Resistance 5 Snafu PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinton Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jackson
vs
Anderson

186 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Anderson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson has his takedown stuffed

and Jackson moves into the clinch.

Jackson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anderson gets back to full guard.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Anderson working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Anderson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a strike but Anderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Jackson 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.
Anderson pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Anderson stalling away here and it's allowed Jackson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Anderson stops Jackson from standing up.

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.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Anderson won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.

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.
Anderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Anderson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Anderson fails with the takedown

and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Anderson didn't expect that.
Anderson seems keen to control Jackson's posture.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Anderson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jack Anderson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jackson moves to clinch but Anderson breaks away
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jackson trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jack Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Anderson trying to control the position.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Anderson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Jackson is defending well. Anderson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Jackson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Anderson celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Anderson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fray Bentos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Bentos
vs
Robinson

184 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
202 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

KAISER

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, Fray Bentos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson has his takedown stuffed
and Bentos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bentos as he avoids it easily.
Fray Bentos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Robinson.
Robinson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bentos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Bentos. Beautiful body shot.
Robinson looks gassed!
Robinson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bentos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bentos stuns Robinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bentos connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bentos works Robinson's body with a nice hook.
A cross from Bentos lands.
Bentos lands the left hand.

Robinson is rocked!
Bentos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Robinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bentos finish him?

Bentos rushes Robinson and presses him up against the ropes.
Bentos dips a shoulder and cracks Robinson with a mighty uppercut! Robinson falls back against the ropes and Bentos unloads with a barrage of strikes! Robinson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bentos screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fray Bentos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Stig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Fabiski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Fabiski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Stig
vs
Fabiski

182 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
20
176 lbs
0 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

KAISER

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, The Stig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Fabiski!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Glass.

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

Stig clinches up with Fabiski and pushes him back against the ropes.
Fabiski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stig tries to land a knee to the head but Fabiski blocks with his arms.
Stig with a knee to the head.
Stig connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fabiski's face.
Stig lands a damaging elbow.
Stig creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Fabiski! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Stig.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Stig!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Zarch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Zarch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Devon Garcia's chin.

Garcia
vs
Zarch

170 cm
28
170 lbs
10 - 17 - 0

205 cm
24
176 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 10 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Devon Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Zarch!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garcia shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Zarch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garcia trying to mount his opponent but Zarch defends it.

Zarch with the active half guard here but Garcia passes nicely into side control.
Zarch wants to get back to his feet but Garcia drags him back down.
Zarch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zarch is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarch is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Garcia has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Garcia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zarch tries to improve position but can't.
Zarch is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Garcia has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Zarch is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Garcia off and has taken his back!
Garcia tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Garcia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Garcia tries to hold on but Zarch pushes him away.

Zarch is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Garcia is surviving well by controlling Zarch's body position as best he can.

Garcia defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Zarch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zarch looking for a guillotine from mount but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia is breathing heavily.

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

Zarch is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Garcia has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Garcia!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Zarch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zarch looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Garcia has picked Zarch up and slammed him! Zarch can't keep hold of the triangle and Garcia manages to pass to side control!
Zarch is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Garcia's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Zarch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garcia pulls his head out easily.

Zarch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Garcia moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Zarch.
Zarch is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Garcia is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Zarch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zarch is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Garcia's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Zarch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice takedown defense from Garcia. No joy for Zarch on that attempt.
A solid body kick from Garcia.

Garcia closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Zarch looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Zarch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garcia pulls his head out easily.
Zarch slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Zarch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Garcia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

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

Zarch looking for a guillotine here but Garcia defends easily.

Zarch has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Garcia is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Zarch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarch is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Garcia is controlling him well.
Chris Zarch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zarch is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zarch manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Zarch is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Zarch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Zarch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Garcia defends it well.

Zarch seems to be looking for submissions.

Zarch is looking for a kimura here.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarch tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Garcia.
Zarch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Zarch is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garcia has managed to free his arm - good work.

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

Zarch is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Zarch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Zarch counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Garcia!

Zarch quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Zarch but it's paid off an Garcia is forced to tap! Nice work by Zarch.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Zarch!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Diablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Mueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diablo comes to the ring accompanied by Bezimienni - Walka. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Diablo
vs
Mueller

200 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
217 lbs
4 - 14 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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, Mike Diablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Franz Mueller!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Mueller misses
and Diablo counters with a nice uppercut.
Diablo keeps the fight on the outside.

