Affliction : Rage PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between TayTay Maes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maes
vs
Riley

176 cm
18
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, TayTay Maes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Riley!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maes circles away.
Maes misses with a takedown attempt

and Riley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riley.
Riley tries to land knees in the clinch but Maes avoids the damage to the body.

Riley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Maes uses from the top position.
Maes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maes 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.
Riley looking for a sweep. Not yet Riley, not yet.
Maes throwing strikes from guard but Riley blocks nicely.
Maes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maes lands a couple of digs.
Riley wants to sweep here but Maes controlling him for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Riley is looking for a sweep. Maes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Maes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Riley is just riding it out for now. Maes eventually gives up the hold.
Maes is keen to just control but Riley is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Riley taking some punishment here, with Maes in his half guard.
Riley trying to control here.
Riley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maes.
Maes throwing shots but Riley is blocking nicely.
Maes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maes tries for a takedown but Riley circles away easily

and Riley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maes's guard now.
Riley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riley tries to free his leg and advance position but Maes is retaining full guard.

Riley is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maes has escaped and now he's on top!
Riley looks gassed!
Maes wants to pass the guard but Riley is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Maes from controlling successfully.
Maes postures up in Riley's guard and throws a big left but Riley blocks it.
Maes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maes postures up in Riley's guard and throws a big left but Riley blocks it.
Riley trying to keep a closed guard but Maes is proving a slippery customer.
Maes trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.

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

Riley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Riley wants to control from the top but Maes keeps moving.
Maes wants to sweep but no luck.
Riley postures up.
Riley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Maes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Riley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Riley will probably get the nod.
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.

Riley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maes misses with a takedown

and Riley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riley.
Riley looking for a takedown.

Riley gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Maes wants to get back to full guard.

Riley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maes is just riding it out for now. Riley eventually gives up the hold.
Maes landing rabbit punches to the side of Riley's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Maes gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maes 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.
Riley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maes looking for a sweep. Not yet Maes, not yet.

Riley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Riley controls the pace.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Maes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Riley passes Maes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maes.

Riley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Riley has managed to get both his arms back between Maes's legs - danger averted.
Riley wants to stand but Maes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Riley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Riley preventing the sweep.
Riley postures up in Maes's guard and throws a big left but Maes blocks it.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Maes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maes striking from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Maes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Riley tries to reverse the position but Maes maintains control.
Maes with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Riley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maes with good strikes from the mount here!

Maes jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Riley is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Riley and Maes has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Maes with the ground and pound but Riley regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maes thows a huge punch but Riley dodges it nicely.
Maes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riley's head.
Riley tries to roll over but Maes keeps him under control.
Maes trying to control the action but Riley is working from the bottom.
Maes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Riley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maes.
Maes throwing shots but Riley is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Riley 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.

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

Riley drops back, looking for a kneebar! Maes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Maes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Maes!
Riley is looking for a sweep.

Maes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Maes wants to control but Riley is keeping him busy.
Riley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley parries the strikes from Maes easily there. Maes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Riley to escape.
Maes working the head with strikes.
Maes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Maes tries to move into full mount but can't pass Riley's legs.

Maes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Riley is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Riley wants to get back to full guard.
Maes working Riley over with strikes.
Riley is looking for a sweep. Maes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Riley is trying to maintain the position but Maes is very close to passing his half guard.

Maes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley tries to roll over but Maes keeps him under control.
Riley is trying to maintain the position but Maes is very close to passing his half guard.
Billy Riley has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Riley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Riley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Riley wants to control but Maes postures up.
TayTay Maes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maes tries to move to mount but Riley blocks the move with his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Maes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Riley, who protects the arm well.

And that's the end of the fight!
TayTay Maes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Riley 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Riley!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Price struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Daniel Price looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Miller
vs
Price

183 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Price!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Miller thuds his right hand into Price's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Price takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Price swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller jabs Price right on the nose. Price blinks but takes it well.
Price fails with the takedown.
Miller stalks Price and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Price's face. Price staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Miller scores with a leg kick.
Miller scores with the left hand. Price knows he should have avoided that one.
Price wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Price looks gassed!
Good leg kick by Miller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Miller moves into range and clinches up with Price.

