AFC 23: Nasri vs Munch PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Hiles
vs
Madeiros

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hosha Hiles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Duarte Madeiros!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Hiles.
Hiles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hiles throws a combination that misses

and Madeiros counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hiles!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Madeiros is working for a guillotine from mount but Hiles frees his head quite easily.

Madeiros looking for a guillotine from mount but Hiles is having none of it.

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

Hiles defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Madeiros.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madeiros mounts Hiles! Really nice guard pass there!

Madeiros jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hiles manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Madeiros is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hiles is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Madeiros thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Madeiros goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hiles rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Madeiros's guard! Nice work there by Hiles!
Hiles trying to stand up but can't free himself from Madeiros's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Madeiros looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Madeiros manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hiles stops Madeiros from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hiles defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Madeiros.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Madeiros is working for a guillotine from mount but Hiles frees his head quite easily.

Madeiros working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Madeiros can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hiles is looking to escape.

Madeiros is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hiles can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hiles is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madeiros wants to control the pace but Hiles is squirming around nicely.

Madeiros looking for a guillotine from mount but Hiles is having none of it.

Madeiros looking to secure an arm triangle but Hiles defends it well.
Hiles wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hiles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Madeiros on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Madeiros fails to take his opponent's back.

Madeiros goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hiles is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madeiros trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duarte Madeiros dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Madeiros slips under a jab.
Hiles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hiles throws a nice looking combination but Madeiros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Madeiros shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hiles's guard.

Madeiros 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.
Madeiros wants to control from the top but Hiles keeps moving.

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

Madeiros postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hiles is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Madeiros, into his guard.
Madeiros controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Madeiros escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hiles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hiles would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiles wants to stand and escape but instead Madeiros has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Madeiros is pushing down on Hiles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hiles is fighting to maintain full guard but Madeiros has managed to sneak the leg through.

Madeiros is working for a submission of some sort.
Hiles pushes Madeiros off looking to stand but Madeiros dives back in and keeps control.

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

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Madeiros is looking for a kimura here.
Madeiros with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Madeiros is working for a submission of some sort.
Madeiros wants to take a breather but Hiles is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Duarte Madeiros!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Escudero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Robbie Escudero enters the cage!

Robertson
vs
Escudero

200 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Escudero!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escudero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Robertson has time to react.
Escudero swings widly with a right hand
and Robertson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robertson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escudero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escudero misses with a wild body shot.
Escudero scores with a nice strike.
Escudero misses with a few strikes there.
Robbie Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escudero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robertson.
Robertson misses with the combination.
Escudero throws a right and a left that Robertson avoids nicely.
Escudero sizes up Robertson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No joy there for Robertson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robertson tries to work over Escudero's front leg with a kick but Escudero checks it.
Escudero throws an overhand right that lands on Robertson's shoulder, as Robertson tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escudero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robertson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Robertson drops Escudero with a right and a left! Robertson comes rushing in but Escudero regains his composure and manages to keep Robertson in guard.

It looks like Robbie Escudero has been cut.
Escudero looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Robertson wants to control from the top but Escudero keeps moving.
Robertson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The strikes coming from Robertson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Robertson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Robertson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Escudero is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson scores with punches from side control.
Robertson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Escudero's shoulder. That is not cool.
Robertson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Escudero is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Robertson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Robertson!
Robbie Robertson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Djeiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darzee Demonstrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Djeiba
vs
Demonstrada

200 cm
25
264 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bud Djeiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Darzee Demonstrada!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demonstrada throws a hook but Djeiba avoids it easily.
Djeiba tries to clinch up.
Djeiba moves away from the strike by Demonstrada.
Demonstrada lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Demonstrada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Djeiba was well out of range. Poor timing from Demonstrada.
Djeiba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Djeiba tries to clinch up but Demonstrada circles away and keeps his distance.
Demonstrada throws a lazy right hand but Djeiba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Djeiba slips a straight right by Demonstrada.
Demonstrada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Djeiba.
Demonstrada tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Djeiba swivels and escapes.
Djeiba staying out of range there.
Djeiba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Demonstrada.
Djeiba misses with a head kick.
Demonstrada misses with an uppercut
and Djeiba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demonstrada just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demonstrada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Demonstrada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Djeiba's head backwards.
Demonstrada throws a hook but Djeiba avoids it easily.
Demonstrada throws an off balance right hand
and Djeiba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Demonstrada throws a jab when Djeiba was well out of range.
Demonstrada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Djeiba moves away.
Demonstrada lands a jab to the head.
Demonstrada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demonstrada throws a series of punches but Djeiba moves out of range.
Demonstrada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Djeiba's head.

