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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Smith
vs
Murdock

185 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wayne Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Murdock wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.

Murdock darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.

Murdock jumps guard.

Smith drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Murdock manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Smith has Murdock in his guard.
Murdock pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Murdock sits in half guard.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Murdock trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Murdock drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Murdock jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Murdock slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Murdock is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Smith is just riding it out for now. Murdock eventually gives up the hold.

Smith is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Murdock pulls his head out easily.
Murdock is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Smith working to try and regain half guard.

Murdock with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Murdock working for a submission but Smith is keeping him at bay.
Murdock looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Murdock lands a big elbow.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Murdock unloads with some shots from mount but Smith bucks and avoids them well.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
Murdock looking to ground and pound but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Murdock content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Murdock is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Smith has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.

Murdock looking to secure an arm triangle but Smith defends it well.

Murdock working for a guillotine from mount but Smith is in no mood to give up.
Smith wants to hold on but Murdock pushes him away.

Murdock looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Smith wants to control but Murdock is having none of it.

Murdock looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Smith tries to hold on but Murdock pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith has given up his back here. Will Murdock look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Smith trying to control but not successfully.

Murdock working for the choke.
Smith breaks Murdock's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Smith tries for a kimura but Murdock is defending well.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murdock keeps working.

Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Murdock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Murdock dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Murdock which made him look bad.
Smith looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
John Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murdock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith shoots in but Murdock avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Murdock fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Murdock persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Murdock is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.

Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murdock is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith wants to control but Murdock is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two 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.

Murdock is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.

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

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith wants to clinch

so Murdock counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Murdock drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Murdock jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Murdock tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Smith wants to stand but Murdock is controlling the position.
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Murdock advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Murdock is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.

Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Smith is not content to let Murdock control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Smith actively working from the bottom here.

Murdock is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smith defends it well.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Smith trying to control but Murdock postures up.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Murdock is pressing down on Smith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smith is holding on for now.

Murdock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

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.
Murdock is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.
Wayne Murdock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith is in trouble now - Murdock has advanced to mount!
Murdock content just to control the position here.
Smith tries to hold on but Murdock postures up.
Smith is controlling an arm, preventing Murdock from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

Murdock working for a guillotine from mount but Smith is in no mood to give up.
Murdock takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Smith manages to reverse the position and now he's in Murdock's guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Murdock lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Murdock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Murdock has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.

Smith is trying to trip Murdock. He has hold of a leg but Murdock is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Smith persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Wayne Murdock!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damien Kali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Thatcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Anthony Thatcher enters the cage!

Kali
vs
Thatcher

180 cm
19
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Transformer Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Kali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Thatcher!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kali looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kali closes the distance and clinches up with Thatcher, looking for a takedown. Kali pushes Thatcher against the cage but Thatcher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thatcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kali closes the distance and clinches up with Thatcher, looking for a takedown. Kali pushes Thatcher against the cage but Thatcher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Kali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thatcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kali throws a solid leg kick but Thatcher takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kali.
Kali shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thatcher as he jumps to the side.
Thatcher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Horrible takedown by Kali or perhaps it was just good defense by Thatcher which made him look bad.
Thatcher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thatcher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kali is breathing heavily.
Thatcher throws a body kick the misses

and Kali counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thatcher!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kali trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kali manages to capitalize on a mistake by Thatcher to take his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good control from Kali.
Thatcher tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Thatcher keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kali is landing with some decent strikes but Thatcher is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thatcher keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kali lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kali tries to control but Thatcher wriggling away.
Kali content just to control the position here.
Thatcher is squirming around, avoiding Kali's attempts to control the action.
Kali controlling from the full mount.
Thatcher is looking to improve his position but Kali isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thatcher bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kali controlling the position.
Thatcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kali swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Kali working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thatcher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thatcher manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kali is trying to keep Thatcher in close.
Thatcher trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kali manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kali throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kali is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thatcher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Thatcher isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kali stacks Thatcher on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kali!