Diablo has managed to clinch.
Mueller trying to stall but Diablo improves his position.
Mueller tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diablo smiles and moves away.
Mueller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diablo swivels and escapes.

Mueller drops Diablo with a beautiful combination! Diablo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mueller is looking for the KO!

It looks like Mike Diablo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mueller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Mueller gets caught flat footed, as Diablo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Mueller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Mueller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diablo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mueller being controlled here, momentarily.

Mueller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diablo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diablo tries to free his leg and advance position but Mueller is retaining full guard.

Mueller throws his legs up looking for a submission but Diablo uses it to pass to side control.
Mueller tries to escape but Diablo is in control.
Mueller tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mueller looks gassed!
Mueller is not content to let Diablo control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Diablo wants to stand but Mueller has his arm trapped.
Mueller lands an elbow from the bottom.

Diablo decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Diablo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mueller is looking for a sweep.
Diablo scores with punches from side control.
Diablo tries to move to mount but Mueller blocks the move with his legs.
Mueller is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mueller striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Diablo working away.
Diablo cracks Mueller with a big elbow.
Mueller is looking for a sweep.
Mueller can't do much from the bottom here.
Diablo is looking to take a break and control but Mueller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diablo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mueller wants to get back to his feet but Diablo drags him back down.
Mueller is trying to get back to half guard.

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.

Diablo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mueller is trying to improve his position.
Diablo wants to stand but Mueller has his arm trapped.
Diablo working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mueller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mueller is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Diablo off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Diablo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Diablo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mueller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mueller throws a head kick but Diablo moves out of range.
Mueller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Diablo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Diablo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Mueller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diablo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mueller keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mueller wants to get back to full guard.

Diablo decides to return to a standing position.
Diablo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mueller's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diablo scores with a head kick.
No luck for Diablo with that takedown attempt.
Mueller keeps the fight on the outside.
Diablo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mueller manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Mueller.
Nice jab there from Mueller.

Diablo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Diablo showed some decent athleticism there.
Mueller wants to control but Diablo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mueller has hold of Diablo's hands but Diablo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mueller trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diablo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mueller is not content to let Diablo control the position.
Mueller has his hands clasped together around Diablo's back. He's all about the action.
Mike Diablo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diablo is looking to take a break and control but Mueller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mueller regains full guard. Nicely done.
Diablo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mueller is proving hard to escape from.
Mueller manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mueller lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mueller landing shots from mount.
Mueller is landing with some decent strikes but Diablo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Diablo taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Diablo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Mueller.
Mueller scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diablo?
Mueller lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mueller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diablo tries to hold on but Mueller pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mueller lands a big shot there that rocks Diablo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Diablo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mueller landing strikes from the mount and Diablo is in trouble!
Diablo wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Mueller dominating with strikes here.
Diablo 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diablo has hold of Mueller's hands but Mueller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mueller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diablo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Diablo is trying to stand back up but Mueller is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Diablo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Diablo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Diablo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mueller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diablo shoots in for a double leg but Mueller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Diablo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Diablo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Diablo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mueller has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mueller regains half guard.
Mueller is pressing down on Diablo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Franz Mueller!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Nikita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tempz - Next Hype. Matthew Robinson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Nikita
vs
Robinson

189 cm
21
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Daisuke Nikita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson fails with the takedown
and Nikita counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nikita throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Nikita rushes Robinson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nikita is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
Nikita lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nikita tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Nikita misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice elbow from Robinson.

It looks like Daisuke Nikita has been cut.
Nikita is looking to break free of the clinch but Robinson has double underhooks.

Nikita pulls Robinson into guard.
Robinson controlling from the top position.
Nikita trying to keep a closed guard but Robinson is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nikita shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robinson as he avoids it easily.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Nikita shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Daisuke Nikita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Robinson.
Nikita lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nikita.

