YFC 3: David v Mullard PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Raymonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Raymonds is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Raymonds
vs
Winchester

188 cm
24
185 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

181 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Raymonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Winchester!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raymonds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winchester fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Raymonds.
Winchester takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Raymonds throws a sloppy head kick and Winchester moves out of range easily.
Winchester thuds his right hand into Raymonds's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Winchester throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Raymonds colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Winchester as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Raymonds is left battered and dazed whilst Winchester and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Winchester!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Twarowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and frederico vernaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Twarowski
vs
vernaco

188 cm
18
207 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Twarowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, frederico vernaco!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
vernaco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and vernaco wants it to stay on the feet.
vernaco shoots in for a double leg but Twarowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Twarowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? vernaco is fending him off so far but Twarowski persists. Nope, vernaco circles away and we're back to standing.

vernaco closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Twarowski did well to prevent vernaco getting side control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Twarowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
vernaco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Twarowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Twarowski has his foot on vernaco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. vernaco works his way back into a safe position though.
Twarowski is adopting a defensive guard.
Twarowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Twarowski has his foot on vernaco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. vernaco works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Twarowski keeping moving, preventing vernaco from controlling successfully.
vernaco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Twarowski is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
vernaco would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Twarowski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for vernaco!

vernaco has left one of his arms exposed and Twarowski doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. vernaco screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mariusz Twarowski!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheamus OReilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Stephenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

OReilly
vs
Stephenson

200 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
245 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sheamus OReilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, George Stephenson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

OReilly gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stephenson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stephenson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stephenson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stephenson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stephenson chips away with some ground and pound.
Stephenson is fighting to break OReilly's control of his arms but OReilly is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stephenson preventing the sweep.
Stephenson cracks OReilly with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stephenson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stephenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as OReilly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stephenson is in close to OReilly's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stephenson thows a big elbow that misses.
Stephenson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stephenson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stephenson prevents OReilly from getting back to his feet.
OReilly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stephenson on the ground.
Stephenson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of OReilly's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stephenson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stephenson postures up in OReilly's guard and throws a big left but OReilly blocks it.
Stephenson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stephenson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stephenson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stephenson postures up.
Stephenson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stephenson cracks OReilly with a solid left hand.
Stephenson landing with the ground and pound.
Stephenson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stephenson scoring with punches to the head and body.
OReilly has momentary wrist control but Stephenson slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson throws a big right hand that misses.
Stephenson looks gassed!
OReilly controls Stephenson momentarily but Stephenson frees himself.
Stephenson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stephenson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stephenson landing with the ground and pound.
OReilly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stephenson!
OReilly cracks Stephenson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stephenson is looking to get to half guard.
OReilly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stephenson is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OReilly can't control as he wanted to and Stephenson manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Stephenson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stephenson keeping moving, preventing OReilly from controlling successfully.
Stephenson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Stephenson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stephenson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stephenson keeping moving, preventing OReilly from controlling successfully.
OReilly looking to sit in guard and control but Stephenson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stephenson thows a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stephenson scoring with some ground and pound.

OReilly pushes Stephenson off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Stephenson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stephenson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
George Stephenson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stephenson keeping moving, preventing OReilly from controlling successfully.

Stephenson working for a triangle but OReilly defends it easily.
OReilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Stephenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OReilly looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OReilly has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stephenson is proving hard to escape from.

OReilly decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

OReilly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
OReilly can't find room to land a body shot as Stephenson controls the action.
OReilly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stephenson pulls his leg out and moves away.
No joy there for Stephenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck for OReilly with that takedown attempt.
Stephenson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stephenson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. OReilly did well to prevent Stephenson getting side control.
Stephenson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stephenson is breathing heavily.
OReilly has hold of Stephenson's hands but Stephenson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
OReilly wants to improve his position but Stephenson is controlling well.
OReilly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stephenson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stephenson lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stephenson lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OReilly is looking to improve his position.
OReilly is trying to stand back up but Stephenson is controlling him
Stephenson slips a nice elbow through OReilly's hands, connecting with OReilly's forehead.
Stephenson working over OReilly with some ground and pound. OReilly looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stephenson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stephenson drops an elbow to the side of OReilly's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OReilly is looking to escape.
Stephenson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
OReilly wants to get back to his feet.
OReilly wants to control but Stephenson is keeping busy.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Stephenson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Stephenson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
OReilly regains full guard. Nicely done.
OReilly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if OReilly tries to get out of the position.
Stephenson landing with the ground and pound.
Stephenson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stephenson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stephenson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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.
OReilly is trying to control the position from the bottom.

