LFNC 57 - St Paddy's Bash PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bert Sugar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Armsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bert Sugar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sugar
vs
Armsworth

180 cm
24
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Australian Xtreme - 159 Energy + Stamina!

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bert Sugar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Armsworth!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armsworth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sugar.
Sugar keeps the fight on the outside.
Sugar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armsworth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Armsworth misses with a few strikes there.
Sugar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Sugar clinches up against the cage.
Sugar controlling the action here for a moment.
Sugar cracks Armsworth with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sugar.
Armsworth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sugar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sugar digs a right hand underneath Armsworth's ribcage. Armsworth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Armsworth tries to score a body lock takedown but Sugar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sugar keeps control of Armsworth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armsworth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sugar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bert Sugar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Armsworth.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sugar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sugar is working Armsworth over against the cage.
Armsworth is working for takedown but Sugar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Armsworth tries to pull guard but Sugar won't allow it.
Sugar stops a takedown attempt from Armsworth.

Sugar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sugar throws a good cross that connects.

Sugar clinches.
The referee calls for Sugar to work.
Sugar lands an uppercut.
Sugar is working Armsworth over against the cage.

Sugar breaks from the clinch.
Sugar fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sugar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Armsworth.
Sugar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sugar lands a body shot.

Sugar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sugar throws a nice looking combination but Armsworth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sugar lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sugar.
Sugar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sugar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sugar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sugar wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Armsworth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bert Sugar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sugar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armsworth was well out of range. Poor timing from Sugar.
Armsworth tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sugar counters with a left and a right that stings Armsworth.
Armsworth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sugar tries to clinch but Armsworth is having none of it.
Armsworth wants to slow Sugar down by chopping away at his legs.
Sugar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Armsworth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sugar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sugar doesn't manage to clinch there - Armsworth circles away.
Sugar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Sugar moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sugar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Armsworth is trying to drag Sugar to the mat but Sugar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Armsworth looks gassed!
Sugar stalling in the clinch.

Armsworth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armsworth slips a jab from Sugar.
Sugar tries to clinch there but Armsworth circles away.

Sugar closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bert Sugar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Armsworth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sugar misses with a combination
and Armsworth counters with a one-two to the body.
Sugar fails to land with a series of punches.
Sugar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Armsworth.
Sugar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Armsworth counters with a two punch combo.
Armsworth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Armsworth misses with the combination.
Bert Sugar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armsworth tries to clinch there but Sugar circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Sugar. No joy for Armsworth on that attempt.
Sugar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armsworth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sugar throws a body punch but Armsworth moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armsworth tries for a takedown but Sugar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bert Sugar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Armsworth.

Sugar rushes Armsworth and presses him up against the cage.

Sugar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armsworth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sugar.
Armsworth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sugar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Armsworth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sugar misses with a combination
and Armsworth counters with a left and a right that stings Sugar.
Sugar works Armsworth's body with a nice hook.

Sugar clinches up against the cage.

Sugar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sugar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Armsworth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bert Sugar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sugar forces Armsworth back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Sugar.
Sugar wants to get back to striking at distance but Armsworth won't allow it.
Armsworth is working for takedown but Sugar is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Sugar.
Sugar works on Armsworth's body with a couple of short punches.
Armsworth is breathing heavily.

Sugar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Armsworth tries to keep at a distance but Sugar has taken the fight into the clinch.

Sugar breaks the clinch.

Sugar closes the distance and pushes Armsworth back into the cage.
Sugar cracks Armsworth with a nice body shot.
Sugar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sugar holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Sugar breaks from the clinch.
Sugar is looking to wear down Armsworth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugar stuffs the takedown.
Sugar throws a combination that misses
and Armsworth counters with a left and a right that stings Sugar.
Armsworth throws a shot from downtown. Sugar moves away and avoids it.
Sugar throws a one two combo.
Sugar closes the distance but Armsworth moves to the side

and Armsworth counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sugar's guard now.
Armsworth wants to control from the top but Sugar keeps moving.
Sugar is pulling down on Armsworth's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

and Armsworth counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sugar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Armsworth wants to stand but Sugar is controlling his posture from full guard.
Armsworth won't allow Sugar to get back to his feet.
Sugar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Armsworth on the ground.
Armsworth trying to control but Sugar is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armsworth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sugar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Armsworth is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bert Sugar will probably get the nod.
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!

