RSR 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Toosc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Petrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Toosc
vs
Petrova

180 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Toosc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Giovanni Petrova!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toosc.
Petrova looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Petrova closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Toosc's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Petrova postures up.
Toosc striking from the bottom.
Toosc is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Petrova won't allow Toosc to sweep him here.
Toosc working a defensive guard here.
Toosc looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrova is one step ahead there.
Toosc looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Donald Toosc.

Petrova decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Petrova throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Toosc is holding on to half guard well.
Toosc knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Petrova on the ground.
Petrova prevents Toosc from improving his position.
Toosc is trying to control but can't.
Petrova prevents Toosc from improving his position.
Toosc preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Toosc trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Donald Toosc wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Toosc shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Toosc scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toosc content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Toosc connects with a nice short shot to Petrova's temple.
Toosc lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Toosc scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toosc working over Petrova with some ground and pound. Petrova looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Petrova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Petrova on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Toosc lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Toosc.
Toosc is pressing down on Petrova's thigh, looking to free his foot. Petrova is holding on for now.
Toosc stalling.
Nice strikes from Toosc there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toosc seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Petrova is rocked!
Toosc working over Petrova with some ground and pound. Petrova looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Petrova is still in real trouble! Can Toosc finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toosc scores with a big shot! Petrova's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Petrova! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Toosc!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bratts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Park comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Linkin Park - LOST IN THE ECHO kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Bratts
vs
Park

192 cm
37
204 lbs
20 - 18 - 0

189 cm
25
275 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bratts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Park!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bratts leaves Park with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Bratts closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Park did well to prevent Bratts getting side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bratts scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bratts thows a huge punch but Park dodges it nicely.
Park is not content to let Bratts control the position.
Bratts 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.
Bratts looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bratts frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bratts working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
Park wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bratts postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Park looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratts cracks Park with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Park takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bratts with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bratts punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bratts landing strikes from the mount.
Bratts throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Park because Bratts loaded up on that one.
Bratts lands a big shot there that rocks Park but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Park blocking the ground and pound.
Bratts is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Park can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bratts dominating with strikes here.
Bratts lands a big shot there that rocks Park but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bratts has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Park's face.
Bratts is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park is trying to stand up.
Bratts lands a big shot there that rocks Park but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Park is rocked!
Bratts postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Park badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Bratts around the waist but Bratts pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Bratts is the winner by TKO! Bratts jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Bratts!
Jack Bratts made sure to mention his sponsor, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire in his post fight interview.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Bleu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy McKinney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bleu
vs
McKinney

190 cm
18
224 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
23
134 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerard Bleu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy McKinney!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gerard Bleu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKinney closes the distance and clinches up with Bleu, looking for a takedown. McKinney pushes Bleu against the cage but Bleu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McKinney looks to score with a jab to the body but Bleu is just out of range.
Bleu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A head kick misses from McKinney.
McKinney lands a slapping body shot.
McKinney shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bleu sprawls well. Bleu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McKinney gets slowly back to his feet.
Bleu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bleu leaves McKinney with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gerard Bleu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy McKinney.
Bleu lands a right hook to the body.
McKinney shoots in looking for a takedown. Bleu tries to sprawl out of it but McKinney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bleu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bleu connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bleu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McKinney doesn't seem bothered though.
McKinney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bleu.
McKinney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bleu jabs McKinney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bleu is looking to wear down McKinney with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McKinney takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bleu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McKinney looks winded!
Bleu lands with a good body shot.
McKinney moves forwards but Bleu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Bleu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McKinney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bleu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKinney manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleu lands with a good body shot.
McKinney is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bleu is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McKinney.
Bleu throws a body kick that misses.
Bleu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

