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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes to the ring accompanied by TURISAS - Rasputin. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Yefimovich Rasputin
vs
Jones

225 cm
26
300 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Lenny Jones!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Rasputin pushes him off.
Rasputin stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rasputin misses with a two punch combination.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rasputin tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rasputin to the ground. Rasputin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lenny Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Rasputin.
Jones tries for a takedown but Rasputin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Rasputin pushes him off.
Lenny Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasputin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick

and Rasputin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rasputin.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Rasputin won't allow it.
A short right from Rasputin on the inside.

It looks like Lenny Jones has been cut.
Rasputin lands an uppercut.
Jones jumps guard but Rasputin stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rasputin gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Jones wants to break free but Rasputin has control.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jones tries to pull guard but Rasputin won't allow it.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rasputin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rasputin scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones looks gassed!

Rasputin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Rasputin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rasputin tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rasputin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones tries to clinch up

and Rasputin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rasputin.

Rasputin stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.
Rasputin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Rasputin shoots in for a takedown and gets it, with a heavy slam. That will score well with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rasputin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Rasputin stands up from Jones's guard - Rasputin perhaps looking for a knockout.

Rasputin takes the fight into the clinch.

Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rasputin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Rasputin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rasputin misses with a low kick.
Jones tries for a takedown but Rasputin circles away easily

and Rasputin counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rasputin drags the fight down to the ground.

Rasputin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.

Rasputin is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rasputin is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jones has his hands clasped together but Rasputin extends an breaks Jones's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rasputin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Garion Bel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bel
vs
Moore

165 cm
20
135 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

168 cm
23
130 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Garion Bel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Moore!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bel throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut there from Bel.

Moore moves into the clinch.
Moore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Moore on the inside.
Bel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bel dodges an elbow strike from Moore.

Bel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bel throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moore is looking to clinch but Bel is avoiding it.
Bel throws a series of punches but Moore moves out of range.
Moore tries to clinch up but Bel circles away and keeps his distance.
Bel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bel tries to land a leg kick but Moore saw it coming and moves away.
Moore is looking to clinch but Bel is avoiding it.
Moore wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bel tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moore wants to clinch.
Moore tries to clinch up but Bel circles away and keeps his distance.
Bel throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Moore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bel misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.
Bel swinging wildly here.
Bel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bel.
Bel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bel throws a jab when Moore was well out of range.
Bel stalks Moore and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Moore's face. Moore staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch combination from Bel misses.
Moore tries to clinch up.

Moore clinches with his opponent.
Moore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Moore lands an elbow inside that Bel shrugs off.
Moore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moore lands a hook that snaps the head of Bel backwards.
Bel blocks the elbow strike.
Bel is trying to break free.
Moore lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Garion Bel has been cut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Moore throws an elbow but misses.
Moore scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore stalling against the ropes.
Moore lands a left hand.
Moore lands a shoulder strike.
Moore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bel avoids it.
Moore lands an elbow inside that Bel shrugs off.

Bel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garion Bel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bel lands a right hook to the body.
Moore tries to clinch but Bel moves out of range.
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Bel circles away.
Bel dips to his left and cracks Moore with an uppercut!
Bel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bel stalks Moore and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Moore's face. Moore staggers backwards, shaken.
Bel throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
Bel misses with a body shot.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore gets through Bel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bel blocks an elbow strike from Moore.
Moore is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moore lands an elbow inside that Bel shrugs off.
Moore lands a right hand.
Bel blocks an elbow strike from Moore.
Bel is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the ropes.
Moore lands an elbow inside.
Bel blocks an elbow strike from Moore.
Bel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Moore.
Moore pushes Bel back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bel is breathing heavily.
Bel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moore lands an elbow inside.
Moore creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bel's defenses.
Bel blocks an elbow strike from Moore.
Moore slowing the pace effectively.
Bel avoids a wild elbow strike from Moore.
Moore pushes off an throws an elbow but Bel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
Bel is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bel blocks an elbow strike.
Moore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bel is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the ropes.
Moore misses with an elbow over the top.
Moore lands an elbow inside that Bel shrugs off.
Moore prevents Bel from breaking the clinch.
Bel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moore lands an elbow that stopped Bel in his tracks for a moment.
Moore lands a nice knee to the body.
Moore is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Bel avoids the damage to the body.
Moore lands a nice knee to the body.
Bel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moore lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Moore.
Moore connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bel's face.
Moore lands an elbow that stopped Bel in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Moore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Garion Bel's cut.
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.

