O.R.G. 50 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Sinc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zabit Samedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Sinc had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Karl Sinc looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Sinc
vs
Samedov

178 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
28
179 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Polskie Odżywki/ Polish Nutrition [PL]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Sinc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zabit Samedov!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samedov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sinc as he jumps to the side.
Samedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Sinc.
Samedov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sinc avoids it really well and circles away.
No joy there for Sinc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Samedov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sinc's waist but Sinc gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Samedov off to one side.
Karl Sinc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zabit Samedov.
Samedov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sinc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sinc tries to clinch but Samedov moves out of range.
Samedov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sinc sprawls well. Sinc wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Samedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Sinc tries to close the distance and clinch but Samedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sinc is looking to clinch.
Zabit Samedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinc tries to clinch up.
Samedov fails with a takedown attempt.
Sinc throws a combination that misses

and Samedov counters with a takedown into side control.
Sinc is breathing heavily.

Samedov decides to stand back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sinc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sinc fails in his attempt to clinch.

Sinc gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Samedov stands up and waves to Sinc to follow him.
Samedov fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samedov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sinc sprawls well. Sinc wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Samedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Samedov shoots in and drives through. Sinc sprawls well.
Samedov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Samedov misses with a takedown attempt - Sinc sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Samedov shoots in looking for a takedown. Sinc tries to sprawl out of it but Samedov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sinc manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sinc defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Samedov.
Sinc misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samedov shoots in for a takedown but Sinc shows good takedown defense.
Sinc stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sinc wants it to stay on the feet.

Sinc fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Samedov, pushing him back against the cage.
Sinc is trying to break the clinch but Samedov is controlling him.
Sinc stops a takedown attempt from Samedov.

Samedov has hold of one of Sinc's legs. Sinc is fighting the takedown attempt but Samedov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Samedov stops Sinc from standing up.

Samedov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Samedov shoots in looking for a takedown but Sinc manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Samedov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samedov shoots in looking for a takedown but Sinc manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Samedov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sinc wants to clinch up but Samedov keeps it at a distance.

Samedov has closed the distance and engaged Sinc in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Samedov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Samedov manages to end up in side control.
Sinc is trying to get back to his feet.

Samedov has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Karl Sinc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Samedov moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinc has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Samedov breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Samedov shoots in and drives through. Sinc sprawls well.

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

Samedov stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sinc throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samedov.
Samedov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sinc tries to avoid it but Samedov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sinc to the ground. Sinc escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sinc wants to clinch.
Samedov fails with a takedown attempt.
Karl Sinc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zabit Samedov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinc throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Samedov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sinc's guard now.

Samedov stands and steps away. Sinc gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Samedov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sinc wants to get back to his feet but Samedov drags him back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Samedov stands up and beckons Sinc to his feet.

Samedov gets a takedown into half guard.

Samedov stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sinc to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samedov shoots in but Sinc avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Samedov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sinc to the mat! Sinc manages to get full guard.

Samedov stands up from Sinc's guard - Samedov perhaps looking for a knockout.

Samedov looking to score a takedown here. Sinc is defending well but Samedov drives through and ends up in Sinc's guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Samedov rushes Sinc and presses him up against the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Samedov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Samedov wants a takedown.
Sinc is looking to break free of the clinch but Samedov has double underhooks.
Samedov prevents Sinc from breaking the clinch.
Sinc wants to get back to striking at distance but Samedov won't allow it.
Samedov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sinc is defending well.

Samedov jumps guard and drags Sinc to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Samedov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samedov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samedov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Samedov is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Karl Sinc just wasn't active enough.

Samedov drives through with a takedown into Sinc's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Sinc is working an open guard so Samedov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Samedov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Samedov decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zabit Samedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Samedov closes the distance and clinches up with Sinc, looking for a takedown. Samedov pushes Sinc against the cage but Sinc circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Samedov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Samedov decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Samedov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sinc's guard.

Samedov gets to his feet - Sinc follows without any prompting.

Samedov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sinc looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zabit Samedov has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Samedov stands up and beckons Sinc to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Samedov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinc tries to kick Samedov off in order to stand up. Samedov Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

Samedov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sinc to his feet.
Samedov fails to land the takedown.
Samedov dodges the punch combination from Sinc.

Samedov drives through with a takedown into guard.

Samedov gets to his feet - Sinc follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samedov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Karl Sinc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zabit Samedov.
Samedov shoots in and drives through. Sinc sprawls well.
Zabit Samedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sinc throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sinc stuffs the takedown.

