Galaxy 32: Buzz PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Crook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crook comes to the cage accompanied by Hall of Fame. Lee Evans has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Crook
vs
Evans

191 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Crook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Evans!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Crook finds it's way through Evans's defenses.
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crook lands a nice hook to Evans's body. Evans takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Crook lands a big right hand that sends Evans crashing to the mat! Crook stays standing though and waves Evans back to his feet!

It looks like Lee Evans has been cut.
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!
BAM! Crook delivers a spinning backfist that drops Evans like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Nate Crook!
A victorious Nate Crook thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Boulder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trefor Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Back in Black - AC/DC. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boulder
vs
Thomas

199 cm
26
225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
30
237 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Boulder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Trefor Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boulder throws an off balance right hand

and Thomas moves into the clinch.
Boulder wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boulder can't break the clinch.
Boulder misses with the head strike.
Boulder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boulder misses with a body punch.

Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boulder misses with a double jab

and Thomas counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Boulder!
Thomas creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Boulder sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Boulder is looking to get back to his feet here but Thomas is keeping cool and he's managed to take Boulder's back.
Thomas biding his time, controlling Boulder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulder is trying to get back to his feet but Thomas has full control of the position and if anything, Boulder has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Trefor Thomas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Boulder.

Thomas instigates a clinch.
Thomas lands a knee to the head.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Boulder forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Thomas decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boulder is fighting to break Thomas's control of his arms but Thomas is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Thomas throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thomas has his feet on Boulder's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Boulder misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a series of strikes. Boulder will be more careful next time no doubt.

Thomas moves into the clinch.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boulder misses with the combination.
Boulder falls off balance throwing a combination

and Thomas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thomas wants a takedown but no success here.
Thomas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boulder's efforts to push away.
Thomas leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulder tries to circle away but Thomas has him pinned against the cage.

Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boulder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boulder misses the body punch

and Thomas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boulder looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.

Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boulder scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Thomas gets control of Boulder's arms and successfully pulls guard. Thomas will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boulder throws a sloppy head kick

and Thomas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boulder's guard.

Thomas stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Alex Boulder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boulder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.

Thomas clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Thomas.
Thomas jumps guard but Boulder stands there with Thomas around his waist. Thomas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thomas lands an elbow just above Boulder 's eye.

It looks like Alex Boulder has been cut.
Thomas lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boulder can't break the clinch.

Thomas decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Boulder!

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

Thomas working for a guillotine from mount but Boulder is in no mood to give up.
Boulder really wants to buck Thomas off and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas controlling from the full mount.
Thomas won't let Boulder get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Thomas working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Thomas get's back to his feet.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas scores with a head kick.
Alex Boulder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Thomas scores with a four punch combination!

Thomas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boulder is trying to escape back to his feet but Thomas uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Thomas controls the position.

Thomas has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
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!

Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thomas prevents Boulder from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thomas gets to his feet - Boulder follows without any prompting.
Alex Boulder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boulder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boulder misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boulder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Thomas has taken the fight to the clinch.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Thomas has Boulder up against the cage in a clinch.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boulder misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thomas!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trefor Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Boulder's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Boulder throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
Boulder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boulder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boulder falls off balance throwing a combination

and Thomas counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Boulder!
Boulder bucks up and tries to throw Thomas off but instead Thomas has got his back!
Thomas controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Trefor Thomas wasn't active enough on the ground.

Thomas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thomas lands in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Thomas stands and steps away. Boulder gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sloppy strikes from Boulder. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas shoots for a takedown but Boulder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boulder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boulder throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Thomas counters by moving into the clinch.

Thomas breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Boulder misses
and Thomas counters with a series of strikes. Boulder will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boulder throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boulder's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Thomas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boulder sprawls well initially but Thomas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Trefor Thomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Thomas decides to stand and escape the position.
Alex Boulder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boulder looks to throw a body kick

and Thomas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boulder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas prevents Boulder from breaking the clinch.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boulder.
Boulder blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Boulder throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Thomas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.

Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Boulder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nice combo by Boulder! Oh, that's hurt him - Thomas falls to the canvas and Boulder follows him into side control.

Thomas is rocked!

It looks like Trefor Thomas has been cut.
Thomas wants to control but Boulder postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trefor Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thomas 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trefor Thomas!
Trefor Thomas thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Oro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane Alexander has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Oro
vs
Alexander

160 cm
21
135 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

173 cm
30
135 lbs
5 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Oro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Kane Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alexander lands a head kick!

It looks like Vladimir Oro has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Alexander. No joy for Oro on that attempt.
Alexander pounces like a tiger and cracks Oro with a vicious hook! Oro is down but not out! Alexander follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kane Alexander!
A very excited looking Kane Alexander 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.

C
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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Dove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Dove has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dove
vs
Fist

190 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

183 cm
22
205 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Golden Supplements

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Dove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Fist!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Fist.