Moore clinches with his opponent.
Bel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bel takes an elbow to the temple.
Moore stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Moore just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bel's brow.
Bel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moore pushes Bel back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bel is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks.
Moore pushes off an throws an elbow but Bel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Moore in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bel can't break the clinch.
Bel dodges an elbow strike from Moore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bel avoids the elbow strike from Moore, against the ropes.
Bel is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moore prevents Bel from breaking the clinch.
Bel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moore misses with an elbow over the top.
Moore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Bel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Moore throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Bel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bel dodges an elbow strike from Moore.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moore.
Moore lands an elbow inside that Bel shrugs off.
Moore gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Moore throws an elbow but misses.
Moore creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bel's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Bel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moore scores with a shot to the side of Bel's head.
Moore putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bel tries to break the clinch but Moore is controlling the position.
Bel blocks an elbow strike from Moore.
Stalling in the clinch from Moore.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
Bel has had enough of the clinch but Moore keeps him there for the moment.

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.
Nice elbow from Moore.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Moore creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Moore gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Moore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moore misses with an elbow over the top.
Moore lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moore.
Moore lands a shoulder strike.
Moore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bel takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Moore.
Moore prevents Bel from breaking the clinch.
Moore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice elbow from Moore.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moore.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bel blocks an elbow strike from Moore.
Moore throws an elbow that misses.
Moore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moore is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bel avoids the elbow strike from Moore, against the ropes.
Moore landing knees to the head.
Bel can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Moore throws an elbow but misses.
Bel wants to break free but Moore has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moore.
Moore pushes Bel back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bel working hard to break the clinch.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mike Moore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moore lands an uppercut.
Moore lands a damaging elbow.
Moore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bel's efforts to push away.
Bel can't break the clinch.
Bel blocks an elbow strike.
Moore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moore misses with an elbow over the top.
Moore lands an elbow inside.
Moore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bel blocks it with crossed arms.
Bel working hard to break the clinch.
Moore misses with an elbow over the top.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Moore throws an elbow but misses.
Moore misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moore.
Moore throws an elbow that misses.
Bel tries to break free but Moore pushes him back against the ropes.
Bel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Bel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bel's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bel.
Moore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Garion Bel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Moore looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bel looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.

Moore gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
Moore gets through Bel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bel tries to break free but Moore pushes him back against the ropes.
Moore lands an elbow just above Bel 's eye.
Moore is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bel is defending well for now.
Moore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bel tries to circle away but Moore has him pinned against the ropes.
Moore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bel takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Moore throws an elbow but misses.
Moore misses with some punches.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
Bel takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bel blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bel is trying to force a seperation but Moore has the dominant position.
Bel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moore.
Moore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bel's elbow.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bel is trying to break free.
Moore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bel avoids it.
Bel can't break the clinch.
Bel tries to circle away but Moore has him pinned against the ropes.
Moore prevents Bel from breaking the clinch.
Moore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bel working hard to break the clinch.
Moore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bel blocks the elbow strike.
Moore pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Moore misses with some punches.
Bel is trying to force a seperation but Moore has the dominant position.
Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Bel avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bel has had enough of the clinch but Moore keeps him there for the moment.
Bel is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Moore.
Moore has Bel pressed against the ropes, preventing Bel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bel avoids the elbow strike from Moore, against the ropes.
Moore stalling in the clinch.
Bel is trying to break free.
Bel takes a shot to the head.
Bel has had enough of the clinch but Moore keeps him there for the moment.
Moore has Bel pressed against the ropes, preventing Bel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moore lands an elbow just above Bel 's eye.
Moore lands an elbow inside that Bel shrugs off.
Bel avoids a wild elbow strike from Moore.
Bel tries to break the clinch but Moore is controlling the position.
Moore has Bel pressed against the ropes.
Bel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moore softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore keeps control of Bel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bel working hard to break the clinch.
Moore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bel's efforts to push away.
Bel blocks the elbow strike.
Bel avoids a wild elbow strike from Moore.
Bel tries to circle away but Moore has him pinned against the ropes.
Moore misses with an elbow over the top.
Bel is trying to break free.
Bel avoiding damage as Moore throws knees to the body.
Moore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bel is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks.
Bel blocks the elbow strike.
A short left from Moore.
Bel wants to get back to striking at distance but Moore won't allow it.
Moore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bel avoids the elbow strike from Moore, against the ropes.
Moore scores with a shot to the side of Bel's head.
Moore misses with an elbow over the top.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A frustrated look appears on Bel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bel is trying to force a seperation but Moore has the dominant position.
Bel is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks.
Moore throws an elbow that misses.
Moore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bel tries to circle away but Moore has him pinned against the ropes.
Moore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Moore just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bel's brow.
Garion Bel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moore has Bel pressed against the ropes, preventing Bel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bel blocking some punches.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
Moore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bel.
Bel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bel is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Bel.
Bel misses with a punch on the inside.
Bel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mike Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bel scores with a hook to the body.
Bel is trying to break the clinch but Moore is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Moore.
I've got Moore winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Moore!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Maia
vs
Dean