Miller breaks from the clinch.

Miller moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Miller lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miller throwing shots but Price is blocking nicely.
Miller tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Miller there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Miller wants to stand up but Price is controlling the position.
Price is not content to let Miller control the position.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miller lands with an uppercut that bounces Price off the ropes and back into rage.
Miller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Miller lands a jab.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Chris Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Miller darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Miller trying to control the action but Price is working from the bottom.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Price defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Miller stands up and beckons Price to join him on the feet.
Miller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Miller is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Price's half guard.
Miller seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Price avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller trying to control the action but Price is working from the bottom.
Price is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller working over Price with some ground and pound. Price looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Miller is keen to just control but Price is a slippery customer.

Miller stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Miller looks to land a combination but Price avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller catches Price with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Price on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Miller cracks Price with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Miller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Price has his takedown stuffed
and Miller counters with a low kick, right behind Price 's knee.
Price moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Miller jabs Price right on the nose. Price blinks but takes it well.
Price fails with the takedown
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Miller lands a nice shot that snaps Price's head back.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Miller closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Miller landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Miller sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Price is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Miller decides to stand back up.
Miller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Price. That did some damage!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands with a kick to the temple. Price shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Miller connects with a right hand. Price shakes it off.
Miller moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Miller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Miller scores with a punch to the head.
Miller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Miller lands a two punch combo.
Miller lands a jab to the nose.
Miller scores with a three punch combo!

Price is rocked!
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!
Miller drops Price with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Price! Miller dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Miller!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Maia
vs
Parker

176 cm
23
164 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Parker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker misses with a looping left.
Maia misses with a kick to the body.

Maia forces Parker back against the ropes and clinches.
Maia fails to pull guard.
Parker tries to break the clinch but Maia is controlling the position.
Maia keeps control of Parker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maia controlling the action here for a moment.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.

Maia manages to break the clinch.
Maia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Decent striking displayed by Parker there.
Maia tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
Maia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parker to score with a decent uppercut.
Maia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Parker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parker thows a body shot but no joy.
Maia tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.
Maia is looking to clinch.
Maia tries to clinch up.
Maia is looking to clinch.
Maia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Maia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker lands with a big right hook that stumbles Maia - he's out on his feet here! Parker follows up with another monster hook that separates Maia from consciousness! Maia falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Parker stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adam Parker!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy NoMates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heikki Jaaskelainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaaskelainen has chosen Yeah Yeah Yeah as his entrance music. Billy NoMates has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

NoMates
vs
Jaaskelainen

178 cm
23
144 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

165 cm
21
144 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy NoMates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Heikki Jaaskelainen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NoMates shoots in for a double leg but Jaaskelainen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
NoMates wants to clinch.

Jaaskelainen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches NoMates napping and manages to drive through into side control!
NoMates wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Jaaskelainen working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
NoMates tries to bench press Jaaskelainen off him but Jaaskelainen keeps the position.
Jaaskelainen wants to control but NoMates is keeping him busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jaaskelainen wants to stand but NoMates is controlling his arm.
Jaaskelainen working away.
NoMates 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Jaaskelainen drops NoMates with a left right combo! Jaaskelainen follows him down to the ground into side control.
NoMates is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaaskelainen is working NoMates over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jaaskelainen working the ground and pound.
Jaaskelainen happy to just control the position for now.
Jaaskelainen in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
NoMates tries to bench press Jaaskelainen off him but Jaaskelainen keeps the position.
NoMates wants to control but Jaaskelainen postures up.

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

Jaaskelainen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by NoMates, who protects the arm well.
NoMates tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jaaskelainen lands a nice forearm strike.
NoMates takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jaaskelainen is looking to take a break and control but NoMates is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
NoMates is trying to control Jaaskelainen's posture but Jaaskelainen avoids it.
NoMates regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jaaskelainen lands a nice short elbow.
Jaaskelainen working NoMates over with strikes.
NoMates avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jaaskelainen.
NoMates missing with punches from the bottom.

