Vision FC 4

Post date: 05-Sep-2012 19:08:54

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An action packed night of mixed martial arts took place last saturday in the Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena in Glasgow. Vision FC delivered once again with a stacked card as fans packed in to see a host of top european fighters and were treated to knockouts and submissions aplenty.

Two title fights were contested on the night when Robert Whiteford took on Vision featherweight champ Martin Svensson of Sweden and the vacant lightweight title was up for grabs when Graham "Afterburner" Turner took on fellow Scot Adam "Handsome" Stevenson.

Backed up by some great undercard fights of which the vast majority were very evenly matched (a credit to the matchmaking at Vision) this proved be one of the best MMA shows I have attended.

Undercard

83.4kg (Weight) 84.3kg

(IFS Belfast) Stephen Owens v Sean McInally (Lions Den)

C-Class Pro 84kg 3x3 minute rounds

A tentative start by both fighters, McInally throwing overhand rights but doesn't set them up and fails to connect with any, Owens lands a nice left high kick, Owens gains double underhooks but fails to get the takedown.

Round 1 - Owens 10 - 9

Owens charges forward throwing strikes as McInally backpeddles, Owens shoots in for the double leg, gets the takedown and passes to mount where he lands some good shots forcing referee James Doolan to step in and stop the contest.

Stephen Owens wins by TKO/Ref stoppage Rd 2

72.9kg (Weight) 72.8kg

(Lycans) Owen Longrigg v James Scott (Granite City Grappling)

C-Class Pro 73kg 3x3 minute rounds

Scott fakes the shot but Longrigg catches him with a hard right uppercut, Scott has no intention of entering into a stand up battle, he shoots and this time completes the double finishing in side control, a good technical ground battle ensues where both fighters chain submission attempts together, Scott comes out on top as he traps Longrigg in an arm triangle, unable to finish he throws short punches until the round ends.

Round 1 - Scott 10 - 9

Scott gets the takedown early again, he lands in guard where Longrigg throws up a good armbar attempt, Scott defends well, both fighters back to there feet where Scott drives Longrigg back against the cage and completes another takedown, he lands shots from inside the guard as the round ends.

Round 2 - Scott 10 - 9

Scott gets the single leg against the cage and Longrigg has no answer for the takedowns, Longrigg switches to a kneebar from the bottom but Scott defends, throws some good shots and passes to side control, back to the feet and Longrigg becomes clearly frustrated as he is taken down off the cage once again. Some verbals back and forth after the bell sounds.

Round 3 - Scott 10 - 9

James Scott wins by decision 30 - 27 on all judges scorecards

71.3kg (Weight) 72.3kg

(Oban MMA) Mateusz Grabiec v Gordon Price (Lycans)

C-Class Pro 73kg 3x3 minute rounds

Both start throwing good combos, Grabiec catches a body kick and spins to take the back, Price scrambles free, Grabiec has 2 more takedown attempts thwarted and Price hits a single leg and transitions to the back almost getting the rear naked choke but Grabiec defends, gets back to his feet where Price lands a good straight right then shoots another double getting the takedown and passing to mount.

Round 1 - Price 10 - 9

Price catches a Grabiec body kick, follows through with the takedown landing in half guard and lands some good ground and pound before Grabiec escapes back to his feet, Price controls the rest of the round in the clinch against the cage.

Round 2 - Price 10 - 9

Price catches another body kick, both fighters have takedown attempts, Price puts Grabiec on his back again, passes to side control, Price looking the stronger fighter, Grabiec regains half guard momentarily but Price passes again as the bell sounds

Round 3 - Price 10 - 9

Gordon Price wins by decision 30 - 27 on all judges scorecards

62.1kg (Weight) 62kg

(Chimera) Peter McCafferty v Ryan McShane (Mataleon)

C-Class Pro 62kg 3x3 minute rounds

A furious pace set by Ryan McShane, both land great shots as McShane continues to push forward, he backs McCafferty up against the cage with hard shots but can't get the finishing blow, McCafferty shoots for the takedown and lands in guard, McShane locks in a triangle, tries desperatly to finish but can't get the tap, McShane could have attempted the armbar whilst the triangle was still locked in but made a crucial error as he unlocks the triangle to switch to an armbar allowing McCafferty to yank his arm free and pass to mount, McCafferty lands some good shots, McShane reverses the position finishing the round on top.

Round 1 - McShane 10 - 9

Both come out for round 2 visibly tired after the furious pace set in round 1, punches exchanged before McCafferty hits the takedown landing in McShane's guard, McShane attempts an omoplata but McCafferty fights out and transitions to mount.

Round 2 - McCafferty 10 - 9

McCafferty lands a hard right low kick, McShane charges forward with punches and McCafferty shoots in for the takedown, McShane hits a sweep ending up in McCafferty's guard, McCafferty locks in the triangle as McShane fights hard to defend but taps seconds from the bell. Great fight put on by these two young warriors, keep an eye out for both in the future.

