HFC 4 - Feel The Pain PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Parxar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duong Lam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lam has chosen Lord give me a sign as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Parxar
vs
Lam

182 cm
24
139 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

179 cm
24
135 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, George Parxar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Duong Lam!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parxar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lam slaps away a takedown attempt from Parxar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Parxar tries to clinch up.
Lam tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Parxar swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Parxar. No joy for Lam on that attempt.
Parxar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lam backs up against the cage.
Horrible takedown by Lam or perhaps it was just good defense by Parxar which made him look bad.
George Parxar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duong Lam.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parxar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Lam pushes Parxar up against the cage in a clinch.
Lam keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parxar's efforts to push away.
Lam has had enough of the clinch but Parxar keeps him there for the moment.
Parxar throws a punch but it's blocked by Lam.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parxar goes for a takedown attempt but Lam pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lam shoots in for a takedown but Parxar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lam misses with a series of wild punches.

Lam fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parxar, pushing him back against the cage.
Lam jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Parxar walks away with a smile on his face. Lam gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Parxar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lam sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lam fails with a takedown attempt.
Lam looks winded!
Parxar throws a series of strikes that have Lam backpedaling.
A nice combination there by Parxar.
Parxar shoots in for a takedown but Lam shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parxar throws a series of punches but Lam moves out of range.
Parxar looks to land a combination but Lam avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lam.
Parxar throws a series of punches but Lam moves out of range.
Lam shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parxar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lam circles away quickly and 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!
Sloppy strikes from Parxar. Those never looked like landing.
Parxar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Lam moves into range and clinches up with Parxar.
Parxar is looking to control Lam's arms but Lam gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parxar has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lam tries to pull guard but Parxar holds him up against the cage and eventually Lam drops back down to his feet.
Lam is trying to pull guard but Parxar has him pressed against the cage.
Lam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parxar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lam up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lam.
Lam is trying to force a seperation but Parxar has the dominant position.
Lam tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Parxar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Parxar lands a right hand.
Lam is trying to push Parxar away but Parxar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lam throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lam is working for takedown but Parxar is calmly controlling the position for now.

Parxar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parxar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parxar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parxar swats away the attempt to clinch by Lam.
Parxar misses with a double jab
and Lam counters with a left and a right that stings Parxar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parxar misses with the combination.

Lam has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Parxar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Parxar is looking to clinch.
Parxar misses with a double jab.
Lam shoots for a takedown but Parxar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Parxar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Parxar as Lam shoots in.
Parxar throws a series of punches but Lam moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Lam.
Parxar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lam is fending him off so far but Parxar persists. Nope, Lam circles away and we're back to standing.
Parxar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lam is breathing heavily.
Parxar fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parxar stuffs the takedown attempt from Lam. Lam gets slowly back to his feet.
George Parxar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duong Lam.
No joy there for Parxar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lam shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Parxar sprawls well. Parxar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lam gets slowly back to his feet.
Lam keeps the fight on the outside.
Parxar has a takedown stuffed.
Parxar tries to clinch there but Lam circles away.

Parxar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parxar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parxar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parxar tries to break the clinch but Lam is controlling the position.
Lam tries for a takedown but Parxar manages to get underhooks.

Lam breaks the clinch.
Parxar is looking to clinch.
George Parxar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lam misses with a takedown attempt - Parxar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Parxar tries to close the distance and clinch but Lam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parxar misses with a double jab

and Lam counters by clinching up.

Parxar gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lam regains guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lam tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lam is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Lam is looking for a triangle here but Parxar uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Parxar is trying to get an arm triangle but Lam is defending well.
Lam is trying to work for a sweep but Parxar has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lam bucks Parxar off and manages to get back to his feet!
Parxar misses with a wild combination.
Parxar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Parxar. No joy for Lam on that attempt.
Lam tries to clinch but Parxar is having none of it.
Lam dodges the punch combination from Parxar.
Parxar lands with a nice combination. Lam backs away looking to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parxar throws a right and a left that Lam avoids nicely.
Lam displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Parxar throws a right hand that Lam ducks under and follows up with a left that Lam also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Parxar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Parxar closes the distance but Lam moves to the side

and Lam counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lam lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lam fails to pull guard.
Parxar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lam gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Parxar on the inside.
Lam jumps guard but Parxar stands there with Lam around his waist. Lam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Parxar has a couple of punches blocked by Lam.
Lam jumps guard but Parxar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
George Parxar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duong Lam.
Lam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lam is looking to control Parxar's arms but Parxar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lam has his back to the cage.
Lam jumps guard but Parxar stands there with Lam around his waist. Lam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parxar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Parxar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lam swats away the attempt to clinch by Parxar.
Parxar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Parxar lands a jab-cross combination.
George Parxar is winning the standup battle so far.
Parxar throws a right and a left that Lam avoids nicely.
Lam tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Lam does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parxar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parxar wants to clinch up but Lam keeps it at a distance.
Lam fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Parxar throws a series of punches but Lam moves out of range.
Parxar feints a jab promting Lam to slip. Parxar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lam slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Parxar looks to land a combination. Lam sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Parxar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parxar swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Parxar. No joy for Lam on that attempt.
Parxar misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lam has Parxar up against the cage in a clinch.

