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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mercenary Katarina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Watson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mercenary Katarina's chin.

Katarina
vs
Watson

175 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mercenary Katarina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Watson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katarina wants to clinch

and Watson moves into the clinch.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Katarina throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Watson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Katarina looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Katarina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katarina misses with a knee to the head.
Katarina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Katarina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katarina misses with a knee strike.
Katarina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katarina looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Katarina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watson tries to break free but Katarina pushes him back against the cage.
Watson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Katarina looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Katarina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Katarina is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katarina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but Watson blocks it.
Katarina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watson lands a shoulder strike.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Katarina prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
Watson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Katarina gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Watson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Watson wants to take the fight to the mat but Katarina manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Watson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Watson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Watson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Katarina won't allow Watson to sweep him here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Watson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Watson pulls Katarina in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Katarina tries to clinch up.
Katarina tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.

Watson clinches with his opponent.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Katarina looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Watson is trying to force a seperation but Katarina has the dominant position.
Watson stalling.
Watson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Katarina pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mercenary Katarina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Watson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katarina wants to clinch but Watson slips to the side
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown. Katarina tries to sprawl out of it but Watson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Katarina manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Katarina's waist but Katarina gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watson off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watson shoots in but no luck this time.
Katarina tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katarina moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Katarina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Watson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Katarina tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Katarina rushes Watson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Watson is trying to break free.
Katarina looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Katarina misses with a knee strike.
Katarina prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katarina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Katarina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katarina looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Katarina is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Watson jumps guard and drags Katarina to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Watson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watson working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nick Watson.

Watson clinches up with Katarina and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katarina misses with a knee strike.
Watson has had enough of the clinch but Katarina keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nick Watson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Watson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Watson is trying to break free.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but Watson blocks it.
Katarina misses with a knee strike.
Katarina misses with a knee to the head.
Watson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Katarina is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Katarina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Katarina misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Watson can't break the clinch.
Watson is pushing Katarina up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Katarina looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Katarina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Katarina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katarina misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Katarina has him pressed against the cage.
Watson is trying to drag Katarina to the mat but Katarina just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Katarina looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Watson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Katarina fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mercenary Katarina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Watson.
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown. Katarina tries to sprawl out of it but Watson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Katarina manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Katarina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Katarina gets tackled into the cage by Watson. Watson maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katarina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mercenary Katarina has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Watson lands a right hand.
Katarina blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Katarina looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Katarina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Katarina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Watson has Katarina pressed against the cage.
Watson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Watson tries to break the clinch but Katarina is controlling the position.
Watson wants a takedown.
Katarina prevents the takedown attempt.
Katarina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watson tries to break free but Katarina pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants a takedown but no success here.
Katarina misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Watson.
Watson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Katarina on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watson is struggling to control the position.
Watson tries to score a body lock takedown but Katarina shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Watson is working for takedown but Katarina is calmly controlling the position for now.
Katarina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Katarina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Watson is trying to break free.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to take the fight to the mat but Katarina manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Katarina tries to land a knee to the head but Watson blocks with his arms.
Katarina misses with a knee to the head.
Watson looking to stall.
Watson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Katarina with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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

Watson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Katarina off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Watson clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katarina misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Watson scores with a one two! Katarina had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Watson fails to land with a series of punches.
Katarina tries to clinch but Watson moves out of range.
Watson fails with the takedown.
Katarina tries to clinch but Watson moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watson is defended easily by Katarina.

Katarina takes the fight into the clinch.
Katarina misses with a knee strike.
Watson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Katarina misses with a knee to the head.
Watson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but Watson blocks it.
Katarina keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Watson's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Watson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Katarina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Katarina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Katarina misses with a knee strike.
Katarina misses with a knee strike.
Katarina misses with a knee strike.
Watson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Katarina has him pressed against the cage.
Katarina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Watson tries to break free but Katarina pushes him back against the cage.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but Watson blocks it.
Katarina keeps control of Watson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Katarina has him pressed against the cage.
Watson tries to pull guard but Katarina forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mercenary Katarina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Watson.
Katarina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watson working hard to break the clinch.
Watson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Katarina walks away with a smile on his face. Watson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Watson forces Katarina back against the cage and clinches.
Katarina throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watson tries to break free but Katarina pushes him back against the cage.
Watson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Katarina looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Watson working hard to break the clinch.
Katarina throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Katarina keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Watson's efforts to push away.
Katarina misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Katarina has him pressed against the cage.
Watson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Watson pulls Katarina into guard.
Katarina prevents Watson from getting back to his feet.