Demonstrada shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Demonstrada looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Demonstrada cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demonstrada unloads with some shots from mount but Djeiba bucks and avoids them well.
Demonstrada takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Demonstrada is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Djeiba can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Demonstrada controlling from mount.
Djeiba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Demonstrada on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djeiba squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Demonstrada lands a heavy elbow.
Demonstrada with shots to the head and body - Djeiba looks very uncomfortable down there.

Djeiba is rocked!
Demonstrada content just to control the position here.
Oh Djeiba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Demonstrada! Djeiba is hurt baaadly! Demonstrada is firing away with more strikes - Djeiba is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darzee Demonstrada!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Schmelzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Aspen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Schmelzer
vs
Aspen

191 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Schmelzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Aspen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Schmelzer. Those never looked like landing.
Aspen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Aspen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Aspen content to control rather than advance.
Aspen throwing shots but Schmelzer is blocking nicely.
Aspen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schmelzer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aspen.
Aspen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Aspen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aspen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Aspen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Aspen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aspen moves into full mount! Schmelzer won't be happy about that!
Aspen raining down hammerfists from mount.

It looks like Thomas Schmelzer has been cut.
Schmelzer's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Aspen landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aspen punching from mount but Schmelzer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Schmelzer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Aspen!
Paul Aspen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Ernest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wallace Barrowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Ernest could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wallace Barrowman's chin.

Ernest
vs
Barrowman

183 cm
25
134 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
138 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Ernest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wallace Barrowman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ernest takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ernest looks for a takedown but Barrowman sprawls well.
Nick Ernest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Barrowman slams his shin into Ernest's torso.
Ernest steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barrowman. That one must have hurt.
Barrowman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barrowman circles away from the clinch attempt

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

Barrowman manages to break the clinch.

Oooh a lovely combination from Ernest sends Barrowman down but not out. Ernest dives into side control looking to finish.

Barrowman is rocked!

It looks like Wallace Barrowman has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ernest tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ernest has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Barrowman is still in real trouble! Can Ernest finish him?
Barrowman is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Ernest!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Donnely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Damajur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnely comes into the arena with Hayling- FC Kahuna blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Donnely
vs
Damajur

182 cm
26
164 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

179 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Kobra Clothing Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Donnely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Damajur!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damajur doesn't manage to clinch there - Donnely circles away.
Liam Donnely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damajur shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Donnely pinned against the cage. Donnely gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Donnely looking to score a takedown here. Damajur is defending well but Donnely drives through and ends up in Damajur's guard.
Donnely postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Damajur is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Donnely with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Damajur manages to break the clinch.

Donnely feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Donnely wants to pass the guard but Damajur is keeping the position.

Donnely stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damajur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donnely swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Donnely shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Donnely showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnely trying to control from half guard but Damajur is working away.
Donnely throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donnely missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Damajur keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Donnely missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Donnely winds up and cracks Damajur with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Damajur looks like he's trying to stand up.
Donnely is pressing down on Damajur's thigh, looking to free his foot. Damajur is holding on for now.
Damajur keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Damajur keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damajur tries to kick Donnely off but Donnely keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Donnely passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Damajur!
Donnely scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Donnely landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnely dominating with strikes here.
Damajur wants to hold on but Donnely pushes him away.
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 cracks Damajur with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Damajur really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Damajur tries to hold on but Donnely postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnely lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Damajur hang on?
Donnely working Damajur over with strikes here.
Donnely pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Damajur is rocked!
Damajur in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Damajur is still in real trouble! Can Donnely finish him?
Donnely scoring with strikes but Damajur is staying in there.
Donnely looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Donnely breaks from Damajur's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Donnely drops a big elbow. That's hurt Damajur! More shots from Donnely and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Donnely!
Liam Donnely made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'The Love Gun would just like to wish his brother Jez good luck in his upcoming AFC bantamweight title fight with Fanis Bartko. Go on our kid!!!!!!!'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Blok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milano Mazric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blok
vs
Mazric