Kali stands up.
Kali avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thatcher throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Damien Kali will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thatcher misses with the combination.
Kali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Damien Kali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kali shoots in but no luck this time.
Kali buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thatcher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kali holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kali letting Thatcher take a breather here.
Thatcher keeps control of Kali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thatcher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Kali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thatcher misses with a double jab

and Kali counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Kali avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kali stopping the sweep attempt from Thatcher.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kali gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Kali or perhaps it was just good defense by Thatcher which made him look bad.
Thatcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thatcher moves away.
Kali throws a front kick that sends Thatcher stumbling back into the cage.
Kali scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some wild striking there from Thatcher.
Kali tries to clinch but Thatcher is having none of it.
Thatcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kali cracks the inside of Thatcher's front leg.
Nice takedown defense from Thatcher. No joy for Kali on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Kali. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kali scores a takedown into full mount! Kali with the ground and pound from mount.
Thatcher can't escape the position.
Kali wants to control but Thatcher has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Kali uses his free foot to push down on Thatcher's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Thatcher.
Thatcher is looking to improve his position but Kali isn't that keen on the idea.
Kali sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thatcher is looking to improve his position but Kali isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kali trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kali controlling from the full mount.
Thatcher can't escape the position.

Kali swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Thatcher is now in Kali's guard. A big mistake from Kali there, giving up the dominant position!
Thatcher passes Kali's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kali wants to improve his position but Thatcher is controlling well.

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.
Thatcher works his way into side control.
Kali manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thatcher's best efforts.

Thatcher is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kali has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kali trying to hold on to Thatcher's head to control him but Thatcher postures up.
Thatcher passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kali is trying to reverse the position but instead Thatcher has taken his back - oops!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Kali dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kali throws a combination that misses
and Thatcher counters with a series of strikes. Kali will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kali shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thatcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Kali darts in and clinches Thatcher up against the cage.

Kali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Thatcher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Kali is posturing up here but Thatcher has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kali tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kali has to tap! Slick submission there by Thatcher!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Thatcher!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herman Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Sparkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparkler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Bet You Won't. The key to victory for Herman Meyers has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Meyers
vs
Sparkler

199 cm
22
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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, Herman Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ric Sparkler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyers doesn't manage to clinch there - Sparkler circles away.
Meyers tries to clinch there but Sparkler circles away.
Meyers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meyers moves in looking to clinch but Sparkler pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meyers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meyers connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Sparkler! He's out on his feet! Meyers rushes in and drops Sparkler with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Herman Meyers!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Merde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lark On My Go Kart-Asher Roth. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Griffin
vs
Merde

187 cm
22
208 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

HARDCORE Fighting Brand

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, Nick Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerard Merde!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merde on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Merde is rocked!

It looks like Gerard Merde has been cut.

Merde drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Merde is still on wobbly legs! Can Griffin finish him?
Merde trying to control the position but Griffin is working away.
Merde seems to have recovered his senses.
Merde scoring with punches and elbows.

It looks like Nick Griffin has been cut.
Merde scoring with punches from side control.

Griffin is rocked!
Merde in side control lands a decent elbow.
Oh Griffin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Merde scores with punches from side control.
Merde lands a few punches from side control.
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!
Griffin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Merde works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Merde tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Griffin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Merde cracks Griffin with a big right hand but Griffin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Griffin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Merde working the head with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Merde cracks Griffin with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Merde landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Merde works to advance to full mount. Griffin defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Merde has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Griffin's face.
Merde is landing with some decent strikes but Griffin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Merde with shots to the head and body - Griffin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Griffin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Merde scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Griffin?
Griffin really wants to buck Merde off and get back to his feet.
Merde punishing his opponent with strikes.

