GFL 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvester Stallone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter The Dragon. This should be a great matchup!

Brown
vs
Stallone

184 cm
22
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
208 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Schwarzenegger Nutrition
Schwarzenegger Nutrition

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, Harry Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sylvester Stallone!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stallone takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Sylvester Stallone has been cut.
Stallone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown ducks straight into an uppercut from Stallone and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Brown maanges to regain guard straight away.

Brown is rocked!

It looks like Harry Brown has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stallone loads up on a big left hand. Brown felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Stallone looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Brown can't hide his disappointment, as Stallone celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sylvester Stallone!

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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 Nathan Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loke Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loke Berg looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Dark
vs
Berg

180 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Dark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Loke Berg!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dark scores with a hook to the body. Berg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Berg looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Berg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dark pulls guard.
Dark is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Berg is controlling him.
Dark doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Berg passes Dark's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Dark makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dark lands a nice looking body shot.

Dark drives through and clinches with Berg against the cage.

Dark gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dark is nestled in close to Berg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Dark is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Berg has managed to free his arm - good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dark slips a nice elbow through Berg's hands, connecting with Berg's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg is looking to improve his position.
Dark scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dark lands strikes from half guard.
Berg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dark working Berg over with strikes.

Dark 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.
Dark winds up and cracks Berg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dark winds up and cracks Berg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Dark there.
Berg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dark scores with a couple of nice shots.

Berg looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dark keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Dark stands up from half guard.
Dark lands with a shot to the body.
Nathan Dark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dark pushes Berg up against the cage in a clinch.
Dark has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Berg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Dark gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dark is working Berg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dark scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark won't allow Berg to sweep him here.
Berg wants to hit a switch here but Dark passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Berg there!
Berg in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Berg is trying to escape the mount.
Dark punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dark cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Dark has control of Berg's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Berg regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Dark has hold of Berg's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Berg manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dark dominating with strikes here.
Dark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Berg is trying desperately to improve position.
Berg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dark is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Berg is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Berg flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Dark anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Berg and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Dark slips an arm under Berg chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Dark has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Dark is squeezing on Berg like an anaconda would it's prey. Berg fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nathan Dark!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Awesome Sauce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Drebin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Drebin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sauce
vs
Drebin

180 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Awesome Sauce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Drebin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauce stuffs the takedown.
Awesome Sauce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drebin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sauce misses with a low kick.
Drebin tries for a takedown but Sauce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sauce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Drebin darts in and clinches Sauce up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Sauce.
Drebin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Awesome Sauce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Drebin.
Sauce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drebin backwards.
Sauce is trying to break the clinch but Drebin has him pressed against the cage.
Drebin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sauce smiles and moves away.

Drebin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Drebin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drebin looking for a guillotine from mount but Sauce is having none of it.
Drebin controlling the position easily from mount.
Sauce is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

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.
Drebin content just to control the position here.
You get the feeling that Sauce really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sauce is breathing heavily.
Drebin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sauce wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drebin controlling his opponent.

Despite being in the dominant position, Frank Drebin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drebin is looking to clinch.
Sauce misses with a two punch combination.
Sauce keeps the fight on the outside.
Sauce lands with a right hand.
Sauce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sauce with a hook.
Drebin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Sauce tries to keep at a distance but Drebin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sauce lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drebin.
Sauce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drebin backwards.
Sauce is looking to break free of the clinch but Drebin has double underhooks.
Drebin tries to pull guard but Sauce holds him up against the cage and eventually Drebin drops back down to his feet.
Sauce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sauce cracks Drebin with a nice body shot.
Drebin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sauce smiles and moves away.
Sauce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sauce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sauce looks to land a combination but Drebin avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Drebin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sauce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sauce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drebin.
Sauce lands with a nice combination. Drebin backs away looking to recover.
Drebin shoots in and drives through. Sauce sprawls well.
Sauce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sauce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sauce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drebin.
Drebin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drebin shoots in looking for a takedown. Sauce tries to sprawl out of it but Drebin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sauce manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sauce swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drebin tries for a takedown but Sauce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Awesome Sauce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Drebin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauce lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drebin backs up against the cage.
Sauce lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Awesome Sauce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drebin is breathing heavily.
Sauce misses with the combination.
Sauce looks to land a combination but Drebin avoids it well.
Sauce throws a series of punches but Drebin moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sauce darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sauce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sauce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sauce fails to land with a series of punches.
Sauce throws a right and a left that Drebin avoids nicely.
Sauce swinging wilding here.
Sauce fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drebin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Sauce.
Sauce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drebin.
A leg kick checked by Drebin.
Drebin throws a sloppy head kick and Sauce moves out of range easily.
Drebin dodges the punch combination from Sauce.
Drebin misses with a takedown attempt - Sauce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sauce works over Drebin's head and body with a nice combination.
Sauce scores with a hook.
Sauce throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauce throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sauce misses with a few strikes there.
Drebin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sauce.
Sauce swinging wilding here.