OReilly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stephenson landing with the ground and pound.
OReilly looking for a sweep. Not yet OReilly, not yet.

OReilly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stephenson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stephenson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stephenson.
Sheamus OReilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stephenson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
OReilly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stephenson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Stephenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Stephenson dodges the punch combination from OReilly.

Stephenson gets a takedown into half guard.
Stephenson prevents OReilly from standing back up.
OReilly has hold of Stephenson's hands but Stephenson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stephenson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks OReilly with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
OReilly punching from the bottom.
OReilly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
OReilly is looking to control Stephenson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can OReilly avoid being mounted?
Stephenson prevents OReilly from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephenson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stephenson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
OReilly is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Stephenson.
OReilly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stephenson is working away from the top position though.
Stephenson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stephenson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stephenson winds up and cracks OReilly with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stephenson lands a nice short elbow.
Stephenson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson slips a nice elbow through OReilly's hands, connecting with OReilly's forehead.
Stephenson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

OReilly actively working from the bottom here.
OReilly is looking to escape.
Stephenson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stephenson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
OReilly is looking for a sweep. Stephenson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
OReilly wants to control but Stephenson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
OReilly wants to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Stephenson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stephenson postures up in OReilly's guard and throws a big left but OReilly blocks it.
Stephenson throwing strikes but missing.
George Stephenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stephenson with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson works over OReilly with some ground and pound from guard.
OReilly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
OReilly will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stephenson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stephenson postures up in OReilly's guard and throws a big left but OReilly blocks it.
OReilly looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stephenson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but OReilly avoids it really well and circles away.
Stephenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by OReilly.

OReilly has closed the distance and engaged Stephenson in a clinch.

OReilly drags the fight down to the ground.
OReilly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stephenson won't allow OReilly to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stephenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as OReilly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
OReilly has momentary wrist control but Stephenson slips an elbow through the middle.
Stephenson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stephenson wants to control from the top but OReilly keeps moving.
Stephenson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as OReilly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
OReilly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stephenson is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
OReilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sheamus OReilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stephenson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Stephenson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stephenson 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Stephenson!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Greenwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swagger's entrance music is Amazing. A fine choice. Greenwood has chosen Ludacris-Get Back as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Swagger
vs
Greenwood

193 cm
27
185 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

192 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Greenwood!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenwood is looking to clinch.
Swagger is looking to clinch but Greenwood is avoiding it.
Shaun Swagger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swagger shoots in for a takedown but Greenwood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice jab there from Greenwood.

Swagger closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greenwood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Swagger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greenwood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Greenwood wants to get back to striking at distance but Swagger won't allow it.
Swagger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Swagger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Swagger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger looks for a takedown but Greenwood sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Swagger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greenwood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Swagger lands with a slapping head kick.
Swagger wants to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Greenwood scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Shaun Swagger has been cut.
Greenwood tries to clinch but Swagger is having none of it.
Greenwood swats away the attempt to clinch by Swagger.
Greenwood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Greenwood rushes Swagger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Greenwood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Greenwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Greenwood misses with a jab, cross combination.

