Galaxy 19: We Are Not Alone PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Mcqueen
vs
Katarina

155 cm
19
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
28
145 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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, Blixten Mcqueen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mercenary Katarina!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcqueen keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcqueen misses with a right hand

and Katarina counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Katarina tries a knee to the head but Mcqueen blocks it.
Katarina using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mcqueen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katarina tries to land a knee to the head but Mcqueen blocks with his arms.

Mcqueen wants the takedown. Katarina is fighting it off but Mcqueen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Katarina's guard against the cage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mcqueen tries to free his leg and advance position but Katarina is retaining full guard.
Mcqueen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mcqueen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mcqueen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Mcqueen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mcqueen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mcqueen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Katarina works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mcqueen is pushing down on Katarina's leg trying to pass to half guard. Katarina is fighting to maintain full guard but Mcqueen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mcqueen uses his free foot to push down on Katarina's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Katarina.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcqueen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mcqueen looking to ground and pound but Katarina is blocking nicely.
Katarina really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcqueen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mcqueen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Katarina because Mcqueen loaded up on that one.
Mcqueen lands a nice shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcqueen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Katarina can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mcqueen unloads with some shots from mount but Katarina bucks and avoids them well.
Katarina is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Mcqueen has control of Katarina's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Katarina regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mcqueen landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mcqueen is working for a guillotine from mount but Katarina frees his head quite easily.
Mcqueen dominating with strikes here.
Mcqueen unloads with some shots from mount but Katarina bucks and avoids them well.
Mcqueen looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Katarina covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blixten Mcqueen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dziku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dziku
vs
Sin

180 cm
23
176 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

178 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Dziku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Sin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dziku clinches up against the cage.
Sin is trying to drag Dziku to the mat but Dziku just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Dziku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dziku moves out of range of the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dziku, right into the meat.

Dziku feints and as Sin raises his hands in defense, Dziku changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dziku accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dziku passes into half guard.
Dziku is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dziku wants to stand but Sin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sin is pulling down on Dziku's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dziku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sin wants to get back to his feet but Dziku is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Sin uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Dziku instigates a clinch.

Dziku manages to break the clinch.
Sin blocks a head kick by Dziku.
Sin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dziku circles away.

Dziku clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin working hard to break the clinch.
Sin tries to pull guard but Dziku forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Damian Dziku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Sin.
A frustrated look appears on Sin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sin looks winded!
Sin is trying to break the clinch but Dziku has him pressed against the cage.

Dziku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dziku lands a head kick. Sin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sin misses with a takedown attempt - Dziku sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dziku throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dziku is in Sin's guard.
Dziku has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dziku wants to get up but he can't break Sin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dziku passes into half guard.

Sin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Dziku decides to return to a standing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dziku scores with a takedown into Sin's guard.
Dziku pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sin is keeping the position for now.

Sin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dziku is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sin.
Sin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Dziku decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dziku rushes Sin and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Dziku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sin backwards.

Dziku has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Dziku tries to get the hooks in deep but Sin pushed the leg off.

Dziku is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Sin defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Dziku punches Sin on the ear.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sin is trying to defend against the choke here but Dziku has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Dziku Tightens the hold and Sin taps out furiously! Dziku displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damian Dziku!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Boulder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Boulder will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jabbar
vs
Boulder

220 cm
26
262 lbs
12 - 20 - 0

199 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakeem Jabbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Boulder!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulder connects with a body shot that sends Jabbar's belly button to the back.
No joy there for Boulder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boulder connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jabbar. Jabbar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boulder tries to bum rush Jabbar with a series of wild strikes but Jabbar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jabbar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boulder.

Jabbar is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boulder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oh Jabbar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boulder is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boulder makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jabbar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boulder wants to get up but he can't break Jabbar's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Boulder wants to pass the guard but Jabbar is keeping the position.
Jabbar seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boulder throws a strike but Jabbar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boulder wants to stand up but Jabbar is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boulder is working an open guard so Jabbar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Boulder throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Jabbar tumbling to the canvas!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boulder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boulder throwing strikes but missing.
Boulder trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jabbar's guard.
Boulder is in close to Jabbar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boulder must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boulder trying to control but Jabbar is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boulder trying to control the position from guard on top but Jabbar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boulder lands a couple of digs.
Boulder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jabbar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boulder throws an elbow that misses. Jabbar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boulder's guard. Nice move by Jabbar!
Boulder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jabbar wants to control from the top but Boulder keeps moving.
Boulder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jabbar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boulder wants to stand but Jabbar is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jabbar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boulder misses with a right hand

and Jabbar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jabbar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boulder wants to stand and escape but Jabbar is having none of it.