Sugar stuffs the takedown attempt from Armsworth. Armsworth gets slowly back to his feet.
Armsworth throws a series of punches but Sugar moves out of range.

Sugar moves into range and clinches up with Armsworth.
Sugar is stalling here.
Good body shot from Sugar.
Sugar presses Armsworth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Armsworth is working for takedown but Sugar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Armsworth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short uppercut from Sugar.
Bert Sugar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Sugar - that landed with a thud.
Sugar pushes Armsworth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Sugar breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugar lands with a cross.
Armsworth misses with a series of wild punches.
Good shot there by Sugar.
Armsworth misses with a two punch combination.

Sugar darts in and clinches Armsworth up against the cage.
Sugar lands a nice uppercut.
Sugar just leaning against Armsworth, taking a breather.
Sugar gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Sugar lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sugar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sugar scores with a body shot.
Sugar wants to clinch.
Armsworth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sugar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sugar misses with a few strikes there.
Jim Armsworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sugar tries to clinch but Armsworth is having none of it.
Armsworth misses with a few strikes there.
Armsworth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sugar throws out the jab.
Armsworth misses with a double jab

and Sugar counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sugar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sugar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Armsworth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Armsworth keeps the fight on the outside.
Sugar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Armsworth falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sugar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Armsworth with that takedown attempt.
Bert Sugar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Armsworth.
Armsworth fails to land the takedown.
Sugar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sugar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

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.
Sugar tries to clinch but Armsworth moves out of range.
Sugar looks to clinch

and Armsworth counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Armsworth.
A hook to the body from Sugar.
Nice body punch from Sugar - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Sugar.

Sugar manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Sugar as Armsworth shoots in.

Sugar rushes Armsworth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Sugar manages to break the clinch.
Sugar tries to clinch up

and Armsworth counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Sugar kicks off Armsworth and gets to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bert Sugar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sugar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bert Sugar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Cuervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilmer Theodore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cuervo
vs
Theodore

167 cm
21
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

183 cm
21
135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Jose Cuervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilmer Theodore!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuervo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cuervo lands with a cross.
Theodore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Theodore takes one to the chin there.
Jose Cuervo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Theodore as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Theodore misses.
Theodore throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cuervo counters with a thumping low kick.
Cuervo moves out of range as Theodore throws a body kick.
A jab from Cuervo finds it's way through Theodore's defenses.
Cuervo slips a jab from Theodore.
Cuervo blocks a head kick by Theodore.
Cuervo avoids the head kick by Theodore.
Theodore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Theodore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cuervo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cuervo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Theodore misses with a jab to the body

and Cuervo counters by moving into the clinch.
Theodore tries a knee to the head but Cuervo blocks it.
Cuervo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Theodore throws a punch but it's blocked by Cuervo.
Theodore working aggressively here.

Cuervo manages to break the clinch.
Cuervo throws a series of strikes that have Theodore backpedaling.
Cuervo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cuervo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cuervo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cuervo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Theodore on the side of the head.
Cuervo sizes up Theodore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cuervo scores with a nice right hand.
Theodore moves forwards but Cuervo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cuervo lands a right hook to the body.
Cuervo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Theodore.
Theodore looks gassed!
Theodore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Theodore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Theodore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Theodore is rocked!
Cuervo cracks Theodore with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jose Cuervo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Belin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Anton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Belin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Belin
vs
Anton

178 cm
20
172 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

173 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Belin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Anton!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anton tries to bum rush Belin with a series of wild strikes but Belin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anton misses the shot to the body.
Anton blocks a jab.
Anton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Belin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Belin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Belin prevents Anton from escaping the position.

Belin in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Anton is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Karl Belin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Linx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Haskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linx comes into the arena with Hellbillies - Ei Krasafaren Steinbu blaring out of the sound system. Haskins has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. Todd Haskins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Charlie Linx's chin.

Linx
vs
Haskins

185 cm
22
192 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
188 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Linx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Todd Haskins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Linx circles away.
Linx throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haskins.

Haskins bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Haskins advances to mount.
Haskins trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Haskins with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Linx prevents Haskins from taking his back.
Haskins trying to control but Linx is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskins is looking to work his way around to Linx's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.