Drebin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Drebin won't allow Sauce to get back to his feet.
Drebin advances to half guard.
Sauce looks like he's trying to stand up.
Drebin tries to pass to full mount but Sauce defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drebin trying to control from half guard but Sauce is working away.
Sauce tries to kick Drebin off but Drebin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Drebin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Drebin wants to take a breather but Sauce is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sauce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sauce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Some wild striking there from Sauce.
Sauce throws a right and a left that Drebin avoids nicely.
Drebin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drebin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drebin shoots in for a takedown but Sauce shows good takedown defense.
Drebin fails to land the takedown.
Sauce misses with a two punch combination.
Drebin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sauce swivels and escapes.
Awesome Sauce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Drebin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drebin misses with a takedown attempt - Sauce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sauce misses with a low kick as Drebin jumps back.
Sauce lands with a nice combination. Drebin backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sauce lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drebin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drebin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Sauce misses.
Drebin dodges the punch combination from Sauce.
Sauce misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sauce scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sauce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sauce misses with a few strikes there.
Awesome Sauce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drebin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sauce connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sauce goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sauce swats away the attempt to clinch by Drebin.
Sauce misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sauce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drebin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sauce tries to bum rush Drebin with a series of wild strikes but Drebin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drebin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sauce pinned against the cage. Sauce gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sauce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sauce throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Drebin moves out of range of the leg kick from Sauce.
Drebin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sauce swivels and escapes.
Sauce tries to work over Drebin's front leg with a kick but Drebin checks it.
Sauce throws a right and a left that Drebin avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauce displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Sauce.
Sauce misses with a series of wild punches.
Sauce lands with a hook. Drebin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from Sauce misses.
Sauce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drebin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drebin tries to clinch there but Sauce circles away.
Drebin shoots for a takedown but Sauce saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sauce displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Drebin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

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.
Sauce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drebin.
Sauce lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sauce scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drebin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sauce.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sauce lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drebin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drebin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sauce swinging wilding here.
Sauce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sauce throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sauce misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice sprawl there from Sauce as Drebin shoots in.
Sauce throws a one two combo.
Drebin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Awesome Sauce showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sauce 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Awesome Sauce!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wonder Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branko Vukojovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Watson
vs
Vukojovic

200 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

178 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wonder Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Branko Vukojovic!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vukojovic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Watson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vukojovic on the ground.
Watson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Watson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vukojovic is working away from the top position though.
Vukojovic is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Vukojovic 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.
Watson wants to improve his position but Vukojovic is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Vukojovic seems content to control.

Vukojovic escapes and gets back to his feet.
Watson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Vukojovic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Watson's guard.
Vukojovic distracts Watson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vukojovic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukojovic postures up in Watson's guard and throws a big left but Watson blocks it.
Vukojovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vukojovic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, Branko Vukojovic just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Vukojovic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vukojovic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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.
Vukojovic controlling the pace for now.
Vukojovic thowing shots but they're missing.
Vukojovic controlling the pace for now.
Vukojovic throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vukojovic looks for a takedown but Watson sprawls well.
Watson tries for a takedown but Vukojovic circles away easily

and Vukojovic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vukojovic.
Vukojovic stopping the sweep attempt from Watson.
Vukojovic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vukojovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vukojovic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vukojovic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Watson's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Watson trying to control from the bottom.
Watson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vukojovic is controlling the pace.
Vukojovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vukojovic works his foot free and advances to mount.
Watson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vukojovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying desperately to improve position.
Watson has given up his back here. Will Vukojovic look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Vukojovic keeps control of the position easily here as Watson tries to buck him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vukojovic throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Vukojovic slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

Despite being in the dominant position, Branko Vukojovic just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vukojovic swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vukojovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Vukojovic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Watson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Vukojovic has an Americana. Watson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Vukojovic is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Vukojovic hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Branko Vukojovic!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Bleidelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Itor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bleidelis
vs
Itor

187 cm
22
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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, Kostas Bleidelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Itor!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleidelis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Itor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bleidelis is doing well to control the position and prevent Itor from advancing to side control.
Itor is stalling here. Bleidelis is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Itor seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bleidelis has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Itor is not content to let Bleidelis control the position.
Itor is looking to regain half guard here but Bleidelis keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Itor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

Itor throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Bleidelis throws a right and a left that both miss.

