UFC 2 - Contenders splash PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe's entrance music is For Whom the Bell Tolls. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Axe
vs
Shaw

180 cm
21
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
27
171 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blake Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe looks to clinch
and Shaw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Shaw decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Shaw misses with a head shot. Axe uses the momentum to regain guard.
Shaw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Axe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shaw!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Axe tries to control but Shaw wriggling away.
Shaw is looking to get to half guard.
Shaw is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw wants to hold on but Axe pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Axe.
Shaw is trying desperately to improve position.
Shaw takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Axe.
Shaw is looking to improve his position but Axe isn't that keen on the idea.
Shaw is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shaw swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The referee warns Shaw that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shaw is working to get back to half guard.
Axe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Shaw looks a forlorn figure.
Shaw is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe working Shaw over with strikes here.
Axe landing strikes from the mount and Shaw is in trouble!
Shaw keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Axe cracks Shaw with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Axe scoring with strikes but Shaw is staying in there.
Shaw is squirming around, avoiding Axe's attempts to control the action.
Axe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaw tries to lock up and control but Axe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shaw can't escape the position.
Axe controlling the position easily from mount.
Axe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is trying to escape the mount.
Shaw manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Shaw is looking for a sweep. Axe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shaw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Axe.
Shaw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Axe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Axe slips a nice elbow through Shaw's hands, connecting with Shaw's forehead.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shaw manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shaw can do anything to dispel that myth.
Axe is pushing down on Shaw's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shaw is fighting to maintain full guard but Axe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shaw looks gassed!
Shaw strikes from the bottom but Axe passes into mount!
Axe trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is trying to escape the mount.
Axe lands with some strikes.

Axe working for a submission but Shaw is keeping him at bay.
Axe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! Axe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Axe lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Axe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Axe closes the distance looking to clinch

and Shaw counters with a single leg into guard. Axe didn't expect that.
Axe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Axe is trying to control the action in half guard but Shaw is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shaw is trying to control but Axe manages to pass to mount!
Axe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shaw throwing hammer fists to the chest of Axe. What's that going to do exactly?
Shaw is looking to get to half guard.
Axe is landing with some decent strikes but Shaw is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Axe wants to finish this one by submission but Shaw is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Axe.
Shaw tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe dominating with strikes here.
Axe landing shots from mount.
Axe trying to control but Shaw is having none of it.

Axe with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Axe tries to control but Shaw wriggling away.
Feeble punches landing from Shaw - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Shaw tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shaw regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries to get to full guard but Axe has control of the leg.
Shaw tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Axe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shaw does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Axe moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Shaw.
Shaw is trying to improve his position.

Axe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Axe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shaw is trying to improve his position.
Axe has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shaw sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
Shaw throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Axe passes to full mount!
Axe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shaw is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is trying desperately to improve position.
Shaw is squirming around, avoiding Axe's attempts to control the action.

Axe looking to secure an arm triangle but Shaw defends it well.
Axe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shaw is looking to escape.
Shaw is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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 Blake Axe will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Axe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shaw on the side of the head.

Axe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shaw, pushing him back against the cage.
Axe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shaw in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Axe.
Shaw is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Axe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A body shot lands from Axe.

Shaw has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Axe is trying to keep an underhook but Shaw manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Axe is pressing down on Shaw's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Axe looking to control.
Blake Axe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shaw throws a strike but Axe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Axe trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Axe passes Shaw's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw gets back to full guard.
Shaw scores with a nice shot.
Axe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shaw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shaw keeping moving, preventing Axe from controlling successfully.
Axe passes Shaw's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shaw tries to get to full guard but Axe has control of the leg.
Shaw is staying active underneath Axe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shaw gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw keeping moving, preventing Axe from controlling successfully.
Axe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shaw manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shaw lands with some strikes.
Axe is looking to get to half guard.
Shaw working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Axe is looking to get to half guard.
Shaw landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Shaw connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Axe holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shaw tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shaw connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shaw dominating with strikes here.
Shaw landing strikes from the mount and Axe is in trouble!
Shaw landing punches.

Axe is rocked!
BOOM! Shaw connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Axe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shaw breaks from Axe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Shaw working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shaw landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Shaw cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shaw with the ground and pound from mount.
Shaw with shots to the head and body - Axe looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shaw is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shaw has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Axe's face.
Axe taking shots to the head.
Shaw lands a nice shot to the head.
Shaw is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Blake Axe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poor strikes thrown by Shaw there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Axe seems to have got his legs back now.
Shaw thowing shots but they're missing.
Larry Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Axe tries to hold on but Shaw postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Shaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Axe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Axe!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murder Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Grzesiuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Face comes into the arena with Rob Zombie - Superbeast blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Face
vs
Grzesiuk

199 cm
23
220 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
208 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Murder Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrzej Grzesiuk!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Face feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grzesiuk wants to sweep here but Face controlling him for the moment.
Face scoring with punches to the head and body.