Nick Griffin's cut is getting worse.
Griffin working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Merde.
Merde prevents Griffin from getting the reversal.
Merde scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Griffin?
Merde should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Merde lands a big shot there that rocks Griffin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Merde looks gassed!
Merde scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Merde is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin'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.
Merde with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Merde.
Merde punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Merde connects with a massive shot to the dome!
You get the feeling that Griffin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merde lands a big shot there that rocks Griffin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Merde working Griffin over with strikes here.
Merde landing strikes from the mount.
Griffin'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.
Merde lands with some strikes.
Merde cracks Griffin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Griffin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Merde is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Griffin tries to reverse the position but Merde maintains control.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Merde has eaten all the pies!
Merde with a couple of short strikes.
Griffin is trying desperately to improve position.
Merde working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Merde scoring with strikes but Griffin is staying in there.
Merde scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Griffin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Merde scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Griffin tries to reverse the position but Merde maintains control.
Griffin tries to buck Merde off but he can't manage it.
Merde lands a big shot there that rocks Griffin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Griffin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Merde is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Griffin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Merde lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Merde with the ground and pound from mount.
Griffin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Griffin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Merde lands a big shot there that rocks Griffin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Griffin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Merde looking for a sweep. Not yet Merde, not yet.
Griffin postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Merde covers up, he's hurt! Griffin keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Griffin and the ref steps in to end the fight! Griffin can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Griffin!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Denari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Smack My Bitch Up - The Prodigy. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lee
vs
Denari

185 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Poweful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

HARDCORE Fighting Brand
Knock Out Clothing-Vegas

HARDCORE Fighting Brand

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, Jason Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Denari!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denari moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Denari doesn't seem bothered though.

Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Denari keeps working.
Lee is really struggling to control Denari but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lee moves nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Denari's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to move to mount but Denari blocks the move with his legs.

Lee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Denari knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Denari's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

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.

Lee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Lee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Denari tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denari is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Lee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lee trying to control the position but Denari is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Denari has escaped the position, nice work there.

Lee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Denari is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Denari is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Denari gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lee trying to control but Denari is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lee goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Denari is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Lee dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Denari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Denari keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee misses with a hook.
Pablo Denari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee throws a combination. Denari tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Denari staying out of range there.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Denari keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denari.
Denari slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Lee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denari is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Lee has hold of Denari's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Denari tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Lee cranks the arm and Denari screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Denari, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jason Lee!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Crumpet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crumpet comes to the cage accompanied by Kings of Leon - Fans. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Crumpet
vs
Nash

185 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Fast

Syndicate Drugs

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cornelius Crumpet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vince Nash!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crumpet but Crumpet pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crumpet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nash moves away.

Nash shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nash wants to pass the guard but Crumpet is keeping the position.
Crumpet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crumpet wants to stand up but Nash is controlling him.

Nash drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Crumpet manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nash has Crumpet in his guard.
Nash trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crumpet won't allow Nash to sweep him here.

Nash is looking for a triangle here but Crumpet uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Nash is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

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.
Nash is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crumpet's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nash wants to get back to full guard.
Nash looks gassed!
Nash wants to get back to full guard but Crumpet has passed into side control.
Crumpet sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nash is in all sorts of trouble here.
Crumpet controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash can't escape the position.
Crumpet controlling his opponent.
Nash 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.
Crumpet controlling the position easily from mount.
Nash tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crumpet looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nash wants to hold on but Crumpet pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crumpet content just to control the position here.
Crumpet prevents Nash from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cornelius Crumpet dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nash takes one to the side of the head.
Nash staying out of range there.
Crumpet scores with a nice strike.

Nash is rocked!
Crumpet drops Nash with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Nash! Crumpet dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Cornelius Crumpet!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by my life. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bellic
vs
Dragon

225 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

167 cm
22
230 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Apocalypse Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Niko Bellic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dragon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Dragon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Bellic throws Dragon to one side and escapes!
Bellic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bellic lands a head shot.
Dragon shoots in for a takedown but Bellic shows good takedown defense.
Bellic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bellic tries to clinch up but Dragon circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Dragon. No joy for Bellic on that attempt.
Jab from Bellic.
Bellic misses with a series of wild punches.
Bellic throws a right and a left that Dragon avoids nicely.
Bellic takes a swing at Dragon's ribcage but misses.
Bellic doesn't manage to clinch there - Dragon circles away.
Bellic wants to clinch up but Dragon keeps it at a distance.
Dragon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bellic. Bellic obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dragon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic is pushing Dragon's head away, looking to escape. Dragon manages to hold on to the position though.

Dragon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bellic gets back to half guard.
Bellic is refusing to be controlled, as Dragon sits in half guard.
Bellic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dragon is looking to advance position but Bellic won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dragon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bellic circles away.

Bellic takes the fight into the clinch.