Samedov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sinc's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sinc wriggles free and stands up.
Samedov wants to clinch up but Sinc keeps it at a distance.
Sinc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Samedov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sinc pinned against the cage. Sinc gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinc misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Samedov takes the fight into the clinch.
Samedov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sinc's efforts to push away.
Samedov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Samedov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sinc regains guard.

Sinc is working an open guard so Samedov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Samedov has closed the distance and engaged Sinc in a clinch.
Samedov has Sinc pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sinc manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinc is trying to break free.
Samedov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sinc after a bit of a struggle.
Sinc is trying to force a seperation but Samedov has the dominant position.

Sinc is fighting off a takedown attempt but Samedov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sinc to the mat. Sinc regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Samedov stands up and waves to Sinc to follow him.
Samedov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sinc swivels and escapes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Samedov clinches up with Sinc and pushes him back against the cage.
Karl Sinc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zabit Samedov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanz Stokenhizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stokenhizer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Lucky Bullets "Cross the Line". Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stokenhizer
vs
Rua

184 cm
33
162 lbs
14 - 19 - 0

190 cm
29
201 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Hanz Stokenhizer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Shogun Rua!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Stokenhizer blocks the low kick.

Rua moves into the clinch successfully.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Stokenhizer blocks it.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Stokenhizer blocks with his arms.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua is stalling here.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Stokenhizer blocks with his arms.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua wants to stall.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Stokenhizer is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stokenhizer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stokenhizer misses with a knee strike.
Stokenhizer looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stokenhizer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
Rua misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua looks gassed!
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stokenhizer blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Stokenhizer blocks it.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stokenhizer lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Stokenhizer lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Rua stalling in the clinch but Stokenhizer improves position.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stokenhizer landing knees to the head.
Stokenhizer takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Stokenhizer blocks it.
Rua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stokenhizer's face.
Stokenhizer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokenhizer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stokenhizer avoids it.
Stokenhizer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Stokenhizer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stokenhizer blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Stokenhizer blocks with his arms.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Stokenhizer blocks it.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stokenhizer tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Rua is looking to control Stokenhizer's arms but Stokenhizer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rua has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Stokenhizer is blocking nicely.
Stokenhizer crunches a lovely knee into Rua's ribcage.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stokenhizer blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stokenhizer with a knee to the head.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Stokenhizer is blocking nicely.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Stokenhizer blocks it.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stokenhizer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stokenhizer blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Stokenhizer blocks with his arms.

Stokenhizer jumps into guard, dragging Rua to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stokenhizer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shogun Rua dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rua throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stokenhizer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Stokenhizer scores with a takedown into Rua's guard.
Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stokenhizer is standing up over Rua. Rua looks to escape but Stokenhizer dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Rua's face as Stokenhizer controls the position.
Rua is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stokenhizer decides to stand back up.
Hanz Stokenhizer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stokenhizer blocks the body kick.
Stokenhizer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Rua moves into the clinch successfully.
Stokenhizer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stokenhizer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stokenhizer blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stokenhizer is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokenhizer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua avoiding damage.
Stokenhizer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stokenhizer misses with a knee to the head.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Stokenhizer is blocking nicely.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Stokenhizer blocks with his arms.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Stokenhizer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stokenhizer.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokenhizer avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Stokenhizer is blocking nicely.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Stokenhizer tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stokenhizer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stokenhizer stalling the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Stokenhizer has denied him.

Stokenhizer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rua wants to get up but he can't break Stokenhizer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stokenhizer is pulling down on Rua's head. It's preventing any offense from Rua, at least for the moment.
Rua is looking to stand up but Stokenhizer won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hanz Stokenhizer will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rua avoids the head kick by Stokenhizer.

Rua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua looking to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stokenhizer.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua slows down the pace here.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stokenhizer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stokenhizer blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stokenhizer is defending well for now.
Stokenhizer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Stokenhizer blocks with his arms.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Stokenhizer.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Stokenhizer scores with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stokenhizer goes for a takedown attempt but Rua pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a body kick the misses
and Stokenhizer counters with a series of strikes. Rua will be more careful next time no doubt.

Rua has Stokenhizer up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Stokenhizer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stokenhizer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokenhizer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Stokenhizer prevents Rua from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rua has one foot on Stokenhizer's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Shogun Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stokenhizer fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Rua misses

and Stokenhizer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stokenhizer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Stokenhizer with a knee to the head.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stokenhizer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua trying to stall but Stokenhizer improves his position.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Stokenhizer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stokenhizer stalling the fight.
Rua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stokenhizer is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stokenhizer misses with a knee strike.
Rua is looking to control Stokenhizer's arms but Stokenhizer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rua has his back to the cage.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shogun Rua!
A relieved looking Shogun Rua thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Dos Santos told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bonney
vs
Dos Santos

190 cm
20
175 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

190 cm
26
193 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonney shoots in and drives through. Dos Santos sprawls well.