McKinney moves into range and clinches up with Bleu.
McKinney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bleu's efforts to push away.
McKinney keeps control of Bleu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bleu tries to break free but McKinney pushes him back against the cage.
McKinney is trying to pull guard but Bleu has him pressed against the cage.
Bleu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McKinney has him pressed against the cage.
McKinney is trying to pull guard but Bleu has him pressed against the cage.
Bleu is trying to push McKinney away but McKinney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McKinney stalling the fight.
Bleu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bleu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleu tries to circle away but McKinney has him pinned against the cage.
McKinney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bleu's efforts to push away.
Bleu blocks the elbow strike.
Bleu wants to break the clinch but can't.
McKinney has Bleu pressed against the cage, preventing Bleu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bleu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bleu wants to get back to striking at distance but McKinney won't allow it.
McKinney is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bleu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bleu tries to circle away but McKinney has him pinned against the cage.
Bleu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bleu is trying to break the clinch but McKinney is controlling him.
McKinney trying to land knees to the body.
McKinney is working for takedown but Bleu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bleu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McKinney breaks from the clinch.
Bleu connects with a crisp jab.
Bleu lands with a cross.
Bleu throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Bleu lands an impressive looking overhand right. McKinney doesn't seem phased though.
Bleu stuns McKinney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bleu digs a good body shot into McKinney's ribs.
Bleu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKinney.
McKinney throws a head kick that misses.
Bleu throws a sloppy body shot

and McKinney decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bleu's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McKinney is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKinney stands up over Bleu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McKinney shoots in for a takedown but Bleu shows good takedown defense.
Bleu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McKinneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good standup being displayed there by Bleu as he connects with a hook.
Gerard Bleu is winning the standup battle so far.
McKinney fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bleu thows a body shot but no joy.
McKinney tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bleu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McKinney somewhat.
Gerard Bleu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy McKinney.
McKinney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bleu looks to score with a jab to the body but McKinney is just out of range.
Bleu just misses with a punch to the body.
McKinney is looking to clinch.
McKinney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Bleu does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

McKinney throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bleu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. McKinney is in Bleu's guard.
McKinney is breathing heavily.
Bleu has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but McKinney has passed into side control.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommy McKinney!

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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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Roto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Ashworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Roto
vs
Ashworth

179 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
24
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Roto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Ashworth!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roto scores with a nice head shot.

Ashworth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ashworth goes for a takedown in the clinch but Roto prevents it.
Roto is trying to break the clinch but Ashworth has him pressed against the cage.

Ashworth manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ashworth lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Roto!
Roto is trying to escape the mount.
Roto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ashworth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashworth punching from mount but Roto doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ashworth unloads with some shots from mount but Roto bucks and avoids them well.
Ashworth takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ashworth's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Ashworth working for a guillotine from mount but Roto is in no mood to give up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashworth is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Roto is in real trouble.
Ashworth missing with punches from the back.

Ashworth looking for the choke but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashworth is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Roto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ashworth on the ground.

That's four 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.
The referee is taking a good look at Roto as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Ashworth!
Ashworth biding his time, controlling Roto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Some wild striking there from Ashworth.
Ashworth throws a big shot that misses.
Roto works Ashworth's body with a nice hook.
Donk. Roto catches Ashworth right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Neil Ashworth has been cut.
Ashworth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roto swivels and escapes.
Ashworth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ashworth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roto lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Ashworth falls backwards - clearly groggy! Roto dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Roto!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solidus Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunham has chosen Omar Khairat - Alexandria as his entrance music. Amir Dunham is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Snake
vs
Dunham

185 cm
28
220 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

180 cm
31
156 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Xtreme Merchandise

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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Solidus Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Amir Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Snake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Snake misses with the combination.
Dunham misses with a takedown
and Snake counters with a low kick, right behind Dunham 's knee.
Snake stuffs the takedown attempt from Dunham. Dunham gets slowly back to his feet.
Dunham shoots in for a double leg but Snake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Solidus Snake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amir Dunham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake takes a swing at Dunham's ribcage but misses.
Dunham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Snake throws a lazy head kick

and Dunham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Dunham is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Snake sees it coming and defends easily.
Snake manages to get to full guard.
Dunham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Snake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dunham with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Snake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dunham's guard.
Dunham wants to sweep here but Snake controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Snake got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dunham has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Snake has managed to get both his arms back between Dunham's legs - danger averted.
Snake throws a big right hand that misses.
Dunham looking for a sweep. Not yet Dunham, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snake trying to control but Dunham is working from the bottom.
Dunham wants to improve his position but instead Snake has moved into half guard.
Snake frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Snake lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dunham is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Snake cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Snake trying to keep a closed guard but Dunham is proving a slippery customer.
Snake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Dunham is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Snake is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Snake has escaped and now he's on top!
Dunham looks winded!
Snake working some strikes from top position.
Snake is working Dunham over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Snake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dunham wants to sweep here but Snake controlling him for the moment.