Nikita clinches with his opponent.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nikita lands a body punch.
Robinson looks gassed!
Nikita can't get the takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Nikita fails to land.
Robinson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Nikita takes an elbow to the temple.
Nikita wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Nikita jumps guard and drags Robinson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Robinson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Robinson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nikita is proving hard to escape from.
Nikita keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Nikita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Robinson's guard.
Nikita stays in close to Robinson's body and controls the position.
Nikita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson is trying to keep Nikita in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson 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.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nikita trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Daisuke Nikita wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Robinson is looking to clinch but Nikita is avoiding it.
Robinson misses with a takedown

and Nikita counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Robinson!
Robinson is looking to get to half guard.
Nikita trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nikita content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nikita trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nikita cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Robinson is squirming around, avoiding Nikita's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daisuke Nikita dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daisuke Nikita's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Robinson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robinson wants to clinch.
Nikita lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nikita.

Nikita has taken the fight to the clinch.
Robinson lands a nice elbow.
Robinson misses with an elbow strike.
Nikita wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robinson lands an elbow inside that Nikita shrugs off.
Robinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nikita's efforts to push away.
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nikitas head.
Nikita is trying to maintain a safe position but Robinson gets an underhook and turns Nikita into the ropes.
Robinson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nikita struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Robinson lands a damaging elbow.
Nikita is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nikita jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Robinson walks away with a smile on his face. Nikita gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Robinson stuffs the takedown attempt from Nikita. Nikita gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nikita counters with a left and a right that stings Robinson.
Robinson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nikita is fending him off so far but Robinson persists. Nope, Nikita circles away and we're back to standing.
Daisuke Nikita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Robinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikita fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matthew Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robinson tries to clinch up but Nikita circles away and keeps his distance.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nikita as he avoids it easily.
Daisuke Nikita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nikita tries to clinch up.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Nikita shows good takedown defense.

Nikita pushes Robinson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Nikita is blocking nicely.

Nikita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nikita scores with a one two! Robinson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Robinson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nikita to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Robinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nikita can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikita wants to stand but Robinson is controlling his posture from full guard.

Nikita has gone for a leg lock! Robinson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nikita's guard.
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nikita swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nikita controls Robinson momentarily but Robinson frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nikita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nikita tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nikita is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Robinson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Robinson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Nikita keeps moving.

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.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Matthew Robinson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Robinson shoots for a double leg takedown but Nikita sprawls well. He's pushed Robinson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nikita misses with a double jab.
Nikita keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Nikita has managed to clinch.

Nikita manages to break the clinch.
Robinson fails with the takedown
and Nikita counters with a one-two to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nikita throws a head kick that misses.
Nikita lands a nice looking body shot.
Nikita throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robinson's waist but Robinson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nikita off to one side.
Nikita misses with a head kick.

Nikita clinches with his opponent.
Robinson landing knees to the head.
Robinson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nikita's efforts to push away.
Nikita tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robinson's elbow.
Nikita takes an elbow to the forehead.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nikita tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nikita tries to score a body lock takedown but Robinson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Robinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nikita backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daisuke Nikita dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daisuke Nikita's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nikita keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nikita rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nikita stalks Robinson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Robinson's face. Robinson staggers backwards, shaken.
Robinson tries to clinch up
letting Nikita counter with a right hand.
Nikita fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson checks a leg kick nicely.
Nikita fails to land with a series of punches.
Nikita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nikita wants to clinch.
Robinson fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nikita misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Nikita shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Daisuke Nikita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Robinson.
Robinson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nikita defends it nicely.
Nikita works over Robinson's head and body with a nice combination.

Nikita looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nikita wants to get back to his feet.
Robinson is not content to let Nikita control the position.
Nikita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Robinson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikita stops Robinson from getting back to his feet.
Robinson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nikita.

Nikita is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Robinson defends it well.
Nikita trying to advance position but Robinson counters by regaining guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nikita trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nikita wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nikita stopping the sweep attempt from Robinson.
Nikita trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Daisuke Nikita wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Nikita throws a right hand that Robinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robinson also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown by Nikita or perhaps it was just good defense by Robinson which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson is looking to clinch but Nikita is avoiding it.
Nikita is looking to clinch.
Nikita misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nikita.

