AFC 8: Bighouse vs Munch PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Polock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Polock
vs
Jones

190 cm
25
235 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
29
270 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Polock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Polock throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Lance Jones has been cut.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Polock is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a right and a left that Polock avoids nicely.
Jones looks to land a combination but Polock avoids it well.
Jones throws a right hand that Polock ducks under and follows up with a left that Polock also avoids with ease.
Polock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Jones steps into range and cracks Polock with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Polock flops backwards and Jones dives into his guard looking to finish!
Jones postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Polock covers up, he's hurt! Jones keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Jones and the ref steps in to end the fight! Jones can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Jones!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sekhmakh Mubarak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Looney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mubarak
vs
Looney

191 cm
27
252 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sekhmakh Mubarak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Looney!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mubarak gets tackled into the cage by Looney. Looney maintains the clinch.
Mubarak prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mubarak avoiding damage as Looney throws knees to the body.
Mubarak stops a takedown attempt from Looney.
Looney leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mubarak looking for a takedown.
Looney is trying to force a seperation but Mubarak has the dominant position.
Looney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mubarak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sekhmakh Mubarak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Looney.

Looney breaks from the clinch.
Mubarak misses with a series of wild punches.
Mubarak looks for a takedown but Looney sprawls well.
Mubarak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Looney sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mubarak moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Looney scores with a body shot.

Looney gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mubarak to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Looney looking for a guillotine here but Mubarak defends easily.
Mubarak with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Looney 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.
Mubarak throws a big right hand that misses.
Mubarak won't allow Looney to sweep him here.
Mubarak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Looney's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mubarak throws a big right hand that misses.
Looney wants to sweep but no luck.
Mubarak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Looney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mubarak.
Looney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mubarak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mubarak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Looney has his hands on Mubarak's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mubarak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mubarak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Looney is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mubarak is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Looney can do anything to dispel that myth.
Looney looks gassed!
Mubarak scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Looney is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mubarak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mubarak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Looney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mubarak landing some decent shots from guard.
Looney thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Mubarak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Looney has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mubarak has managed to get both his arms back between Looney's legs - danger averted.
Mubarak lands a couple of digs.
Mubarak postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mubarak working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Looney is trying to control the position but Mubarak postures up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mubarak stopping the sweep attempt from Looney.
Looney has momentary wrist control but Mubarak slips an elbow through the middle.
Mubarak working some strikes from top position.
Looney is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mubarak lands a couple of digs.
Looney has momentary wrist control but Mubarak slips an elbow through the middle.
Mubarak makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mubarak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mubarak 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.
Looney is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mubarak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Looney walks into a jab.
Looney shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mubarak defends it nicely.

Mubarak gets the takedown into side control.
Mubarak working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Looney is trying to improve his position.
Mubarak cracks Looney with a big elbow.
Looney struggling a bit here.
Looney takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Looney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mubarak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Looney is breathing heavily.
Mubarak grinds an elbow into Looney's temple.
Looney is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mubarak connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Looney taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mubarak cracks Looney with a big right hand but Looney just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Looney takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mubarak lands an elbow.
Mubarak works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mubarak lands a few punches from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mubarak landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mubarak lands some shots froms side control.
Looney takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mubarak working the ground and pound.
Sekhmakh Mubarak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Looney is trying to control Mubarak's posture but Mubarak avoids it.
Looney takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mubarak scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Looney to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mubarak in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Looney is looking for a sweep.
Mubarak lands a few punches from side control.
Looney is looking for a sweep.
Mubarak working the ground and pound from side control.
Looney taking a bit of punishment here - Mubarak scoring with strikes.
Mubarak cracks Looney with a big right hand but Looney just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mubarak lands a nice forearm strike.
Mubarak scoring with punches from side control.
Mubarak looks up at the clock and then as Looney takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mubarak smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mubarak landing a few strikes.
Mubarak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Looney can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mubarak working the ground and pound.
Mubarak grinds an elbow into Looney's temple.
Mubarak scores with punches from side control.
Mubarak connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Looney some visible discomfort.
Looney is trying to control Mubarak's posture but Mubarak avoids it.
Mubarak cracks Looney with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Looney gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Looney actively working from the bottom here.
Looney taking some punishment here, with Mubarak in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mubarak connects with a nice short shot to Looney's temple.
Mubarak drops an elbow to the side of Looney's head.
Looney wants to improve his position but Mubarak is controlling well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mubarak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mubarak winds up and cracks Looney with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Looney tries to get to full guard but Mubarak has control of the leg.
Mubarak winds up and cracks Looney with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mubarak working Looney over with strikes.
Looney wants to control but Mubarak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mubarak 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sekhmakh Mubarak dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mubarak closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Looney to the mat! Looney manages to get full guard.
Mubarak chips away with some ground and pound.
Mubarak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mubarak connects with a couple of short punches.
Looney has control of Mubarak's left arm, preventing Mubarak from doing any damage.