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.
Bleidelis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bleidelis tries to clinch but Itor moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Bleidelis.
Bleidelis tries to clinch but Itor moves out of range.
Itor takes one on the button.
Bleidelis tries to clinch up.

Itor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Itor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bleidelis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Itor 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.
Itor wants to take a breather but Bleidelis is having none of it.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleidelis with a lazy takedown attempt

and Itor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bleidelis is breathing heavily.
Itor perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Itor prevents Bleidelis from standing back up.
Itor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bleidelis defending well though.
Itor tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bleidelis.
Bleidelis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bleidelis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Itor is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Itor drops back looking for a leg! Bleidelis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bleidelis manages to kick Itor off! Itor jumps back into Bleidelis's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bleidelis misses with a low kick.
Itor moves out of range of the body kick from Bleidelis.
Bleidelis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Itor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bleidelis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Itor has passed into side control.
Itor is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bleidelis prevents Itor from improving position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleidelis trying to remain calm as Itor controls from the top position.

Itor stands up and beckons Bleidelis to his feet.
Bleidelis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Itor is fending him off so far but Bleidelis persists. Nope, Itor circles away and we're back to standing.
Bleidelis tries to clinch up.
Itor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bleidelis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Itor.
Itor throws a head kick but Bleidelis moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Itor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bleidelis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Itor.
Bleidelis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Itor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Itor's back!
Bleidelis slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Itor tries to roll but Bleidelis sticks to his back.
Itor holding on to Bleidelis's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Itor is really stuck here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleidelis is riding his opponent, not letting Itor buck him off.
Itor wants to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bleidelis trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
I really don't envy Itor right now.
Itor trying to control but not successfully.

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.
Itor is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bleidelis controls the action.
Itor is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Itor 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!

The crowd cheers as Bleidelis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Itor doesn't seem phased though.
Bleidelis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Itor counters with a single leg into guard. Bleidelis didn't expect that.
Bleidelis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Itor.
Bleidelis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Itor is one step ahead there.
Itor trying to control but Bleidelis is working from the bottom.
Bleidelis keeping full guard, as Itor tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Itor wants to control from the top but Bleidelis keeps moving.
Bleidelis trying to keep a closed guard but Itor is proving a slippery customer.

That's two 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Itor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Itor wants to stand but Bleidelis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bleidelis wants to stand up but Itor is controlling him.
Bleidelis trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itor content to stall in guard here.
Itor looking to sit in guard and control but Bleidelis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bleidelis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bleidelis postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bleidelis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Itor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Itor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Itor!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Chamberlain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamberlain's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lux Aeterna. Parantainen has chosen Jaakko kertoo asiaa. as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Chamberlain
vs
Parantainen