Haskins is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Linx has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Linx!
Haskins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Linx is one step ahead there.

Linx stands up and waves to Haskins to follow him.
Haskins misses with a takedown attempt - Linx sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linx looks to throw the jab but Haskins is out of range.
Horrible takedown by Haskins or perhaps it was just good defense by Linx which made him look bad.
Charlie Linx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Haskins.
Linx misses with the combination.
Haskins has a takedown stuffed.
The fighters circling - Linx throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Linx misses with a hook.
Linx throws a nice looking combination but Haskins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haskins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Linx.
Nice sprawl there from Linx as Haskins shoots in.
Haskins shoots in for a takedown but Linx shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Haskins slips a straight right by Linx.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haskins. Linx does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Linx as he jumps to the side.
Haskins shoots in but no luck this time.
Linx wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haskins looks gassed!
Linx sizes up Haskins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Linx throws a body punch but Haskins moves out of range.
Linx looks to land a left hand but Haskins moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheers as Linx lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haskins doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linx throws out a loose jab but Haskins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haskins moves out of range as Linx strikes.
Charlie Linx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linx feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haskinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haskins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Linx sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Linx tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haskins was well out of range. Poor timing from Linx.
Linx misses with an uppercut. Haskins saw that one coming.
Haskins slips under a jab.
Haskins blocks a jab.
Charlie Linx is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haskins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linx throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linx throws a hook but Haskins blocks it.
Linx throws a right and a left that both miss.

Haskins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Haskins thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Linx to regain full guard.

Haskins postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Linx is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Haskins, into his guard.
Linx slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Linx wants to get up but he can't break Haskins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Linx avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linx tries to stand but Haskins is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Haskins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haskins has a takedown stuffed.
Haskins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Charlie Linx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Haskins.

Haskins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Linx to the mat! Linx manages to get full guard.

Linx stands and steps away. Haskins gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Charlie Linx is winning the standup battle so far.
Linx swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linx lands an overhand right.
Haskins throws a jab but it's blocked by Linx.
Haskins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Linx lands with a nice body punch.
Haskins is breathing heavily.
Haskins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haskins throws the left hand but Linx avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Linx. Those never looked like landing.
Haskins shoots in but no luck this time.
Linx throws a looping overhand right but Haskins ducks down to avoid it.
Haskins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Linx circles away.
A big right from Linx misses.
Linx misses with a hook to the body

and Haskins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Linx's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Haskins has gone for a leg lock! Linx slips out almost immediately though and dives into Haskins's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linx wants to stand but Haskins is controlling his posture from full guard.
Linx advances position into side control!
Linx wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haskins keeps working.
Haskins is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Linx's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Haskins is looking for a sweep. Linx is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Linx not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Linx working Haskins over with strikes.
Haskins is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linx wants to stand up but Haskins manages to regain full guard.
Haskins wants to sweep but no luck.

Haskins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Linx wants to get up but he can't break Haskins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Haskins working a defensive guard here.
Linx is looking to stand up but Haskins won't let him.
Linx stopping the sweep attempt from Haskins.
Linx knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Haskins on the ground.
Linx controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Haskins working for submissions but it's allowed Linx to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linx tries to stand but can't do so whilst Haskins controls his leg.
Haskins trying to control but Linx postures up.
Linx tries to stand and escape but Haskins is controlling the position.
Haskins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Linx's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Linx's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haskins misses with a punch to the head.

Linx is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Haskins gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Haskins gets the takedown into side control.
Haskins tries to advance to mount but Linx denies him.
Linx wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Haskins goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Linx rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Haskins's guard! Nice work there by Linx!
Linx wants to stand but Haskins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linx is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Haskins wants to sweep but no luck.

Haskins has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Linx doesn't defend quickly enough and Haskins has managed to lock this one up! Can Linx escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Haskins on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Todd Haskins!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mukuro Rokudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Clipse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rokudo
vs
Clipse

187 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
142 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mukuro Rokudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Clipse!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clipse fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paul Clipse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clipse scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Mukuro Rokudo has been cut.
Clipse thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rokudo if he has to take too many more of those.
Rokudo is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Clipse moves into the clinch.
Rokudo is working for takedown but Clipse is calmly controlling the position for now.
Clipse lands an elbow just above Rokudo 's eye.
Clipse lands an elbow inside that Rokudo shrugs off.
Rokudo tries to score a body lock takedown but Clipse shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Clipse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Clipse works on Rokudo's body with a couple of short punches.
Clipse displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rokudo up against the cage.
Clipse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Clipse lands a body shot in the clinch.
Clipse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rokudo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Clipse taking a breather.
Clipse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Mukuro Rokudo's cut is getting worse.
Rokudo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clipse landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Clipse.