Snake stands and steps away. Dunham gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Snake thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snake lands a nice shot that snaps Dunham's head back.

Dunham is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Snake! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Solidus Snake!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zmesan Borec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Synephrine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borec comes to the cage accompanied by Megadeth - Lucretia. Synephrine has chosen Hammerfall - Hearts On Fire as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Borec
vs
Synephrine

187 cm
37
224 lbs
26 - 11 - 0

175 cm
27
171 lbs
12 - 16 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Zmesan Borec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Synephrine!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borec fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Borec throws a right and a left that Synephrine avoids nicely.
Borec misses with a series of wild punches.
Borec looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Borec rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Synephrine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Borec feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Borec working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Borec with a nice head shot there.
Synephrine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Borec manages to get himself to full guard.
Borec 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.
Borec looking to hit a scissor sweep but Synephrine is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Synephrine is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Synephrine drops back looking for a leg! Borec is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Borec manages to kick Synephrine off! Synephrine jumps back into Borec's guard.
Borec keeping full guard, as Synephrine tries to pass.

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.
Borec looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Borec trying to control the position.

Zmesan Borec has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A leg kick checked by Borec.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Synephrine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Synephrine wants it to stay on the feet.
Borec shoots in for a double leg but Synephrine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zmesan Borec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borec shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Synephrine as he avoids it easily.
Borec takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zmesan Borec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Borec has taken the fight to the clinch.
Synephrine dodges an elbow strike from Borec.
Borec misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Synephrine.

Synephrine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Borec shoots in and drives through. Synephrine sprawls well.
Synephrine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Borec shoots in for a takedown but Synephrine shows good takedown defense.
Borec tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Synephrine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Synephrine dodges the punch combination from Borec.
Borec tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borec misses with a lunging right hand
and Synephrine finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Borec is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Borec takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borec is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Synephrine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Borec is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Synephrine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Synephrine is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Borec is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borec can't find room to land a body shot as Synephrine controls the action.

Synephrine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borec falls off balance throwing a combination
and Synephrine counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zmesan Borec dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Borec throws a left and a right that both miss
and Synephrine counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Borec shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Synephrine as he avoids it easily.
Borec is trying hard to land a takedown here. Synephrine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zmesan Borec is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borec lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Synephrine circles away quickly and effectively.

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

Synephrine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Borec doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Borec manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Synephrine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Borec avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borec lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Synephrine working for a triangle but Borec defends it easily.
Borec is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Synephrine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Synephrine keeping moving, preventing Borec from controlling successfully.
Borec passes Synephrine's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borec takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Synephrine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Borec.

Borec is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Synephrine defends it well.
Borec wants to pass the guard but Synephrine is defending well.
Zmesan Borec overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borec scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Borec thows a huge punch but Synephrine dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Synephrine kicks off Borec and gets to his feet.

Synephrine tries to keep at a distance but Borec has taken the fight into the clinch.
Synephrine pushes off an throws an elbow but Borec leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Borec can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zmesan Borec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borec is working for takedown but Synephrine is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Borec is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borec tries to score a body lock takedown but Synephrine shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Synephrine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Synephrine breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Synephrine stuffs the takedown attempt from Borec. Borec gets slowly back to his feet.
Borec gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Synephrine counters with an inside leg kick.
Synephrine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Borec throws a left and a right that both miss
and Synephrine counters with a good, hard body kick but Borec shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Synephrine misses with a head kick.
Borec fails to land the takedown.
Synephrine pushes Borec away with a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Synephrine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Borec pinned against the cage. Borec gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sam Synephrine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Synephrine throws a head kick but Borec moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Borec shoots in looking for a takedown. Synephrine tries to sprawl out of it but Borec keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Synephrine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Borec avoids a kick to the body.
Borec misses with a series of wild punches.
Borec will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Borec shoots in but no luck this time.
Borec misses with the combination.
Synephrine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borec.
Borec shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Synephrine as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zmesan Borec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borec tries to close the distance and clinch but Synephrine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec tries to clinch up
and Synephrine counters with a left and a right that stings Borec.
Borec misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Borec has a takedown stuffed.
Borec shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Borec fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Borec fails to land the takedown.
Synephrine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borec changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Synephrine tries to avoid it but Borec manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Synephrine to the ground. Synephrine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Borec tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Synephrine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Borec moves in looking to clinch but Synephrine pushes him off.
Borec tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Synephrine counters with a nice leg kick.
Synephrine fakes the leg kick and cracks Borec in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Synephrine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Synephrine. Borec shrugs it off though.
Borec tries to score a power double leg takedown but Synephrine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Borec somewhat.
Synephrine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Borec crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Synephrine - the referee stops the clock and Borec gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Synephrine. Borec manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Synephrine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Synephrine is looking to slow Borec down with leg kicks.
Synephrine fakes the leg kick and cracks Borec in the body.
Synephrine tries a head kick but it misses.
Synephrine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Synephrine throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Synephrine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Borec misses with a few strikes there.
Synephrine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Synephrine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Synephrine throws a head kick that Borec semi-blocks.