180 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
19
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Chamberlain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaakko Parantainen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parantainen moves out of range as Chamberlain throws a body kick.
Chamberlain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parantainen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chamberlain.
An inside leg kick lands from Chamberlain.
Parantainen misses with a kick to the body.
Chamberlain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chamberlain scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Chamberlain.
Chamberlain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chamberlain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Parantainen checks it well.
Chamberlain lands with a nice body kick.
Chamberlain throws a head kick but Parantainen moves out of range.
Chamberlain looks to land a combination but Parantainen avoids it well.
Parantainen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chamberlain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chamberlain misses with a two punch combination.
Chamberlain lands a jab to Parantainen's midsection.
Parantainen looks gassed!
Parantainen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Parantainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chamberlain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chamberlain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chamberlain scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamberlain lands with a slapping head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chamberlain, right into the meat.
Chamberlain connects with a solid leg kick.
Chamberlain feints and then cracks Parantainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parantainen down.
Chamberlain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parantainen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chamberlain scores with a kick to the body.
Chamberlain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nathan Chamberlain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chamberlain scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Chamberlain.
Chamberlain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chamberlain scores with a body shot.
Chamberlain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chamberlain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chamberlain feints and then cracks Parantainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parantainen down.
Chamberlain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chamberlain is looking to wear down Parantainen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chamberlain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chamberlain tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Chamberlain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamberlain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chamberlain lands with a shot to the body.
Chamberlain lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chamberlain.
Chamberlain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Parantainen. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Chamberlain.
Chamberlain throws a shot to the body.
Chamberlain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Parantainen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Parantainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chamberlain lands a head kick. Parantainen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chamberlain!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chamberlain, right into the meat.
Parantainen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chamberlain thuds his right hand into Parantainen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chamberlain misses with a head kick.
Chamberlain connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Parantainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chamberlain. Chamberlain obviously looking to wear him down.
Chamberlain throws a head kick that misses.
Chamberlain scoring well with a low kick there.
Chamberlain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parantainen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chamberlain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Chamberlain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chamberlain cracks the inside of Parantainen's front leg.
A right-left combo lands from Chamberlain.
Chamberlain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chamberlain throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A cross from Chamberlain lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chamberlain.
Chamberlain scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Parantainen.
Parantainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chamberlain can pounce on him.
Chamberlain lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Parantainen backs up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamberlain lands a nice looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Chamberlain.
Chamberlain feints and then cracks Parantainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parantainen down.
Chamberlain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chamberlain is working the combinations to good effect here.
Chamberlain throws a head kick that misses
and Parantainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chamberlain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Parantainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Parantainen moves out of range of the leg kick from Chamberlain.
Chamberlain misses with a wild combination.
Chamberlain clobbers Parantainen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Parantainen throws a head kick that misses.
Chamberlain throws a sloppy head kick
and Parantainen counters with a big head kick but Chamberlain shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chamberlain scores with a nice body kick.
Chamberlain avoids the head kick by Parantainen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chamberlain.
Parantainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Chamberlain dominated that round.
That's time! Chamberlain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chamberlain lands a nice looking body shot.
Chamberlain misses with a wild body shot.
Chamberlain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chamberlain throws a low kick but Parantainen avoids it.
Chamberlain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parantainen.
Parantainen throws a head kick that misses
and Chamberlain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chamberlain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Parantainen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Parantainen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chamberlain.
Chamberlain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chamberlain lands a high kick!
Parantainen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Parantainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chamberlain. Chamberlain obviously looking to wear him down.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Parantainen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chamberlain has got the better of the exchanges.
Chamberlain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chamberlain looks to land a combination. Parantainen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Parantainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chamberlain throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamberlain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chamberlain misses with a few strikes there.
Chamberlain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chamberlain looks to land a combination. Parantainen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chamberlain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chamberlain.
Parantainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Parantainen misses
and Chamberlain counters with a slapping leg kick.
No joy there for Parantainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nathan Chamberlain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chamberlain throws a head kick that misses.
Chamberlain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chamberlain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parantainen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chamberlain throws a leg kick
and Parantainen counters with a one-two to the body.
Chamberlain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chamberlain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chamberlain scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamberlain lands a head kick. Parantainen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chamberlain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Parantainen counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chamberlain.
Chamberlain thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Parantainen if he has to take too many more of those.
Chamberlain scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chamberlain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chamberlain lands with a nice combination. Parantainen backs away looking to recover.
Chamberlain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Parantainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parantainen throws a head kick that misses
