GFL 7 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anton Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Cech (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.

Silva
vs
Cech

172 cm
22
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Cech!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots for a takedown but Cech saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Cech saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cech tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Cech tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cech lands a head kick!
Cech tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Cech misses with a double jab.

Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Cech keeps moving.
Cech preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cech not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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

Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Cech is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva won't allow Cech to sweep him here.

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.

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

Cech gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Cech.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cech trying to control the position.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cech controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to control from the top but Cech keeps moving.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Cech.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Cech as Silva shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a head kick by Cech.
Yuri Cech is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cech wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cech moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cech is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva blocks a head kick by Cech.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cech can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cech wants to clinch.

Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva is thwarting Cech's attempts to control the position.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cech's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva wants to take a breather but Cech is having none of it.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with the ground and pound but Cech uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cech trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.

Cech is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from Cech misses.
Nice sprawl there from Cech as Silva shoots in.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cech pinned against the cage. Cech gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cech displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Cech sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cech moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Cech lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cech throws a head kick that half lands.
Cech throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cech throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Yuri Cech seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cech lands with a shot to the body.
Cech throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cech is looking to clinch.
Cech tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cech throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Cech lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cech wants to clinch.
Cech tries a head kick but it misses.
Cech tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cech pinned against the cage. Cech gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cech lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Cech scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cech goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Cech scores with a four punch combination!

Silva is rocked!
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cech finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cech Rushes Silva and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Silva is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Cech Piles on the pressure and Silva crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Cech!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Baum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock comes into the arena with Devlin-London City blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rock
vs
Baum

180 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Hellbent, Inc.

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Baum!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baum tries to clinch but Rock is having none of it.
Rock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baum.
Rock shoots in looking for a takedown. Baum tries to sprawl out of it but Rock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Baum pinned against the cage. Baum gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Rock with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rock closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rock lands in his opponent's guard.
Baum looking to control.
Baum has a closed guard, preventing Rock from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baum keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Rock looking to pass the guard.
Rock prevents Baum from getting back to his feet.
Rock trying to control but Baum is working from the bottom.
Rock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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.
Rock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baum tries to avoid it but Rock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baum to the ground. Baum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck for Rock with that takedown attempt.
Rock is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Baum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baum circles away.
Baum stuffs the takedown attempt from Rock. Rock gets slowly back to his feet.
Rock shoots in for a takedown but Baum shows good takedown defense.
Some wild striking there from Baum.

Baum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Baum instigates a clinch.
Rock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baum has him pressed against the cage.
Baum is trying to break free.
Rock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baum.
Baum is trying to break the clinch but Rock has him pressed against the cage.
Baum keeps control of Rock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baum wants to break the clinch but can't.

Baum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Rock with that takedown attempt.
Baum lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice takedown defense from Baum. No joy for Rock on that attempt.

Baum shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rock is squirming around, avoiding Baum's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rock shoots and misses
and Baum counters with a good, hard body kick but Rock shrugs it off.

Baum shoots in and bounces Rock off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Rock scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Baum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rock doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Baum counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rock is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rock has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Baum is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baum prevents Rock from standing back up.
Rock tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Baum is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Rock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Baum.

Rock actively working from the bottom here.
Rock tries to get to full guard but Baum has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Baum scores with a hook to the body. Rock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ken Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock tries for a takedown but Baum circles away easily
and Baum counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baum connects with a jab.
Rock with a lazy takedown attempt

and Baum counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rock's guard now.
Baum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rock wants to stand and escape but Baum is having none of it.
Baum is pushing down on Rock's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rock is fighting to maintain full guard but Baum has managed to sneak the leg through.
Baum trying to control the action but Rock is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baum is looking for a kimura but Rock is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Baum to get the leverage.
Rock is positioning himself well to prevent Baum advancing to mount.
Baum stalling.
Baum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

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.

Rock actively working from the bottom here.
Rock trying to control but Baum postures up.

Rock looking for submissions off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baum fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rock with a poor takedown

and Baum counters with a shoot takedown. Rock fights it but they end up in guard.