Watson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Katarina is aware though and is defending well.
Watson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Katarina!
Katarina trying desperately to get to his feet.
Nick Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson controlling from mount.
Watson can't control as he wanted to and Katarina manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Watson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

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

Richards
vs
XinZhao

175 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Clark Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Imperial XinZhao!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
XinZhao misses with a double jab.
XinZhao is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Richards throws a front kick aimed at XinZhao's knee but XinZhao avoids it well.
Richards takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from XinZhao.
Sloppy strikes from XinZhao. Those never looked like landing.
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
Richards wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
XinZhao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut lands for Richards. That snapped XinZhao's head back.
Richards looks to land a combination but XinZhao avoids it well.
Richards walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. XinZhao checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
XinZhao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
XinZhao misses with a double jab.
XinZhao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards throws a head kick but XinZhao moves out of range.
Richards throws a hook but XinZhao blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
XinZhao throws a right hand that Richards ducks under and follows up with a left that Richards also avoids with ease.
Richards takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Imperial XinZhao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from XinZhao. Those never looked like landing.
Richards connects with a good right hand that stumbles XinZhao. XinZhao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
Sloppy strikes from XinZhao. Those never looked like landing.
Richards moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
XinZhao fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards misses with a double jab.
XinZhao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
XinZhao looks gassed!
XinZhao misses with the combination.
XinZhao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
XinZhao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
XinZhao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richards sizes up XinZhao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Richards lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Richards scores with a one two! XinZhao had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from XinZhao does no damage.
XinZhao misses with a jab, cross combination.
XinZhao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Richards lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from XinZhao. Those never looked like landing.
Richards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract XinZhao.
Richards throws a combination. XinZhao tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from XinZhao does no damage.
A punch combination from XinZhao misses.
XinZhao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richards circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Richards lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richards.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richards works the jab nicely.
Richards dodges the punch combination from XinZhao.
Richards throws a right and a left that XinZhao avoids nicely.
XinZhao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt XinZhao.
XinZhao misses with a head kick.
Richards's corner calls for a 1-2. Richards obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Richards checks a leg kick.
XinZhao walks into a straight right hand from Richards.
Richards is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
XinZhao dodges the punch combination from Richards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
XinZhao fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

XinZhao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
XinZhao scores with a jab to the jaw.
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Richards blocks the leg kick.
XinZhao looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
XinZhao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richards.
XinZhao misses with a double jab.
XinZhao looks to land a combination but Richards avoids it well.
XinZhao is breathing heavily.
XinZhao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
XinZhao moves out of range of the strikes.
Richards misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards slips under a jab from XinZhao.
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richards misses with a hook. XinZhao ducked under it nicely.
Richards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from XinZhao.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Richards, as that shot connected.
Richards looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
XinZhao misses with the combination.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
XinZhao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
XinZhao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
XinZhao dodges the punch combination from Richards.
XinZhao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clark Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
XinZhao defending well as Richards loads up on a big left hand.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
Richards throws a right hand that XinZhao ducks under and follows up with a left that XinZhao also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Richards throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
XinZhao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
XinZhao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Richards counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Richards. That snapped XinZhao's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Richards. Those never looked like landing.
XinZhao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Richards eats them both and turns towards XinZhao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
XinZhao misses with a wild combination.
XinZhao moves forwards but Richards connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Richards connects with a leg kick. XinZhao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice uppercut lands for Richards. That snapped XinZhao's head back.
XinZhao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
Richards lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
XinZhao throws a right hand that Richards ducks under and follows up with a left that Richards also avoids with ease.
A combination from Richards does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
XinZhao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Richards.
XinZhao misses with a two punch combination.
XinZhao misses with a few strikes there.
Richards lands a leg kick that knocks XinZhao off balance momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Richards. Those never looked like landing.
Richards avoids a punch combination nicely.
XinZhao fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
XinZhao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot by Richards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clark Richards dominated that second round.
That's time! Richards's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Richards closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Richards dodges the punch combination from XinZhao.
XinZhao misses with a series of wild punches.
XinZhao tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
XinZhao throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
XinZhao misses with a body shot.
Richards throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
XinZhao avoids the body shot from Richards.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
XinZhao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
XinZhao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
XinZhao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Richards does no damage.
Clark Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by XinZhao!
XinZhao misses with a low kick.
XinZhao tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
XinZhao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richards closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Richards swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Richards throws a leg kick but XinZhao checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a series of punches but XinZhao moves out of range.
XinZhao misses with a double jab.
Richards misses with a double jab
and XinZhao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from XinZhao does no damage.
XinZhao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Richards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from XinZhao.
Richards lands with a nice body punch.
No joy there for XinZhao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richards throws a leg kick which misses XinZhao's front leg but catches the back leg as XinZhao tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Richards misses.
XinZhao throws a body kick the misses
and Richards counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Richards.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
XinZhao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
XinZhao takes one to the side of the head.
XinZhao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but XinZhao circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
XinZhao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
XinZhao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
XinZhao connects with the punch.
XinZhao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richards dodges the punch combination from XinZhao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
XinZhao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Richards lands with an overhand left.
Richards throws a low kick but XinZhao moves out of range easily.
XinZhao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Imperial XinZhao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
XinZhao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richards circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
XinZhao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards cracks the inside of XinZhao's front leg.
XinZhao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clark Richards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
XinZhao misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clark Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richards has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clark Richards!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaston Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sure Win (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Perez
vs
Win