Grzesiuk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Face pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grzesiuk is keeping the position for now.
Grzesiuk throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Face slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Face working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Grzesiuk is avoiding damage well.
Face wants to control but Grzesiuk is keeping him busy.
Face in side control lands a decent elbow.
Face 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.
Grzesiuk sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Face missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Face is thwarting Grzesiuk's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Face lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Face.
Face wants to control but Grzesiuk is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grzesiuk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Face throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Face throwing shots but Grzesiuk is blocking nicely.

Grzesiuk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Face pulls his head out easily.
Face throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grzesiuk looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Grzesiuk working to try and regain half guard.
Face postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grzesiuk looks a forlorn figure.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grzesiuk can do anything to dispel that myth.
Face cracks Grzesiuk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grzesiuk tries to hold on but Face pushes him away.
Face lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Grzesiuk hang on?
Face lands a nice shot to the head.
Grzesiuk bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Face wants to sweep but no luck.
Grzesiuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Face is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grzesiuk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Face's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Face shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Grzesiuk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Face lands a big shot there that rocks Grzesiuk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Face scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grzesiuk?
Grzesiuk can't escape the position.
Grzesiuk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Face lands a big shot there that rocks Grzesiuk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Face will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Face breaks from Grzesiuk's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Grzesiuk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Grzesiuk is breathing heavily.
Face working the ground and pound effectively.
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.
BOOM! Face connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Face scoring with strikes but Grzesiuk is staying in there.
Grzesiuk is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Face breaks from Grzesiuk's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Face lands a heavy elbow.
Face scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grzesiuk?

Grzesiuk is rocked!
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!
Face looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Grzesiuk is still in real trouble! Can Face finish him?
Face has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grzesiuk's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Face.
Face looking to finish Grzesiuk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Grzesiuk!
Face lands with some strikes.
Grzesiuk seems to have recovered his senses.
Face in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Face is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Grzesiuk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Grzesiuk takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Face's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murder Face!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico Kohler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kohler's choice of entrance music: Snowgoons - Hatred . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Adams
vs
Kohler

170 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
172 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nico Kohler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kohler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Adams counter with a right hand.

It looks like Nico Kohler has been cut.
Adams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adams misses with a takedown

and Kohler counters with a crisp one two that drops Adams! Kohler thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Adams to his feet! Adams is in big trouble!

Adams is rocked!
Kohler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nico Kohler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kohler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kohler wants it to stay on the feet.
Kohler pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Adams shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kohler napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Adams stands up and beckons Kohler to his feet.
Kohler looks gassed!
Kohler tries for a takedown but Adams circles away easily

and Adams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kohler keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kohler keeping full guard, as Adams tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams trying to control but Kohler is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ken Adams wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Adams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kohler's waist but Kohler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adams off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kohler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kohler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adams sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Horrible takedown by Adams or perhaps it was just good defense by Kohler which made him look bad.

Kohler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kohler wants to pass the guard but Adams is defending well.
Adams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kohler's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kohler's back!
Kohler holding both Adams 's hands and preventing any damage.

Adams looking for the RNC.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Adams is looking to control Kohler but Kohler is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Adams is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Kohler up.
Adams lands a shot to the head.
Adams misses with punches from the back.
Kohler covering up well and avoiding damage.
Adams gets his hands free as Kohler looks to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kohler tries to escape but Adams has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Kohler defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Adams lands shots from the back.
Kohler has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams scores with punches and elbows.
Adams throwing damaging strikes from the back! Kohler could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nico Kohler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Adams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kohler tries to avoid it but Adams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kohler to the ground. Kohler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kohler misses with a takedown attempt

so Adams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Adams won't allow Kohler to sweep him here.
Adams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kohler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adams prevents Kohler from getting back to his feet.
Adams looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws and elbow that misses. Kohler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Adams's guard. Nice move by Kohler!
Kohler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kohler postures up.
Kohler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kohler throws a big right hand that misses.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Adams works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kohler gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Adams is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Adams landing strikes from the mount.
Adams lands a heavy elbow.
Kohler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Adams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Adams wants to control the pace but Kohler is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kohler hang on?
Adams lands a heavy elbow.
Kohler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kohler is in a horrible position here. Adams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ken Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kohler tries to lock up and control but Adams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kohler is squirming around, avoiding Adams's attempts to control the action.
Kohler taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kohler taking shots to the head.
Kohler is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Adams lands a nice shot to the head.
Adams with good strikes from the mount here!
Kohler gets back to half guard.
Kohler is not content to let Adams control the position.
Kohler tries to roll over but Adams keeps him under control.
Adams passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kohler!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Adams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nico Kohler's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kohler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kohler but Kohler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kohler moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off.
Kohler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Adams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Adams wants to take a breather but Kohler is having none of it.
Kohler won't allow Adams to pass to mount.
Adams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kohler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Adams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kohler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kohler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adams.
Adams wants to pass to mount but Kohler is defending the position.
Adams is looking to take a break and control but Kohler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kohler pushes Adams off looking to stand but Adams dives back in and keeps control.
Adams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kohler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kohler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Adams passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kohler!
Kohler tries to hold on but Adams pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kohler is trying to escape the mount.
Adams working Kohler over with strikes here.

