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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Woodrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Woodrow might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Lumberjack Song. Cholmondley Smythe has chosen He is an Englishman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Woodrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe !
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodrow misses with a wild combination.
Cholmondley Smythe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cholmondley Smythe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Woodrow has him pressed against the cage.
Cholmondley Smythe jumps guard but Woodrow stands there with Cholmondley Smythe around his waist. Cholmondley Smythe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Woodrow breaks from the clinch.
Donk. Woodrow catches Cholmondley Smythe right on the button with a cross.
Alexander Woodrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woodrow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Woodrow looking to pass the guard.
Woodrow gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cholmondley Smythe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Woodrow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Woodrow.
Cholmondley Smythe is trying to control the position but Woodrow postures up.
Cholmondley Smythe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cholmondley Smythe keeping moving, preventing Woodrow from controlling successfully.
Woodrow postures up in Cholmondley Smythe 's guard and throws a big left but Cholmondley Smythe blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodrow connects with a couple of short punches.
Woodrow lands a couple of elbows.
Woodrow preventing the sweep.
Woodrow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cholmondley Smythe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woodrow.
Woodrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Woodrow misses with a wild combination.
Cholmondley Smythe dodges the punch combination from Woodrow.
Cholmondley Smythe fails with the takedown
and Woodrow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cholmondley Smythe 's guard.
Alexander Woodrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholmondley Smythe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cholmondley Smythe looks gassed!
Woodrow cracks Cholmondley Smythe with a solid left hand.
Woodrow stands and steps away. Cholmondley Smythe gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Woodrow is looking to clinch.
Good exchange - Woodrow coming out on top.
Cholmondley Smythe avoids the body shot from Woodrow.
Woodrow sizes up Cholmondley Smythe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Woodrow closes the distance and clinches.
Cholmondley Smythe drags the fight down to the ground.
Woodrow passes Cholmondley Smythe 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woodrow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodrow slows the pace down in half guard.
Woodrow frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cholmondley Smythe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Woodrow trying to control but Cholmondley Smythe is having none of it.
Woodrow is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cholmondley Smythe is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A nice elbow there by Woodrow.
Woodrow looking to secure an arm triangle but Cholmondley Smythe defends it well.
Woodrow controlling from the full mount.
Cholmondley Smythe wants to get back to his feet.
Woodrow putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodrow landing strikes, looking to finish!
Woodrow controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Woodrow dominated that 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.
Woodrow lands with a nice body punch.
Alexander Woodrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woodrow scores with a hook to the body. Cholmondley Smythe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cholmondley Smythe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Woodrow counters by moving into the clinch.
Woodrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cholmondley Smythe is fighting off a takedown attempt but Woodrow is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cholmondley Smythe to the mat. Cholmondley Smythe regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cholmondley Smythe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Woodrow is one step ahead there.
Cholmondley Smythe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Woodrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Cholmondley Smythe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cholmondley Smythe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodrow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cholmondley Smythe has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Woodrow is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cholmondley Smythe .
Cholmondley Smythe can't do much from the bottom here.
Cholmondley Smythe is trying to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cholmondley Smythe walks into a stiff left hand from Woodrow.
Woodrow cracks Cholmondley Smythe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Woodrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donk. Woodrow catches Cholmondley Smythe right on the button with a cross.
Cholmondley Smythe is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Woodrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Woodrow rushes Cholmondley Smythe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Woodrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Woodrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Woodrow digs a right hand into Cholmondley Smythe 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cholmondley Smythe 's gas tank.
Woodrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cholmondley Smythe backwards.
Woodrow lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Woodrow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Woodrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woodrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Woodrow works on Cholmondley Smythe 's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Woodrow.
Woodrow is pressed up against the cage. Cholmondley Smythe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Woodrow down to the mat. Woodrow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Woodrow shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Woodrow prevents Cholmondley Smythe from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cholmondley Smythe defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Woodrow.