Looney working for a triangle but Mubarak defends it easily.
Mubarak scoring with some ground and pound.
Looney is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mubarak working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mubarak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Looney throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mubarak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mubarak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mubarak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Looney's head.
Mubarak with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mubarak landing with the ground and pound.
Mubarak working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Looney's head.
Mubarak is in close to Looney's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mubarak connects with a couple of short punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mubarak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Looney is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mubarak lands a couple of digs.
Mubarak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mubarak's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Looney wants to sweep here but Mubarak controlling him for the moment.
Mubarak landing with the ground and pound.
Mubarak stands up over Looney, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mubarak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mubarak stands up over Looney, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Looney wants to sweep here but Mubarak controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mubarak connects with a couple of short punches.
Looney working a defensive guard here.
Mubarak lands a couple of elbows.

Looney looking for a guillotine here but Mubarak defends easily.
Looney controls Mubarak momentarily but Mubarak frees himself.
Mubarak with a nice head shot there.
Mubarak scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mubarak chips away with some ground and pound.
Mubarak scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mubarak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Looney not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mubarak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mubarak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mubarak is in close to Looney's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mubarak is looking to work some ground and pound but Looney has wrist control.
Looney is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mubarak distracts Looney with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mubarak lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dwayne Looney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sekhmakh Mubarak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mubarak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sekhmakh Mubarak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mubarak, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sekhmakh Mubarak!

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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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Robby Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hatton
vs
Rasputin

168 cm
27
154 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

170 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Robby Hatton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rasputin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hatton scores with a hook to the body. Rasputin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rasputin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hatton's waist but Hatton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rasputin off to one side.
Hatton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Hatton.
Rasputin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatton.
Rasputin dodges the punch combination from Hatton.
Rasputin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hatton counters with a left to the body.
Hatton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice cross by Hatton.

Rasputin clinches with his opponent.

Rasputin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rasputin slips a straight right by Hatton.
Hatton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rasputin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rasputin.
Robby Hatton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Rasputin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hatton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rasputin moves away.
Rasputin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hatton scores with a jab. Rasputin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hatton stuffs the takedown attempt from Rasputin. Rasputin gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rasputin.
Rasputin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rasputin swinging wildly here.
Hatton is looking to wear down Rasputin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rasputin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hatton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hatton lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton lands a jab to Rasputin's midsection.
Hatton fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Rasputin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hatton avoids the head kick by Rasputin.
Hatton swings for the body but Rasputin moves out of range.

Rasputin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hatton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hatton being controlled here, momentarily.
Hatton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rasputin pushing down on Hatton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hatton wants to improve his position but Rasputin is controlling well.
Hatton is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton is working hard here to advance position.
Rasputin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hatton!
Rasputin content just to control the position here.
Rasputin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hatton wants to control but Rasputin is having none of it.
Hatton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rasputin moves to back control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rasputin looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Rasputin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin controlling the position well here. Hatton rolled but Rasputin kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
It looks like Rasputin might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hatton looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rasputin is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatton is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rasputin drives through and clinches with Hatton against the cage.
Hatton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hatton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Rasputin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rasputin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rasputin trying to control the position.
Rasputin is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rasputin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hatton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hatton tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin moves into full mount! Hatton won't be happy about that!
Rasputin scoring with strikes but Hatton is staying in there.
Rasputin controlling the position easily from mount.
Rasputin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hatton's face.
Rasputin controlling from the full mount.