Jabbar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Boulder, up you get!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jabbar checks the leg kick.
Boulder misses with a few strikes there.
Boulder misses with a few strikes there.
Boulder throws a combination that misses
and Jabbar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boulder looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar lands a high kick!
Boulder throws a body kick that misses

and Jabbar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Boulder wants to stand and escape but Jabbar is having none of it.
Boulder has momentary wrist control but Jabbar slips an elbow through the middle.
Boulder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boulder wants to stand up but Jabbar is controlling him.
Jabbar stands up over Boulder, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Jabbar stands up and waves to Boulder to follow him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boulder pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jabbar back to the cage. Boulder follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Boulder 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.

Boulder tries to clinch
and Jabbar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Boulder takes a head kick and keeps coming.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boulder has had enough of the clinch but Jabbar keeps him there for the moment.
Jabbar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boulder wants to break free but Jabbar has control.

Jabbar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Boulder. Those never looked like landing.
Boulder connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Boulder cracks Jabbar with an uppercut from hell and Jabbar crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Boulder's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Boulder looking to sit in guard and control but Jabbar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jabbar throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulder has momentary wrist control but Jabbar slips an elbow through the middle.
Boulder wants to stand up but Jabbar is controlling him.
Jabbar landing with the ground and pound.
Jabbar throwing strikes from guard but Boulder blocks nicely.
Boulder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jabbar throwing strikes from guard but Boulder blocks nicely.
Boulder wants to stand up but Jabbar is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is in close to Boulder's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jabbar lands a couple of elbows.
Jabbar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boulder wants to stand and escape but Jabbar is having none of it.
Jabbar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hakeem Jabbar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Jabbar gets to his feet. Boulder looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boulder throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jabbar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boulder tries to circle away but Jabbar has him pinned against the cage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulder misses with a double jab.
Jabbar checks a low kick from Boulder.
Boulder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jabbar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Boulder is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Alex Boulder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boulder is breathing heavily.
Boulder throws a right hand that Jabbar ducks under and follows up with a left that Jabbar also avoids with ease.
Jabbar shoots in for a takedown but Boulder shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boulder swings for the body but Jabbar moves out of range.
Alex Boulder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Boulder lands a head kick that stumbles Jabbar and the fighters go to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boulder is looking to work some ground and pound but Jabbar has wrist control.
Jabbar is pulling down on Boulder's head to control his posture.

Jabbar pushes Boulder off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boulder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boulder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jabbar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jabbar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boulder.
Boulder misses with a double jab

and Jabbar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Boulder tries to kick Jabbar off but Jabbar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boulder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jabbar.
Jabbar moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alex Boulder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Boulder misses with a double jab
and Jabbar counters with a head kick. That will keep Boulder thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jabbar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boulder circles away.
Boulder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Jabbar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Boulder wants to stand up but Jabbar is controlling him.
Jabbar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jabbar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jabbar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boulder is looking to stand up but Jabbar isn't so interested in that idea.
Jabbar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jabbar is controlling him.
Jabbar stands up over Boulder, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jabbar chips away with some ground and pound.
Jabbar wants to control from the top but Boulder keeps moving.
Boulder wants to get back to his feet but Jabbar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jabbar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jabbar postures up in Boulder's guard and throws a big left but Boulder blocks it.
Jabbar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar won't allow Boulder to get back to his feet.
Jabbar throwing strikes from guard but Boulder blocks nicely.
Jabbar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boulder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jabbar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jabbar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jabbar with a nice head shot there.
Jabbar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is looking to work some ground and pound but Boulder has wrist control.
Jabbar postures up in Boulder's guard and throws a big left but Boulder blocks it.
Jabbar throws a strike but Boulder rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boulder throws a big elbow that misses.
Boulder in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jabbar wants to sweep here but Boulder controlling him for the moment.
Jabbar working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boulder tries to stand but Jabbar is controlling from the bottom.
Boulder throws a big right hand that misses.
Jabbar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boulder manages to get himself to full guard.