Swagger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swagger sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Greenwood is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Greenwood can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger is trying to ground and pound but Greenwood uses the momentary lack of control by Swagger to regain half guard.
Greenwood tries to roll over but Swagger keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Swagger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Greenwood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shaun Swagger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Swagger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Greenwood works the jab nicely.
Greenwood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swagger circles away quickly and effectively.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Greenwood, as that shot connected.
Greenwood blocks a head kick by Swagger.
Greenwood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shaun Swagger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greenwood misses with a series of wild punches.
Swagger swats away the attempt to clinch by Greenwood.
Greenwood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Greenwood throws a series of strikes that have Swagger backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greenwood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Swagger is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenwood misses with a two punch combination.
Greenwood connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Swagger! He's out on his feet! Greenwood rushes in and drops Swagger with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ray Greenwood!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Gers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and morgan stompore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gers's entrance music is Iron Maiden - The Trooper. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gers
vs
stompore

184 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, morgan stompore!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
stompore circles away from the clinch attempt.

stompore closes the distance and pushes Gers back into the cage.
Gers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but stompore pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gers tries to break free but stompore pushes him back against the cage.

Gers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
stompore tries to clinch but Gers is having none of it.
Gers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

stompore closes the distance and clinches.
Gers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
stompore jumps guard but Gers stands there with stompore around his waist. stompore gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Gers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
stompore slips a jab and a cross from Gers.
A punch combination from Gers misses.
Gers throws a right and a left that stompore avoids nicely.

Gers gets the takedown into side control.

Gers decides to stand back up. Gers steps back and let's stompore get back to his feet.
stompore tries to close the distance and clinch but Gers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
stompore avoids the body shot from Gers.

stompore is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gers's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
stompore is thwarting Gers's attempts to control the position.
Gers looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gers is breathing heavily.
stompore winds up and cracks Gers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gers is looking to get back to is feet but stompore passes into side control.
stompore is looking to take a break and control but Gers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gers wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
stompore cracks Gers with a big elbow.
Gers is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

stompore stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Gers moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Gers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gers gets underhooks to prevent stompore's takedown attempt.
Gers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Gers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Gers.
Gers takes a jab right on the kisser.

Gers scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
stompore is squirming around, avoiding Gers's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gers stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Gers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
stompore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by stompore.
stompore shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gers sprawls well. Gers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. stompore gets slowly back to his feet.
Dave Gers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of morgan stompore.
A combination from Gers does no damage.
No joy there for Gers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gers misses with a low kick.
stompore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gers but Gers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - stompore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gers misses with the combination.
stompore fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gers has managed to clinch.
Gers is looking to break free of the clinch but stompore has double underhooks.

Gers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
stompore moves in looking to clinch but Gers pushes him off.
Gers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but stompore circles away quickly and effectively.
Gers throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
stompore throws a right and a left that Gers avoids nicely.
Gers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
stompore is looking to clinch.
Gers throws a right hand that stompore ducks under and follows up with a left that stompore also avoids with ease.
Gers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gers misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
stompore fails with a takedown attempt.
Gers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Gers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A head kick misses from Gers.
A punch combination from Gers misses.

stompore drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gers is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, stompore asserts his dominance and retains side control.
stompore landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

stompore decides to stand back up.

Gers moves into the clinch.
Gers wants to get back to striking at distance but stompore won't allow it.

Gers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gers throws a series of punches but stompore avoids them all with ease.

stompore drives through and clinches with Gers against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gers lands a hook to the side of the head.

Gers manages to break the clinch.
Gers throws a right hand that stompore ducks under and follows up with a left that stompore also avoids with ease.
stompore fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gers misses with a jab, cross combination.

Gers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Gers decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
stompore shoots and misses

and Gers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
stompore is looking to improve his position.

Gers stands up from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
stompore with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dave Gers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of morgan stompore.
Gers thows a body kick. stompore tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dave Gers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gers stuffs the takedown attempt from stompore. stompore gets slowly back to his feet.

Gers pushes stompore up against the cage in a clinch.
stompore misses with a body punch.