It looks like Zmesan Borec has been cut.
Synephrine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borec.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Synephrine stuffs the takedown attempt from Borec. Borec gets slowly back to his feet.
Synephrine tries a head kick but it misses.
Synephrine misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Borec is predictable there
and Synephrine counters with an inside leg kick.
Synephrine throws a nice inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Synephrine.
Synephrine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Synephrine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Synephrine swats away the attempt to clinch by Borec.
Borec fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Synephrine!
Sam Synephrine took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Empire Threads for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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FIGHT
RATING
78%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan OReily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan OReily will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jordon
vs
OReily

174 cm
31
190 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

185 cm
27
190 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Dan Jordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan OReily!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordon lands a nice leg kick that just misses OReily's sensitive parts.
Jordon looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jordon tries a low kick but OReily avoids it.

OReily manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jordon on his heels. He'll look to pass Jordon's guard now, I'm sure.

Jordon looking for subs off his back but OReily has passed one foot through into half guard.
OReily tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jordon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jordon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jordon is refusing to be controlled, as OReily sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OReily is figuring out what he wants to do next.
OReily wants to stand up but Jordon has a hold of him and won't allow it.
OReily tries to pass to full mount but Jordon defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan OReily was stalling too much, according to the referee.
OReily checks the leg kick.
Jordon tries to clinch there but OReily circles away.
Jordon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jordon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and OReily is able to avoid easily.

OReily drives through with a takedown into guard.
OReily wants to pass the guard but Jordon is keeping the position.
OReily trying to control but Jordon is working from the bottom.
Jordon 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.
OReily wants to stand but Jordon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OReily trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jordon wants to sweep but no luck.

OReily avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
OReily trying to control the position from guard on top but Jordon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OReily content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan OReily was stalling too much, according to the referee.

OReily manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jordon on his heels. He'll look to pass Jordon's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OReily stands and throws Jordon's legs to the side, diving into side control.

OReily looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OReily advances to full mount.
Jordon wants to control but OReily is having none of it.
OReily controlling from the full mount.
OReily looking to control but Jordon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
OReily takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jordon is looking to improve his position but OReily isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OReily get's back to his feet.

Jordon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

OReily has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Jordon should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, OReily has tightened it up now! Jordon should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ryan OReily!
After the fight, Ryan OReily was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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FIGHT
RATING
45%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Mullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Fuel-Hemorrhage as his entrance music. Andre Mullard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Firus Williams's chin.

Mullard
vs
Williams

189 cm
35
228 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

178 cm
30
165 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Mullard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Firus Williams!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
Mullard avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mullard.
Williams throws a right and a left that Mullard avoids nicely.
Mullard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Mullard gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Williams.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mullard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Mullard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Mullard. Mullard gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Mullard throws a leg kick that misses.
Williams throws a head kick but Mullard moves out of range.
Mullard fails with the takedown.
Williams tries to clinch but Mullard moves out of range.
Williams throws a front kick that sends Mullard stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams throws a right and a left that Mullard avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mullard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mullard lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Williams pulls Mullard in close to prevent any damage.
Mullard trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Mullard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Mullard from controlling successfully.
Mullard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Williams working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Andre Mullard has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mullard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Williams moves out of range as Mullard strikes.
Mullard misses the shot to the body.