Bonney closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dos Santos quickly recovers to half guard.
Bonney controlling the pace.

Dos Santos actively working from the bottom here.
Dos Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bonney.
Dos Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Bonney sits in half guard.
Dos Santos wants to improve his position but Bonney is controlling well.
Dos Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Bonney sits in half guard.
Dos Santos manages to get to full guard.
Bonney stopping the sweep attempt from Dos Santos.

Dos Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bonney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bonney manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dos Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.

Bonney decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dos Santos, up you get!
Dos Santos scores with a leg kick.
Bonney shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos defends it nicely.
Bonney is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dos Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Bonney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bonney's head.

It looks like William Bonney has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Bonney tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bonney shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos defends it nicely.
Dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonney.
Bonney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dos Santos can pounce on him.
Bonney shoots in looking for a takedown. Dos Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Bonney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dos Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos working to try and regain half guard.
Bonney looking to control but Dos Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dos Santos is looking to get to half guard.
Bonney tries to control but Dos Santos wriggling away.
Dos Santos is trying desperately to improve position.
Bonney controlling the pace for now.
Bonney tries to control but Dos Santos wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos regains half guard.

Dos Santos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bonney pulls his head out easily.

Dos Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dos Santos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bonney's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bonney's back!
Bonney trying to control the position but Dos Santos manages to sink in the hooks.

Dos Santos is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonney looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dos Santos is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Bonney's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bonney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonney shoots in but Dos Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bonney shoots in looking for a takedown. Dos Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Bonney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dos Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dos Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Bonney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dos Santos but Dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bonney tries to clinch up
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dos Santos as he avoids it easily.
Dos Santos lands a two punch combo.
Bonney shoots in looking for a takedown but Dos Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bonney's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bonney misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos lands a lovely overhand right.
William Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab lands there for Dos Santos.
Bonney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney is looking to clinch.
John Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bonney tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bonney.
Dos Santos throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense.
Bonney fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
William Bonney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos lands a nice hook to Bonney's body. Bonney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Dos Santos knocks Bonney to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Bonney is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonney is looking for a sweep.
Oh Bonney is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
John Dos Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.

Dos Santos is trying to get an arm triangle but Bonney is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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

Dos Santos is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bonney is trying to escape and Dos Santos transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bonney is forced to tap! Nice work there by Dos Santos! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Dos Santos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Backstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davison comes to the cage accompanied by Nowhere to run. Backstrom has chosen Girl I Love as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Davison
vs
Backstrom

180 cm
28
185 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

182 cm
25
186 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Meat and Two Veg
Meat and Two Veg

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Davison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, David Backstrom!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Backstrom shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Davison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Backstrom is controlling him.

Davison is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Backstrom is aware though and is defending well.

Davison working for a triangle but Backstrom defends it easily.
Backstrom looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Davison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davison keeping moving, preventing Backstrom from controlling successfully.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Backstrom wants to control from the top but Davison keeps moving.
Backstrom showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Davison working for a triangle but Backstrom defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Davison working a defensive guard here.
Backstrom must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Davison wants to stand but Backstrom is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Backstrom gets to his feet. Davison looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Backstrom tries to clinch up but Davison circles away and keeps his distance.
Backstrom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davison looks to land a right hand but Backstrom moved out of range.

Backstrom looking to score a takedown here. Davison is defending well but Backstrom drives through and ends up in Davison's guard.
Davison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Davison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Backstrom can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Davison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Backstrom can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Backstrom passes Davison's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Backstrom is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Davison looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison tries to roll over but Backstrom keeps him under control.

Davison looking for submissions off his back.

Backstrom is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Davison is staying active underneath Backstrom, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davison makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Davison.
Backstrom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backstrom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Davison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Davison keeping full guard, as Backstrom tries to pass.

Backstrom got a little sloppy there for a moment and Davison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Backstrom has managed to get both his arms back between Davison's legs - danger averted.
Backstrom wants to control from the top but Davison keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Backstrom drops back looking for a leg! Davison is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Davison manages to kick Backstrom off! Backstrom jumps back into Davison's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Backstrom stops Davison from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Davison 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.

Backstrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Backstrom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davison throws an overhand right that lands on Backstrom's shoulder, as Backstrom tries to avoid the shot.