Jaaskelainen seems to be looking for submissions.
Jaaskelainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jaaskelainen stops NoMates from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
NoMates wants to control but Jaaskelainen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jaaskelainen is pressing down on NoMates's thigh, looking to free his foot. NoMates is holding on for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
NoMates has his takedown stuffed
and Jaaskelainen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
NoMates takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaaskelainen lands with a nice body punch.
Jaaskelainen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jaaskelainen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. NoMates looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
NoMates takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaaskelainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
NoMates gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jaaskelainen.

Jaaskelainen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jaaskelainen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jaaskelainen scoring with strikes but NoMates is staying in there.
Jaaskelainen cracks NoMates with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
NoMates wants to hold on but Jaaskelainen pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaaskelainen cracks NoMates with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jaaskelainen with shots to the head and body - NoMates looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jaaskelainen controlling the pace for now.

Jaaskelainen working for a guillotine from mount but NoMates is in no mood to give up.
NoMates wants to control but Jaaskelainen is having none of it.

NoMates defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jaaskelainen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
NoMates is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

NoMates sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
NoMates shoots for a takedown but Jaaskelainen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jaaskelainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Billy NoMates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
NoMates walks into a left hand.
NoMates tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jaaskelainen counters with a one-two to the body.

It looks like Billy NoMates has been cut.
Jaaskelainen misses with a jab, cross combination.

Jaaskelainen moves into the clinch.
Jaaskelainen tries for a takedown but NoMates manages to get underhooks.

Jaaskelainen has picked NoMates up - he's going for a ride! Jaaskelainen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
NoMates wants to control but Jaaskelainen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
NoMates is controlling Jaaskelainen's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
NoMates is trying to stand up here but Jaaskelainen is controlling him well.
NoMates landing strikes from the bottom.
Jaaskelainen is taking a breather. NoMates says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaaskelainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but NoMates keeps working.
Jaaskelainen is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
NoMates shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaaskelainen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Jaaskelainen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
NoMates wants to get back to full guard.

NoMates is defending against the submission attempts here by Jaaskelainen.
Jaaskelainen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
NoMates is not content to let Jaaskelainen control the position.
Jaaskelainen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
NoMates wants to control but Jaaskelainen passes into side.
NoMates can't do much from the bottom here.
Jaaskelainen wants to control but NoMates is keeping him busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jaaskelainen connects with a right hand. NoMates shakes it off.
Jaaskelainen throws a series of punches but NoMates avoids them all with ease.
NoMates moves in looking to clinch but Jaaskelainen pushes him off.
A nice combination there by NoMates.

Jaaskelainen takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jaaskelainen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but NoMates regains guard immediately.
Jaaskelainen trying to control the position from guard on top but NoMates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
NoMates controls Jaaskelainen momentarily but Jaaskelainen frees himself.
Jaaskelainen lands a couple of digs.
NoMates keeping full guard, as Jaaskelainen tries to pass.
Jaaskelainen stopping the sweep attempt from NoMates.
Jaaskelainen looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
NoMates working a defensive guard here.
NoMates doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jaaskelainen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
NoMates with a poor takedown
letting Jaaskelainen counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy NoMates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaaskelainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Billy NoMates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaaskelainen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
NoMates tries for a takedown but Jaaskelainen circles away easily
letting Jaaskelainen counter with a right hand.
Jaaskelainen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jaaskelainen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jaaskelainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
NoMates is trying to maintain the position but Jaaskelainen is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heikki Jaaskelainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy NoMates's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

NoMates with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jaaskelainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
NoMates moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jaaskelainen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Jaaskelainen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Heikki Jaaskelainen has got the better of the ground game so far.