Gers gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, stompore regains guard.
stompore wants to get back to his feet but Gers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gers gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gers shoots in and drives through. stompore sprawls well.
stompore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
stompore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gers.
stompore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
stompore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gers pinned against the cage. Gers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by stompore.
stompore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
stompore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gers.
Gers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
stompore shoots in looking for a takedown. Gers tries to sprawl out of it but stompore keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gers throws the kick towards the body but stompore avoids it.
Gers lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

stompore gets a takedown into half guard.
Gers is trying to stand back up but stompore is controlling him
Gers is staying active underneath stompore, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Gers has one foot on stompore's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
morgan stompore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
stompore misses with a hook.
stompore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from stompore there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
stompore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gers circles away.
stompore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gers pinned against the cage. Gers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
stompore fails with a takedown attempt.
Gers throws a right and a left that stompore avoids nicely.

stompore scores with a takedown into Gers's guard.

Gers has his foot on stompore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. stompore works his way back into a safe position though.
Gers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
stompore wants to control from the top but Gers keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gers lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for stompore!
Gers looking to control but stompore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Gers dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gers shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Gers decides to stand and escape the position.

Gers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gers is looking to break free of the clinch but stompore has double underhooks.
Gers can't break the clinch.

stompore has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gers is trying to keep an underhook but stompore manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Gers kicks stompore off and gets back to his feet.
Gers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches stompore on the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gers tries to close the distance and clinch up but stompore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gers swinging wildly here.
stompore shoots in for a takedown but Gers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
stompore throws a series of punches but Gers moves out of range.
stompore tries to clinch up
and Gers counters with a left and a right that stings stompore.
Gers misses with a kick to the body.
Gers throws a right and a left that both miss.
stompore needs to keep his hands up - Gers had a free shot at his head there.
Gers misses with a jab, cross combination.
stompore shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gers sprawls well. Gers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. stompore gets slowly back to his feet.
Dave Gers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of morgan stompore.
stompore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
stompore is looking to clinch but Gers is avoiding it.

stompore scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
stompore passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gers!
stompore landing punches.
Gers wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gers slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
stompore is keen to just control but Gers is a slippery customer.
Gers tries to kick stompore off but stompore keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
stompore wants to free his trapped foot but Gers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
stompore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gers keeps working.
Gers is trying to stand back up but stompore is controlling him
stompore is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
stompore throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gers misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Gers as stompore shoots in.
Gers works over stompore's head and body with a nice combination.
Gers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gers misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Gers.
stompore fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Gers does no damage.
Gers throws a leg kick but stompore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from stompore.
Gers fails to land with a series of punches.
Gers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from stompore.

stompore gets caught flat footed, as Gers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gers tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
stompore controlling the position easily from mount.
Gers tries to buck stompore off but he can't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, stompore cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
morgan stompore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dave Gers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gers's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Gers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gers 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Gers!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lestly bolery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gonzo
vs
bolery

189 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Doctor Gonzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, lestly bolery!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gonzo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gonzo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
bolery trying to control from the bottom.
bolery manages to get to full guard.
Gonzo wants to control from the top but bolery keeps moving.
Gonzo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gonzo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gonzo wants to stand but bolery has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
bolery wants to sweep here but Gonzo controlling him for the moment.
bolery manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gonzo manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo wants to stand but bolery is controlling the position.
Gonzo is trying to keep bolery in close.
Gonzo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
bolery prevents Gonzo from getting back to his feet.
bolery trying to control but Gonzo is working from the bottom.
Gonzo is striking from the bottom but bolery uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

bolery gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
bolery tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
bolery doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gonzo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
bolery working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzo.
Gonzo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonzo wants to pass the guard but bolery is keeping the position.
bolery tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonzo postures up in bolery's guard and throws a big left but bolery blocks it.
Gonzo postures up in bolery's guard and throws a big left but bolery blocks it.
bolery keeping moving, preventing Gonzo from controlling successfully.
bolery is looking to stand up but Gonzo isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Gonzo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. bolery was covering up waiting for the punch and Gonzo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
bolery has momentary wrist control but Gonzo slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now bolery is on top in guard.
Gonzo 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.
bolery trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gonzo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for bolery on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo working a defensive guard here.
Gonzo tries to strike from the bottom.
Gonzo looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzo, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzo is on top in guard.
Gonzo trying to control but bolery is working from the bottom.
Gonzo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gonzo wants to control from the top but bolery keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

bolery wants to clinch

and Gonzo counters with a shoot takedown. bolery fights it but they end up in guard.
Gonzo throws a big right hand that misses.