Adams goes for an armbar but Kohler turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kohler.
Kohler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kohler being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adams is working an open guard so Kohler takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Kohler.
Adams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kohler counters with a straight right hand.
Adams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kohler.
Adams shoots in looking for a takedown but Kohler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Adams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kohler tries to avoid it but Adams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kohler to the ground. Kohler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kohler misses with a takedown

and Adams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Adams.
Adams passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams advances nicely into full mount.
Adams misses with a head shot.
Adams thowing shots but they're missing.
Nico Kohler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Adams fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Adams looking to control but Kohler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adams landing strikes, looking to finish!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Adams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adams, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Adams!

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royal Commando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Schafer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Commando
vs
Schafer

180 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
182 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Royal Commando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Schafer!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Commando ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schafer moves away.
A punch combination from Schafer misses.
Schafer tries a head kick but it misses.
Commando lands with a shot to the body.
Commando throws a low kick, looking for Schafer's leg but Schafer calmly moves out of range.
Commando jabs Schafer to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Schafer clinches up with Commando and pushes him back against the cage.

Schafer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schafer misses with a body shot.
Schafer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Commando.
Schafer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schafer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Commando displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schafer.
Commando is looking to chop away at Schafer's legs.
Commando misses the shot to the body.
Commando ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schafer moves away.
Commando misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Schafer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Schafer is pressing down on Commando's thigh, looking to free his foot. Commando is holding on for now.
Schafer prevents Commando from improving his position.
Commando trying to control here.

Schafer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Commando is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schafer slips a nice elbow through Commando's hands, connecting with Commando's forehead.
Schafer is pressing down on Commando's thigh, looking to free his foot. Commando is holding on for now.
Commando knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schafer on the ground.
Commando has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schafer is working away from the top position though.
Schafer thows a huge punch but Commando dodges it nicely.
Schafer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

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.
Commando is looking for a sweep. Schafer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schafer is trying to control. Commando wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schafer moves nicely into side control.
Schafer tries to move to mount but Commando blocks the move with his legs.
Schafer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Commando is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
You can see the frustration on Commando's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Commando takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Commando tries to escape but Schafer is in control.
Commando is not content to let Schafer control the position.
Schafer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Commando takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schafer gets to mount! Commando was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Poor strikes thrown by Schafer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Schafer is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Commando can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Commando can't escape the position.
Commando tries to hold on but Schafer pushes him away.
Commando is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schafer with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schafer looking to ground and pound but Commando is blocking nicely.
Commando is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Commando wants to try and get back to his feet.
Schafer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Commando on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Commando tries to get out of the position.
Commando is trying desperately to improve position.
Schafer landing shots from mount.
Schafer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

It looks like Royal Commando has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schafer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Commando looks a forlorn figure.
Commando wants to hold on but Schafer pushes him away.
Schafer trying to control but Commando is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Schafer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royal Commando's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Commando throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Commando scores with a nice strike.
Commando fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schafer manages to avoid it.
A jab from Commando finds it's way through Schafer's defenses.
Keith Schafer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Commando scores with a leg kick.
Schafer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Commando on the side of the head.
Commando misses with a right hand
and Schafer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schafer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Commando lands with a good body shot.
Commando swings for the body but Schafer moves out of range.
Commando looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schafer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Commando misses with a wild combination.
Commando comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Schafer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Commando connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Schafer scrambles back to his feet.
Schafer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Commando avoids it really well and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Commando. That's going to slow Schafer down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Commando showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schafer.
Commando scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Commando takes a swing at Schafer's ribcage but misses.
Schafer throws a big shot that misses.
Schafer blocks a leg kick.

Schafer clinches up against the cage.
Commando has had enough of the clinch but Schafer keeps him there for the moment.
Commando takes an elbow to the temple.
Commando is trying to break the clinch but Schafer has him pressed against the cage.

Schafer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Schafer trying to mount his opponent but Commando defends it.
Commando pushes Schafer off looking to stand but Schafer dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Commando blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schafer.
Commando keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Commando is trying to stand up here but Schafer is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Commando is looking to improve his position.
Commando is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Schafer working the ground and pound effectively.
Keith Schafer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schafer controlling from the full mount.
Commando tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schafer landing shots from mount.
Schafer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Commando is looking to escape.
Commando tries to hold on but Schafer postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schafer prevents Commando from getting the reversal.
Commando is bucking up trying to escape but Schafer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Commando is squirming around, avoiding Schafer's attempts to control the action.
Commando is in all sorts of trouble here.
Schafer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Commando is looking to escape.
Schafer thowing shots but they're missing.