Rasputin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hatton has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rasputin raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rasputin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hatton manages to avoid the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin grinds an elbow into Hatton's temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

Rasputin is trying to get an arm triangle but Hatton is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton is trying to work for a sweep but Rasputin has mounted him!
Rasputin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rasputin lands a heavy elbow.
Rasputin working Hatton over with strikes here.
Rasputin landing strikes from the mount.
Grigori Rasputin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rasputin looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rasputin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin lands a big shot there that rocks Hatton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rasputin breaks from Hatton's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Rasputin is working for a guillotine from mount but Hatton frees his head quite easily.

Rasputin is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hatton to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hatton shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rasputin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hatton can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rasputin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rasputin controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grigori Rasputin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Rasputin shoots in but no luck this time.
Hatton looks to score with a jab to the body but Rasputin is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatton. Rasputin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hatton cracks Rasputin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hatton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hatton misses the shot to the body.
Hatton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rasputin moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hatton swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Rasputin lands a takedown into guard.
Rasputin stands and throws Hatton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ground and pound from Rasputin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton being controlled for a moment.

Rasputin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hatton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rasputin decides to stand back up. Rasputin steps back and let's Hatton get back to his feet.
Rasputin pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Rasputin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hatton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rasputin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton can't keep his opponent in guard - Rasputin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rasputin passes to full mount!
Hatton tries to control Rasputin's body but Rasputin pushes him off. Hatton squirms to his side and now Rasputin has his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Rasputin controlling the positon.
Let's hope that Rasputin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin lands punches and elbows.
Rasputin gets his hands free as Hatton looks to control.
What can Hatton do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Rasputin lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Hatton.

Rasputin is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Rasputin has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Hatton is in real trouble here. Rasputin gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Hatton is tapping out! Rasputin wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Grigori Rasputin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Gaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milano Mazric (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.

Gaff
vs
Mazric

182 cm
18
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rampage Gaff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Milano Mazric!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaff misses with a wild combination.
Mazric goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Rampage Gaff has been cut.
Mazric missing with a left hand there. Gaff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Gaff is predictable there
and Mazric counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mazric. Gaff shrugs it off though.
Gaff is breathing heavily.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Mazric and Gaff goes tumbling to the canvas! Mazric follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Mazric is looking to take a break and control but Gaff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mazric is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gaff might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazric works his way into side control.
Mazric wants to control but Gaff is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Gaff's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gaff is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazric has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gaff!
Mazric is looking to stand but Mazric has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.

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

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazric trying to control but Gaff is having none of it.
Mazric wants to get back to his feet but Gaff is holding on tight.
Mazric sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

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.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Milano Mazric!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Donnely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Salek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Salek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Donnely
vs
Salek

182 cm
25
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

160 cm
26
137 lbs
10 - 27 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Donnely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Salek!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnely throws a head kick but Salek moves out of range.
Donnely misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Salek manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Donnely on his heels. He'll look to pass Donnely's guard now, I'm sure.
Donnely will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Donnely tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donnely has his hands on Salek's head, controlling the position.
Donnely trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Salek wants to stand but Donnely is controlling his posture from full guard.
Donnely is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Salek is controlling him.
Donnely looking for a sweep. Not yet Donnely, not yet.
Donnely is working hard here to advance position.

Salek gets to his feet - Donnely follows without any prompting.
Donnely goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donnely is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donnely throws a sloppy head kick
and Salek makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salek darts in and clinches Donnely up against the cage.
Donnely is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salek is defending well for now.