205 cm
20
266 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

194 cm
23
255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitali Blok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Milano Mazric!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blok fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mazric misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blok is looking to clinch.
Blok throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mazric.
Blok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mazric lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blok circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Mazric.
Blok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blok fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blok takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Blok, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blok doesn't manage to clinch there - Mazric circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Blok.

It looks like Milano Mazric has been cut.
Mazric throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blok misses with a jab, cross combination.

Blok fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mazric to the ground. Blok is now in Mazric's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

Mazric has his foot on Blok's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blok works his way back into a safe position though.

Blok decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mazric, up you get!
Mazric turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blok throws a right hand that Mazric ducks under and follows up with a left that Mazric also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blok lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mazric on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blok thows a body shot but no joy.
Blok just misses with a punch to the body.
Mazric slips a jab and a cross from Blok.
Nice uppercut there from Blok.
Mazric dodges the punch combination from Blok.
Blok doesn't manage to clinch there - Mazric circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blok takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Vitali Blok has been cut.
Blok takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mazric takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mazric swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blok lands a jab.
Mazric throws out a loose jab but Blok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mazric throws a right and a left that Blok avoids nicely.
Blok fails to land with a series of punches.
Blok cracks Mazric with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mazric walks into a stiff left hand from Blok.
Blok shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mazric as he jumps to the side.
Blok slips a jab and a cross from Mazric.
Mazric leaves Blok with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blok swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blok walks into a straight right hand from Mazric.
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 Vitali Blok will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Blok scores with a jab to the body.
Blok misses with a two punch combination.
Mazric avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mazric throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mazric showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blok.
Blok is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blok misses with a few strikes there.
Mazric lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mazric lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Mazric throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazric is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Milano Mazric seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mazric scores with the left hand. Blok knows he should have avoided that one.
Mazric scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Mazric.
Mazric comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blok takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Vitali Blok's cut is getting worse.
Mazric misses with a wild combination.
Mazric throws a series of punches but Blok avoids them all with ease.
Blok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazric throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mazric throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mazric lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Mazric lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blok doesn't seem phased though.

Blok is rocked!
Mazric fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Blok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vitali Blok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mazric lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Blok out cold! Blok is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Milano Mazric!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black DragonBro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Black DragonBro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

DragonBro
vs
Sutherland

190 cm
26
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

189 cm
27
212 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Black DragonBro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Sutherland!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DragonBro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sutherland.
DragonBro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sutherland.
DragonBro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sutherland momentarily.

It looks like Paul Sutherland has been cut.
DragonBro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DragonBro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
DragonBro tries to clinch up

and Sutherland counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sutherland missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sutherland trying to mount his opponent but DragonBro defends it.
DragonBro is trying to stand.
Sutherland working over DragonBro with some ground and pound. DragonBro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Sutherland 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! DragonBro is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Sutherland!
Paul Sutherland looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'It feels great to beat Black Draganbro again. He has improved a lot since the last time I fought him so I am much more proud of this victory over him. He has improved his wrestling a lot recently but I still knew that I could outgrapple him and get the win.'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matteo Pavanati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavanati comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Face the pain - Stemm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Johnny Parker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Parker
vs
Pavanati

169 cm
21
159 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Parker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Pavanati!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavanati tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pavanati misses with a body kick.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pavanati manages to avoid it.