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.
Commando working to try and regain half guard.
Commando tries to lock up and control but Schafer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Commando is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Commando wants to hold on but Schafer pushes him away.
Schafer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Royal Commando's cut is getting worse.
Commando keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Schafer is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Commando to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Commando shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schafer wants to control the pace but Commando is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Schafer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Royal Commando's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Commando ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schafer moves away.
Schafer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Commando swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Schafer counters with a stiff right hand.

Jeez, Royal Commando's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Schafer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schafer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schafer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Commando circles away.
Schafer has a takedown stuffed.
Schafer fails to land with a series of punches.
Commando lands a nice shot to the body.
Commando stuns Schafer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Commando connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schafer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Commando turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Commando misses with a jab to the body
and Schafer counters with a nice uppercut.
Schafer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Commando.
Commando takes a swing at Schafer's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Commando.
Commando connects with a body shot.
Schafer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Commando scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Commando jabs Schafer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schafer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schafer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Commando tests Schafer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Commando fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Commando moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Commando scores with a shot to the body.
Commando misses with the combination.
Commando swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Schafer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Schafer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Commando scores with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Commando. Schafer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schafer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Schafer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Commando as he jumps to the side.
Royal Commando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Schafer.
Commando just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Commando as he checks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schafer shoots in for a double leg but Commando sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Commando fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Commando lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schafer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Commando fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Commando lands a body shot.
Commando takes a swing at Schafer's ribcage but misses.
Commando lands a nice shot to the body.
Commando lands with an overhand left.
Commando scores with a nice right hand.
Schafer shoots in and drives through. Commando sprawls well.
Commando lands a nice shot that snaps Schafer's head back.
Royal Commando is winning the standup battle so far.
Commando dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Commando. Beautiful body shot.
Jab, jab by Commando - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Commando throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schafer blocks a low kick nicely.
Commando throws a series of strikes that have Schafer backpedaling.
Commando fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schafer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Commando lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Commando just misses with a punch to the body.
Schafer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Commando scores with a four punch combination!
Schafer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Royal Commando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Commando ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Commando misses the shot to the body.
Commando punishes Schafer's body with a nice straight punch.
Commando connects with a solid leg kick.
Commando misses with a low kick.
Commando lands with a nice body punch.
Schafer takes one on the button.
Commando fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schafer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Commando works Schafer's body with a nice hook.
Commando lands a body shot.
Commando connects with a body shot that sends Schafer's belly button to the back.
Commando with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Commando connects with a body shot.
Commando lands a jab to Schafer's midsection.
A left and a right from Commando both land. Nice combination.
Schafer walks into a straight right hand from Commando.
Commando lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Commando fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Commando will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Commando is looking to wear down Schafer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slapping leg kick lands for Commando.
Royal Commando has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schafer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schafer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Commando just misses with a punch to the body.
Schafer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Schafer instigates a clinch.
Commando misses with a body punch.
Commando is pressed up against the cage. Schafer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Commando down to the mat. Commando avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Schafer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Commando lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Schafer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Schafer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Commando misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schafer.
Commando lands a jab to Schafer's midsection.
Schafer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Commando misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schafer.
Commando throws a one two combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Commando stuns Schafer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Commando throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schafer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Commando.
Commando lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schafer avoids the body shot from Commando.

And that's the end of the fight!
Royal Commando showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schafer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Schafer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Huntington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Pleczyluk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Huntington
vs
Pleczyluk

188 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite 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, Keith Huntington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Pleczyluk!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huntington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pleczyluk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huntington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Huntington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huntington throws a leg kick but Pleczyluk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pleczyluk.

Huntington moves into the clinch successfully.
Huntington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Huntington working hard to break the clinch.
Huntington unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Pleczyluk pulls guard effortlessly.
Huntington wants to get up but he can't break Pleczyluk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Huntington is looking to advance position but Pleczyluk has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Pleczyluk is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Pleczyluk extends the arm and Huntington is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mateusz Pleczyluk!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Parker
vs
Rua

189 cm
25
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shogun Rua!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
Rua tries to clinch up
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rua tries to clinch

and Parker counters with a takedown into side control.
Rua taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rua is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Parker trying to control the position but Rua is working away.
Rua takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rua can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rua is not content to let Parker control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker lands a decent elbow from side control.
Parker working away.
Parker working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker working the ground and pound from side control.
Parker in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Parker stands up.
Rua tries to clinch but Parker moves away