Backstrom darts in and clinches Davison up against the cage.
Backstrom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Backstrom avoids the elbow strike from Davison, against the cage.
Davison swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Backstrom breaks from the clinch.
Backstrom shoots in but Davison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davison throws a nice looking combination but Backstrom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Davison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Backstrom in his tracks.
Davison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Backstrom.
Davison throws a lazy uppercut
and Backstrom counters with a head kick.
Backstrom is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davison lands with a shot to the body.
Backstrom shoots in looking for a takedown but Davison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Backstrom's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Backstrom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davison fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Backstrom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davison stuffs the takedown.
Joe Davison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Backstrom.
Davison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davison misses with a looping right.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Davison! Backstrom is backing up but he can't get away as Davison lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Backstrom and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Davison!
A relieved looking Joe Davison thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davison comes to the cage accompanied by Cinderella Man - Eminem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Davison
vs
De Souza

178 cm
22
155 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

169 cm
29
157 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid 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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua Davison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davison throws out a loose jab but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davison misses with a two punch combination.
Davison misses with an uppercut.
Davison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Souza.
De Souza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davison.
Davison throws a looping overhand right but De Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Davison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davison misses with the combination.

De Souza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davison's guard.
De Souza prevents Davison from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Souza wants to control from the top but Davison keeps moving.

Davison has his feet on De Souza's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Davison throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De Souza eats them both and turns towards Davison to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

De Souza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Davison is pushing De Souza's head away, looking to escape. De Souza manages to hold on to the position though.
De Souza works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
De Souza scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Davison to see if he's OK.
De Souza prevents Davison from escaping the position.
De Souza scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Souza in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
De Souza lands a nice forearm strike.
De Souza prevents Davison from escaping the position.

De Souza tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Davison is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, De Souza asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison is working to avoid the ground and pound but De Souza connects with a decent elbow.
Davison wants to get back to his feet but De Souza drags him back down.
De Souza cracks Davison with a big right hand but Davison just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
De Souza is working Davison over with some ground and pound from side control.
Davison parries the strikes from De Souza easily there. De Souza is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Davison to escape.
Davison is trying to get back to his feet.
De Souza scores with a couple of short elbows.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Souza swings around for an armbar but Davison sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into De Souza's guard.
Davison pushes down on De Souza's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Davison is keen to just control but De Souza is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
De Souza wants to improve his position but Davison is controlling well.
Davison wants to stand up but De Souza is controlling the position.
Davison prevents De Souza from improving his position.

Davison is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davison trying to control the action but De Souza is working from the bottom.
Davison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

De Souza is defending against the submission attempts here by Davison.
Davison trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice uppercut lands for Davison. That snapped De Souza's head back.
Davison cracks De Souza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davison!
Davison connects with a looping right hand.
Davison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davison throws a looping overhand right but De Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Davison scores with a punch to the head.
De Souza tries for a takedown but Davison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davison scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Davison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Souza moves away.
Davison misses with a wild body shot.
De Souza defending well as Davison loads up on a big left hand.
De Souza dodges the punch combination from Davison.
Davison is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison stuffs the takedown attempt from De Souza. De Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Davison moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Davison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Souza.
Nice shot lands for Davison.

De Souza shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. De Souza showed some decent athleticism there.
De Souza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Davison manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of De Souza 's head but he takes it in his stride.

De Souza is rocked!
De Souza bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Davison comes at him with an uppercut from hell! De Souza falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! De Souza was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joshua Davison!
A relieved looking Joshua Davison thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Nadtoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Leszczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nadtoka
vs
Leszczynski

185 cm
26
150 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
160 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good takedowns
Good kicks
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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolay Nadtoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Leszczynski!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadtoka lands a jab.
Leszczynski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nadtoka can pounce on him.
Leszczynski tries to close the distance and clinch but Nadtoka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nadtoka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Leszczynski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leszczynski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nadtoka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leszczynski at a distance.
Leszczynski dodges the punch combination from Nadtoka.
Nadtoka throws a right hand that Leszczynski ducks under and follows up with a left that Leszczynski also avoids with ease.
Nadtoka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Leszczynski wants to clinch up but Nadtoka keeps it at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nadtoka. Leszczynski shrugs it off though.
Nadtoka throws a combination that misses

and Leszczynski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Leszczynski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nadtoka is just riding it out for now. Leszczynski eventually gives up the hold.
Leszczynski slows the pace down in half guard.
Nadtoka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nadtoka tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leszczynski is looking to take a break and control but Nadtoka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leszczynski is looking to advance position but Nadtoka won't allow it.
Leszczynski not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leszczynski moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.

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

Leszczynski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Leszczynski tries for a kimura but Nadtoka is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadtoka struggling a bit here.
Nadtoka tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Leszczynski is working to tighten is grip on Nadtoka's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Nadtoka has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Leszczynski is really squeezing tight and eventually Nadtoka passes out! Leszczynski breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Trevor Leszczynski!
An out of breath Trevor Leszczynski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.