Jaaskelainen decides to stand up, so the ref orders NoMates to his feet.
Jaaskelainen jabs at NoMates's body.
NoMates with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jaaskelainen counters with a series of strikes. NoMates will be more careful next time no doubt.
Horrible takedown by NoMates or perhaps it was just good defense by Jaaskelainen which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy NoMates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaaskelainen lands with a straight right. NoMates didn't see that one coming.
NoMates with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jaaskelainen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for NoMates!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
NoMates tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jaaskelainen is landing with some decent strikes but NoMates is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
NoMates is in all sorts of trouble here.
NoMates wants to control but Jaaskelainen is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
NoMates is wriggling around trying to escape.
NoMates is bucking up trying to escape but Jaaskelainen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
NoMates flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
NoMates throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jaaskelainen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can NoMates hang on?
The referee warns NoMates that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
NoMates is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jaaskelainen wants to control the pace but NoMates is squirming around nicely.
NoMates is looking to get to half guard.
Jaaskelainen trying to control but NoMates is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
NoMates tries to hold on but Jaaskelainen pushes him away.
Jaaskelainen has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of NoMates's face.
Jaaskelainen controlling from mount.
NoMates is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jaaskelainen lands a big elbow.
Jaaskelainen trying to control but NoMates is having none of it.
NoMates is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaaskelainen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
NoMates tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jaaskelainen looking to finish NoMates with some ground and pound. This is bad for NoMates!
NoMates can't escape the position.
Jaaskelainen wants to control the pace but NoMates is squirming around nicely.
NoMates working to try and regain half guard.
NoMates in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Jaaskelainen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
NoMates really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Jaaskelainen working for a guillotine from mount but NoMates is in no mood to give up.
Jaaskelainen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Billy NoMates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaaskelainen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jaaskelainen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. NoMates looks a forlorn figure.
NoMates swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heikki Jaaskelainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jaaskelainen 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heikki Jaaskelainen!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blacko Mangetesmorts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Herbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herbert has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mangetesmorts
vs
Herbert

180 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
194 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blacko Mangetesmorts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Herbert!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herbert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mangetesmorts manages to avoid it.
Mangetesmorts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Herbert pinned against the cage. Herbert gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Herbert cracks Mangetesmorts with an open hand slap.

It looks like Blacko Mangetesmorts has been cut.
Herbert cracks a nice hook into Mangetesmorts's ribs.
Herbert tries to clinch up.
Herbert tries to clinch but Mangetesmorts is having none of it.
Mangetesmorts takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Herbert fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mangetesmorts on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Herbert moves in looking to clinch but Mangetesmorts pushes him off.
Herbert connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mangetesmorts. Mangetesmorts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Herbert connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Blacko Mangetesmorts's cut is getting worse.

Herbert lands a big uppercut and Mangetesmorts crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mangetesmorts looks OK. Herbert waves Mangetesmorts back to his feet!

Mangetesmorts is rocked!
Mangetesmorts shoots in looking for a takedown. Herbert tries to sprawl out of it but Mangetesmorts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Herbert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Herbert scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herbert wants to clinch.
Rob Herbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herbert tries to clinch there but Mangetesmorts circles away.
Mangetesmorts looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Herbert is fending him off so far but Mangetesmorts persists. Nope, Herbert circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blacko Mangetesmorts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mangetesmorts ducks under a wild hook from Herbert.
Mangetesmorts on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Blacko Mangetesmorts's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herbert connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Herbert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mangetesmorts at a distance.
Mangetesmorts is breathing heavily.
Mangetesmorts swats away the attempt to clinch by Herbert.
The fight stays on the outside here - Herbert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Herbert.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangetesmorts swats away the attempt to clinch by Herbert.
Herbert is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mangetesmorts had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangetesmorts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Herbert's waist but Herbert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mangetesmorts off to one side.

Herbert lands a left and a right that send Mangetesmorts crashing to the mat, dazed. Herbert thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Mangetesmorts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Blacko Mangetesmorts's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Blacko Mangetesmorts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rob Herbert!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael The Count (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McSweeney comes to the ring accompanied by All I do is win. The crowd seem to be enjoying The Count's choice of entrance music: The streets don't love you no more!!!. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

McSweeney
vs
The Count

192 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James McSweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael The Count!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Count lands a glancing blow to the side of McSweeney's head.
McSweeney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Count.
McSweeney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Count moves out of range as McSweeney strikes.
The Count looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Count ducks under a wild hook from McSweeney.
The Count ducks under a wild hook from McSweeney.
McSweeney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The Count slips a jab from McSweeney.
The Count takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Count takes a kick to the side of the head.
McSweeney keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Count connects with a looping right hand.
McSweeney shoots in but no luck this time.