Parker has closed the distance and engaged Pavanati in a clinch.
Pavanati keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parker's efforts to push away.
Pavanati can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Pavanati tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parker avoids it.
Pavanati throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Parker dodges an elbow strike from Pavanati.
Parker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pavanati pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pavanati tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pavanati throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pavanati throws a head punch that misses.
Parker is pushing Pavanati up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Come on Pavanati - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pavanati lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pavanati missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Pavanati.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavanati tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pavanati keeps control of Parker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Parker gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Parker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pavanati moves into full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Parker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pavanati's head.
Parker postures up in Pavanati's guard and throws a big left but Pavanati blocks it.
Pavanati has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
Parker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pavanati works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pavanati pulls Parker in close to prevent any damage.
Parker looking to pass the guard.
Parker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pavanati controls Parker momentarily but Parker frees himself.
Pavanati avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Parker sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Pavanati.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavanati misses with a body shot
and Parker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Parker moves out of range as Pavanati strikes.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pavanati manages to avoid it.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pavanati thows a body shot but no joy.
Parker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavanati. Parker does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Parker moves into the clinch.

Parker has hold of one of Pavanati's legs. Pavanati is fighting the takedown attempt but Parker gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Pavanati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Parker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pavanati sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pavanati is looking to clinch.
Pavanati fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pavanati throws a jab when Parker was well out of range.
Pavanati throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavanati throws out a powerful jab.
Parker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pavanati finds it's way round the side to connect with Parker's head.
Pavanati throws out a leg kick but Parker moves out of range and Pavanati only half commits.
Matteo Pavanati is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker digs a good hook to Pavanati's body.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

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

Parker wants to work for an arm triangle but Pavanati is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Parker trying to control the pace.
Parker 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.
Ground and pound from Parker.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Pavanati is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Parker throwing shots but Pavanati is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pavanati can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Parker trying to mount his opponent but Pavanati defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavanati moves into full guard.
Parker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pavanati works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pavanati looking for a sweep. Not yet Pavanati, not yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Parker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Parker preventing the sweep.
Pavanati working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parker.
Parker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pavanati trying to keep a closed guard but Parker is proving a slippery customer.
Parker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pavanati avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavanati keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Parker wants to pass the guard but Pavanati is keeping the position.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Pavanati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pavanati keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Parker lands a couple of elbows.
Pavanati looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker wants to control from the top but Pavanati keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pavanati is on top in guard.
Pavanati would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Johnny Parker.
Pavanati wants to slow Parker down by chopping away at his legs.
Pavanati lands with a nice body punch.
Pavanati getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pavanati lands with a kick to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
Pavanati tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Pavanati.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Parker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pavanati missing with a left hand there. Parker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pavanati digs a good hook to Parker's body.