Donnely pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donnely is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donnely looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salek avoids the head kick by Donnely.
Salek throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donnely's waist but Donnely gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salek off to one side.
Salek throws a head kick that misses.
Donnely lands a head kick!
A head kick misses from Donnely.
Donnely is breathing heavily.
A head kick by Donnely misses
and Salek counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Donnely scores with a head kick. Salek tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Salek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Salek decides to stand back up.
Donnely really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Salek moves in looking to clinch but Donnely pushes him off.
Donnely blocks a head kick by Salek.
Donnely throws a head kick but Salek moves out of range.
Salek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Salek rushes Donnely and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Salek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Salek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Donnely has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Donnely is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Donnely gets control of Salek's arms and successfully pulls guard. Donnely will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Salek decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Donnely throws a head kick that misses.
Donnely tries to close the distance and clinch but Salek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnely is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donnely misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donnely throws a sloppy head kick and Salek moves out of range easily.
Liam Donnely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donnely tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Salek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Salek tries to close the distance and clinch but Donnely swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donnely misses with a head kick.
Donnely is looking to clinch but Salek is avoiding it.
Donnely moves in looking to clinch but Salek pushes him off.
Donnely has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salek finds it's way round the side to connect with Donnely's head.
Donnely throws a head kick but Salek moves out of range.
Donnely takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donnely throws a head kick that misses

and Salek counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Donnely 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.
Donnely looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Salek stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Donnely.
Salek avoids the head kick by Donnely.
Donnely throws a head kick but Salek moves out of range.
Donnely throws a head kick but Salek moves out of range.
Donnely throws a head kick that misses.
Donnely throws a sloppy head kick and Salek moves out of range easily.
Donnely lands a head kick. Salek smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Donnely clinches up with Salek and pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Donnely stalls.
Salek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salek trying to land knees to the body.
Donnely tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Salek just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Donnely throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Liam Donnely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donnely moves to clinch but Salek breaks away

and Salek counters by moving into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Salek is stalling here.
Donnely lands a knee to the body.
Salek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salek swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Donnely pulls guard.

Salek gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Liam Donnely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donnely throws a head kick but Salek moves out of range.
Donnely throws a head kick but Salek moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Donnely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Salek gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnely is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Donnely wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salek landing knees to the head.
Salek lands a right hand.
Donnely missing with knees to the body.

Salek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Salek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donnely, pushing him back against the cage.
Come on Salek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Donnely landing knees to the head.
Salek looking for a takedown.
Come on Donnely - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Donnely scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnely's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Donnely jumps into guard, dragging Salek to the mat.

Donnely is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Salek has his hands clasped together but Donnely extends an breaks Salek's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Donnely.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Liam Donnely!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Johnson
vs
Ripper

185 cm
24
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ripper.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ripper. That did some damage!
Ripper throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Johnson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ripper counters with a big head kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson thumps Ripper with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Ripper.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ripper wants to clinch.
Ripper looks gassed!
Ripper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ripper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ripper there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnson throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Ripper stumbling backwards into the cage! Ripper bounces back off the cage towards Johnson, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Johnson lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Johnson celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimmy Johnson!

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 Arthur Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Domingues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stark might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to P.O.D. - Alive. Arthur Stark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stark
vs
Domingues

186 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Domingues!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark is looking to slow Domingues down with leg kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Domingues. Those never looked like landing.

Stark has managed to clinch.
Domingues is trying to push Stark away but Stark has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stark slows down the pace here.
Domingues takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Jose Domingues has been cut.
Stark lands a knee to the head.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but Domingues blocks with his arms.
Domingues tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stark just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stark lands an elbow inside.
Stark jerks Domingues's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Domingues drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Stark goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Stark because Domingues was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Arthur Stark!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Grandad, we love you as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Noonan
vs
Miller