Rokudo is rocked!

Mukuro Rokudo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Clipse landing knees to the head.
Oh Rokudo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clipse jerks Rokudo's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Rokudo drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Clipse goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Clipse because Rokudo was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Paul Clipse!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russel Jacksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Haye
vs
Jacksson

195 cm
23
265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
269 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnold Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Russel Jacksson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacksson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haye.
Jacksson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jacksson throws a series of punches but Haye moves out of range.
Jacksson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haye.
Jacksson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haye.
Jacksson jabs at Haye's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Haye.
Haye throws a series of punches but Jacksson avoids them all with ease.
Haye throws a series of punches but Jacksson avoids them all with ease.

Jacksson lands a big uppercut and Haye crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Haye looks OK. Jacksson waves Haye back to his feet!

It looks like Arnold Haye has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haye is breathing heavily.
Haye avoids the body shot from Jacksson.
Haye swings for the body but Jacksson moves out of range.
Haye swinging wildly here.
Haye lands a jab-cross combination.
Jacksson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jacksson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haye scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haye lands with a shot to the body.
Jacksson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Jacksson finds it's way through Haye's defenses.
Jacksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacksson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haye counters with a three punch combo that has Jacksson backing up. Jacksson nods at Haye to acknowledge the strikes.
Jacksson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jacksson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Haye. Beautiful body shot.
Haye jabs Jacksson right on the nose. Jacksson blinks but takes it well.
Jacksson slips a jab from Haye.
Jacksson swinging wildly here.
Jacksson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Haye misses the target.
Haye throws a jab but it's blocked by Jacksson.
Haye dodges the punch combination from Jacksson.
Haye on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haye misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Jacksson misses.
Jacksson tries to move into range but Haye moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson throws out a loose jab but Haye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haye blocks a jab.

Oooooh!!! Jacksson has knocked Haye down with a huge combo! Jacksson steps away and waves a wobbly Haye back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Haye is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacksson misses with a double jab.
Jacksson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haye doesn't seem bothered though.
Jacksson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oh Haye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jacksson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Haye seems to have got his legs back now.
Jacksson cracks Haye with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jacksson swings for the body but Haye moves out of range.
Jacksson with a jab.
Haye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacksson.
Haye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacksson.
Jacksson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacksson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jacksson throws an overhand right that lands on Haye's shoulder, as Haye tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haye. Jacksson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haye lands with an overhand left.
Haye is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye scores with a jab to the head.
Jacksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Haye is just out of range.
Haye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacksson.
Haye moves out of range as Jacksson strikes.
Haye is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Haye scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jacksson tries to bum rush Haye with a series of wild strikes but Haye uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Haye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haye scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jacksson swings for the body but Haye moves out of range.
Jacksson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haye lands a jab to the head.
Jacksson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haye digs a good hook to Jacksson's body.
Jacksson ducks under a wild hook from Haye.
Haye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haye slips a jab from Jacksson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jacksson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Haye both land. Nice combination.
Jacksson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Haye with a jab.
Donk. Jacksson catches Haye right on the button with a cross.
Jacksson takes one to the side of the head.
Jacksson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haye lands a slapping body shot.
Jacksson misses with a series of wild punches.
Haye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacksson.
Haye lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haye defending well as Jacksson loads up on a big left hand.
Jacksson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacksson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jacksson blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Russel Jacksson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Haye's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Haye swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jacksson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haye. Jacksson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacksson throws a series of punches but Haye moves out of range.
Haye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacksson.
Jacksson misses with a double jab
and Haye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haye connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haye connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Jacksson misses.
Haye jabs Jacksson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jacksson walks into a jab.
No joy there for Haye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haye closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jacksson connects with the punch.
Jacksson misses the shot to the body.
Haye lands a jab to Jacksson's midsection.
Haye scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jacksson doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haye lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Haye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacksson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacksson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haye.
Haye is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Haye lands with a straight right. Jacksson didn't see that one coming.
Jacksson slips a jab and a cross from Haye.
Haye throws a jab when Jacksson was well out of range.
Haye looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacksson is just out of range.
Russel Jacksson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haye defending well as Jacksson loads up on a big left hand.
Jacksson misses with a double jab.
Haye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacksson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haye scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jacksson in his tracks.
Jacksson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot lands for Haye.
Haye throws a right hand that Jacksson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jacksson also avoids with ease.
Jacksson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jacksson throws a series of punches but Haye avoids them all with ease.
Haye scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Russel Jacksson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haye ducks under a wild hook from Jacksson.
Haye misses with the combination.