bolery is looking for a triangle but Gonzo pushes his legs off easily.
bolery lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gonzo!
Gonzo is working to get back to half guard.
Gonzo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo trying to control the position from guard on top but bolery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzo scoring with some ground and pound.
Gonzo trying to control the position from guard on top but bolery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because bolery is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
bolery looking for a sweep. Not yet bolery, not yet.
Gonzo trying to control the position from guard on top but bolery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzo throwing strikes from guard but bolery blocks nicely.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
bolery misses with a takedown attempt

and Gonzo counters with a nice double leg into side control. bolery won't be happy with that.
bolery is breathing heavily.
Gonzo is looking to take a break and control but bolery is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gonzo is trying to ground and pound but bolery uses the momentary lack of control by Gonzo to regain half guard.
Gonzo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonzo drops an elbow to the side of bolery's head.
bolery regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gonzo.
Gonzo postures up in bolery's guard and throws a big left but bolery blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo throwing strikes but missing.
Gonzo works over bolery with some ground and pound from guard.
Gonzo throws a strike but bolery rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
bolery won't allow Gonzo to sweep him here.
Gonzo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
bolery seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
bolery wants to stand but Gonzo is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
bolery wants to pass the guard but Gonzo is keeping the position.
bolery stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzo.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzo misses with a looping left.
Doctor Gonzo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gonzo feints and as bolery raises his hands in defense, Gonzo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doctor Gonzo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gonzo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gonzo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gonzo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
bolery manages to get to full guard.
Gonzo chips away with some ground and pound.
Gonzo throwing strikes from guard but bolery blocks nicely.
Gonzo throws a big right hand that misses.
Gonzo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gonzo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
bolery has a closed guard, preventing Gonzo from standing up.
Gonzo scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo postures up.
Gonzo trying to control but bolery is working from the bottom.
bolery has momentary wrist control but Gonzo slips an elbow through the middle.
bolery is trying to keep Gonzo in close.
bolery keeping moving, preventing Gonzo from controlling successfully.
Gonzo postures up in bolery's guard and throws a big left but bolery blocks it.
Gonzo trying to control the position from guard on top but bolery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

bolery pushes a forearm under Gonzo's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Gonzo is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). lestly bolery!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stewart Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Sean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphy's - Shipping Up To Boston. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kelly
vs
Sean

180 cm
22
216 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

181 cm
22
200 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Stewart Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Teddy Sean!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sean throws a shot to the body.
Sean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sean lands with a shot to the body.
Sean throws a nice looking combination but Kelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sean throws a series of strikes that have Kelly backpedaling.

It looks like Stewart Kelly has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sean.

Sean cracks Kelly with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kelly looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sean finish him?

Kelly is rocked!
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Kelly throws a combination that misses
and Sean counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Teddy Sean!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hawthorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawthorn's entrance music is Sam & Dave - Soul Man. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ricardo's choice of entrance music: Here Comes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hawthorn
vs
Ricardo