and Chamberlain counters with a thumping low kick.
Chamberlain throws a head kick that Parantainen semi-blocks.
Chamberlain throws a leg kick but Parantainen checks it.
Parantainen throws a head kick but Chamberlain moves out of range.
Parantainen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chamberlain.
Chamberlain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chamberlain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parantainen.
Parantainen moves out of range of the body kick from Chamberlain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamberlain tries to work over Parantainen's front leg with a kick but Parantainen checks it.
Chamberlain checks a low kick from Parantainen.
Chamberlain throws a head kick that misses
and Parantainen counters with a head kick.
Parantainen connects with a high kick.
Chamberlain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left and a right from Chamberlain both land. Nice combination.
Parantainen misses with a double jab.
Chamberlain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chamberlain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Parantainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chamberlain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Chamberlain misses
and Parantainen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick by Chamberlain misses
and Parantainen counters with a left and a right that stings Chamberlain.
Chamberlain punishes Parantainen's body with a nice straight punch.
Chamberlain misses with a leg kick
and Parantainen counters with a head kick.
Chamberlain throws a lazy head kick
enabling Parantainen to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamberlain throws a leg kick which misses Parantainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Parantainen tries to avoid it.
Chamberlain cracks a nice hook into Parantainen's ribs.
Chamberlain tries a head kick but it misses.
Chamberlain feints and then cracks Parantainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parantainen down.
Chamberlain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parantainen can do to turn this around?
Chamberlain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Chamberlain.
Parantainen is looking to land body kicks.
Parantainen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Parantainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chamberlain can pounce on him.
Chamberlain feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Parantainen's calf.
Parantainen misses with a double jab.
Chamberlain throws a leg kick but Parantainen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chamberlain misses the shot to the body.
Parantainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chamberlain.
Chamberlain misses with a leg kick
and Parantainen counters with a leg kick.
Chamberlain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Chamberlain dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chamberlain throws a head kick but Parantainen moves out of range.
Chamberlain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parantainen.
Chamberlain tries to work over Parantainen's front leg with a kick but Parantainen checks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parantainen.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chamberlain.
Chamberlain is looking to slow Parantainen down with leg kicks.
Chamberlain cracks Parantainen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chamberlain throws a series of punches but Parantainen avoids them all with ease.
Parantainen throws a sloppy head kick and Chamberlain moves out of range easily.
Chamberlain lets loose with a powerful body kick. Parantainen will feel that in the morning.
Parantainen throws a head kick that misses
and Chamberlain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chamberlain tries a head kick but it misses.
Parantainen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chamberlain.
Chamberlain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chamberlain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chamberlain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parantainen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chamberlain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chamberlain.
Good leg kick by Chamberlain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Parantainen slips a jab and a cross from Chamberlain.
Parantainen throws a head kick that misses
and Chamberlain counters with a nice uppercut.
Parantainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chamberlain, right into the meat.
Parantainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Parantainen misses with a few strikes there.
Chamberlain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Parantainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chamberlain throws a head kick that misses
and Parantainen counters with a head kick. That will keep Chamberlain thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chamberlain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chamberlain throws a sloppy head kick
and Parantainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chamberlain lands a nice looking kick to the body. Parantainen takes a step back to recover.
Chamberlain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Parantainen. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chamberlain throws a front kick aimed at Parantainen's knee but Parantainen avoids it well.
Parantainen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chamberlain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chamberlain cracks a nice hook into Parantainen's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Chamberlain.
Chamberlain stalks Parantainen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Parantainen's face. Parantainen staggers backwards, shaken.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chamberlain.
Chamberlain is looking to slow Parantainen down with leg kicks.
Parantainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chamberlain can pounce on him.
Jaakko Parantainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chamberlain throws a series of punches but Parantainen moves out of range.
Parantainen throws a head kick but Chamberlain moves out of range.
Chamberlain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parantainen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chamberlain is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chamberlain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Parantainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chamberlain.
Parantainen avoids the head kick by Chamberlain.
Parantainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chamberlain scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Chamberlain.
Parantainen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chamberlain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parantainen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chamberlain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Parantainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chamberlain. That did some damage!
A low kick from Chamberlain misses
and Parantainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chamberlain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parantainen throws a head kick but Chamberlain moves out of range.
Chamberlain misses with a body shot.
Parantainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chamberlain.
Parantainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parantainen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chamberlain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chamberlain misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Chamberlain is predictable there
and Parantainen counters with a big head kick but Chamberlain shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chamberlain lands a high kick!
Chamberlain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Parantainen.
Chamberlain throws a sloppy head kick and Parantainen moves out of range easily.
Chamberlain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nathan Chamberlain is winning the standup battle so far.
Parantainen throws a head kick but Chamberlain moves out of range.
Chamberlain works over Parantainen's head and body with a nice combination.
A low kick from Chamberlain is predictable there
and Parantainen counters with a head kick. That will keep Chamberlain thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Parantainen blocks a head kick by Chamberlain.
Nathan Chamberlain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parantainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chamberlain can pounce on him.
Chamberlain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A combination from Chamberlain does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Parantainen!
Chamberlain tries to land a body kick
and Parantainen counters with a left and a right that stings Chamberlain.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chamberlain.
Parantainen tries to bum rush Chamberlain with a series of wild strikes but Chamberlain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chamberlain. Parantainen shrugs it off though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Chamberlain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chamberlain 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Chamberlain!