Dove closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dove lands in his opponent'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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dove showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dove throws a big right hand that misses.
Dove pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fist is keeping the position for now.
Fist working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dove.
Dove content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fist looking to control.
Dove trying to control but Fist is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dove postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dove works over Fist with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dove's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dove missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dove looking to pass the guard.
Dove wants to control from the top but Fist keeps moving.
Dove working some strikes from top position.
Dove is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dove is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Dove stands and steps away. Fist gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dove throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fist fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fist slaps away a takedown attempt from Dove, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dove looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dove fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Dove. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Fist closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fist lands in his opponent's guard.
Fist tries to stand but Dove is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dove is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Dove jumps into guard, dragging Fist to the mat.
Dove 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 real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dove holds on and takes a little breather.
Fist wants to pass the guard but Dove is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dove is pulling down on Fist's head to control his posture.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Dove instigates a clinch.
Fist is trying to pull guard but Dove turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dove blocks an uppercut.
Dove is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fist pulls him back up using the underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fist jumps guard but Dove turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fist tries to break free but Dove pushes him back against the cage.
Dove is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fist prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Dove dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fist throws a head kick that misses.
Dove fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fist displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dove.

Fist gets tackled into the cage by Dove. Dove maintains the clinch.

Dove decides to pull guard.
Dove wants to sweep but no luck.
Dove is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Dove changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fist looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist tries to escape but Dove is in control.
Dove lands some shots froms side control.
Fist managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dove.
Dove lands some shots froms side control.
Dove sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fist is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fist parries the strikes from Dove easily there. Dove is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fist to escape.
Dove cracks Fist with a big elbow.
Dove scoring with punches from side control.
Fist takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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.
Dove lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gary Dove overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dove wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fist, who protects the arm well.
Dove working the head with strikes.
Dove scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fist to see if he's OK.
Fist can't do much from the bottom here.
Dove throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Dove thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dove cracks Fist with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dove throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fist is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dove postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dove grinds an elbow into Fist's temple.

Dove stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dove fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Dove. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fist blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dove.
Dove content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dove throwing shots but Fist is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dove is trying to control. Fist wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dove is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fist can do to turn this around?
Dove content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dove missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fist avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dove.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Dove dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dove scores with a spinning back kick!

Dove shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dove showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dove lands a nice short elbow.
Dove moves nicely into side control.
Dove trying to control the action but Fist is working from the bottom.
Dove landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dove throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dove looks up at the clock and then as Fist takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dove smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The strikes coming from Dove are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dove misses with the ground and pound.
Dove fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dove sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fist is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fist is looking to regain half guard here but Dove keeps moving and retains side control.
Dove tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fist's legs.
Fist dodges the ground and pound from Dove.
Dove lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fist down.
Dove lands a few punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dove is chipping away with strikes.

Dove tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dove has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fist is trying to control Dove's posture but Dove avoids it.
Dove in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dove is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fist's shoulder. That is not cool.
Dove scoring with punches and elbows.
Dove prevents Fist from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dove working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Dove stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dove shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fist as he jumps to the side.
Dove shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fist defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fist ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fist throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fist looks to land a combination but Dove avoids it well.
Dove shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fist as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Dove. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dove scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Fist manages to mount him!
Jack Fist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fist thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dove is desperately trying to improve his position but Fist has a good base and remains in mount.
Dove holds on to Fist as tight as he can, avoiding damage.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Dove!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominickoy Crocop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Francis Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crocop kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is call me maybe???. Dominickoy Crocop has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Crocop
vs
Francis Colon

183 cm
24
145 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

155 cm
21
143 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominickoy Crocop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Reginald Francis Colon!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis Colon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crocop as he avoids it easily.
Crocop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crocop connects with a high kick.
Francis Colon blocks the body kick.
Crocop throws a head kick but Francis Colon moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Crocop.
Francis Colon avoids the head kick by Crocop.
Crocop scores with a push kick.
Crocop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Francis Colon.
Francis Colon throws a push kick but Crocop slaps the foot to one side.
Francis Colon avoids the head kick by Crocop.
Crocop throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Crocop.
Francis Colon lands a leg kick that knocks Crocop off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crocop.
Francis Colon scoring well with a low kick there.
Francis Colon thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Crocop.
Crocop misses with a head kick.
Crocop throws an off balance right hand

and Francis Colon counters by moving into the clinch.

Francis Colon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dominickoy Crocop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crocop throws a lazy head kick
and Francis Colon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crocop misses with a two punch combination.
Dominickoy Crocop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crocop is breathing heavily.
Crocop tries a head kick but it misses.
Crocop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crocop misses with a body kick.
Crocop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francis Colon.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crocop.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crocop moves out of range of the body kick from Francis Colon.
Nice body punch from Francis Colon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crocop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crocop misses with a body shot.
Crocop avoids the head kick by Francis Colon.
Crocop throws a leg kick

and Francis Colon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Francis Colon digs a right hand underneath Crocop's ribcage. Crocop let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Francis Colon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Francis Colon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crocop's head.
Francis Colon looking to pass the guard.
Francis Colon prevents Crocop from getting back to his feet.
Francis Colon passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Francis Colon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Crocop knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Francis Colon on the ground.
Francis Colon lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocop is trying to buck Francis Colon off.
Francis Colon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crocop keeps working.
Francis Colon is working Crocop over with some ground and pound from side control.
Francis Colon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crocop keeps working.
Francis Colon prevents Crocop from escaping the position.
Francis Colon trying to control the position but Crocop is working away.
Francis Colon is chipping away with strikes.
Crocop on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crocop tries to get out of the position.
Francis Colon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Francis Colon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Francis Colon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crocop has escaped the position, nice work there.
Crocop dodges the ground and pound from Francis Colon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Francis Colon has hold of Crocop's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Crocop tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Francis Colon cranks the arm and Crocop screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Crocop, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Reginald Francis Colon!
Reginald Francis Colon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaiohun Rayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rayo
vs
Leach