Williams instigates a clinch.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Mullard controls the action.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams gets through Mullard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Mullard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Williams after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Mullard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mullard is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mullard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mullard blocking some punches.
Mullard wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mullard backwards.
Williams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Mullard improves position.
Mullard tries for a takedown but Williams manages to get underhooks.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Mullard improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams slowing the pace effectively.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Mullard is blocking nicely.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mullard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mullard avoids the head kick by Williams.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Williams tenderised Mullard's leg. Mullard is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mullard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A left and a right from Williams both land. Nice combination.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Mullard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Firus Williams dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mullard lands a head shot.
Mullard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams.
Mullard looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Mullard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mullard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Mullard throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams digs a good hook to Mullard's body.
Williams jabs at Mullard's body.
Williams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mullards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Firus Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams lands with a straight right. Mullard didn't see that one coming.
Andre Mullard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mullard doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mullard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mullard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mullard shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Mullard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Mullard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mullard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Williams is struggling to control the position.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Williams.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mullard's face.
Williams is struggling to control the position.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mullard is defending well for now.
Mullard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams just leaning against Mullard, taking a breather.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Mullard is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Mullard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mullard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mullard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams misses with an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Williams - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mullard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mullard wants a takedown but no success here.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mullard is trying to break free.
Williams is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Mullard.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams pushes Mullard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mullard backwards.
Mullard wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams digs a right hand underneath Mullard's ribcage. Mullard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams lands with a right to the head.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mullard can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Firus Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Williams throws a head kick that Mullard semi-blocks.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mullard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Williams - the referee stops the clock and Mullard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Williams. Mullard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mullard just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Mullard in the body.
Mullard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mullard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Firus Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.

Mullard gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullard fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mullard in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mullard.
Mullard is trying to ground and pound but Williams uses the momentary lack of control by Mullard to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullard is looking to advance position but Williams won't allow it.
Mullard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mullard throws a strike but Williams avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mullard chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Mullard is pushing down on Williams's leg trying to pass to half guard. Williams is fighting to maintain full guard but Mullard has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mullard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mullard trying to advance position but Williams counters by regaining guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullard looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams is in close to Mullard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mullard looking for a sweep. Not yet Mullard, not yet.
Williams wants to control from the top but Mullard keeps moving.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Mullard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mullard is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Williams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Mullard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
Williams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Mullard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullard keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams postures up.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Mullard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mullard controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Williams pushes down on Mullard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Firus Williams really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mullard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Williams clinches.
Mullard is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Mullard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mullard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
A hook to the body from Williams.
Williams is working Mullard over against the cage.
Mullard wants a takedown but no success here.
Mullard tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Mullard blocks with his arms.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mullard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams gets through Mullard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mullard is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mullard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mullard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams taking a breather.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mullard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Firus Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Williams.
Williams with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullard avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Mullard wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Mullard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mullard is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mullard tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mullard being controlled against the cage.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Mullard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mullard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mullard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams stalling the fight.
Williams is pressed up against the cage. Mullard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.

Mullard is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Williams's half guard.
Williams is looking to control Mullard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
Mullard tries to pass to full mount but Williams defends it.

Mullard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is not content to let Mullard control the position.
Mullard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams trying to control here.
Mullard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullard throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Firus Williams dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mullard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mullard.
Mullard misses with a few strikes there.
Mullard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mullard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mullard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mullard off to one side.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Mullard tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mullard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mullard avoids it.
Williams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams landing knees to the head.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mullard being controlled against the cage.
Mullard working hard to break the clinch.
Mullard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mullard in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Williams digs a right hand into Mullard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mullard's gas tank.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Mullard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Mullard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Mullard's ribcage.
Mullard is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Williams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mullard is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullard tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.

Mullard turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.

Mullard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williams defends it well.
Mullard trying to pass the guard but Williams defending well.
Andre Mullard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mullard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mullard.
Mullard is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
Firus Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams wants to control but Mullard is keeping busy.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Firus Williams!
Firus Williams is the new heavyweight champion!
Firus Williams 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.