Peter McCafferty wins by submission (triangle/strikes) round 3

82.4kg (Weight) 83.4kg

(Monster MMA) Matthew Donald v Scott Mulgrew (Lions Den)

C-Class Pro 84kg 3x3 minute rounds

Donald lands some good shots early, Mulgrew looks uncomfortable standing with Donald and shoots in for the takedown, he lands in Donald's guard but Donald scrambles back to his feet, Donald hits Mulgrew with a crisp right hand which puts him down against the cage, Donald swarms in landing two more right hands before referee Rob McCrum steps in to stop the fight.

Matthew Donald wins by TKO/ref stoppage round 1

MAIN CARD

(Weight)

Pro debut (Record) 2-0

(Lycans) Shaun Taylor v Estoban Mendoza (Pythagore MMA)

Pro Welterweight 3x5 minute rounds

Mendoza lands some good strikes early, Taylor lands a double leg but Mendoza quickly works back to his feet, Taylor locks up a front headlock and rolls under Mendoza attempting a gator roll/anaconda choke, Mendoza bases well preventing Taylor rolling under to complete the choke, Taylor regains guard then spins to take Mendoza's back, Taylor attempts to lock in the rear naked choke but Mendoza defends well, Taylor switches to a body Triangle and finally locks in the rear naked choke at 3:09 of the first round. Great win for Taylor who looked strong in his pro debut.

Shaun Taylor wins by submission (rear naked choke) 3:09 round 1

54.6kg (Weight) 56.2kg

Pro Debut (Record) 2-0

(Lycans) Iain Postlethwaite v Mark Handely (Spartan MMA)

Pro Strawweight 3x5 minute rounds

Handely gets the early takedown against the cage landing in half guard, Postlethwaite regains guard and throws up an armbar attempt, Handely defends and passes to side control, Posselthwaite turtles up and Handely takes the back both hooks in, Handely locks up the body triangle then sinks in the rear naked choke for the win at 2:28 of the 1st round.

Mark Handely wins by submission (rear naked choke) 2:28 round 1

2-3 (Record) 4-3

73.5kg (Weight) 77.5kg

(Glascote Boxing) David Stone v Christopher Svensson (GBG MMA)

Pro Welterweight 3x5 minute rounds

Svensson strikes his way into the clinch, gains double underhooks and finishes the takedown landing in half guard, Svensson passes to side control and locks in the arm triangle for a quick tap.

Christopher Svensson wins by submission (arm triangle) 1:21 round 1

3-0 (Record) 1-0

63.9kg (Weight) 63.9kg

(Predators Gym) Gary Pilot v Jamie Nolan (Mataleon)

Pro Bantamweight 3x5 minute rounds

Pilot forces Nolan back against the cage, switches between single leg attempts, Nolan defends, Pilot finally gets the takedown with an ankle pick, he passes to side control then mount but Nolan works his way out and gets back up, Pilot again looks for the single leg, he gets another takedown but Nolan pops back up for the 2nd time, Pilot shoots the double this time but Nolan sprawls, Pilot drives through and finishes the round in Nolan's guard.

Round 1 - Pilot 10 - 9

Pilot goes for the early takedown, both fighters scramble, Pilot ends up on top half guard, Nolan plays open guard but Pilot passes to knee on belly, Nolan turtles up, Pilot takes the back both hooks in and looks for the choke, Nolan spins out then lands some good ground and pound as the round comes to a close.

Round 2 - Pilot 10 - 9

Nolan shows some good footwork, he lands some shots, Pilot shoots for the takedown but ends up on the bottom and plays half butterfly guard, Pilot looks for the kimura, Nolan defends then passes Pilot's guard, Pilot scrambles back to his feet and goes for the single leg, Nolan lands on top half guard, Nolan lands some good elbows, Pilot works back up again, looks for another single leg but ends up on the bottom, Nolan goes for a belly down armbar attempt, Pilot spins out and passes to half guard, Pilot lands some good ground and pound as the round ends. Very close round. I scored the fight 29 - 28 to Pilot.

Round 3 - Nolan 10 - 9

Judges score the bout 29 - 28 Pilot, 29 - 28 Nolan and 28 - 28, fight is a draw

10-2 (Record) 8-1

65.9kg (Weight) 65.4kg

(Frontier MMA) Martin Svensson v Robert Whiteford (DNFT/Griphouse)

Pro Featherweight Title 5x5 minute rounds

Whiteford takes the centre of the cage, catches Svensson with a nice right uppercut, Svensson backs up to the cage but Whiteford swarms and unleashes a flurry of punches on him, Svensson has no answer and referee Rob McCrum steps in and calls a stop to the contest, Svensson unhappy with the stoppage but wasn't intelligently defending himself and was given ample time to work his way out of Whiteford's attack, good stoppage by the referee.

Robert Whiteford wins by TKO/ref stoppage 34 secs of 1st round and becomes new Vision Featherweight Champion

5-5 (Record) 7-6

70.9kg (Weight) 70.9kg

(Mataleon) Graham Armstrong v Phil Flynn (Predators Gym)

Pro Lightweight 3x5 minute rounds

Armstrong catches a body kick, gets takedown to guard, Flynn tries to use the cage to get back to his feet but Armstrong controls well, Armstrong seems content to sit in Flynn's guard and land shots to the body, ref stands both fighters up, Flynn charges forward with punches and attempts a takedown but Armstrong clinches and hits a sweet harai goshi throw landing in side control, Armstrong transitions to mount, lands some good shots but Flynn regains guard as the round ends.