Nikita tries to keep at a distance but Robinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nikita has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Robinson.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nikita blocks the elbow strike.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nikita is trying to push Robinson away but Robinson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Robinson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daisuke Nikita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nikita is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Robinson.
Robinson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Matthew Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikita tries to break free but Robinson pushes him back against the ropes.
Robinson landing knees to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daisuke Nikita showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nikita 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daisuke Nikita!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Third Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King's entrance music is Dr. Dre with Snoop Dogg "Deep Cover" . A fine choice. Boy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by New York. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

King
vs
Boy

178 cm
25
204 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
24
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Powerful

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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, Krzysztof King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Third Boy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in King's half guard.
Boy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boy is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Boy is working for a submission of some sort.
King is trying to stand up here but Boy is controlling him well.

Boy is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! King is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Third Boy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Issa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim White struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.1lbs 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. Ali Issa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jim White's chin.

Issa
vs
White

185 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Issa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim White!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Issa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Issa gets slowly back to his feet.

Issa gets tackled into the ropes by White. White maintains the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Issa.
White tries to pull guard but Issa holds him up against the ropes and eventually White drops back down to his feet.

White jumps into guard, dragging Issa to the mat.
Issa trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Issa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Issa tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Issa trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ali Issa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Issa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Issa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Issa.
Issa missing with knees to the body.
Issa is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. White gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Issa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Issa jumps guard.

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.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Issa scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Issa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and White counters with a solid body kick.
Jim White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Issa is breathing heavily.
Issa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
White moves in looking to clinch but Issa pushes him off.

White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
White jumps guard but Issa stands there with White around his waist. White gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

White has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Issa uses from the top position.
Issa stops White from standing up.

Issa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but White manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Issa has White in his guard.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Issa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control but Issa is working from the bottom.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Issa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Issa controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A solid body kick from White.
White throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Issa.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Issa.
Issa fails with the takedown
and White counters with a series of strikes. Issa will be more careful next time no doubt.
White works Issa's body with a nice hook.
Issa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White is looking to clinch but Issa is avoiding it.

White closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Issa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim White dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

White changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Issa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
White wants to control for a moment but Issa uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Issa wants to get back to full guard.
White is just content to waste time from the top position. Issa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
White postures up.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Issa is keeping the position for now.
White should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Issa looking for a guillotine here but White defends easily.
White is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Issa pulls White in close to prevent any damage.
Issa is looking to stand up but White isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
White wants to control from the top but Issa keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Issa seems keen to control White's posture.

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

Issa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in White's guard.
Issa stays in close to White's body and controls the position.
Issa lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Issa trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Issa content to stall in guard here.

We're going to have a standup here because Ali Issa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
White works over Issa's head and body with a nice combination.
Issa misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
White throws a left and a right that both miss

and Issa counters with a shoot takedown. White fights it but they end up in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Issa trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Issa advances to half guard.

Issa seems to be working for a kimura but White defends the submission attempt.
Ali Issa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Issa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Issa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Issa showed some decent athleticism there.
White tries to roll over but Issa keeps him under control.

Issa seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. White is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ali Issa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Goos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Lipkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kamelot - Thespian Drama (Instrumental). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Goos
vs
Lipkin

179 cm
18
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

179 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Goos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Lipkin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipkin misses with a head kick.
Lipkin throws a leg kick but Goos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lipkin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lipkin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lipkin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Goos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lipkin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lipkin.
Lipkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Goos tries for a takedown but Lipkin circles away easily

and Lipkin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Goos!
Lipkin avoids the attempt from Goos to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipkin unloading with bombs!
Goos is trying to escape the mount.
Lipkin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lipkin cracks Goos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goos tries to lock up and control but Lipkin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lipkin has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Goos's face.
Lipkin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Goos tries to hold on but Lipkin postures up.
Goos working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin cracks Goos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Goos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Lipkin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goos is in a horrible position here. Lipkin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lipkin punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lipkin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lipkin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Goos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Goos wants to control but Lipkin postures up.
Goos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lipkin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Goos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipkin working the head with strikes.
Lipkin landing a few strikes.
Lipkin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lipkin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lipkin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Goos to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goos is looking for a sweep.