and Parker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rua's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Parker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rua's head.
Rua has momentary wrist control but Parker slips an elbow through the middle.
Parker works over Rua with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Parker 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.
Parker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Parker working some strikes from top position.
Rua wants to get back to his feet but Parker passes into half guard.
Rua has hold of Parker's hands but Parker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Parker is working away from the top position though.
Parker lands strikes from half guard.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rua defending well though.
Rua is in trouble now - Parker has advanced to mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parker lands a heavy elbow.
Rua looks gassed!
Parker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Parker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Parker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rua can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Parker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Parker lands a big elbow.
Rua is in a horrible position here. Parker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Parker with shots to the head and body - Rua looks very uncomfortable down there.
Parker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Parker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rua hang on?
Parker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rua tries to lock up and control but Parker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rua is in a horrible position here. Parker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rua taking shots to the head.
Parker lands a nice shot to the head.
Parker landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker landing strikes from the mount and Rua is in trouble!
Rua is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker breaks from Rua's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Parker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Parker landing strikes from the mount.
Parker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Parker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rua hang on?
Parker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Parker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Parker lands a big shot there that rocks Rua but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rua tries to buck Parker off but he can't manage it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker with shots to the head and body - Rua looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Parker.
Parker with shots to the head and body - Rua looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Parker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Parker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Parker passes to full mount!
Parker punishing his opponent with strikes.
Parker raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Rua that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Parker dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Parker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Parker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rua looks a forlorn figure.
Rodney Parker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parker raining down hammerfists from mount.
Parker trying to control but Rua is having none of it.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker with shots to the head and body - Rua looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker tries to control but Rua wriggling away.
Rua is wriggling around trying to escape.
Parker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Parker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rua is bucking up trying to escape but Parker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rua is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Parker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Parker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rua can do to turn this around?
Rua taking shots to the head.
Parker dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker with a couple of short strikes.
Rua is bucking up trying to escape but Parker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!
Rua in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Parker punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Rua that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rua is looking to improve his position but Parker isn't that keen on the idea.
Parker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rua hang on?
Parker landing strikes from the mount and Rua is in trouble!
Parker lands a big shot there that rocks Rua but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rua takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Parker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Parker raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker dominating with strikes here.
Parker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rua flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Parker with a couple of short strikes.
Parker wants to control the pace but Rua is squirming around nicely.
Parker landing punches.
Rua in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Parker working for a guillotine from mount but Rua is in no mood to give up.
Parker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rua can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Parker landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Parker.
Parker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rua's face.
Parker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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!
Rua tries to hold on but Parker postures up.
Parker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rua takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Parker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Parker lands a big elbow.
Rua taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Parker dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rua defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Parker.

Rua forces Parker back against the cage and clinches.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Parker trying to control the position but instead, Rua has worked for underhooks and has pushed Parker into the cage.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parker blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua stops a takedown attempt from Parker.
Parker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rua just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Parker tries to score a body lock takedown but Rua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Parker decides to pull guard.
Parker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rua tries to free his leg and advance position but Parker is retaining full guard.

Parker pushes Rua off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rua enables Parker to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rua manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Parker lands a couple of digs.
Parker trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Parker lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Parker works over Rua with some ground and pound from guard.
Parker working some strikes from top position.
Parker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Parker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker connects with a couple of short punches.
Parker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rua's head.
Rua has momentary wrist control but Parker slips an elbow through the middle.
Parker lands a couple of digs.
Parker trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Rua wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Parker is now in half guard.
Parker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Parker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Parker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Parker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua has hold of Parker's hands but Parker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Parker is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Parker blocks Rua's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Parker blocks Rua's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Parker raining down shots from the mount!
Parker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Parker working the ground and pound effectively.
Parker breaks from Rua's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Parker with a couple of short strikes.
Parker landing strikes from the mount and Rua is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua can't escape the position.
Parker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rua?
Rua is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Parker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Parker cracks Rua with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Parker is landing with some decent strikes but Rua is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Parker.
Parker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Parker lands a big shot there that rocks Rua but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker with good strikes from the mount here!
Rua in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shogun Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodney Parker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker lands a heavy elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parker, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Parker!

C
A

C
B

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 paul Hedger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Robbin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hedger
vs
Robbin

180 cm
23
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
178 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

BHP's Shaolin Nutrition & Laundry (One Stop Shop)

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, paul Hedger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Robbin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbin throws a leg kick but Hedger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hedger fails with the takedown

and Robbin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hedger!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hedger is in a horrible position here. Robbin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Robbin wants to control the pace but Hedger is squirming around nicely.
Robbin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hedger tries to reverse the position but Robbin maintains control.
Robbin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hedger keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Robbin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Robbin looking to finish Hedger with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hedger!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbin lands a big elbow.
Robbin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Robbin wants to control the pace but Hedger is squirming around nicely.
Hedger is looking to get to half guard.
Robbin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hedger is in all sorts of trouble here.
Robbin with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robbin avoids the attempt from Hedger to control.
Hedger is squirming around, avoiding Robbin's attempts to control the action.
Hedger wants to get back to his feet.
Hedger working to try and regain half guard.
Robbin working Hedger over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedger slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hedger is trying to control but can't.
Hedger tries to roll over but Robbin keeps him under control.
Robbin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hedger wants to improve his position but Robbin is controlling well.
Robbin passes to side control.
Hedger is breathing heavily.
Hedger is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Robbin is controlling him well.
Robbin working the head with strikes.
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!
Hedger is looking to regain half guard here but Robbin keeps moving and retains side control.
Hedger taking punishment in the form of punches.
Robbin cracks Hedger with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedger tries to improve position but can't.
Robbin lands a few punches from side control.
A lull in the action here as Robbin stalls from top position.
Robbin lands a nice forearm strike.
Robbin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Robbin lands an elbow.
Hedger struggling a bit here.
Hedger manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hedger tries to roll over but Robbin keeps him under control.
Robbin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hedger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Robbin winds up and cracks Hedger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Robbin working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robbin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Robbin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hedger looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Robbin lands a nice short elbow.
Hedger gets back to full guard.
Robbin thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robbin tries to free his leg and advance position but Hedger is retaining full guard.
Robbin is looking to work some ground and pound but Hedger has wrist control.
Hedger keeping moving, preventing Robbin from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hedger shoots and misses