Jabbar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Boulder, up you get!
Jabbar dodges the punch combination from Boulder.
Hakeem Jabbar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boulder throws a right hand that Jabbar ducks under and follows up with a left that Jabbar also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Jabbar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boulder 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Boulder!
Alex Boulder very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erin Dolor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erin Dolor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dolor
vs
Pope

178 cm
26
162 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

200 cm
26
157 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erin Dolor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pope!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolor closes the distance and clinches up with Pope, looking for a takedown. Dolor pushes Pope against the cage but Pope circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pope keeps the fight on the outside.

Pope clinches.
Pope has Dolor pushed against the cage.

Dolor gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Dolor seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pope has momentary wrist control but Dolor slips an elbow through the middle.
Dolor postures up and lands a big shot to Pope's brow.
Dolor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dolor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pope working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dolor.
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!

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

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolor stands up over Pope, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pope being controlled here, momentarily.
Dolor lands a couple of elbows.
Dolor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Pope is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dolor defends well.
Pope controls Dolor momentarily but Dolor frees himself.
Dolor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dolor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolor is in close to Pope's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dolor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pope tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dolor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dolor lands a nice forearm strike.
Pope tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dolor is staying tight to Pope's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope can't do much from the bottom here.
Dolor is putting a hurting on Pope here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pope gets back to half guard.
Dolor scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolor content to control rather than advance.
Pope is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dolor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dolor's back!
Pope throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Pope throwing sloppy strikes.
Pope not allowing Dolor to control his hands.
Pope somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Pope thows a strike but Dolor uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Dolor as he ends up in Pope 's guard!
Pope not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dolor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dolor controls the pace.
Pope is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dolor connects with a couple of short punches.

Pope is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dolor defends well.
Pope is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dolor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pope looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dolor lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dolor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dolor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dolor lands a couple of digs.
Dolor is working Pope over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dolor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pope as he jumps to the side.

Dolor gets tackled into the cage by Pope. Pope maintains the clinch.
Dolor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dolor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pope prevents it.
Pope lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pope creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dolor's defenses.
Pope stops a takedown attempt from Dolor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erin Dolor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pope throws an elbow that misses.
Pope misses with an elbow strike.
Pope lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Pope.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope lands an elbow just above Dolor 's eye.
Pope is pressed up against the cage. Dolor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pope down to the mat. Pope avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dolor looks for a takedown but Pope sprawls well.
Dolor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
John Pope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pope keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dolor shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pope swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dolor.
Dolor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dolor shoots for a takedown but Pope saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Pope gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pope.
Dolor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pope avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dolor tries for a takedown but Pope manages to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pope.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope is looking to control Dolor's arms but Dolor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pope has his back to the cage.
Pope lands a damaging elbow.
Pope throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope lands an elbow inside that Dolor shrugs off.
Pope stalling in the clinch but Dolor improves position.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pope trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pope throws an elbow but misses.
Dolor blocks the elbow strike.

Dolor gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pope regains guard.
Dolor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pope on the ground.

Pope had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dolor defends it easily.

Pope escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dolor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pope is trying to control the position but Dolor postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pope escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dolor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dolor cracks Pope with a solid left hand.
Erin Dolor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dolor looking to pass the guard.

Pope throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dolor content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pope is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pope is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dolor is aware though and is defending well.
Dolor landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Pope showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dolor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pope sprawls well initially but Dolor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pope is trying to maintain the position but Dolor is very close to passing his half guard.
Nice strikes from Dolor there.
Dolor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dolor not doing much here.
Pope is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dolor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dolor's back!
Dolor trying to control but not successfully.
Dolor trying to survive by controlling the hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pope working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Dolor is trying to get back to his feet but Pope has full control of the position and if anything, Dolor has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Even with his hooks in, Pope manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Dolor prevents Pope from getting a body triangle.
Dolor wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolor avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pope.
Pope looking to finish with strikes here!
Pope throwing strikes here but Dolor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pope punching from mount but Dolor doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pope throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dolor because Pope loaded up on that one.
Pope sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dolor blocking the ground and pound.
Dolor blocking the ground and pound.
Pope throws some wild stikes that Dolor manages to avoid easily.
Pope has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pope sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pope punching from mount but Dolor doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dolor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pope thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pope throwing strikes here but Dolor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pope thowing shots but they're missing.
Dolor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pope.
Pope looking to control but Dolor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pope goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dolor is on top in guard.
Dolor distracts Pope with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Pope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pope 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Pope!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rosholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kin Vaue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaue has chosen RAWR as his entrance music. Kin Vaue has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rosholt
vs
Vaue