Pavanati gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Parker tries to break the clinch but Pavanati is controlling the position.
Parker is looking to break free of the clinch but Pavanati has double underhooks.
Parker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pavanati lands a nice elbow.
Pavanati gets underhooks to prevent Parker's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pavanati tries to land a knee to the head but Parker blocks with his arms.
Pavanati using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pavanati trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Parker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pavanati prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pavanati tries to land knees in the clinch but Parker avoids the damage to the body.
Parker tries to circle away but Pavanati has him pinned against the cage.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Pavanati keeps him there for the moment.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Pavanati is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavanati has him pressed against the cage.
Parker tries to break free but Pavanati pushes him back against the cage.
Pavanati with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pavanati with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Parker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parker wants to break free but Pavanati has control.
Pavanati misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parker.
Pavanati scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pavanati prevents Parker from breaking the clinch.
Pavanati is pressed up against the cage. Parker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pavanati down to the mat. Pavanati avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pavanati misses with an uppercut. Parker saw that one coming.
Johnny Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a low kick.
Parker swings for the body but Pavanati moves out of range.
Parker blocks a head kick by Pavanati.
Parker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pavanati is looking to land body kicks.
Pavanati cracks Parker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pavanati misses with a jab to the body
and Parker counters with a one-two to the body.
Parker is looking to wear down Pavanati with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pavanati cracks the inside of Parker's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pavanati was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
Pavanati fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavanati moves away.
Parker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pavanati throws out the jab.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavanati throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pavanati connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matteo Pavanati really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pavanati throws a hook but Parker blocks it.
Parker lands a really nice looking cross but Pavanati seems unphased.
Parker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pavanati's head.
Matteo Pavanati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker throws a right and a left that Pavanati avoids nicely.
Parker scores with a punch to the head.
Matteo Pavanati seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pavanati throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pavanati misses with a hook
and Parker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pavanati throws an overhand right that lands on Parker's shoulder, as Parker tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavanati connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Parker slips a straight right by Pavanati.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pavanati missing with a left hand there. Parker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Parker throws a leg kick
and Pavanati counters with an inside leg kick.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Parker misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavanati misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pavanati.
Parker cracks a nice hook into Pavanati's ribs.
Pavanati swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Pavanati throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pavanati looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Parker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Parker darts in and clinches Pavanati up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavanati lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Pavanati tries to work over Parker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Pavanati.
Parker wants a takedown.
Parker blocks the elbow strike.
Parker can't break the clinch.
Pavanati prevents a body shot from Parker.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pavanati - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pavanati with a knee to the head.
Parker tries to break free but Pavanati pushes him back against the cage.
Matteo Pavanati seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker prevents a body shot from Pavanati.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Parker as Pavanati tries to tie him up.
Parker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pavanati misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pavanati landing knees to the head.
Pavanati tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Pavanati back against the cage.
Pavanati tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavanati prevents Parker from breaking the clinch.
Pavanati looking to slow down the pace here.
Pavanati goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Johnny Parker will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pavanati throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parker.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Parker throws a series of punches but Pavanati moves out of range.
Pavanati throws a jab when Parker was well out of range.
Pavanati tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
Parker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Parker closes the distance and clinches up with Pavanati, looking for a takedown. Parker pushes Pavanati against the cage but Pavanati circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pavanati misses with a looping left.
Parker slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker punishes Pavanati's body with a nice straight punch.
Parker lands a nice looking body shot.
Parker throws a series of punches but Pavanati moves out of range.
Parker lands a lovely overhand right.
Pavanati tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
Pavanati connects with a solid leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pavanati - that will leave a mark!
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matteo Pavanati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Parker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavanati looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pavanati misses the shot to the body.

Parker clinches.
Pavanati tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Parker is trying to force a seperation but Pavanati has the dominant position.
Parker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pavanati pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pavanati lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavanati putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Parker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pavanati misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker blocks a body shot from Pavanati.
Pavanati taking a breather.
Parker can't break the clinch.
Pavanati is working Parker over against the cage.
Pavanati misses with the head strike.
Parker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pavanati tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parker avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Parker tries to break free but Pavanati pushes him back against the cage.
Parker stalling in the clinch but Pavanati improves position.
Parker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Pavanati misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker is trying to drag Pavanati to the mat but Pavanati just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Pavanati.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matteo Pavanati comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Parker 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:48
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Johnny Parker retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!

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A

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samir Nasri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Munch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samir Nasri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nasri
vs
Munch

190 cm
20
260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

225 cm
28
289 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Samir Nasri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Munch!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasri scores with a jab to the jaw.
Munch slaps away a takedown attempt from Nasri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Munch lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Munch misses.
Nasri shoots for a double leg takedown but Munch sprawls well. He's pushed Nasri's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Munch tries to close the distance and clinch but Nasri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munch scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Samir Nasri has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munch throws a body punch but Nasri moves out of range.
Munch doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Nasri counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nasri.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nasri trying to control the position from guard on top but Munch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Munch uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munch misses with a few strikes there.
Munch tests Nasri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nasri has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samir Nasri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nasri cracks Munch with a good jab.
Munch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Nasri misses.
Nice sprawl there from Munch as Nasri shoots in.
Munch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Nasri counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Munch has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nasri off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Munch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nasri counters with a series of strikes. Munch will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nasri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Munch.
Munch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Munch throws a series of punches but Nasri moves out of range.
Munch looks gassed!
Nasri tries to bum rush Munch with a series of wild strikes but Munch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
John Munch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nasri shoots for a double leg takedown but Munch sprawls well. He's pushed Nasri's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Nasri shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nasri throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nasri thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasri throws some wild stikes that Munch manages to avoid easily.
Nasri lands a big elbow.

Munch is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Nasri! Munch is hurt baaadly! Nasri is firing away with more strikes - Munch is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samir Nasri!