That's two 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.
Haye misses with a straight left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big left from Jacksson misses.
Jacksson throws a hook to the side of Haye's head but Haye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jacksson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haye connects with a jab.
Haye is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haye just misses with a punch to the body.
Jacksson connects with a single shot there.
Jacksson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left lands for Jacksson.
Jacksson thows a body shot but no joy.
Haye goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jacksson throws a hook to the side of Haye's head but Haye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haye scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jacksson lands a slapping body shot.
Jacksson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson throws a shot from downtown. Haye moves away and avoids it.
Haye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacksson sizes up Haye with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haye has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jacksson finds it's way round the side to connect with Haye's head.
Jacksson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jacksson scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Haye misses.
A big right from Jacksson misses.
A big right from Haye misses.
Jacksson misses with a combination
letting Haye counter with a right hand.
Haye staying out of range there.
Haye stalks Jacksson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jacksson's face. Jacksson staggers backwards, shaken.
Jacksson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jacksson misses with a double jab
and Haye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jacksson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haye.
Jacksson swings for the body but Haye moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Haye jabs at Jacksson's body.
Jacksson throws a series of punches but Haye moves out of range.
Haye scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Jacksson misses the target.
Haye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jacksson misses with an uppercut. Haye saw that one coming.
Haye scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sloppy strikes from Jacksson. Those never looked like landing.
Jacksson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haye scores with a hook.
Jacksson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haye scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jacksson misses with a few strikes there.
Jacksson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Jacksson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haye lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jacksson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jacksson duly obliges.
Jacksson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Jacksson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnold Haye dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnold Haye's cut.
That's time! Haye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Haye jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jacksson moves forwards but Haye connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haye connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jacksson. Jacksson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Haye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacksson throws a lazy right hand but Haye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jacksson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jacksson misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Jacksson.
Haye ducks under a wild hook from Jacksson.
A telegraphed right hand from Jacksson misses the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacksson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jacksson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jacksson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jacksson throws a shot from downtown. Haye moves away and avoids it.
Jacksson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haye sizes up Jacksson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye with a hook.
Haye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacksson.
Jacksson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jacksson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jacksson connects with a single shot there.
Haye throws a series of punches but Jacksson moves out of range.
Jacksson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jacksson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jacksson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haye lands with an uppercut that bounces Jacksson off the cage and back into rage.
Haye slips a jab from Jacksson.
Haye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacksson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Jacksson misses its intended target.
Haye lands a body shot.
Haye lands a nice shot that snaps Jacksson's head back.
Haye misses with a hook. Jacksson ducked under it nicely.

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.
Jacksson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haye moves away.
Nice defenses there by Jacksson.
Jacksson lands with an uppercut that bounces Haye off the cage and back into rage.
Jacksson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Jacksson misses its intended target.
Haye lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jacksson at a distance.
Haye connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jacksson's hands.
Jacksson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jacksson tests Haye's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haye works over Jacksson's head and body with a nice combination.
Jacksson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haye tests Jacksson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haye walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haye bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jacksson's head.
Haye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacksson.
Jacksson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haye.
Jacksson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the liver by Haye. Beautiful body shot.
Haye clobbers Jacksson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Jacksson misses.
Haye scores with a hook.
Haye misses with an uppercut.
Haye moves out of range as Jacksson strikes.
Haye slips a jab from Jacksson.
Jacksson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jacksson catches Haye with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jacksson looks to score with a jab to the body but Haye is just out of range.
Jacksson throws a jab but it's blocked by Haye.
Haye connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haye stuns Jacksson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jacksson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haye.
Haye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacksson.