185 cm
31
194 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

177 cm
23
188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry

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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Rosholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kin Vaue!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaue fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rosholt throws a lazy right hand but Vaue sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vaue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rosholt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rosholt misses the shot to the body.
Rosholt misses with a series of wild punches.
Rosholt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vaue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rosholt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rosholt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rosholt looks to land a body kick but Vaue moved away.
Vaue tries to clinch
letting Rosholt counter with a right hand.
Vaue tries to clinch but Rosholt moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Rosholt scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rosholt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vaue.
Vaue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vaue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vaue fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vaue tries to clinch up.
Vaue wants to clinch but Rosholt slips to the side
and Rosholt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vaue.
Rosholt lands with a good body shot.
Rosholt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vaue moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vaue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rosholt manages to avoid it.

Vaue lands a big head kick that sends Rosholt tumbling to the mat! Vaue takes a step backwards and waves Rosholt back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Rosholt is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vaue stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vaue wants it to stay on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vaue, right into the meat.
Vaue doesn't manage to clinch there - Rosholt circles away.
Rosholt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vaue tries to clinch but Rosholt moves out of range.
Vaue tries to clinch but Rosholt moves out of range.
Vaue attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vaue closes the distance but Rosholt moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rosholt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vaue wants to clinch up but Rosholt keeps it at a distance.
Vaue tries to clinch but Rosholt is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vaue sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rosholt somewhat.
Vaue wants to clinch up but Rosholt keeps it at a distance.
Rosholt tries to score with a low kick but Vaue moves his leg out of the way.
Vaue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rosholt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rosholt moves out of range as Vaue throws a body kick.
Kin Vaue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rosholt throws a nice looking combination but Vaue bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vaue fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vaue looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vaue doesn't manage to clinch there - Rosholt circles away.

Vaue gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rosholt has Vaue pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vaue manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Rosholt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaue is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vaue stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rosholt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rosholt slowing the pace effectively.
Vaue gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vaue lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rosholt is trying to pull guard but Vaue has him pressed against the cage.
Vaue is trying to break free.
Rosholt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vaue throws an elbow that misses.
Rosholt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vaue breaks the clinch.
Vaue fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vaue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vaue defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rosholt.
Vaue stuffs the takedown attempt from Rosholt. Rosholt gets slowly back to his feet.

Rosholt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vaue is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rosholt is controlling him well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosholt throws a strike aimed at the side of Vaue's head but Vaue avoids it well.
Vaue defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vaue is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rosholt asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rosholt connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vaue some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rosholt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosholt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vaue swivels and escapes.
Vaue wants to clinch.
Rosholt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vaue throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vaue turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vaue tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosholt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vaue wants to clinch up but Rosholt keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Rosholt.
Rosholt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rosholt counters with a nice uppercut.
Vaue throws a push kick but Rosholt slaps the foot to one side.
Vaue throws a nice inside leg kick.

Vaue rushes Rosholt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vaue stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Rosholt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rosholt tries to stall but Vaue uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vaue lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vaue is trying to push Rosholt away but Rosholt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vaue is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rosholt gets through Vaue's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt has Vaue pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vaue manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vaue is trying to push Rosholt away but Rosholt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rosholt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vaue avoids it.
Rosholt can't find room to land a body shot as Vaue controls the action.

Vaue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rosholt tries for a takedown but Vaue sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Rosholt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaue slaps away a takedown attempt from Rosholt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vaue tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rosholt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vaue.
Vaue tries to clinch up.
Rosholt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosholt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vaue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosholt swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaue stuffs the takedown attempt from Rosholt. Rosholt gets slowly back to his feet.
Vaue lands with a kick to the temple. Rosholt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vaue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rosholt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rosholt fails with a takedown attempt.
Rosholt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Vaue clinches.
Nice elbow from Vaue.
Rosholt prevents Vaue from breaking the clinch.
Rosholt is looking for a takedown.
Vaue looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vaue crunches a lovely knee into Rosholt's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Vaue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vaue closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rosholt counters with a nice kick to the body.