Rock manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Baum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Baum counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Baum.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Baum trying to control but Rock is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rock working for a triangle but Baum defends it easily.
Rock is looking to stand up but Baum isn't so interested in that idea.
Baum trying to control the position from guard on top but Rock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.

Rock looking for a guillotine here but Baum defends easily.
Baum is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rock has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baum. Baum obviously looking to wear him down.
Ken Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rock swats away the attempt to clinch by Baum.
Baum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Baum counters with a left and a right that stings Rock.
Rock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rock has his takedown stuffed

and Baum counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baum prevents Rock from standing back up.
Baum passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rock!
Rock in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rock wants to hold on but Baum pushes him away.
Baum trying to control but he's not successful this time.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Baum!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Clovey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer Cole looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Cole
vs
Clovey

176 cm
22
173 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
22
174 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Likes ground

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Spencer Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Clovey!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clovey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Clovey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cole!
Clovey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A nice elbow there by Clovey.
A nice elbow there by Clovey.
Clovey unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clovey lands a big shot there that rocks Cole but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole wants to hold on but Clovey pushes him away.
Clovey is landing with some decent strikes but Cole is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Clovey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cole is breathing heavily.
Clovey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cole's face.
Clovey with a couple of short strikes.

Cole is rocked!
Cole tries to hold on but Clovey pushes him away.
Oh Cole is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clovey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cole is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cole seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Clovey lands a heavy elbow.
Clovey lands a big elbow.
Clovey lands a big elbow.

Clovey with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cole tries to hold on but Clovey pushes him away.
Cole is trying desperately to improve position.
Clovey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Clovey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Cole defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Clovey.
Clovey won't let Cole get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cole is desperately trying to improve his position but Clovey has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Clovey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cole is in a horrible position here. Clovey smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Clovey working Cole over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clovey scoring with strikes but Cole is staying in there.
Clovey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Clovey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Clovey looking to finish Cole with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cole!
Cole slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Clovey prevents Cole from improving his position.
Cole is looking to escape.
Cole wants to control but Clovey is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Cole is defending against the submission attempts here by Clovey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cole is pressing down on Clovey's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Clovey tries to stand but Cole is controlling from the bottom.

Cole working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clovey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clovey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Clovey tries to stand but Cole is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clovey is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Clovey lands a with a good body shot.
Cole wants to clinch up but Clovey keeps it at a distance.
Cole misses with the combination.

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

Clovey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cole has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cole struggling a bit here.
Clovey works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole regains half guard.
Cole has hold of Clovey's hands but Clovey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Clovey is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cole doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clovey.
Cole trying to control from the bottom.
Cole gets full guard.
Clovey scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clovey distracts Cole with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Cole working for a triangle but Clovey defends it easily.
Cole not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clovey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clovey thows a big elbow that misses.
Cole seems keen to control Clovey's posture.
Cole trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cole is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Clovey missing with punches from the bottom.

Cole is working for a submission of some sort.

Cole is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clovey is trying to stand up here but Cole is controlling him well.
Cole is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clovey keeps working.
Clovey flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Cole is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Clovey has managed to free his arm - good work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Clovey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cole's waist but Cole gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clovey off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Spencer Cole will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Clovey throws a sloppy head kick and Cole moves out of range easily.
Clovey fails with a takedown attempt.
Clovey slips under a jab.

Clovey gets a clinch.
Clovey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cole is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Clovey controls his hands.
Cole is trying to break the clinch but Clovey has him pressed against the cage.

Cole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole darts in trying to clinch

and Clovey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cole won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Clovey decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cole to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clovey tries to avoid it but Cole manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clovey to the ground. Clovey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Clovey throws a nice looking combination but Cole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cole tries to clinch up

and Clovey counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Clovey with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cole is on top in guard.
Clovey throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Clovey keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.

Clovey working for a triangle but Cole defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clovey has a closed guard, preventing Cole from standing up.

Clovey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Clovey looking for subs off his back but Cole has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cole not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clovey throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cole uses his free foot to push down on Clovey's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Clovey.

Cole is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Clovey can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Clovey flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

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.

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

Clovey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Clovey avoids the damage to the body.