Bellic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bellic 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bellic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Dragon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bellic's guard.
Bellic can't keep his opponent in guard - Dragon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dragon stops Bellic from getting back to his feet.
Bellic punching from the bottom.

Bellic makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dragon dodges the punch combination from Bellic.
Bellic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bellic is looking to clinch.
Bellic looks to land a combination but Dragon avoids it well.
Bellic misses with a wild combination.

Dragon shoots in and bounces Bellic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bellic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dragon is one step ahead there.
Bellic wants to stand but Dragon is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dragon is one step ahead there.
Dragon won't allow Bellic to get back to his feet.
Dragon slips nicely into half guard.

Dragon is looking for a kimura here.

Bellic has one foot on Dragon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bellic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bellic looks for a takedown but Dragon sprawls well.
Bellic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dragon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bellic circles away.
Niko Bellic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Dragon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon swats away the attempt to clinch by Bellic.
Some wild striking there from Bellic.
Dragon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bellic is looking to clinch but Dragon is avoiding it.
Bellic misses with a series of wild punches.

Bellic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Bellic stands up and beckons Dragon to his feet.
Bellic with a lazy takedown attempt

and Dragon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dragon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragon is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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

Bellic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dragon, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bellic is looking to clinch.
Bellic tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dragon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dragon.
Dragon stops Bellic from standing up.
Bellic looking for a sweep. Not yet Bellic, not yet.

Bellic scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dragon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Niko Bellic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bellic.
Bellic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bellic misses with a series of wild punches.
Dragon defending well as Bellic loads up on a big left hand.

Dragon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bellic's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dragon pushes down on Bellic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bellic is looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bellic kicks Dragon off and gets back to his feet.
Bellic looks to clinch
and Dragon counters with a three punch combo that has Bellic backing up. Bellic nods at Dragon to acknowledge the strikes.
Bellic shoots in but Dragon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bellic tries for a takedown but Dragon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Bellic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragon misses with a takedown

and Bellic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dragon's guard now.

Bellic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dragon, up you get!
Bellic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bellic swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Bellic forces Dragon back against the cage and clinches.
Bellic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bellic trying to stall but Dragon improves his position.
Bellic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dragon has him pressed against the cage.
Dragon jumps guard but Bellic stands there with Dragon around his waist. Dragon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dragon misses with the head strike.

Bellic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bellic tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Dragon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bellic!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellic squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bellic working to try and regain half guard.
Bellic regains half guard.

Dragon seems to be looking for submissions.
Dragon stops Bellic from getting back to his feet.
Bellic flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bellic tries to kick Dragon off but Dragon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jake Dragon has got the better of the ground game so far.

Bellic kicks off Dragon and gets to his feet.
Bellic throws a right hand that Dragon ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragon also avoids with ease.
Dragon tries for a takedown but Bellic circles away easily
and Dragon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellic misses with a takedown

and Dragon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bellic keeping moving, preventing Dragon from controlling successfully.

Dragon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bellic wants to sweep here but Dragon controlling him for the moment.

Bellic pushes Dragon off and scrambles back to his feet.
No joy there for Bellic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Bellic misses.
Bellic wants to clinch

and Dragon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!

Bellic pushes Dragon off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dragon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bellic with a lazy takedown attempt

and Dragon counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bellic pushes Dragon off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bellic misses with the combination.
Bellic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bellic tries to clinch but Dragon is having none of it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bellic - that will leave a mark!
Bellic tries to clinch up.
Bellic tries to clinch up but Dragon circles away and keeps his distance.

Dragon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bellic is trying to stand.
Dragon is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bellic kicks Dragon off and gets to his feet.
Bellic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dragon shoots and misses

and Bellic counters by moving into the clinch.
Bellic lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bellic throws a shot to the body.
Bellic tries to clinch but Dragon is having none of it.
Bellic lands an overhand right.
Dragon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dragon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bellic tries to clinch but Dragon is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Bellic.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bellic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Dragon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bellic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Niko Bellic is winning the standup battle so far.
Dragon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bellic as he jumps to the side.
Bellic fails in his attempt to clinch.

Dragon 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.
Bellic wants to stand but Dragon is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dragon manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bellic works over Dragon with some ground and pound from guard.
Bellic wanted to stand there but Dragon had control of the position.