so Robbin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Robbin working some strikes from top position.
Robbin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robbin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Robbin connects with a couple of short punches.

Hedger pushes Robbin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hedger falls off balance throwing a combination

and Robbin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Billy Robbin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hedger regains full guard. Nicely done.
Robbin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Robbin working some strikes from top position.
Robbin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robbin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Robbin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Robbin won't allow Hedger to get back to his feet.
Robbin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hedger's head.
Hedger wants to sweep but no luck.
Robbin landing some decent shots from guard.
Hedger can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Robbin controls the pace.
Robbin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Robbin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hedger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbin stops Hedger from standing up.
Robbin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Robbin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Robbin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robbin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hedger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robbin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Robbin connects with a couple of short punches.
Hedger looking for a sweep. Not yet Hedger, not yet.
Robbin lands a couple of elbows.
Robbin slips nicely into half guard.
Robbin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Robbin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Robbin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Robbin.

Robbin is looking for a kimura but Hedger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Robbin to get the leverage.

Robbin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hedger has managed to free his arm - good work.
Robbin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hedger trying to control but Robbin postures up.
Robbin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hedger wants to improve his position but Robbin is controlling well.
Hedger is looking to escape.
Hedger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hedger wants to get back to his feet but Robbin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

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.
Robbin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hedger is on top in guard.
Hedger won't allow Robbin to sweep him here.
Robbin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hedger manages to get himself to full guard.
Hedger keeping moving, preventing Robbin from controlling successfully.
Hedger trying to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Robbin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hedger ducks under a wild hook from Robbin.
Hedger doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Robbin counters with a takedown into side control.
Robbin working the head and body with strikes.
Robbin working the head and body with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Robbin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hedger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hedger is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Robbin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hedger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Robbin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hedger is trying to get back to half guard.
Robbin wants to control but Hedger is keeping him busy.
Hedger is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Robbin landing a few strikes.

Robbin is trying to get an arm triangle but Hedger is defending well.
Robbin working the ground and pound.
Hedger can't do much from the bottom here.
Hedger is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Robbin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Robbin working the ground and pound.
Robbin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hedger wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbin lands a nice forearm strike.
Hedger tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Robbin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hedger taking a bit of punishment here - Robbin scoring with strikes.
Robbin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hedger to see if he's OK.
Robbin trying to control the position but Hedger is working away.
Hedger is trying to get back to half guard.
paul Hedger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy Robbin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robbin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hedger's shoulder. That is not cool.
Robbin working the ground and pound.
Robbin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hedger tries to escape but Robbin is in control.
Robbin trying to control the position but Hedger is working away.
Robbin controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbin trying to control the action but Hedger is working from the bottom.
Hedger is looking for a sweep.
Hedger wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Robbin staying calm.
Robbin cracks Hedger with a big right hand but Hedger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Robbin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Robbin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 25:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Robbin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

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 Zander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick McCarthy has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Holyfield
vs
McCarthy