Clovey manages to break the clinch.
Cole tries to bum rush Clovey with a series of wild strikes but Clovey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clovey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cole counters with a solid body kick.
Clovey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Cole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Clovey tries to clinch up but Cole circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body kick from Cole.
Cole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Clovey takes the fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Clovey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clovey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

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

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Van Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Morgan
vs
Rage

175 cm
18
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
22
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Van Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Rage!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rage looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rage scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morgan.
Rage looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.

Morgan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rage!
Morgan landing shots from mount.
Morgan looking to control but Rage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morgan landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rage keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rage really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morgan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morgan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Morgan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rage is desperately trying to improve his position but Morgan has a good base and remains in mount.
Morgan content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage tries to buck Morgan off but Morgan takes his back!

Morgan working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Rage is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Morgan has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Rage taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Van Morgan!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Oreily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Santos struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Dave Santos looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Oreily
vs
Santos

174 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Duke Oreily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Santos!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oreily gets a clinch.
Santos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Oreily lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Dave Santos has been cut.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.

Oreily manages to break the clinch.

Oreily closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Oreily pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos wants to clinch
and Oreily counters with a two punch combo.

Oreily fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Santos tries a knee to the head but Oreily blocks it.
Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oreily.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oreily misses with a knee strike.

Oreily is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Santos can't fight it off and eventually Oreily manages to take the fight to the floor. Santos looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oreily 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.

Santos is working an open guard so Oreily takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreily throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.

Oreily clinches up against the cage.
Oreily slowing the pace effectively.

Oreily breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oreily lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oreily lands with a nice combination. Santos backs away looking to recover.

Oreily gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oreily landing knees to the body.

Oreily jumps into guard, dragging Santos to the mat.
Oreily is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Oreily's guard.
Oreily throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Oreily is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Oreily throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Oreily.
Oreily seems keen to control Santos's posture.
Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Oreily.

Santos stands up from Oreily's guard - Santos perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Santos clinches with his opponent.
Oreily lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Oreily pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oreily looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Oreily persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
A left and a right from Santos both land. Nice combination.
Santos tries to clinch up

and Oreily counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Oreily keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Santos's head.
Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oreily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oreily passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Santos wants to control but Oreily postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to get back to his feet.
Santos wants to control but Oreily postures up.
Oreily working the head and body with strikes.
Oreily scoring with punches from side control.
Oreily is chipping away with strikes.
Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Santos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Santos wants to improve his position but Oreily is controlling well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Santos wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Oreily has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Oreily dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Santos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Horrible takedown by Oreily or perhaps it was just good defense by Santos which made him look bad.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dave Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oreily fails to land the takedown.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Oreily.
Oreily shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Oreily. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch

and Oreily holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oreily managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos lands a knee to the head.

Oreily escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oreily throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oreily is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santos.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oreily.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oreily as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos misses with a combination

so Oreily counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Santos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oreily is controlling him.
Santos is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Oreily tries to stand but Santos is controlling from the bottom.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but Oreily passes into half guard.
Oreily prevents Santos from improving his position.
Oreily is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oreily tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Oreily tries to pass to full mount but Santos defends it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oreily shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Oreily.
Santos tries to clinch
and Oreily finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Oreily shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oreily showed some decent athleticism there.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.

Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to kick Oreily off in order to stand up. Oreily Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Oreily working the ground and pound.
Santos tries to improve position but can't.
Oreily scores with punches from side control.
Oreily trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Oreily working the head and body with strikes.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Oreily slips a straight right by Santos.
Oreily tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Oreily with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a head kick.
Santos tries to clinch
and Oreily counters with a nice body kick.
Oreily shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oreily takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oreily shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Oreily's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oreily circles away quickly and effectively.
Oreily pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oreily looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Santos darts in and clinches Oreily up against the cage.
Oreily lands an elbow that stopped Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Oreily breaks from the clinch.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oreily circles away quickly and effectively.

Oreily drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Oreily works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Oreily decides to stand back up. Oreily steps back and let's Santos get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Oreily dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Santos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oreily tries for a takedown but Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oreily shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santos as he avoids it easily.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Santos tries to clinch up but Oreily circles away and keeps his distance.
Oreily shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Oreily. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos wants to clinch but Oreily slips to the side
and Oreily counters with a solid body kick.

Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Oreily drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.

Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oreily tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oreily gets underhooks to prevent Santos's takedown attempt.
Santos wants a takedown.
Oreily works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Santos.
Oreily has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Oreily is blocking nicely.
Santos landing knees to the body.
Oreily scores a nice knee to the body.
Oreily blocking some punches.

Santos jumps guard and drags Oreily to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Oreily passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Oreily has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santos struggling a bit here.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Santos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santos decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santos.
Oreily will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos wants to clinch but Oreily slips to the side

so Oreily counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oreily can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oreily throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oreily connects with a couple of short punches.
Oreily makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oreily slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Santos wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oreily stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oreily postures up and lands a big shot to Santos's brow.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oreily will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Oreily clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oreily closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Oreily pushes Santos against the cage but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oreily swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Oreily doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Oreily changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santos tries to avoid it but Oreily manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santos to the ground. Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oreily doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Oreily wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
Santos lands with a kick to the temple. Oreily shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oreily takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Santos tries to clinch

and Oreily decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santos's guard.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.

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

Oreily has managed to clinch.
Oreily with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oreily wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Oreily's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Santos manages to break the clinch.

Oreily moves into the clinch.
Dave Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duke Oreily is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oreily smiles and moves away.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Oreily circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Oreily showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oreily 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 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Oreily!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Chamberlain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tree Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamberlain comes into the arena with Lux Aeterna blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chamberlain
vs
Jones

180 cm
18
186 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Organic Peak Performance - $6 Stamina! $8 Recovery
White Gorilla Nutrition

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 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tree Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamberlain tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Chamberlain stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Chamberlain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chamberlain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Chamberlain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chamberlain scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crunch! Chamberlain slams his shin into Jones's torso.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.

Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chamberlain tries to improve position but can't.
Chamberlain is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Jones is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Chamberlain looks calm but he's in trouble here. Jones gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Chamberlain is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Jones lets go of the hold and Chamberlain can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tree Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Stripe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter The Dragon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Stripe

184 cm
22
209 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

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 - 1 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Stripe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stripe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stripe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stripe tries to clinch but Brown moves away

and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stripe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Stripe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stripe's waist but Stripe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.

Stripe darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Stripe lands a left hand.
Stripe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stripe is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Stripe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Stripe.

Stripe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stripe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stripe works over Brown's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Stripe moves into the clinch.
Stripe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stripe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stripe scores with a shoulder strike.
Stripe is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Harry Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Stripe.
Stripe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Nice elbow from Stripe.
Stripe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Stripe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stripe with a lazy takedown attempt

and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Stripe breaks from the clinch.

Stripe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brown!
Stripe punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stripe looking to finish Brown with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brown!
Stripe looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Stripe with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Stripe controlling the position easily from mount.
Stripe dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to improve his position but Stripe isn't that keen on the idea.
Stripe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stripe controlling his opponent.
Brown takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stripe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brown hang on?
Stripe is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Brown defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Stripe.
Brown bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown scoring with some ground and pound.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brown wants to stand but Stripe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stripe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Stripe pushes Brown off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Brown throws a combination. Stripe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stripe closes the distance looking to clinch

and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stripe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brown off and has taken his back!

Brown defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Brown grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Brown is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Brown is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Brown controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown is looking to clinch.
Stripe has his takedown stuffed
and Brown counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stripe connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Stripe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stripe has a takedown stuffed.
Stripe tries to clinch up
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown connects with a high kick.
Stripe wants to clinch.
Stripe shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harry Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Stripe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brown.
Brown tries to clinch there but Stripe circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stripe digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Tyson Stripe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stripe.

Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stripe misses with some punches.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Stripe blocks with his arms.
Stripe pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Stripe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stripe tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.

Stripe has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stripe.
Stripe trying to land knees to the body.
Stripe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stripe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Stripe.
A right hook to the body lands for Stripe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stripe breaks from the clinch.
Brown throws a body punch but Stripe moves out of range.
Stripe tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Brown counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stripe!
Brown working Stripe over with strikes here.
Brown landing punches.
Stripe is looking to improve his position but Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
Stripe sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stripe works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown advances position into side control!
Stripe is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brown's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stripe is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stripe wants to get back to his feet.

Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Stripe is defending well.
Stripe tries to kick Brown off but Brown keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

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

Stripe makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Stripe throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Stripe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Harry Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stripe wants to clinch.
Brown wants to clinch but Stripe slips to the side
and Stripe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stripe is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Stripe circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown with a hook.
Stripe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Stripe clinches up against the cage.

Stripe manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stripe.

Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stripe lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Harry Brown will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Stripe shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Stripe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown throws a series of punches but Stripe moves out of range.
Stripe tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.

Stripe instigates a clinch.
Stripe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Stripe.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Stripe lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
Stripe misses with a knee strike.
Stripe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stripe scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stripe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stripe misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Stripe misses with some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Stripe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stripe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown is working for takedown but Stripe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stripe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stripe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stripe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harry Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Stripe.
Stripe misses with a punch on the inside.
Stripe presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stripe lands an uppercut.

Stripe manages to break the clinch.
Brown tries to clinch but Stripe moves out of range.
Stripe dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Stripe wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Stripe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stripe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Stripe tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown scores with a leg kick.

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.
Stripe misses with a few strikes there.
Stripe wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side

and Brown counters by clinching up.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stripe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stripe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stripe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stripe doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Stripe lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into rage.

Stripe feints and as Brown raises his hands in defense, Stripe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stripe landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown looking to control.
Stripe is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stripe.

Stripe gets to his feet - Brown follows without any prompting.
Stripe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Stripe.
Stripe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a head kick. That will keep Stripe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stripe scores with a punch to the head.
Stripe closes the distance but Brown moves to the side

and Brown counters with a single leg into guard. Stripe didn't expect that.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stripe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stripe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Stripe is very close to passing his half guard.

Brown kicks Stripe off and gets back to his feet.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Stripe moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stripe has him pressed against the cage.
Stripe lands with a left to the head.
Stripe lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Stripe as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stripe.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stripe keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Stripe.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stripe tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Stripe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Harry Brown.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Kazuhiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Vector (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.

Kazuhiro
vs
Vector

174 cm
19
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
138 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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, Takashi Kazuhiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiger Vector!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vector fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kazuhiro tries to clinch there but Vector circles away.

Kazuhiro instigates a clinch.

Kazuhiro manages to break the clinch.
Kazuhiro wants to clinch.

Kazuhiro clinches with his opponent.
Kazuhiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kazuhiro.
Vector blocking some punches.
Kazuhiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vector fails to pull guard.
Kazuhiro stalling.
Kazuhiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vectors head.

Kazuhiro breaks the clinch.

Kazuhiro closes the distance and pushes Vector back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kazuhiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kazuhiro tries to clinch up but Vector circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by Vector or perhaps it was just good defense by Kazuhiro which made him look bad.
Takashi Kazuhiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiger Vector.
Kazuhiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vector changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kazuhiro tries to avoid it but Vector manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kazuhiro to the ground. Kazuhiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kazuhiro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kazuhiro.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vector.
Vector showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kazuhiro.

Kazuhiro darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazuhiro wants to get back to his feet.
Vector wants to get back to full guard.
Kazuhiro is tying to control. Vector wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vector is looking to improve his position.

Kazuhiro wants to work for an arm triangle but Vector is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kazuhiro is breathing heavily.
Vector wants to control but Kazuhiro is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vector has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Kazuhiro. Oh but Vector has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Kazuhiro goes limp - he's gone! Vector jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tiger Vector!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Katsu Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to National Anthem. Steve Stevenson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Katsu Ko's chin.

Ko
vs
Stevenson

174 cm
22
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Organic Peak Performance - $6 Stamina! $8 Recovery
White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsu Ko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Stevenson does no damage.
Ko tries to clinch up.
Ko wants to clinch.
Ko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevenson closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Katsu Ko has been cut.
Stevenson throws a series of strikes that have Ko backpedaling.

Ko is rocked!
Stevenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oh Ko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ko slips a straight right by Stevenson.
Ko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stevenson counters with a right hand from hell and Ko is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Stevenson!