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.
A left lands for Haye.
Jacksson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haye was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacksson.
Jacksson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haye finds it's way round the side to connect with Jacksson's head.
Jacksson throws a series of punches but Haye moves out of range.
Haye thuds his right hand into Jacksson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haye lands with a good body shot.
Jacksson cracks Haye with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Haye does no damage.
Jacksson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haye lands with an uppercut that bounces Jacksson off the cage and back into rage.
Haye cracks Jacksson with an open hand slap.
Haye slips under a jab.
Haye throws a lazy right hand but Jacksson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jacksson misses with the combination.
Jacksson throws a series of punches but Haye avoids them all with ease.
Haye thuds a left hand into Jacksson's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnold Haye showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haye 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 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnold Haye!

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maimuta Prunea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harrison
vs
Prunea

186 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

170 cm
21
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, William Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Maimuta Prunea!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harrison tries to keep at a distance but Prunea has taken the fight into the clinch.

Prunea successfully pulls guard.
Prunea can't keep his opponent in guard - Harrison advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Harrison is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Prunea doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harrison.
Harrison working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Prunea's thigh. Prunea counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prunea is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harrison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Prunea working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harrison throwing strikes from guard but Prunea blocks nicely.
Harrison controls from within his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck for Harrison with that takedown attempt.
Prunea fails in his attempt to clinch.
A cross from Prunea lands.

It looks like William Harrison has been cut.
Prunea misses with a body kick.
Harrison wants to clinch.

Harrison looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Prunea!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prunea working to try and regain half guard.
Prunea really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harrison throwing strikes here but Prunea is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
You get the feeling that Prunea really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Prunea keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Prunea in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Harrison breaks from Prunea's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Harrison trying to control but Prunea is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prunea is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harrison will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison landing shots from mount.
Harrison scoring with strikes but Prunea is staying in there.
Harrison looking to finish Prunea with some ground and pound. This is bad for Prunea!
Harrison raining down shots from the mount!
Harrison with the ground and pound from mount.
Prunea is looking to get to half guard.
Harrison content just to control the position here.
Prunea working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prunea tries to hold on but Harrison postures up.
Harrison controlling from the full mount.
Harrison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prunea takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Harrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Harrison's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Prunea defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harrison.

Harrison changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Prunea looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harrison working away.

Harrison tries for a kimura but Prunea is defending well.
Prunea is trying to escape the position but Harrison is controlling the position.
Prunea is trying to control Harrison's posture but Harrison avoids it.
Prunea taking punishment in the form of punches.
Harrison controlling the position from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Prunea's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harrison has control of an arm but Prunea manages to advance to Harrison's back!
Harrison just trying to survive but Prunea is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Harrison fending off the submission attempt from Prunea.
Prunea is not going to allow Harrison to sit and survive in this position.
Prunea trying to control momentarily.

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.
Harrison rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Harrison gets back to full guard.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Prunea from controlling successfully.

Harrison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Prunea defends it easily.
Harrison is controlling Prunea's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Prunea!
Prunea really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Prunea tries to hold on but Harrison postures up.
Harrison looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harrison lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Harrison looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prunea is looking to improve his position but Harrison isn't that keen on the idea.
Harrison controlling from the full mount.
Harrison 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.
Harrison unloading with bombs!
Harrison controlling his opponent.
Harrison wants to control the pace but Prunea is squirming around nicely.
Harrison controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Harrison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Harrison'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. This is the final round!

Prunea looks to clinch

and Harrison counters with a takedown into side control.
Prunea wants to control but Harrison postures up.
Harrison trying to control the action but Prunea is working from the bottom.
Prunea is trying to get back to half guard.
Harrison wants to control but Prunea is keeping him busy.
Prunea is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harrison off and has taken his back!
Prunea struggling to keep hold of the position.
Harrison manages to reverse the position and now he's in Prunea's guard. Nice work there by Harrison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison trying to control but Prunea is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prunea being controlled here, momentarily.