183 cm
27
200 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

200 cm
26
195 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyoto Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Dean!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maia.
No luck for Dean with that takedown attempt.

Dean drives through and clinches with Maia against the ropes.
Dean is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maia has Dean pressed against the ropes.
Maia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dean wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Maia turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Maia manages to end up in side control.
The ground and pound from Maia seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dean is looking for a sweep.

Maia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Maia working the head and body with strikes.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Maia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dean is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dean is looking to regain half guard here but Maia keeps moving and retains side control.

Maia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dean is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maia lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dean down.
Dean tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maia lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maia wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dean, who protects the arm well.
Maia laying and praying for a moment but Dean takes advantage and regains half guard.
Dean really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maia is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dean keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maia prevents Dean from improving his position.
Maia sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Maia is working for a kimura but Dean is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dean is defending against the submission attempts here by Maia.
Maia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Maia is looking for a kimura but Dean is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maia to get the leverage.
Maia is looking to take a break and control but Dean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maia wants to pass the guard but Dean is defending well.
Dean avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Maia wants to work for an arm triangle but Dean is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Maia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dean is just riding it out for now. Maia eventually gives up the hold.
Dean wants to get back to full guard.
Maia slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia stalling away here and it's allowed Dean to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Maia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Maia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dean not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lyoto Maia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maia trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
Maia scoring with some ground and pound.
Maia lands a couple of elbows.
Maia stopping the sweep attempt from Dean.
Maia wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Dean is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Maia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dean is trying to keep Maia in close.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dean looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maia is fending him off so far but Dean persists. Nope, Maia circles away and we're back to standing.

Maia closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Maia.
Maia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Maia gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Maia there.
Maia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maia controlling the action here.
Maia is thwarting Dean's attempts to control the position.

Maia is working for a kimura but Dean is defending it quite comfortably.
Maia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Maia is working for a kimura but Dean is defending it quite comfortably.
Nice strikes from Maia there.
Maia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Maia is looking for a kimura here.
Dean trying to hold on to Maia's head to control him but Maia postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Maia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Maia trying to control from half guard but Dean is working away.
Maia is nestled in close to Dean, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Maia dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Maia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dean will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maia lands with a slapping head kick.
Dean closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maia counters with a low kick, right behind Dean 's knee.
Maia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dean's calf.
Maia scoring well with a low kick there.
Maia lands a nice looking body kick.
Maia punishes Dean's body with a nice straight punch.
Tim Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Good leg kick by Maia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maia throws a leg kick which misses Dean's front leg but catches the back leg as Dean tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia thows a body kick. Dean tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maia. That's going to slow Dean down.
Maia lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dean takes a step back to recover.
Maia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dean can do to turn this around?
A solid body kick from Maia.