188 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zander Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield slaps away a takedown attempt from McCarthy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McCarthy with a poor takedown
and Holyfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holyfield moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCarthy shoots and misses
and Holyfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zander Holyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick McCarthy.
Holyfield slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Holyfield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Holyfield lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Holyfield scores with a punch to the head.
Holyfield is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McCarthy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holyfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Holyfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Patrick McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarthy shoots in looking for a takedown but Holyfield manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McCarthy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McCarthy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Holyfield lands a jab to McCarthy's midsection.
Holyfield uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCarthy has time to react.
Nice uppercut lands for Holyfield. That snapped McCarthy's head back.
Holyfield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCarthy at a distance.
Holyfield tries to bum rush McCarthy with a series of wild strikes but McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McCarthy.
Holyfield is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Holyfield finds it's way through McCarthy's defenses.
A left and a right from Holyfield both land. Nice combination.
McCarthy with a poor takedown
and Holyfield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McCarthy looks gassed!
McCarthy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Holyfield changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown but Holyfield shows good takedown defense.
McCarthy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A lazy left from Holyfield finds it's target.
Holyfield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Holyfield is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A right-left combo lands from Holyfield.
A shot to the liver by Holyfield. Beautiful body shot.
Holyfield lands a head shot.
McCarthy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Holyfield cracks McCarthy with a right hand to the side of the head.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield with a jab.
McCarthy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Holyfield digs a good body shot into McCarthy's ribs.
Holyfield tests McCarthy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCarthy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Holyfield scores with a jab to the jaw.
Holyfield scores with a nice strike.
McCarthy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Holyfield bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCarthy's head.
McCarthy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holyfield lunges at McCarthy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCarthy's hand.
Zander Holyfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCarthy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Holyfield lands a lovely overhand right.
McCarthy shoots for a takedown but Holyfield saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McCarthy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good exchange - Holyfield coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCarthy misses with a takedown attempt
and Holyfield counters with a straight right hand.
Holyfield lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A right-left combo lands from Holyfield.
Holyfield scores with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McCarthy.
Holyfield jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McCarthy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holyfield darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Holyfield lands a two punch combo.
McCarthy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McCarthy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Holyfield connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McCarthy scrambles back to his feet.
McCarthy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Holyfield lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield scores with a hook.
Holyfield lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McCarthy with a poor takedown
and Holyfield counters with a right hand to the body.
Holyfield connects with a looping right hand.
A cross from Holyfield lands.
McCarthy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCarthy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Holyfield counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Holyfield.
Holyfield throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Holyfield lands with a shot to the body.
Holyfield connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Holyfield lands with a hook. McCarthy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Holyfield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Holyfield changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zander Holyfield dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice shot by Holyfield.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holyfield as he jumps to the side.
Holyfield finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Holyfield there.
McCarthy shoots for a takedown but Holyfield saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A punch lands to the side of McCarthy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Holyfield looks to land a combination. McCarthy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Holyfield connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McCarthy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Holyfield dips to his left and cracks McCarthy with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Holyfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zander Holyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick McCarthy.
McCarthy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holyfield digs a good hook to McCarthy's body.
Holyfield shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McCarthy eats them both and turns towards Holyfield to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy fails to land the takedown.
McCarthy is breathing heavily.
McCarthy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Holyfield scores with a one two! McCarthy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Holyfield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCarthy at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Holyfield lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCarthy doesn't seem phased though.
Jab, jab by Holyfield - just one landing.
Holyfield is working the combinations to good effect here.
McCarthy takes one on the button.
Holyfield moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCarthy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Holyfield cracks a nice hook into McCarthy's ribs.
McCarthy shoots and misses
and Holyfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holyfield's jab looks to have found its range, popping McCarthy under the eye.
Holyfield connects with a single shot there.
McCarthy moves forwards but Holyfield connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield throws a shot to the body.
McCarthy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Holyfield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holyfield lunges at McCarthy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCarthy's hand.
McCarthy shoots in for a double leg but Holyfield sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Holyfield lands with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Holyfield, as that shot connected.
Holyfield clobbers McCarthy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Holyfield throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCarthy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zander Holyfield is winning the standup battle so far.
McCarthy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McCarthy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Holyfield is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McCarthy.
Holyfield uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCarthy has time to react.
Holyfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McCarthy tries to move into range but Holyfield moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Holyfield throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Holyfield lands a nice looking body shot.
Holyfield catches McCarthy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Patrick McCarthy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holyfield connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCarthy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCarthy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCarthy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab lands there for Holyfield.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCarthy.
Holyfield connects with a right hand. McCarthy shakes it off.
Holyfield cracks McCarthy with a good jab.

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.
A right-left combo lands from Holyfield.
McCarthy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A left lands for Holyfield.
McCarthy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCarthy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Holyfield lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holyfield lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Holyfield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Holyfield connects with a nice looking jab.
Holyfield's corner calls for a 1-2. Holyfield obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Holyfield listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCarthy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCarthy fails with the takedown.
Holyfield slaps away a takedown attempt from McCarthy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zander Holyfield dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Holyfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCarthy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCarthy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McCarthy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McCarthy there as he acknowledges the shot.
McCarthy fails to land the takedown.
McCarthy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McCarthy fails with the takedown
and Holyfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCarthy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holyfield tests McCarthy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holyfield lands with a hook. McCarthy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Holyfield connects with a jab.
McCarthy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McCarthy.
Zander Holyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick McCarthy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield lands with a right hand.
Holyfield throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McCarthy takes one on the button.
Holyfield stuns McCarthy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holyfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holyfield lands a jab-cross combination.
Donk. Holyfield catches McCarthy right on the button with a cross.
McCarthy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Holyfield scores with a jab to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Holyfield, as that shot connected.
Holyfield lands with an overhand left.
Holyfield moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McCarthy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