Vaue moves into the clinch.
Rosholt trying to control the position but instead, Vaue has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rosholt into the cage.
Rosholt can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Vaue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosholt avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosholt lands with a light punch inside.
Vaue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rosholt is defending well for now.
Vaue creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kin Vaue showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Vaue has managed to clinch.
Vaue wants to get back to striking at distance but Rosholt won't allow it.
Vaue is trying to break the clinch but Rosholt is controlling him.
Vaue is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rosholt is keeping busy.
Rosholt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rosholt tries for a takedown but Vaue manages to get underhooks.
Vaue is trying to break the clinch but Rosholt is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Rosholt.
Rosholt has a couple of punches blocked by Vaue.

Vaue escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaue tries to clinch up
and Rosholt counters with a nice leg kick.
Rosholt blocks a head kick by Vaue.
Vaue scores with a head kick. Rosholt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vaue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vaue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rosholt tries to bum rush Vaue with a series of wild strikes but Vaue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Rosholt gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaue is trying to buck Rosholt off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosholt throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Vaue throws Rosholt to one side and escapes!
Rosholt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick from Rosholt misses.
Vaue takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vaue looks to clinch

and Rosholt counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rosholt.
Rosholt prevents Vaue from getting back to his feet.
Vaue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rosholt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rosholt looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt won't allow Vaue to get back to his feet.
Vaue keeping moving, preventing Rosholt from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rosholt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vaue wants to get back to his feet but Rosholt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rosholt throws an elbow that misses. Vaue uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rosholt's guard. Nice move by Vaue!
Vaue would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jake Rosholt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rosholt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vaue wants to stand but Rosholt is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rosholt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kin Vaue is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vaue wanted to stand there but Rosholt had control of the position.
Jake Rosholt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jake Rosholt.
I think Vaue 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kin Vaue!
Kin Vaue took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike ONeil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ONeil comes into the arena with Going Out in Style blaring out of the sound system. Jones has chosen Eminem,50 Cent-till in collapse as his entrance music. Mike ONeil has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

ONeil
vs
Jones

178 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike ONeil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Jones!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeil lands the left hand.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

ONeil forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ONeil cracks Jones with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jones tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but ONeil pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jones is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike ONeil!
Mike ONeil looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I would Like to thank Galaxy FC for all the opportunities given to me, i've been training hard for this fights and, guess what, it paid up!!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Brunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Wilkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A.. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Brunch
vs
Wilkes

180 cm
19
222 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

191 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Brunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Wilkes!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilkes.
Brunch stuffs the takedown attempt from Wilkes. Wilkes gets slowly back to his feet.
Brunch jabs Wilkes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wilkes has a takedown stuffed.
Brad Brunch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Wilkes.
Wilkes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wilkes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brunch to score with a decent uppercut.
Wilkes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brunch defends it nicely.
Wilkes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wilkes looks winded!

Oooooh!!! Brunch has knocked Wilkes down with a huge combo! Brunch steps away and waves a wobbly Wilkes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brunch cracks Wilkes with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Wilkes tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Brunch pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Wilkes is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Brunch!
Brad Brunch very nearly forgot to thank FinnSubs amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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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

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Boulks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Mackdensing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mackdensing has chosen Spaceman as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Boulks
vs
Mackdensing

175 cm
25
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Boulks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Mackdensing!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulks shoots in looking for a takedown. Mackdensing tries to sprawl out of it but Boulks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mackdensing manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Mackdensing. No joy for Boulks on that attempt.
Mackdensing throws a shot from downtown. Boulks moves away and avoids it.
Mackdensing leaves Boulks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Boulks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boulks tries for a takedown but Mackdensing circles away easily
and Mackdensing counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boulks.
Mackdensing keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mackdensing enables Boulks to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mackdensing manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulks trying to control the position from guard on top but Mackdensing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boulks throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Will Boulks.
Boulks shoots in looking for a takedown but Mackdensing manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boulks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mackdensing misses with an uppercut.
Mackdensing swings widly with a right hand

and Boulks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mackdensing won't be happy with that.

Boulks is trying to get an arm triangle but Mackdensing is defending well.
Boulks slows the pace down.
Boulks looking to control but instead Mackdensing has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulks is pressing down on Mackdensing's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mackdensing is holding on for now.