190 cm
25
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

204 cm
25
225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Noonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Miller!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noonan throws a sloppy body shot
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Noonan ducks down to avoid it.
Noonan slips a jab from Miller.
Noonan misses with a wild body shot.
Noonan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Noonan looks for a takedown but Miller sprawls well.
Miller feints and then cracks Noonan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Noonan down.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Miller scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Noonan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Michael Noonan has been cut.
Noonan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miller throws a leg kick but Noonan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller dips to his left and cracks Noonan with an uppercut!
Noonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noonan.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller stuns Noonan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noonan shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noonan misses with a wild body shot.
Miller throws a body punch but Noonan moves out of range.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Noonan's front leg but catches the back leg as Noonan tries to avoid it.
Miller tries to bum rush Noonan with a series of wild strikes but Noonan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller connects with a crisp jab.
Noonan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Noonan is just out of range.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noonan manages to avoid it.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Noonan misses with a hook
and Miller counters with a leg kick.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Noonan's calf.
Miller stuns Noonan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Miller digs a good body shot into Noonan's ribs.
Good leg kick by Miller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Noonan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miller can pounce on him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Noonan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
Noonan thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Noonan moves out of range of the strikes.
Noonan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Billy Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller misses with a straight left.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller jabs Noonan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Noonan'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.

Noonan ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Noonan checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Noonan blocks the leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Noonan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Miller throws a body punch but Noonan moves out of range.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noonan moves away.
Miller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Noonan rather than just go for the knockout.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller misses with a low kick.

Miller gets caught napping as Noonan dives in and scores a takedown. Miller manages to retain guard.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Noonan from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Noonan stays in close to Miller's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller is trying to control the position but Noonan postures up.

We're going to have a standup here because Michael Noonan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A shot to the body from Noonan misses
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Noonan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!

Noonan drives through and clinches with Miller against the cage.
Miller looking for a takedown.
Miller tries to break free but Noonan pushes him back against the cage.
Miller tries for a takedown but Noonan manages to get underhooks.

Noonan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Noonan manages to end up in side control.
Noonan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Miller is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Noonan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
Noonan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan just content to control the position.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miller can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Noonan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Miller works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noonan controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Michael Noonan just wasn't active enough.

Noonan scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noonan throws a wild left hand from mount and Miller manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Noonan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Noonan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Noonan throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.

Noonan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Noonan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miller.
Noonan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Miller is fighting off a takedown attempt but Noonan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Miller to the mat. Miller regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Miller trying to keep a closed guard but Noonan is proving a slippery customer.
Noonan throws and elbow that misses. Miller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Noonan's guard. Nice move by Miller!
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Noonan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan is pulling down on Miller's head. It's preventing any offense from Miller, at least for the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Noonan wriggles free and stands up.
Miller slips under a jab.
Noonan swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with a nice combination. Noonan backs away looking to recover.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Noonan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller lands with a cross.

Noonan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Noonan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miller is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Noonan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Noonan wants to control the action but instead Miller gets a body lock and reverses into Noonan's guard! Nice work!
Noonan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan is pulling down on Miller's head to control his posture.
Noonan wants to stand but Miller is controlling the position.
Noonan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.
Miller wanted to stand there but Noonan had control of the position.
Noonan wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Noonan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noonan misses with a body punch
and Miller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Noonan thinking.
Noonan looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Noonan misses with a wild body shot.
Noonan throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Noonan misses with a jab to the body
and Miller counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noonan moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Miller misses with a looping left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Noonan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Noonan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Bighouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Munch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bighouse might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Isontalon Antti ja Rannanjärvi. John Munch will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bighouse
vs
Munch

196 cm
26
292 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

225 cm
27
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Das Labor
Das Labor

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Bighouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Munch!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bighouse rushes Munch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bighouse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Munch's efforts to push away.
Bighouse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Munch's elbow.
Bighouse has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Bighouse manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Munch wants to control from the top but Bighouse keeps moving.
Bighouse throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munch wants to control from the top but Bighouse keeps moving.

Munch stands up from Bighouse's guard - Munch perhaps looking for a knockout.
Munch takes a swing at Bighouse's ribcage but misses.
Bighouse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munch throws a right hand that Bighouse ducks under and follows up with a left that Bighouse also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munch throws a head kick that misses.

Munch lands a left and a right that sends Bighouse crashing to the canvas! Munch dives into mount looking to finish!

It looks like Andy Bighouse has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bighouse is looking to improve his position but Munch isn't that keen on the idea.
Munch lands a nice shot to the head.
Munch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Munch avoids the attempt from Bighouse to control.
Munch scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Munch pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bighouse is breathing heavily.
Munch breaks from Bighouse's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Munch! Bighouse is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Munch!