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

Harrison drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Harrison as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Prunea screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Harrison! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). William Harrison!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

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

Robinson
vs
Michaels

202 cm
22
278 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

177 cm
23
222 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Dirt Poor Drugs($5 Recovery)

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnold Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Robinson cracks Michaels with a good jab.
Robinson throws an overhand right that lands on Michaels's shoulder, as Michaels tries to avoid the shot.
Michaels closes the distance and clinches up with Robinson, looking for a takedown. Michaels pushes Robinson against the cage but Robinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Michaels misses with a body kick.
Robinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Michaels is just out of range.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michaels.
Michaels throws out a loose jab but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michaels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Michaels misses with a straight left.
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt - Robinson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Michaels.
Arnold Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Michaels.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Michaels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Michaels throws a wild body kick that Robinson sees coming a mile off.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson misses with a hook.
Robinson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Kevin Michaels has been cut.
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!
Robinson cracks Michaels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Michaels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throws the kick towards the body but Robinson avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Robinson slaps away a takedown attempt from Michaels, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Michaels lands with a right hand.
Robinson stuffs the takedown.
Michaels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Robinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arnold Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice uppercut lands for Robinson. That snapped Michaels's head back.
Michaels looks gassed!

Robinson drops Michaels with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Michaels looks back up at him and smiles so Robinson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Michaels is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson blocks a jab.
Michaels is still on wobbly legs! Can Robinson finish him?
Robinson lands a slapping body shot.
Michaels seems to have recovered his senses.
BOOM! Robinson lands a beautiful left hook that drops Michaels. Michaels tries to recover but Robinson is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Michaels lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnold Robinson!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Caleites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caleites comes to the cage accompanied by Swedish House Mafia - One. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Caleites
vs
Jones

184 cm
24
215 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

194 cm
23
220 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP / Money Exchange!
STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP / Money Exchange!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Caleites!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones connects with a body shot.
Caleites misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caleites takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Benny Caleites has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caleites throws a head kick that misses.
Caleites is breathing heavily.
Caleites misses with a double jab
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.

Jones lands a big uppercut and Caleites crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Caleites looks OK. Jones waves Caleites back to his feet!

Benny Caleites's cut is getting worse.
Caleites ducks into an uppercut from Jones and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adam Jones! Adam Jones retains his light heavyweight title!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Layden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Ming Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitch Layden could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dave Ming Chang's chin.

Layden
vs
Ming Chang

180 cm
20
155 lbs
7 - 0 - 1

171 cm
27
153 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Mitch Layden!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Ming Chang!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Layden shoots in for a takedown but Ming Chang shows good takedown defense.

Ming Chang changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Layden looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Layden sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Layden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ming Chang.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Layden wants to improve his position but Ming Chang is controlling well.
Ming Chang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Layden flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ming Chang is looking to advance position but Layden won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Layden is looking for a sweep. Ming Chang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ming Chang seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ming Chang is looking to stall here but Layden recovers full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Layden has his foot on Ming Chang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ming Chang works his way back into a safe position though.
Layden looking to control.

Ming Chang drops back looking for a leg! Layden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Layden manages to kick Ming Chang off! Ming Chang jumps back into Layden's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Layden controls Ming Chang momentarily but Ming Chang frees himself.

Ming Chang gets to his feet. Layden looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Layden misses the shot to the body.
Layden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ming Chang jabs at Layden's body.
Ming Chang throws a nice looking combination but Layden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Ming Chang clinches.

Ming Chang has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Layden regains guard immediately.

Ming Chang gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ming Chang dives in and grabs Layden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Layden pushes down on Ming Chang's head and hops out.
Ming Chang shoots in for a double leg but Layden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Ming Chang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Layden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ming Chang throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mitch Layden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ming Chang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Layden shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ming Chang sprawls well. Ming Chang wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Layden gets slowly back to his feet.
Ming Chang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Ming Chang closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ming Chang fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ming Chang advances to full mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ming Chang fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ming Chang controlling the position easily from mount.
Layden sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ming Chang seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ming Chang thows a huge punch but Layden dodges it nicely.
Layden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ming Chang seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Layden does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Layden won't allow Ming Chang to pass to mount.
Ming Chang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Ming Chang gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Layden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ming Chang cracks Layden with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Mitch Layden has been cut.
Ming Chang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Layden moves away.
Ming Chang lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Layden can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Ming Chang and Layden drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Ming Chang.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Ming Chang! Dave Ming Chang retains his featherweight title!