Bellic gets to his feet - Dragon follows without any prompting.
Dragon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Bellic to counter with a crisp jab.
Bellic wants to clinch but Dragon slips to the side

and Dragon counters with a single leg into guard. Bellic didn't expect that.

Bellic has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dragon off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bellic throws a nice looking combination but Dragon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dragon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bellic misses with a combination

and Dragon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bellic pushes Dragon off looking to stand but Dragon dives back in and keeps control.
Bellic regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellic wants to get back to his feet but Dragon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dragon passes Bellic's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Dragon decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bellic wants to clinch

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

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

Bellic feints and as Dragon raises his hands in defense, Bellic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bellic landing some decent shots from guard.
Bellic scoring with punches to the head and body.

Dragon is rocked!
Bellic connects with a couple of short punches.
Dragon is still on wobbly legs! Can Bellic finish him?

Bellic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dragon, up you get!
Bellic closes the distance but Dragon moves to the side

and Dragon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bellic's guard now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bellic manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dragon seems to have recovered his senses.
Dragon misses with a kick to the body
and Bellic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Dragon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dragon controlling from the top position.
Dragon won't allow Bellic to sweep him here.

Bellic has his feet on Dragon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bellic throws a series of punches but Dragon avoids them all with ease.
Bellic tries to clinch up

and Dragon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellic wants to get back to his feet.
Dragon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bellic!
Bellic tries to buck Dragon off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dragon has control of Bellic's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bellic regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bellic prevents Dragon from taking his back.
Bellic is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bellic is trying to escape the mount.
Bellic is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bellic tries to reverse the position but Dragon maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Dragon!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Suon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by The Who - Baba O'Riley. Suon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seether. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Davis
vs
Suon

190 cm
21
218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

S.W.A.T.
Syndicate Drugs

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Suon!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.

Suon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Suon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Suon's head.
Davis controlling from the top position.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
Davis controlling from the top position.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suon is keeping the position for now.
Suon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis preventing the sweep.
Davis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Davis wants to control from the top but Suon keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davis tries to clinch but Suon is having none of it.

Davis 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.
Davis trying to control but Suon is working from the bottom.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suon is keeping the position for now.
Suon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suon keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis landing some decent shots from guard.

Suon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A lazy left from Davis finds it's target.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Davis throws a head kick but Suon moves out of range.
Davis scores with a sloppy right hand. Suon should have avoided that one.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Davis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suon looks gassed!
Suon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Suon misses with a takedown attempt
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis connects with a single shot there.
Davis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Jack Suon has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Davis scores a takedown into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice shot to the head.
Suon working to try and regain half guard.
Davis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Suon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Suon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Davis is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suon moves into full guard.

Suon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Suon looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Suon keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Suon can't keep his opponent in guard - Davis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Davis slips a nice elbow through Suon's hands, connecting with Suon's forehead.
Davis tries to pass to full mount but Suon defends it.
Davis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suon wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.
Davis wants to control but Suon is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Suon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Davis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Davis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Suon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Davis trying to control the position but Suon is working away.

Davis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Suon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis taking a breather here.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suon keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Suon moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Suon at a distance.
Suon throws a series of strikes that have Davis backpedaling.
Jack Suon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suon shoots and misses

and Davis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Suon keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
Davis passes into half guard.
Suon manages to get to full guard.

Suon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Davis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davis manages to get himself to full guard.
Suon connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suon trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis working a defensive guard but Suon passes into half guard.

Suon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Davis is looking to control Suon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Davis avoid being mounted?
Davis is trying to get back to full guard.
Davis is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control but Suon postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Davis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Suon is staying active underneath Davis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davis is controlling the pace.

Suon is defending against the submission attempts here by Davis.
Davis working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Davis stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Craig Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Suon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Davis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Suon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Davis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Suon's guard now. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suon is looking to sweep but instead, Davis has passed into half guard.
Suon is looking to control Davis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Suon avoid being mounted?
Suon wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Suon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Suon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Suon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Suon fails to land the takedown.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Suon circles away.
Davis digs a good body shot into Suon's ribs.
Donk. Davis catches Suon right on the button with a cross.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Suon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suon shoots in but no luck this time.
Craig Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Suon.
Davis tries to clinch but Suon is having none of it.
Davis fails with the takedown

and Suon counters with a single leg into guard. Davis didn't expect that.