176 cm
19
171 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gaston Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sure Win !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Perez.
Win takes a jab right on the kisser.
Win moves forwards but Perez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Perez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Win under the eye.
Win is trying hard to land a takedown here. Perez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Win takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Win fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perez avoids it really well and circles away.
Perez scores with a head kick.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Win has eaten all the pies!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Win walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Win misses with a wild combination.
Gaston Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Win takes one to the side of the head.
Perez connects with a body shot.
Perez scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perez lands a left and a right that send Win crashing to the mat, dazed. Perez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Win is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez thumps Win with a low kick.
Gaston Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Win looks gassed!
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Win is still on wobbly legs! Can Perez finish him?
Perez lands with an overhand left.
Win tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Perez counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Win out cold! What a finish! Perez is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gaston Perez!

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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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Far (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jucas Blobam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Far comes to the cage accompanied by Slayed. Blobam has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Jucas Blobam struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Far
vs
Blobam

189 cm
23
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Far!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jucas Blobam!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Far misses the target.
Far misses with a double jab.
Blobam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Far.
Far takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blobam takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blobam looks to land a combination but Far avoids it well.
Blobam scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Far throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blobam looks gassed!
Far misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blobam.
Far scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Far moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Far lands a body shot in the clinch.
Far lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Far scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Far.
Far connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jucas Blobam has been cut.
Far pushes Blobam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Far lands a shoulder strike.
Far lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Far lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Far putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blobam in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Far lands an elbow just above Blobam 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Far.
Far content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Far is leaning against Blobam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Far lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Far comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Far cracks Blobam with a nice body shot.
Far works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Far lands with a right to the head.
Far lands an elbow just above Blobam 's eye.
Far lands a damaging elbow.

Blobam is rocked!
Far lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blobam is still on wobbly legs! Can Far finish him?
Far landing knees to the head.
Far jerks Blobam's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Blobam drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Far goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Far because Blobam 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 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Jason Far!
Jason Far took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Gwapito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Sweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gwapito
vs
Sweet

160 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Beast Body

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ernesto Gwapito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Sweet!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gwapito lands a right hook to the body.
Gwapito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sweet circles away quickly and effectively.
Gwapito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sweet manages to avoid it.
Gwapito lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sweet backs up against the cage.
Sweet takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gwapito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sweet was well out of range. Poor timing from Gwapito.
Sweet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gwapito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gwapito throws a lazy right hand but Sweet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gwapito stuffs the takedown.
Gwapito shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sweet eats them both and turns towards Gwapito to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gwapito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sweet moves away.
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!
Gwapito lands a two punch combo.
Gwapito lands a body shot.
Sweet dives in and grabs Gwapito's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gwapito pushes down on Sweet's head and hops out.
Gwapito misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gwapito.
Sweet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gwapito as he avoids it easily.
Ernesto Gwapito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Sweet.

Sweet shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sweet wants to control but Gwapito has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Gwapito on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gwapito tries to get out of the position.
Gwapito wants to get back to his feet.
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. Sweet connects with a nice short shot to Gwapito's temple.
Gwapito knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sweet on the ground.
Gwapito tries to get to full guard but Sweet has control of the leg.
Sweet throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gwapito to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sweet stands up and waves to Gwapito to follow him.
Gwapito swings for the body but Sweet moves out of range.
Sweet slips a jab and a cross from Gwapito.