The Count has closed the distance and engaged McSweeney in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McSweeney prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Count goes for a takedown attempt but McSweeney pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
James McSweeney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael The Count.
The Count misses with a wild body shot.
The Count scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Count.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Count connects with a single shot there.

It looks like James McSweeney has been cut.
McSweeney is breathing heavily.
McSweeney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McSweeney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McSweeney with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The Count to score with a decent uppercut.

McSweeney is rocked!
The Count wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Count looks for a takedown but McSweeney sprawls well.

The Count shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McSweeney's guard.
Oh McSweeney is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Count stands up over McSweeney, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Count arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! McSweeney's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael The Count!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RJ McLovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLovin has chosen Nas - Hero Instrumental as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Maia
vs
McLovin

183 cm
26
200 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

185 cm
26
202 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyoto Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, RJ McLovin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia tries to clinch there but McLovin circles away.
A good leg kick by McLovin.
Maia wants to clinch.
Maia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lyoto Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLovin slaps away a takedown attempt from Maia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maia throws a sloppy head kick and McLovin moves out of range easily.
McLovin scores with a nice right hand.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.
McLovin throws a series of punches but Maia avoids them all with ease.
McLovin misses with a few strikes there.
McLovin lands a lovely overhand right.
McLovin throws a leg kick but Maia moved away.
Maia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch but McLovin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McLovin lands with a straight right. Maia didn't see that one coming.
McLovin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McLovin!
RJ McLovin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McLovin checks the leg kick.
Maia throws a hook but McLovin avoids it easily.
McLovin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maia looks for a takedown but McLovin sprawls well.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McLovin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McLovin jabs at Maia's body.
McLovin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McLovin lands with a right hand.
Maia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch but McLovin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLovin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McLovin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maia swings away with a body shot that misses
and McLovin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McLovin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McLovin lands a lovely overhand right.

Maia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McLovin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Maia is breathing heavily.
Maia working away.

Maia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McLovin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McLovin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLovin wants to get back to his feet.
Maia is keen to just control but McLovin is a slippery customer.
Maia controlling the action here.
McLovin is trying to stand back up but Maia is controlling him
McLovin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maia.
McLovin keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Maia throwing shots but McLovin is blocking nicely.
Maia passes to full mount!

McLovin tries to buck Maia off so he can stand up but Maia has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! McLovin falls backwards, slamming Maia to the mat but Maia holds on tight! McLovin is forced to tap and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lyoto Maia!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between nate diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Bisping has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with nate diaz's chin.

diaz
vs
Bisping

182 cm
20
187 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, nate diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bisping pinned against the cage. Bisping gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bisping throws a front kick that sends diaz stumbling back into the ropes.
diaz moves out of range as Bisping throws a body kick.
Bisping throws a series of punches but diaz moves out of range.
Bisping lands with a hook. diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bisping sprawls well. Bisping wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Bisping tries to clinch but diaz moves out of range.
Bisping connects with a solid leg kick.
Donk. Bisping catches diaz right on the button with a cross.
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!
Bisping slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bisping throws a combination but it was largely blocked by diaz.

diaz gets caught flat footed, as Bisping shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Bisping avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bisping tries to free his leg and advance position but diaz is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
diaz has a closed guard, preventing Bisping from standing up.
Bisping must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

diaz looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bisping has picked diaz up and slammed him! diaz can't keep hold of the triangle and Bisping manages to pass to side control!
diaz tries to improve position but can't.
diaz is breathing heavily.