Cholmondley Smythe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alexander Woodrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cholmondley Smythe is in a horrible position here. Woodrow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Woodrow prevents Cholmondley Smythe from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woodrow controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woodrow lands a big shot there that rocks Cholmondley Smythe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Woodrow is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cholmondley Smythe is surviving well by controlling Woodrow's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Woodrow breaks from Cholmondley Smythe 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cholmondley Smythe tries to reverse the position but Woodrow maintains control.
Cholmondley Smythe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Woodrow in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cholmondley Smythe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Woodrow landing punches.
The referee warns Cholmondley Smythe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cholmondley Smythe taking shots to the head.
Woodrow jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cholmondley Smythe manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Woodrow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cholmondley Smythe keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Woodrow dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cholmondley Smythe keeps the fight on the outside.
Cholmondley Smythe throws a head kick that half lands.
Woodrow thows a body shot but no joy.
Woodrow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cholmondley Smythe counters with a three punch combo that has Woodrow backing up. Woodrow nods at Cholmondley Smythe to acknowledge the strikes.
Cholmondley Smythe tries for a takedown but Woodrow circles away easily
and Woodrow counters with a shoot takedown. Cholmondley Smythe fights it but they end up in guard.
Cholmondley Smythe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cholmondley Smythe isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Woodrow stacks Cholmondley Smythe on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Woodrow!
Cholmondley Smythe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Woodrow wants to control but Cholmondley Smythe is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodrow cracks Cholmondley Smythe with a big elbow.
Woodrow thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Woodrow trying to control the position but Cholmondley Smythe is working away.
Cholmondley Smythe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Woodrow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Woodrow scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cholmondley Smythe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Woodrow off and has taken his back!
Woodrow is really stuck here.
Woodrow turns into Cholmondley Smythe and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cholmondley Smythe has momentary wrist control but Woodrow slips an elbow through the middle.
Woodrow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Woodrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Cholmondley Smythe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woodrow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Woodrow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cholmondley Smythe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cholmondley Smythe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Woodrow lands a couple of elbows.
Woodrow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Woodrow dips to his left and cracks Cholmondley Smythe with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Woodrow darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Woodrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Cholmondley Smythe circles away.
Woodrow forces Cholmondley Smythe back against the cage and clinches.
Woodrow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Woodrow as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Woodrow.
Woodrow breaks from the clinch.
Woodrow throws a combination that misses
and Cholmondley Smythe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Woodrow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cholmondley Smythe is stalling here. Woodrow is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cholmondley Smythe seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Woodrow has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Woodrow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cholmondley Smythe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cholmondley Smythe manages to work his way to half guard, despite Woodrow's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodrow is working for a kimura but Cholmondley Smythe is defending it quite comfortably.
Woodrow is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Cholmondley Smythe still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Cholmondley Smythe has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Woodrow tries to bench press Cholmondley Smythe off him but Cholmondley Smythe keeps the position.
Cholmondley Smythe wants to control but Woodrow is keeping him busy.
Cholmondley Smythe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Woodrow has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Woodrow clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Woodrow lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Woodrow!
Woodrow scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cholmondley Smythe is still in real trouble! Can Woodrow finish him?
Cholmondley Smythe is trying to control Woodrow's posture but Woodrow avoids it.
Cholmondley Smythe seems to have recovered his senses.
Woodrow taking a break here but Cholmondley Smythe is having none of it and regains half guard.
It looks like Woodrow is going to stand back up.
Cholmondley Smythe is looking for a sweep. Woodrow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodrow working Cholmondley Smythe over with strikes.
Woodrow working over Cholmondley Smythe with some ground and pound. Cholmondley Smythe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Woodrow escapes and gets back to his feet.
Cholmondley Smythe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Woodrow connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Woodrow misses
and Cholmondley Smythe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Woodrow is pressing down on Cholmondley Smythe 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cholmondley Smythe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Woodrow has his hands on Cholmondley Smythe 's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholmondley Smythe trying to control the position from guard on top but Woodrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cholmondley Smythe stopping the sweep attempt from Woodrow.