Round 1 - Armstrong 10 - 9

Flynn strikes his way into the clinch, has a failed takedown attempt and ends up on the bottom, Armstrong transitions to side control then mounts, he lands some good ground and pound forcing Flynn to give up his back, Armstrong sinks in the choke and gets the tap.

Graham Armstrong wins by submission (rear naked choke) 2:33 round 2

5-1 (Record) 8-4

86.5kg (Weight) 86.5kg

(Section 18) Chris Scott v Kristian Lexell (Stockholm Shoot)

Pro Middleweight 3x5 minute rounds

Both fighters show good striking early, Scott shows some nice footwork and angles, Scott hits a beautiful ankle pick takedown, Lexell scrambles back to his feet, Lexell throws a nice cross hook combo that lands, Scott clinches and completes a leg trip takedown but can't keep Lexell down, Lexell lands with a left high kick the puts Scott on his back, Lexell pounces on him and tries to finish, Scott does well to survive and works back to his feet, Lexell catches Scott with a nicely timed right knee that puts Scott down agin but Lexell still can't get the finish, Scott gets up again and lands a hard right leg kick as the round ends.

Round 1 - Lexell 10 - 9

Both fighters exchange strikes early, Lexell gains double underhooks and hits a beautiful knee bump takedown to side control, Scott works back to butterfly guard but can't get the sweep, he goes back to open guard, tries an omoplata that creates a scramble where Scott takes Lexell's back, a hand fight ensues as Scott fights hard for the choke, Lexell tries to scramble free but Scott stays in control of Lexell's back and sinks in a palm to palm choke forcing the tap.

Chris Scott wins by submission (palm to palm choke) 4:18 round 2

18-7 (Record) 5-4

69.6kg (Weight) 69.5kg

(DNFT/Lanark MMA) Graham Turner v Adam Stevenson (SMAC)

Pro Lightweight title 5x5 minute rounds

Stevenson looking to box early, Turner throwing inside leg kicks and body kicks, Turner attempts a takedown against the cage, Stevenson defends and gets a takedown of his own landing in mount, Stevenson lands some punishing blows cutting Turner open, Turner stays composed, he manages to regain his guard and tries to control Stevenson's wrists, Stevenson continues to land heavy blows from the guard, elbows and punches, very good round for Stevenson.

Round 1 - Stevenson 10 - 9

Stevenson catches a left body kick, drives Turner back to the cage looking for the takedown, Stevenson connects with a left knee to the body, Turner takes control against the cage, both break to exchange punches before clinching once again, turner's eye is badly swollen from Stevenson's 1st round assault, both land good punches and knees on the inside, Turner in control against the cage lands nice elbows then left body shots, good comeback round for Turner.

Round 2 - Turner 10 - 9

Both come out looking tired, the round starts off slow as both fighters fire off single shots, Turner fires in acouple of good leg kicks, Stevenson lands a nice right cross, both looking more comfortable and starting to put some combinations together, Stevenson throws a jumping knee that backs Turner up, they clinch against the cage but Turner takes control then lands some solid knees and hooks to the body, Stevenson retaliates with some knees but Turner capitalises catching a leg, he goes for the single then switches to the double and gets the takedown, Turner fires off some ground and pound, Stevenson tries for an armbar but Turner defends finishing the round on top.

Round 3 - Turner 10 - 9

Turner controls the centre of the cage, he shoots for a double, they clinch against the cage, Turner in control again, Turner lands some nice knees to the side of the body, Stevenson tries to turn him but Turner looks the stronger in the clinch, Turner lands some short right and left uppercuts, Stevenson secures the thai clinch briefly landing some knees but Turner pushes him back against the cage regaining control, both continue to throw knees and punches on the inside, Turner lands some good uppercuts at the end of the round, Turner controlled most of the round against the cage, looks like Stevenson needs a KO or sub in the final round to take the win.

Round 4 - Turner 10 - 9

Both come out for the final round tired and bloody, Turner takes the centre again, he lands some low kicks and body kicks, both connect with punches but Turner lands the better shots, Turner backs Stevenson up to the cage again but Stevenson wisely circles out this time, Stevenson shoots and gets a nice takedown, Turner tries a hip bump sweep, doesn't get the sweep but creates enough space to escape back to his feet, Turner backs Stevenson to the cage again, both land good shots, this is a gruelling fight, Turner remains in control against the cage, Stevenson pushes off the cage and both are back in the centre, Stevenson shoots again but Turner sprawls well, round ends with both fighters clinched against the cage, better from Stevenson but not enough to take the round.

Round 5 - Turner 10 - 9

Graham Turner wins by decision 49 - 46 on all judges scorecards and becomes the new Vision Lightweight champion

The MMA Show Fight of the Night - Graham Turner v Adam Stevenson

Submission of the Night - Chris Scott

Knockout of the Night - Matthew Donald

All rounds scored by Steven lynn

Written by Steven Lynn