Parxar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lam tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Parxar swivels and escapes.
No joy there for Parxar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parxar shoots for a takedown but Lam saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lam shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Parxar defends it nicely.
Parxar throws a nice looking combination but Lam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Lam takes the fight into the clinch.
Parxar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parxars head.
Lam tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Parxar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lam tries for a takedown. No joy.
Parxar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lam prevents it.
Parxar wants to get back to striking at distance but Lam won't allow it.
Lam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lam is trying desperately to land a takedown but Parxar is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lam.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parxar tries to stall but Lam uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lam looking for a takedown.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Parxar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stelios Segredos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Parxar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Segredos has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Kostas Parxar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Segredos
vs
Parxar

170 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

179 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stelios Segredos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kostas Parxar!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Parxar moves into the clinch successfully.
Segredos is working for takedown but Parxar is calmly controlling the position for now.

Parxar jumps guard.
Parxar trying to control the position here.
Segredos stopping the sweep attempt from Parxar.
Segredos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parxar has his hands on Segredos's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kostas Parxar.
Segredos wants to clinch up but Parxar keeps it at a distance.
Segredos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parxar circles away quickly and effectively.

Parxar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Segredos did well to prevent Parxar getting side control.

Parxar decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Parxar moves into the clinch.

Parxar drags the fight down to the ground.
Segredos stopping the sweep attempt from Parxar.
Parxar pulls Segredos in close to his closed guard and prevents Segredos from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Parxar has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kostas Parxar has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Segredos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Segredos is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Segredos scores with a leg kick.
Segredos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parxar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Parxar does no damage.
Segredos with a lazy takedown attempt

and Parxar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Parxar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stelios Segredos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Parxar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Parxar gets a takedown into half guard.
Parxar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Parxar seems to be working for a kimura but Segredos defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Parxar winds up and cracks Segredos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Segredos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Parxar is working away from the top position though.

Parxar decides to stand up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Parxar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Parxar showed some decent athleticism there.
Parxar trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kostas Parxar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Parxar has Segredos up against the cage in a clinch.

Parxar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Parxar gets a takedown into half guard.
Parxar wants to pass the guard but Segredos is defending well.
Segredos trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Parxar manages to pass to mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Segredos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parxar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Parxar unloading with bombs!
Parxar controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Parxar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Parxar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Parxar jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Segredos manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Segredos looking for a sweep but Parxar has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Parxar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Parxar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parxar controlling his opponent.
Parxar with good strikes from the mount here!
Parxar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segredos squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Parxar controlling his opponent.
Parxar with good strikes from the mount here!
Segredos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Parxar controlling his opponent.
Parxar postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Segredos out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Parxar goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kostas Parxar!
Kostas Parxar is the new heavyweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janusz Gawrolek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gawrolek
vs
Silva

188 cm
23
178 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Janusz Gawrolek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Silva!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gawrolek darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Gawrolek.
Gawrolek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva looks winded!
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gawrolek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gawrolek scores with a hook to the body.
Gawrolek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gawrolek jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Gawrolek has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Gawrolek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gawrolek scores with a knee to the head.
Gawrolek with a knee to the head.

It looks like David Silva has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Gawrolek as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gawrolek.
Gawrolek lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Gawrolek - that landed with a thud.

Gawrolek is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silva can't fight it off and eventually Gawrolek manages to take the fight to the floor. Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gawrolek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

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

Gawrolek moves into the clinch successfully.

Gawrolek wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Gawrolek persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.

Gawrolek thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva controls Gawrolek momentarily but Gawrolek frees himself.
Gawrolek passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gawrolek cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gawrolek 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.
Gawrolek scores with a couple of short elbows.
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!

Gawrolek is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.

Gawrolek is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gawrolek tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gawrolek has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gawrolek wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gawrolek grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.

Gawrolek decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Gawrolek has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Gawrolek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!

Gawrolek manages to pull guard.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wanted to stand there but Gawrolek had control of the position.
Gawrolek doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gawrolek lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Gawrolek kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Gawrolek. Gawrolek maintains the clinch.
Gawrolek lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janusz Gawrolek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Silva's cut.
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.

Gawrolek moves into the clinch.

Gawrolek successfully pulls guard.

Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gawrolek is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
Gawrolek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva trying to control the position.
Gawrolek is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Gawrolek has managed to sneak the leg through.
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. Gawrolek connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.

Gawrolek is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.

Gawrolek is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Janusz Gawrolek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gawrolek seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.