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khadir Hadji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hadji
vs
Warren

172 cm
18
133 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Khadir Hadji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Warren!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hadji looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hadji slows the pace down in half guard.
Hadji tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Warren is trying to get back to full guard.
Warren makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Warren.
Warren is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Hadji 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadji looking to pass the guard.
Hadji showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hadji trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hadji trying to control the position from guard on top but Warren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hadji gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hadji tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warren swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Warren.
Warren looks gassed!
Hadji is trying to control Warren's posture but Warren avoids it.
Hadji is looking for a sweep.
Warren wants to take a breather but Hadji manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Warren.
Hadji preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Warren stopping the sweep attempt from Hadji.

Warren avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadji controls Warren momentarily but Warren frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hadji is looking to clinch but Warren is avoiding it.
Hadji misses with a takedown attempt

and Warren counters with a single leg into guard. Hadji didn't expect that.
Hadji is trying to control the position but Warren postures up.
Warren not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Warren wants to control from the top but Hadji keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadji avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hadji preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hadji has his hands on Warren's head, controlling the position.

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

Hadji looking for a guillotine here but Warren defends easily.
Warren postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gerald Warren will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Warren shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hadji tries to hold on but Warren pushes him away.
Warren is landing with some decent strikes but Hadji is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hadji tries to hold on but Warren postures up.
Warren cracks Hadji with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Warren throwing strikes but Hadji uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hadji is trying to maintain the position but Warren is very close to passing his half guard.

Hadji kicks off Warren and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hadji with a poor takedown

and Warren counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hadji!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadji tries to hold on but Warren postures up.
Warren controlling the position easily from mount.
Hadji sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hadji trying to control here.
Warren prevents Hadji from standing back up.
Warren content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Warren decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Warren stuffs the takedown attempt from Hadji. Hadji gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khadir Hadji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hadji tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Warren swivels and escapes.
Hadji is looking to clinch but Warren is avoiding it.

Warren rushes Hadji and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hadji struggles to land a body shot inside as Warren controls his hands.
Hadji landing knees to the body.
Hadji is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Warren is keeping busy.
Warren is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Warren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Warren tries to clinch but Hadji is having none of it.
Khadir Hadji is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hadji shoots and misses

and Warren counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hadji won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Hadji's face as Warren controls the position.
Hadji is looking for a sweep.
Warren looks up at the clock and then as Hadji takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Warren smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Warren working away.

Warren is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hadji is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hadji is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadji sneaks back into half guard.
Hadji is trying to maintain the position but Warren is very close to passing his half guard.

Warren is looking for a kimura here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hadji misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hadji wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Warren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 takedown defense from Warren. No joy for Hadji on that attempt.
Hadji misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hadji misses with a takedown attempt

and Warren counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hadji's guard now.
Hadji keeping moving, preventing Warren from controlling successfully.

Hadji working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Warren doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Warren manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Warren prevents Hadji from getting back to his feet.
Hadji controls Warren momentarily but Warren frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadji wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warren passes into half guard.
Hadji moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Warren scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hadji is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hadji prevents Warren from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren trying to control but Hadji postures up.
Warren is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hadji is staying active.
Hadji works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hadji controlling the pace for now.

Hadji stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hadji closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hadji lands in his opponent's guard.

Warren escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hadji gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Warren trying to control the position here.
Hadji stops Warren from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadji is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hadji scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hadji trying to control but Warren is working from the bottom.
Hadji is stalling in the full guard.
Warren wants to sweep but no luck.
Hadji controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Khadir Hadji did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hadji has his takedown stuffed

and Warren counters with a single leg into guard. Hadji didn't expect that.
Gerald Warren has got the better of the ground game so far.
Warren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hadji swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hadji looking for a sweep. Not yet Hadji, not yet.
Hadji manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hadji with the ground and pound from mount.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Warren tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hadji trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hadji is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Warren scores a takedown into full mount!
Hadji can't escape the position.

Warren has control of Hadji's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hadji regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warren throwing strikes but Hadji recovers to half guard. A much better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadji moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Warren wants to pass the guard but Hadji is keeping the position.

Hadji is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hadji avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Hadji is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Warren chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadji is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hadji is really struggling to control Warren but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Warren won't allow Hadji to sweep him here.
Warren trying to control but Hadji is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hadji misses with a takedown

and Warren counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Hadji is not content to let Warren control the position.
Hadji tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Warren wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hadji is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Warren has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hadji prevents Warren from improving position.
Hadji sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Warren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Warren 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 37:39
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 37:39
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 37:39

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Warren!