Bisping tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bisping has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
diaz is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
diaz is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
diaz gets back to half guard.
diaz trying to control but Bisping postures up.
Bisping winds up and cracks diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
diaz manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping is working diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bisping is looking to stand up but diaz won't let him.
diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet diaz, not yet.

diaz working for submissions but it's allowed Bisping to get to half guard.
diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bisping scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
diaz keeping control of the position.

diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
diaz won't allow Bisping to pass to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
diaz trying to hold on to Bisping's head to control him but Bisping postures up.
Bisping wants to stand up but diaz is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Bisping dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Bisping scores with a punch to the head.
diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bisping counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
diaz is trying to control but can't.
diaz is staying active underneath Bisping, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ground and pound from Bisping.
diaz wants to improve his position but Bisping is controlling well.
Bisping seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
diaz gets back to full guard.
diaz pulls Bisping in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bisping is looking to stand up but diaz won't let him.
Bisping keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of diaz's head.
Bisping wants to stand but diaz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bisping throwing strikes but missing.

That's two 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.

Bisping stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Bisping gets the takedown into side control.
diaz is trying to control Bisping's posture but Bisping avoids it.
diaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

diaz is trying to work for a kimura but Bisping is defending well.
Sam Bisping has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
diaz wants to control but Bisping is keeping him busy.

diaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bisping wants to get back to his feet.
diaz thows a huge punch but Bisping dodges it nicely.
Bisping slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

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.
Bisping keeping full guard, as diaz tries to pass.
Bisping keeping moving, preventing diaz from controlling successfully.

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

Bisping rushes diaz and presses him up against the ropes.
Bisping working diaz over with knees to the body.
Bisping looking to throw knees to the head but diaz is blocking nicely.
diaz dodges an elbow strike from Bisping.
diaz is trying to drag Bisping to the mat but Bisping just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Bisping shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Bisping showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bisping cracks diaz with a good jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from diaz.
Bisping throws a nice head kick!

Bisping closes the distance and clinches.
Bisping lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bisping misses with a knee to the head.

Bisping manages to break the clinch.
nate diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bisping scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bisping swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bisping lands with a kick to the temple. diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bisping uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body kick there by Bisping.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bisping drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
diaz working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bisping defends it easily.
Bisping working some strikes from top position.

Bisping gets to his feet - diaz follows without any prompting.
diaz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bisping. That one must have hurt.
Bisping goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice uppercut there from Bisping.
Nice uppercut lands for Bisping. That snapped diaz's head back.
diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bisping bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
diaz tries to buck Bisping off but Bisping is having none of it.

Bisping has an Americana. diaz didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bisping is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bisping hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sam Bisping!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Timberloke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonnen's entrance music is Mosh by Eminem. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sonnen
vs
Timberloke

185 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Timberloke!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timberloke misses with a double jab.
Sonnen wants to slow Timberloke down by chopping away at his legs.
Sonnen misses with a takedown attempt - Timberloke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sonnen shoots in but no luck this time.
Timberloke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Timberloke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sonnen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sonnen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

It looks like Tito Sonnen has been cut.
Timberloke throws a right and a left that Sonnen avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen fails with the takedown.

Sonnen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sonnen controlling from side mount.
Timberloke wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sonnen trying to control the action but Timberloke is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen looking to control but instead Timberloke has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Sonnen trying to mount his opponent but Timberloke defends it.
Sonnen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Timberloke wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Timberloke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Justin Timberloke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Timberloke lands a big uppercut and Sonnen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sonnen looks OK. Timberloke waves Sonnen back to his feet!

Sonnen is rocked!
Sonnen is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonnen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Timberloke lands a right hook to the body.
Timberloke misses with a double jab.

Timberloke cracks Sonnen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sonnen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Timberloke finish him?
Oh Sonnen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sonnen slips a jab and a cross from Timberloke.
Sonnen seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Timberloke lands a big right hand that sends Sonnen crashing to the mat! Timberloke stays standing though and waves Sonnen back to his feet!
Timberloke lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Sonnen is looking to close the distance but Timberloke sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Sonnen crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Sonnen is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Justin Timberloke!