Sweet shoots in and bounces Gwapito off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sweet has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gwapito is proving hard to escape from.
Sweet works over Gwapito with some ground and pound from guard.
Gwapito manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sweet manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gwapito stopping the sweep attempt from Sweet.
Gwapito stops Sweet from standing up.
Gwapito trying to control the position from guard on top but Sweet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sweet looking for a guillotine here but Gwapito defends easily.
Gwapito wants to stand but Sweet is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sweet pushes Gwapito off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gwapito looks to score with a jab to the body but Sweet is just out of range.
Sweet looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gwapito throws a body punch but Sweet moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sweet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gwapito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sweet manages to avoid it.
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 Ernesto Gwapito will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

No luck for Sweet with that takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gwapito!
Gwapito throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gwapito moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ernesto Gwapito is winning the standup battle so far.
Gwapito throws a sloppy body shot
and Sweet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gwapito throws a series of punches but Sweet avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Sweet or perhaps it was just good defense by Gwapito which made him look bad.
Gwapito is looking to wear down Sweet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gwapito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Gwapito does no damage.
Gwapito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sweet was well out of range. Poor timing from Gwapito.
Sweet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gwapito tries to avoid it but Sweet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gwapito to the ground. Gwapito escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ernesto Gwapito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Sweet.
Gwapito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sweet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Gwapito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sweet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gwapito looks to land a left hand but Sweet moved out of range nicely.
Sweet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sweet there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sweet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gwapito is fending him off so far but Sweet persists. Nope, Gwapito circles away and we're back to standing.
Gwapito displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gwapito misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gwapito misses with a body shot.
Gwapito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gwapito misses with a series of wild punches.
Sweet misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Sweet is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gwapito's half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet not doing much here.
Sweet is keen to just control but Gwapito is a slippery customer.
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!
Gwapito has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sweet is working away from the top position though.
Gwapito is staying active underneath Sweet, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kimbo Sweet has got the better of the ground game so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kimbo Sweet was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gwapito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sweet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet fails with a takedown attempt.
Gwapito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gwapito dodges the punch combination from Sweet.
Sweet misses with the combination.
Sweet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gwapito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gwapito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sweet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gwapito lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sweet backs up against the cage.
Sweet looks for a takedown but Gwapito sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gwapito misses with a double jab.
Horrible takedown by Sweet or perhaps it was just good defense by Gwapito which made him look bad.
Gwapito lands a head shot.
Gwapito throws a right hand that Sweet ducks under and follows up with a left that Sweet also avoids with ease.
Sweet shoots in but Gwapito avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gwapito swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sweet counters with a shoot takedown. Gwapito fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sweet throws a strike but Gwapito rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gwapito trying to control but Sweet is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ernesto Gwapito will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sweet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Sweet misses.
Ernesto Gwapito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gwapito lands with a nice combination. Sweet backs away looking to recover.
Sweet shoots in for a takedown but Gwapito shows good takedown defense.
Gwapito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sweet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gwapito as he avoids it easily.
Gwapito darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gwapito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sweet.
Gwapito scores with a one two! Sweet had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sweet is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gwapito sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ernesto Gwapito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Sweet.
Sweet swinging wildly here.
Sweet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gwapito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ernesto Gwapito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gwapito.
Gwapito misses with the combination.
A left lands for Gwapito.
Gwapito defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sweet.
Gwapito misses with a wild body shot.
Gwapito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gwapito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sweet was well out of range. Poor timing from Gwapito.
No luck for Sweet with that takedown attempt.
Gwapito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet throws a nice looking combination but Gwapito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gwapito swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Gwapito. No joy for Sweet on that attempt.
Gwapito lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice sprawl there from Gwapito as Sweet shoots in.
Gwapito looks to land a combination but Sweet avoids it well.
Gwapito fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sweet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gwapito swinging wildly here.
Gwapito misses with a looping left.
Gwapito throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sweet counters with a series of strikes. Gwapito will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sweet shoots in for a double leg but Gwapito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gwapito eats them both and turns towards Sweet to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab from Gwapito finds it's way through Sweet's defenses.
Sweet fails with a takedown attempt.
Gwapito shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sweet eats them both and turns towards Gwapito to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gwapito throws a right hand that Sweet ducks under and follows up with a left that Sweet also avoids with ease.
Kimbo Sweet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice takedown defense from Gwapito. No joy for Sweet on that attempt.
Gwapito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sweet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sweet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sweet fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gwapito punishes Sweet's body with a nice straight punch.
Gwapito misses with an uppercut.
Ernesto Gwapito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sweet throws a head kick that Gwapito semi-blocks.
Gwapito scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sweet in his tracks.
Gwapito connects with a nice looking jab.
Sweet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gwapito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sweet fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gwapito works over Sweet's head and body with a nice combination.
Ernesto Gwapito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch combination from Sweet misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Gwapito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gwapito, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Gwapito!