Suon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis is pulling down on Suon's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Suon from controlling successfully.
Davis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Suon!
Davis wants to control the pace but Suon is squirming around nicely.
Davis content just to control the position here.
Davis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Suon for as long as he can get away with.
Suon tries to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Suon tries to hold on but Davis postures up.

Davis has hold of Suon's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Suon manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Suon is looking to get to half guard.
Davis with shots to the head and body - Suon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Davis landing punches.
Davis wants to control the pace but Suon is squirming around nicely.
Davis controlling his opponent.
Suon tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis with shots to the head and body - Suon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Suon is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
Suon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Davis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suon is one step ahead there.
Davis pulls Suon in to control the position.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Davis holds on and takes a little breather.
Suon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Davis's guard.
Davis is trying to keep Suon in close.
Craig Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suon trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Davis as Suon shoots in.
Suon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Suon pushes him off.

Davis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Davis lands in his opponent's guard.
Davis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Davis trying to control but Suon is working from the bottom.
Davis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Davis clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Suon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Suon fails with the takedown
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Davis moves into the clinch.
Suon wants to break free but Davis has control.
Davis has Suon pressed against the cage.
Davis is trying to break free.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis tries to pull guard but Suon won't allow it.
Suon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis stalling the fight.
Suon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Davis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davis looking to slow down the pace here.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Suon works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Davis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Suon!
Suon is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Suon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Suon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Suon trying to control but Davis postures up.
Suon wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.
Davis is thwarting Suon's attempts to control the position.

Suon looking for submissions off his back.
Suon is refusing to be controlled, as Davis sits in half guard.
Suon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Suon works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Davis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Suon, up you get!

Suon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Suon lands in his opponent's guard.
Davis is looking to stand up but Suon isn't so interested in that idea.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Davis is on top in guard.
Davis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davis content to stall in guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Suon is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davis wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis seems keen to control Suon's posture.
Suon wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Suon wants to stand and escape but instead Davis has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Suon had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Davis is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Suon Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Davis's back instead.
Davis tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Suon looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suon takes Davis's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Davis is in trouble.
Suon trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Suon is looking for the choke from the back position but Davis is controlling his hands well.
Davis turns into Suon and is now in his guard.
Davis trying to control but Suon is working from the bottom.
Suon looking for a sweep. Not yet Suon, not yet.

Suon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Suon wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
Suon trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Suon dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jack Suon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Good exchange - Davis coming out on top.

Davis rushes Suon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
Davis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Davis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Suon avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
Davis wants to stall.

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

Davis gets caught flat footed, as Suon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Suon gets to his feet. Davis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Davis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davis content to stall in guard here.
Davis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Suon wants to control but Davis passes easily into half guard.
Davis working over Suon with some ground and pound. Suon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suon wants to get back to his feet.
Davis is taking a breather. Suon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Suon is refusing to be controlled, as Davis sits in half guard.
Davis working Suon over with strikes.
Suon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Suon is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Suon trying to control the position.
Suon keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.

Suon is looking for a triangle but Davis pushes his legs off easily.
Davis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Davis working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis working the ground and pound.
Davis is chipping away with strikes.
Suon is not content to let Davis control the position.
Suon is trying to get back to half guard.
Davis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suon keeps working.
I wouldn't like to be where Suon is right now.
Suon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Suon is trying to control Davis's posture but Davis avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to take a break and control but Suon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Davis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Davis slips a nice elbow through Suon's hands, connecting with Suon's forehead.
Davis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Davis wants to free his trapped foot but Suon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Suon is trying to maintain the position but Davis is very close to passing his half guard.
Davis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Suon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Davis is working for an americana but Suon has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Davis was thinking about the submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suon working a defensive guard here.
Suon keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis tries to clinch there but Suon circles away.
Donk. Davis catches Suon right on the button with a cross.

Davis clinches with his opponent.
Suon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Davis misses with a knee strike.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Suon avoids the damage to the body.
Suon tries to score a body lock takedown but Davis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Suon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jack Suon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Davis gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Suon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Davis!
Craig Davis is the new heavyweight champion!