guard.
Goldman wants to stand but Madness has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Goldman looking to sit in guard and control but Madness gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Madness is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldman is trying to control the position but Madness postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madness with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Madness passes Goldman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Madness wants to take a breather but Goldman is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Madness in particular looking to stall.
Madness thows a huge punch but Goldman dodges it nicely.
Madness wants to control but Goldman is keeping him busy.
Goldman trying to control but Madness postures up.
Madness wants to take a breather but Goldman is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James Madness.
Madness throws an off balance right hand
and Goldman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Madness is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Goldman throws a big elbow that misses.
Madness not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goldman wants to control from the top but Madness keeps moving.
John Goldman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goldman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Madness is pulling down on Goldman's head to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Madness.
I think Madness has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Madness!
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energy
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hype
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