Lipkin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Goos is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goos parries the strikes from Lipkin easily there. Lipkin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Goos to escape.
Alexander Lipkin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lipkin is putting a hurting on Goos here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lipkin tries to score with some ground and pound. Goos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lipkin cracks Goos with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Goos struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin scoring with punches and elbows.
Goos can't do much from the bottom here.
Lipkin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Goos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Lipkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A slapping leg kick lands for Lipkin.
Goos avoids the head kick by Lipkin.
Goos with a poor takedown
and Lipkin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lipkin lands a leg kick that knocks Goos off balance momentarily.
Goos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lipkin.
Goos misses with a takedown
and Lipkin counters with a low kick, right behind Goos 's knee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lipkin, right into the meat.
Goos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Goos blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipkin scores with a nice body kick.
Goos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lipkin lands a nice looking body kick.
Alexander Lipkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lipkin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goos's calf.
Goos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lipkin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goos's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lipkin.
Lipkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Goos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Goos tries to sprawl but Lipkin drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin trying to pass the guard but Goos defending well.
Lipkin lands strikes from half guard.

Lipkin seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Goos is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alexander Lipkin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qfc Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Robinson
vs
Guy

168 cm
20
184 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Qfc Guy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robinson shoots in and gets a takedown into Guy's guard.
Robinson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Guy is retaining full guard.

Robinson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Guy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Guy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Guy!
Robinson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Guy advances nicely into full mount.
Guy fails to take his opponent's back.
Robinson is trying to escape the mount.
Guy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Guy there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Guy goes for an armbar but Robinson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Robinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guy working for a guillotine from mount but Robinson is in no mood to give up.
Guy landing strikes, looking to finish!

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

Guy get's back to his feet.
Guy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guy has his foot on Robinson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robinson works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Guy keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
Robinson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Robinson passes Guy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Guy is looking for a sweep. Robinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Robinson is trying to work for a kimura but Guy is defending well.

Robinson seems to be working for a kimura but Guy defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robinson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Guy defends it well.
Robinson wants to advance to full mount but Guy doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Guy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Robinson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Guy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Robinson has Guy in his guard.

Robinson working for a triangle but Guy defends it easily.
Guy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Guy forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Qfc Guy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Robinson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Guy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Robinson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guy wants to sweep here but Robinson controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Guy moves to take his opponent's back.
Qfc Guy has got the better of the ground game so far.

Guy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Guy struggling to land strikes to the head as Robinson covers up.
Robinson is trying to break free.

Guy is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Guy has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Robinson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Guy tightening his grip on Robinson, looking for the choke.
Guy is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Robinson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Guy takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Robinson just trying to survive but Guy is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Robinson fending off the submission attempt from Guy.

Robinson showing good submission defense here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Guy swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Robinson is now in Guy's guard. A big mistake from Guy there, giving up the dominant position!
Guy keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy unloads with some shots from mount but Robinson bucks and avoids them well.
Robinson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Robinson is looking to improve his position but Guy isn't that keen on the idea.
Robinson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Guy punching from mount but Robinson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Robinson is wriggling around trying to escape.

Guy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Robinson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Robinson is in all sorts of trouble here.

Guy is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Robinson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Robinson!
Robinson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qfc Guy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Guy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Robinson is trying to defend but Guy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Guy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Robinson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Guy is trying to control the action in half guard but Robinson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Guy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Robinson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Guy.

Robinson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Guy uses his free foot to push down on Robinson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Robinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy looking to finish with strikes here!
Robinson is desperately trying to improve his position but Guy has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Guy working for a guillotine from mount but Robinson is in no mood to give up.
Robinson is desperately trying to improve his position but Guy has a good base and remains in mount.

Guy stands up from mount. Strange move.

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

Robinson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Robinson swings around for an armbar but Guy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Robinson's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy wants to pass the guard but Robinson is keeping the position.
Guy wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.

Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Guy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Guy trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Robinson looking for a guillotine here but Guy defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Guy is looking to advance position but Robinson won't allow it.
Guy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guy is pressing down on Robinson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Robinson is holding on for now.
Guy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Robinson is looking to improve his position.
Guy passes to full mount!
Robinson is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Guy has taken his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is keeping busy.
Guy is trying to stick to Robinson's back but Robinson is turning into Guy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Guy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Robinson.
Robinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guy is keeping the position for now.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Qfc Guy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Guy 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qfc Guy!