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.
Holyfield bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McCarthy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holyfield circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Holyfield.
Holyfield scores with a punch to the head.
Holyfield connects with a single shot there.
A left lands for Holyfield.
McCarthy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice cross by Holyfield.
Holyfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McCarthy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Holyfield scores with a nice strike.
McCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch but Holyfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCarthy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holyfield's waist but Holyfield gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCarthy off to one side.
Holyfield lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield cracks McCarthy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McCarthy misses with a takedown
and Holyfield counters with a left and a right that stings McCarthy.
Holyfield lands with a good body shot.
Holyfield bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McCarthy's head backwards.
Holyfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCarthy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Donk. Holyfield catches McCarthy right on the button with a cross.
McCarthy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Holyfield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Holyfield as he connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Holyfield as he connects with a hook.
Holyfield scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCarthy doesn't seem bothered though.
A lazy left from Holyfield finds it's target.
Holyfield lands with a hook. McCarthy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

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.
Nice jab there from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands with an overhand left.
Holyfield scores with a nice head shot.
McCarthy has his takedown stuffed
and Holyfield makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McCarthy takes one to the chin there.
Holyfield lands a really nice looking cross but McCarthy seems unphased.
McCarthy dives in and grabs Holyfield's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holyfield pushes down on McCarthy's head and hops out.
McCarthy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Holyfield cracks McCarthy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCarthy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Holyfield connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McCarthy scrambles back to his feet.
McCarthy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Patrick McCarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holyfield works the jab nicely.
Holyfield lands with a nice combination. McCarthy backs away looking to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zander Holyfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holyfield 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zander Holyfield!

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hype
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RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Sanchez
vs
Walter

185 cm
26
176 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

179 cm
21
176 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Walter!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanchez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Walter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands strikes from half guard.
Walter is trying to stand.
Sanchez tries to pass to full mount but Walter defends it.
Sanchez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Walter wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walter is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez won't allow Walter to get back to his feet.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
Walter wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanchez connects with a couple of short punches.
Walter has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
Walter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Walter wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walter keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.

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.
Walter can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanchez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Walter tries to kick Sanchez off but Sanchez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walter looks gassed!
Sanchez moves into full mount! Walter won't be happy about that!
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Walter hang on?
Walter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sanchez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Walter?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sanchez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sanchez is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Walter really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Walter hang on?
Sanchez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Walter is in a horrible position here. Sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sanchez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Walter is rocked!
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the head.
Walter is still in real trouble! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sanchez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Walter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Walter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Walter wants to try and get back to his feet.
Walter seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sanchez with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sanchez looking to finish Walter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Walter!
BOOM! Sanchez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sanchez raining down shots from the mount!
Walter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sanchez landing punches.
The referee warns Walter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sanchez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Walter?
Walter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sanchez lands a heavy elbow.
Walter is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Walter 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.

Thiago Sanchez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Walter stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walter is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Walter circles away and we're back to standing.
Walter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thiago Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walter punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Walter misses with a head kick.
Walter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thiago Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walter throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Walter. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Walter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez misses with a takedown
and Walter counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Walter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Walter gets caught flat footed, as Sanchez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Walter is retaining full guard.
Walter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walter wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sanchez works over Walter with some ground and pound from guard.
Walter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez stops Walter from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez passes Walter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sanchez prevents Walter from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Walter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sanchez lands a big elbow.
Walter is in a horrible position here. Sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sanchez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanchez lands a heavy elbow.
Walter wants to get back to his feet.
Sanchez is landing with some decent strikes but Walter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sanchez raining down shots from the mount!
Sanchez lands a big shot there that rocks Walter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Walter is trying to stand.
Sanchez raining down hammerfists from mount.
A nice elbow there by Sanchez.
Sanchez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Walter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sanchez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Walter?
Walter tries to buck Sanchez off but he can't manage it.
Sanchez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sanchez working the ground and pound effectively.
Sanchez looking to finish Walter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Walter!
Sanchez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Walter is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Thiago Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sanchez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sanchez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Walter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sanchez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Walter'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.
Sanchez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Walter is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Sanchez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sanchez with a poor takedown
and Walter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Walter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Walter pushes Sanchez away with a front kick.
Walter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walter throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Walter scoring well with a low kick there.
Walter digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
Walter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Walter.
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walter misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but Walter sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Walter circles away easily
and Walter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walter cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walter.

Sanchez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Walter to the mat! Walter manages to get full guard.
Sanchez prevents Walter from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez slips nicely into half guard.
Sanchez wants to advance to full mount but Walter doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Walter is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walter manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sanchez misses with a takedown
and Walter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Walter lands with a slapping head kick.

Sanchez shoots in and bounces Walter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Walter is retaining full guard.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Walter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walter is keeping the position for now.

Walter has his feet on Sanchez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanchez won't allow Walter to get back to his feet.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Walter is retaining full guard.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanchez postures up in Walter's guard and throws a big left but Walter blocks it.
Sanchez slips nicely into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Walter's temple.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walter can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez works his way into side control.
Sanchez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Walter sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Walter to see if he's OK.
Sanchez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sanchez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Walter works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Walter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Walter is trying to stand up here but Sanchez is controlling him well.
Sanchez moves nicely into side control.
Sanchez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Sanchez!

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A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

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