Cholmondley Smythe looking to pass the guard.
Woodrow trying to control the position.
Woodrow is looking to stand up but Cholmondley Smythe isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Cholmondley Smythe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodrow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cholmondley Smythe avoids the body shot from Woodrow.
Woodrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cholmondley Smythe with a poor takedown
and Woodrow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cholmondley Smythe won't be happy with that.
Cholmondley Smythe is trying to escape the position but Woodrow is controlling the position.
Woodrow landing strikes.
Cholmondley Smythe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Woodrow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Woodrow is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Cholmondley Smythe 's shoulder. That is not cool.
Woodrow works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cholmondley Smythe is looking for a sweep.
Woodrow is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cholmondley Smythe will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodrow trying to control the action but Cholmondley Smythe is working from the bottom.
Cholmondley Smythe manages to work his way to half guard, despite Woodrow's best efforts.
Woodrow is thwarting Cholmondley Smythe 's attempts to control the position.
Woodrow lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Woodrow is keen to just control but Cholmondley Smythe is a slippery customer.
Woodrow is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cholmondley Smythe wants to hold on but Woodrow pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Woodrow had his way with Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe in that round.
That's time! Woodrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Woodrow tries to bum rush Cholmondley Smythe with a series of wild strikes but Cholmondley Smythe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Woodrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Cholmondley Smythe circles away.
Woodrow lands a nice looking body shot.
Cholmondley Smythe with a poor takedown
and Woodrow counters with a three punch combo that has Cholmondley Smythe backing up. Cholmondley Smythe nods at Woodrow to acknowledge the strikes.
Woodrow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cholmondley Smythe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Woodrow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cholmondley Smythe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alexander Woodrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe .
Woodrow lands a body punch.
Woodrow taking a breather.
Woodrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cholmondley Smythe backwards.
Cholmondley Smythe throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Woodrow.
Woodrow has picked Cholmondley Smythe up - he's going for a ride! Woodrow dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cholmondley Smythe is trying to maintain the position but Woodrow is very close to passing his half guard.
Woodrow drops an elbow to the side of Cholmondley Smythe 's head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cholmondley Smythe is staying active underneath Woodrow, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Woodrow is thwarting Cholmondley Smythe 's attempts to control the position.
Woodrow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cholmondley Smythe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Woodrow drops an elbow to the side of Cholmondley Smythe 's head.
Woodrow tries to pass to full mount but Cholmondley Smythe defends it.
Woodrow seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cholmondley Smythe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Woodrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Cholmondley Smythe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Woodrow counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cholmondley Smythe has Woodrow pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Woodrow manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Woodrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Woodrow scores with a hook to the body.
Woodrow turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Woodrow manages to end up in side control.
Cholmondley Smythe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Woodrow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Woodrow advances nicely into full mount.
Woodrow tries to control but Cholmondley Smythe wriggling away.
Woodrow scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cholmondley Smythe ?
Cholmondley Smythe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Woodrow lands a big elbow.
Woodrow punishing his opponent with strikes.
Woodrow wants to control the pace but Cholmondley Smythe is squirming around nicely.
Cholmondley Smythe is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodrow controlling the position easily from mount.
Cholmondley Smythe tries to reverse the position but Woodrow maintains control.
Woodrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cholmondley Smythe can do to turn this around?
Woodrow wants to control the pace but Cholmondley Smythe is squirming around nicely.
Woodrow landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cholmondley Smythe working to try and regain half guard.
Woodrow postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cholmondley Smythe looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Woodrow trying to control but Cholmondley Smythe is having none of it.
Cholmondley Smythe is in a horrible position here. Woodrow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cholmondley Smythe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cholmondley Smythe sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cholmondley Smythe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Woodrow wants to control from the top but Cholmondley Smythe keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Woodrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Woodrow 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:44
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:44
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Woodrow!
Alexander Woodrow retains his featherweight title!
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