Boulks is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boulks looks to land a strike but Mackdensing avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boulks throws a big elbow that misses.
Boulks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Boulks drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mackdensing dives on top into guard.

Boulks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mackdensing can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mackdensing is looking to stand up but Boulks won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Boulks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Mackdensing stands up and waves to Boulks to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Boulks 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.

Boulks looking to score a takedown here. Mackdensing is defending well but Boulks drives through and ends up in Mackdensing's guard.
Will Boulks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mackdensing wants to stand and escape but Boulks is having none of it.

Mackdensing wriggles free and stands up.

Boulks scores with a takedown into Mackdensing's guard.
Boulks trying to control the position from guard on top but Mackdensing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulks throws a big elbow that misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Boulks here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Boulks throws a big right hand that misses.
Boulks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mackdensing's head.
Boulks looking to sit in guard and control but Mackdensing gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Boulks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mackdensing trying to stand up but can't free himself from Boulks's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

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

Boulks is looking for a triangle but Mackdensing pushes his legs off easily.
Boulks working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Boulks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mackdensing really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boulks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackdensing tries to stand but Boulks is controlling from the bottom.

Boulks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mackdensing tries to stand but Boulks is controlling from the bottom.

Boulks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mackdensing trying to stand up but can't free himself from Boulks's guard.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boulks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mackdensing is aware though and is defending well.

Mackdensing stands up from Boulks's guard - Mackdensing perhaps looking for a knockout.
Josh Mackdensing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boulks fails with a takedown attempt.

Boulks feints and as Mackdensing raises his hands in defense, Boulks changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boulks shoots in looking for a takedown but Mackdensing manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boulks's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Mackdensing as Boulks shoots in.
Boulks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mackdensing tries to avoid it but Boulks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mackdensing to the ground. Mackdensing escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Boulks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boulks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mackdensing but Mackdensing pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Boulks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Boulks wants to work for an arm triangle but Mackdensing is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackdensing is looking to escape.

Boulks is working for a submission of some sort.
Mackdensing wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Boulks is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mackdensing is just riding it out for now. Boulks eventually gives up the hold.
Boulks trying to control the action but Mackdensing is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackdensing looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boulks wants to take a breather but Mackdensing is having none of it.

We're going to have a standup here because Will Boulks wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Boulks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mackdensing is fending him off so far but Boulks persists. Nope, Mackdensing circles away and we're back to standing.
Mackdensing stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mackdensing wants it to stay on the feet.
Boulks shoots in and drives through. Mackdensing sprawls well.
Boulks dives in and grabs Mackdensing's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mackdensing pushes down on Boulks's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Mackdensing. No joy for Boulks on that attempt.
Boulks has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Boulks with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Mackdensing does it's job there.

Mackdensing cracks Boulks with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Boulks looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mackdensing finish him?

Boulks is rocked!
Josh Mackdensing seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boulks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Mackdensing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boulks has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Boulks!
Will Boulks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Van De Kamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van De Kamp comes to the cage accompanied by Sister Sin - Fight Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Van De Kamp
vs
Alexander

162 cm
21
133 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
29
135 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Van De Kamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kane Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander throws a nice looking combination but Van De Kamp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexander throws a head kick but Van De Kamp moves out of range.
Alexander looks to land a combination but Van De Kamp avoids it well.
Alexander throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van De Kamp.
Alexander feints and then cracks Van De Kamp's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van De Kamp down.

Van De Kamp shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alexander napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Alexander is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Van De Kamp is controlling him well.

Van De Kamp is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alexander knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Van De Kamp wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alexander, who protects the arm well.
Van De Kamp is looking to take a break and control but Alexander is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van De Kamp has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Alexander!

Van De Kamp looking for a guillotine from mount but Alexander is having none of it.
Alexander wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van De Kamp is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Alexander is surviving well by controlling Van De Kamp's body position as best he can.
Van De Kamp won't let Alexander get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Van De Kamp is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Van De Kamp fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alexander is squirming around, avoiding Van De Kamp's attempts to control the action.
Alexander trying desperately to get to his feet.

Van De Kamp throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Alexander has his hands clasped together but Van De Kamp breaks the hold and Alexander is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Van De Kamp!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Van De Kamp!
A very excited looking Chris Van De Kamp made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.