175 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Hawthorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mauricio Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ricardo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ricardo shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawthorn sprawls well. He's pushed Ricardo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hawthorn stalks Ricardo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ricardo's face. Ricardo staggers backwards, shaken.
Hawthorn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ricardo shoots in for a double leg but Hawthorn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marcus Hawthorn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Ricardo.
Hawthorn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawthorn stuffs the takedown attempt from Ricardo. Ricardo gets slowly back to his feet.
Ricardo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hawthorn scores with a one two! Ricardo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ricardo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hawthorn as he avoids it easily.
Ricardo looks gassed!
Hawthorn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hawthorn.
Hawthorn throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawthorn looks to land a combination. Ricardo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hawthorn throws a leg kick which misses Ricardo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ricardo tries to avoid it.
Hawthorn throws a series of strikes that have Ricardo backpedaling.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hawthorn.
Hawthorn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hawthorn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ricardo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Danga de danga de dang - Hawthorn scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mauricio Ricardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricardo dives in and grabs Hawthorn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hawthorn pushes down on Ricardo's head and hops out.
Hawthorn throws a one two combo.
Ricardo tries for a takedown but Hawthorn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hawthorn scores with a body shot.
Hawthorn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hawthorn!
Marcus Hawthorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawthorn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hawthorn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hawthorn stalks Ricardo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ricardo's face. Ricardo staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Hawthorn scores with a four punch combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Hawthorn.
Ricardo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hawthorn is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ricardo.
Hawthorn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawthorn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ricardo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A left and a right from Hawthorn both land. Nice combination.
Hawthorn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hawthorn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hawthorn looks to land a combination. Ricardo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hawthorn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hawthorn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorn throws a series of strikes that have Ricardo backpedaling.
Hawthorn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ricardo backs up against the cage.
Ricardo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hawthorn!
Hawthorn scores with a three punch combo!
Hawthorn stuffs the takedown attempt from Ricardo. Ricardo gets slowly back to his feet.
Hawthorn lands a jab-cross combination.
Hawthorn lands a jab-cross combination.
Hawthorn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hawthorn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Hawthorn.

Ricardo is rocked!
A right-left combo lands from Hawthorn.
Ricardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Hawthorn finish him?
Hawthorn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hawthorn Rushes Ricardo and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Ricardo is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Hawthorn Piles on the pressure and Ricardo crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Hawthorn!

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cross David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Mullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Cross David has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

David
vs
Mullard

180 cm
26
245 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

189 cm
26
228 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cross David!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Mullard!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mullard as he avoids it easily.
David tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mullard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
David fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mullard avoids it really well and circles away.
David is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
David tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

David moves into the clinch.
David is pushing Mullard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
David prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

David has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mullard regains guard immediately.
Mullard is looking to stand up but David isn't so interested in that idea.
David wants to pass the guard but Mullard is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
David is looking to get to half guard.
Mullard with shots to the head and body - David looks very uncomfortable down there.
David in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mullard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mullard lands a big elbow.
Mullard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
David gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David is trying to stand back up but Mullard is controlling him
David wants to control but Mullard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mullard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
David is pressing down on Mullard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mullard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
David is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
David 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.
David keeping full guard, as Mullard tries to pass.
Mullard stops David from standing up.
Mullard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
David is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mullard wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullard postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
David tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mullard swats him away and circles back towards the center.

David looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Mullard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
David trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
David cracks Mullard with a solid left hand.
David keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mullard's head.
David tries to free his leg and advance position but Mullard is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David won't allow Mullard to get back to his feet.
Mullard controls David momentarily but David frees himself.
David advances position into side control!
David working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
David working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullard struggling a bit here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mullard wants to get back to his feet but David drags him back down.
Mullard looks gassed!
David is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cross David dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

David misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
David doesn't manage to clinch there - Mullard circles away.
David fails with the takedown.
Mullard keeps the fight on the outside.
David tries to clinch there but Mullard circles away.

David shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
David is just content to waste time from the top position. Mullard takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
David loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David trying to control the position from guard on top but Mullard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
David prevents Mullard from getting back to his feet.
David wants to pass the guard but Mullard is keeping the position.
David postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
David wants to pass the guard but Mullard is keeping the position.
David advances to half guard.
Mullard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
David won't allow Mullard to get back to his feet.
Mullard wants to sweep but no luck.
David throwing strikes from guard but Mullard blocks nicely.
David content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
David postures up.
David advances to half guard.
David trying to pass the guard but Mullard defending well.
David seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mullard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David is looking to pass Mullard's guard but actually Mullard recovers to full guard.
David thows a big elbow that misses.
David makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
David trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
David is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by David.
You can see the frustration on Mullard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
David trying to control the action but Mullard is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from David is defended easily by Mullard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cross David dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mullard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but David paws at him with a jab and circles away.
David throws a body punch but Mullard moves out of range.

David scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
David tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
David has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
David creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
David wants to control for a moment but Mullard uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
David prevents Mullard from standing back up.
David trying to mount his opponent but Mullard defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullard misses with some strikes from the bottom.
David scoring with strikes to the body and head.
David takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Mullard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. David lands a nice short elbow.
Mullard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mullard is trying to stand back up but David is controlling him
David winds up and cracks Mullard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mullard is not content to let David control the position.
David moves into full mount! Mullard won't be happy about that!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

David jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mullard is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mullard and David has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Mullard is looking for a sweep.
David looks up at the clock and then as Mullard takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, David smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
David creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mullard sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mullard tries to bench press David off him but David keeps the position.
David scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mullard to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David trying to control the position but Mullard is working away.
David landing strikes.
Mullard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mullard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mullard defending against the ground and pound.
David trying to control the action but Mullard is working from the bottom.
Mullard avoids any damage from the ground and pound of David.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David fails to land a wild elbow strike.
David lands a few punches from side control.
Mullard tries to bench press David off him but David keeps the position.
Mullard regains half guard there - taking advantage of David's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
David missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cross David clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

David tries to clinch up but Mullard circles away and keeps his distance.

David gets a clinch.

David has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mullard regains guard immediately.
Mullard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for David!
Mullard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as David is looking to escape.
David can't escape the position.
David tries to hold on but Mullard postures up.
David is working to get back to half guard.
David is in a horrible position here. Mullard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mullard is going oldschool here, as he tries to force David to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so David shrugs it off.

Mullard is going oldschool here, as he tries to force David to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so David shrugs it off.
Mullard is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
David tries to hold on but Mullard pushes him away.
David manages to regain half guard. Good work.
David is trying to maintain the position but Mullard is very close to passing his half guard.
David tries to roll over but Mullard keeps him under control.
David trying to hold on to Mullard's head to control him but Mullard postures up.
Mullard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

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.
Mullard wants to free his trapped foot but David is holding on for dear life with his legs.
David works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mullard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mullard preventing the sweep.

David is looking for a triangle but Mullard pushes his legs off easily.
Cross David overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mullard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. David is keeping the position for now.
David wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mullard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. David swivels though and keeps the full guard.
David is pulling down on Mullard's head. It's preventing any offense from Mullard, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David is trying to hold Mullard in close to prevent damage but Mullard has managed to pass into half guard.
David wants to improve his position but Mullard is controlling well.
Mullard tries to pass to full mount but David defends it.
David makes his way to full guard. A much better position for David.
David not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
David looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
David is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as David holds on and takes a little breather.
Mullard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

David is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mullard won't allow David to sweep him here.
David is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
David trying to pass the guard but Mullard defending well.
Mullard wants to improve his position but David is controlling well.
David works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cross David had his way with Andre Mullard in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

David clinches with his opponent.

David gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mullard keeping full guard, as David tries to pass.
Mullard 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.
David stops Mullard from standing up.
Mullard keeping full guard, as David tries to pass.
Mullard is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullard striking off his back but it's not causing David any problems.

Mullard has his feet on David's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
David pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
David is looking to clinch.
David shoots in looking for a takedown. Mullard tries to sprawl out of it but David keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mullard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
David tries to clinch there but Mullard circles away.

That's two 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.
Mullard misses with a two punch combination.

David feints and as Mullard raises his hands in defense, David changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
David tries to free his leg and advance position but Mullard is retaining full guard.
David passes Mullard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mullard is trying to stand up here but David is controlling him well.
David tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mullard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mullard trying to hold on to David's head to control him but David postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullard is looking to improve his position.

David seems to be looking for submissions.
Mullard is in trouble now - David has advanced to mount!
David dominating with strikes here.
David punishing his opponent with strikes.
David unloading with bombs!
Andre Mullard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David landing shots from mount.
David is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mullard can do to turn this around?
David is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Mullard is rocked!
David drops a big elbow. That's hurt Mullard! More shots from David and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cross David!
Cross David is the new heavyweight champion!