Maia scores a takedown into full mount!
Maia lands a nice shot to the head.
Maia raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Dean that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Maia with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
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!
Dean tries to hold on but Maia postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia moves to the back.
Maia is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Dean. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

Maia is cranking Dean's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Dean! He's tightened the choke and Dean is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lyoto Maia!

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Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Touchin Bungholz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock has chosen Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bungholz
vs
Shamrock

187 cm
21
168 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

183 cm
22
167 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire
Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Touchin Bungholz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bungholz as he avoids it easily.
Bungholz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bungholz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bungholz.

Shamrock shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bungholz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bungholz tries to improve position but can't.
Shamrock trying to control the position but Bungholz is working away.
Bungholz prevents Shamrock from moving into mount.
Shamrock trying to control the position but Bungholz is working away.
Bungholz tries to buck Shamrock off but Shamrock is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Bungholz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bungholz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Bungholz goes for an armbar but Shamrock turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Shamrock.
Bungholz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shamrock looking to pass the guard.
Bungholz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shamrock controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is pushing down on Bungholz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bungholz is fighting to maintain full guard but Shamrock has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shamrock wants to control but Bungholz is keeping him busy.

Bungholz looking for submissions off his back.
Shamrock wants to control but Bungholz is keeping him busy.
Bungholz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shamrock wants to pass the guard but Bungholz is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shamrock stopping the sweep attempt from Bungholz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungholz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shamrock wants to control but Bungholz is having none of it.
Bungholz pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Shamrock avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bungholz.
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.

Bungholz is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Shamrock has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Shamrock!
Bungholz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shamrock won't allow Bungholz to sweep him here.
Shamrock trying to control but Bungholz is working from the bottom.
Shamrock thows a big elbow that misses.
Shamrock trying to control but Bungholz is working from the bottom.
Shamrock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bungholz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bungholz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bungholz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyler Shamrock will probably get the nod.
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.

Shamrock throws a hook to the side of Bungholz's head but Bungholz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Shamrock shoots in and bounces Bungholz off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Shamrock trying to control the position from guard on top but Bungholz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shamrock won't allow Bungholz to sweep him here.
Shamrock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Bungholz has his foot on Shamrock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shamrock works his way back into a safe position though.
Shamrock trying to control but Bungholz is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bungholz looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Shamrock has picked Bungholz up and slammed him! Bungholz can't keep hold of the triangle and Shamrock manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shamrock working the ground and pound but Bungholz is defending the strikes.
Bungholz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bungholz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shamrock's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Shamrock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bungholz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shamrock wants to control but Bungholz is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bungholz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shamrock's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shamrock's back!
Shamrock turns into Bungholz and is now in his guard.
Shamrock wants to control from the top but Bungholz keeps moving.
Bungholz 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.

Shamrock drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bungholz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bungholz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bungholz!

Bungholz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shamrock knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Bungholz swings around for an armbar but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bungholz's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shamrock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shamrock slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shamrock moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Shamrock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bungholz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

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.
Bungholz tries to bench press Shamrock off him but Shamrock keeps the position.

Shamrock tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bungholz is looking to regain half guard here but Shamrock keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bungholz is not content to let Shamrock control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Shamrock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bungholz's sensitive parts.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Bungholz with a poor takedown

and Shamrock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bungholz's guard.

Bungholz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shamrock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shamrock wants to pass the guard but Bungholz is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bungholz keeping moving, preventing Shamrock from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungholz looking for a sweep. Not yet Bungholz, not yet.
Shamrock trying to control but Bungholz is working from the bottom.

Bungholz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shamrock passes into half guard.
Shamrock is stalling here. Bungholz is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shamrock seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bungholz has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Bungholz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bungholz working away.
Shamrock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shamrock sneaks back into half guard.
Bungholz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shamrock!
Shamrock avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bungholz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is looking to improve his position but Bungholz isn't that keen on the idea.
Touchin Bungholz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bungholz is working for a guillotine from mount but Shamrock frees his head quite easily.
Shamrock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shamrock slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Bungholz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shamrock defends it well.
Shamrock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shamrock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bungholz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shamrock manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bungholz has Shamrock in his guard.
Shamrock trying to control the position from guard on top but Bungholz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Shamrock 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.
Bungholz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Shamrock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shamrock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Shamrock!