186 cm
27
180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaiohun Rayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlton Leach!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rayo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leach counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rayo misses with a wild combination.

Oooooh!!! Leach has knocked Rayo down with a huge combo! Leach steps away and waves a wobbly Rayo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Rayo is rocked!

It looks like Kaiohun Rayo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Rayo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rayo misses with an uppercut.
Rayo seems to have got his legs back now.
Leach lands a big head kick that sends Rayo to the canvas! Leach follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlton Leach!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Boulks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Louis Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boulks
vs
Louis Andre

175 cm
26
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

172 cm
19
153 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Boulks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Louis Andre!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre just misses with a punch to the body.
Andre throws a poor cross that misses

and Boulks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Boulks trying to control the action but Andre is working from the bottom.
Andre tries to get to full guard but Boulks has control of the leg.

Andre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boulks pulls his head out easily.

Boulks is looking for a kimura here.
Andre trying to control here.
Andre tries to get to full guard but Boulks has control of the leg.
Boulks wants to take a breather but Andre is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulks prevents Andre from improving his position.
Andre tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Andre actively working from the bottom here.

Boulks is working for a kimura but Andre is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boulks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boulks is pressing down on Andre's thigh, looking to free his foot. Andre is holding on for now.
Boulks prevents Andre from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Andre looking for submissions off his back.

Boulks seems to be working for a kimura but Andre defends the submission attempt.
Boulks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Andre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Andre actively working from the bottom here.
Boulks is stalling here. Andre is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Boulks seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Andre has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Boulks gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulks wants to improve his position but Andre is controlling well.

Boulks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Andre is trying to work for a kimura but Boulks is defending well.
Andre uses his free foot to push down on Boulks's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Boulks.

Andre looking to secure an arm triangle but Boulks defends it well.
Andre lands a big shot there that rocks Boulks but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulks is working to get back to half guard.

Andre jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Boulks is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Boulks and Andre has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Boulks defending against the ground and pound.
Boulks tries to improve position but can't.
Andre working the ground and pound but Boulks is defending the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boulks manages to get back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Boulks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Andre is trying to control. Boulks wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Will Boulks will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice defenses there by Boulks.
Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boulks manages to avoid it.
Andre swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut lands for Andre. That snapped Boulks's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andre swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Boulks counters with a takedown into side control.

Boulks working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Boulks is trying to get an arm triangle but Andre is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre manages to work his way to half guard, despite Boulks's best efforts.
Andre trying to control here.
Andre gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boulks wants to control from the top but Andre keeps moving.
Andre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Andre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Andre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boulks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andre is breathing heavily.
Boulks wants to control from the top but Andre keeps moving.

Andre working for a triangle but Boulks defends it easily.
Andre striking off his back but it's not causing Boulks any problems.
Boulks wants to control from the top but Andre keeps moving.
Boulks connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boulks has gone for a leg lock! Andre slips out almost immediately though and dives into Boulks's guard.
Boulks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boulks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Andre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boulks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Andre has managed to get both his arms back between Boulks's legs - danger averted.

Boulks looking for a guillotine here but Andre defends easily.
Boulks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre tries to free his leg and advance position but Boulks is retaining full guard.
Boulks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andre.
Boulks has a closed guard, preventing Andre from standing up.
Boulks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Andre.
Andre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Boulks working for a triangle but Andre defends it easily.
Andre wanted to stand there but Boulks had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Boulks working for a triangle but Andre defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andre throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jean Louis Andre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A big left from Andre misses.
Andre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boulks manages to avoid it.
Andre cracks Boulks with a good jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Andre, as that shot connected.
Andre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boulks moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Andre misses its intended target.
Boulks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Andre. Andre obviously looking to wear him down.
Andre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Andre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Andre - just one landing.
Andre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boulks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andre misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jean Louis Andre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boulks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Andre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boulks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boulks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andre.
Andre jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Andre looks to score with a jab to the body but Boulks is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre looks to score with a jab to the body but Boulks is just out of range.
Boulks blocks a jab.
Andre misses with a head kick.
Andre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boulks on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andre. Boulks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boulks ducks under a wild hook from Andre.
Andre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boulks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boulks's hands.
Andre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Will Boulks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boulks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Andre digs a good body shot into Boulks's ribs.
Boulks takes one on the button.
Boulks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andre.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Louis Andre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Andre 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 27:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Louis Andre!
A very excited looking Jean Louis Andre 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.