Gawrolek is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Gawrolek scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gawrolek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gawrolek passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Gawrolek is trying for a kimura here. Silva looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gawrolek wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Janusz Gawrolek!
Janusz Gawrolek is the new welterweight champion!
Janusz Gawrolek decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patric Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lo
vs
Star

170 cm
21
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Lo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patric Star!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lo is looking to clinch but Star is avoiding it.
Star tries to clinch up.
Lo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lo has managed to clinch.
Star makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lo fails to land.
Lo misses with some punches.
Lo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Star.
Star scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lo throws a punch but it's blocked by Star.
Lo misses with the head strike.
Lo misses with the head strike.
Lo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lo misses with the head strike.
Lo swings wildly with an uppercut but Star uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lo swings wildly with an uppercut but Star uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lo throws a punch but it's blocked by Star.
Lo misses with the head strike.
Lo throws a head punch that misses.
Star lands a right hand.
Star blocking some punches.
Lo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Star breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lo doesn't manage to clinch there - Star circles away.

Star moves into the clinch.
Lo misses with a punch on the inside.
Lo misses with the head strike.
Star blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star blocking some punches.
Star blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Star lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lo backwards.
Lo throws a head punch that misses.
Lo throws a punch but it's blocked by Star.
Lo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lo has a couple of punches blocked by Star.
Lo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lo working aggressively here.
Lo misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Star blocks an uppercut.
Star blocking some punches.
Lo misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lo throws a head punch that misses.
Lo has a couple of punches blocked by Star.

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

Lo gets tackled into the cage by Star. Star maintains the clinch.
Lo misses with some punches.
Star blocks an uppercut.
Star blocking some punches.

Star breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lo wants to clinch up but Star keeps it at a distance.
Star tries to clinch up but Lo circles away and keeps his distance.
Lo moves in looking to clinch but Star pushes him off.
Lo tries to clinch but Star moves out of range.
Star wants to clinch.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch but Lo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lo wants to clinch.
Star doesn't manage to clinch there - Lo circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Star fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lo, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Star.
Lo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lo.
Lo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Star blocks an uppercut.
Star blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lo has a couple of punches blocked by Star.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Star blocks an uppercut.

Star breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Star avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Star fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lo swats away the attempt to clinch by Star.

Star gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Lo fails to land.
Lo misses with a punch on the inside.
Lo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Star breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Star wants to clinch up but Lo keeps it at a distance.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch but Lo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Star moves in looking to clinch but Lo pushes him off.
Lo tries to clinch up but Star circles away and keeps his distance.
Star wants to clinch up but Lo keeps it at a distance.
Lo wants to clinch.
Lo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fight stays on the outside here - Star looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Star swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Star tries to clinch up.

Star has closed the distance and engaged Lo in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Star lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lo.
A head punch on the inside from Lo fails to land.
Lo working aggressively here.
A short left from Star.
Lo misses with some punches.
Lo lands a hook that snaps the head of Star backwards.
Lo throws a punch but it's blocked by Star.
Lo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lo misses with some punches.
Star wants to get back to striking at distance but Lo won't allow it.
Star lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Lo.
Lo has a couple of punches blocked by Star.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Star blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Star breaks from the clinch.
Lo is looking to clinch but Star is avoiding it.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch but Lo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lo is looking to clinch.
Star tries to clinch there but Lo circles away.

Star moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Star blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Star looking to slow down the pace here.

Star's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Star tries to clinch but Lo moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Star looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Star gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lo misses with the head strike.
Lo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lo working aggressively here.
Lo throws a punch but it's blocked by Star.
Star blocks an uppercut.
Star blocks an uppercut.
Star blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lo misses with a punch on the inside.
Lo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lo lands with a left to the head.
Star blocks an uppercut.
Lo throws a punch but it's blocked by Star.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Star blocks an uppercut.
Star blocking some punches.
Lo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lo throws a head punch that misses.

Star breaks from the clinch.
Star wants to clinch up but Lo keeps it at a distance.
Star is looking to clinch but Lo is avoiding it.
Lo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Star swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lo wants to clinch up but Star keeps it at a distance.

Lo closes the distance and pushes Star back into the cage.
Lo misses with the head strike.
Lo misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Star.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Lo fails to land.
Lo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Star blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Star's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lo dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Star doesn't manage to clinch there - Lo circles away.
Star circles away from the clinch attempt.
Star moves in looking to clinch but Lo pushes him off.
Lo keeps the fight on the outside.
Lo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lo moves in looking to clinch but Star pushes him off.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Star is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Star paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Star rushes Lo and presses him up against the cage.
John Lo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lo misses with the head strike.
Lo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Star blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lo misses with a punch on the inside.

Star pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lo is looking to clinch.
Star moves in looking to clinch but Lo pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lo working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Star.
Lo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Star can't break the clinch.
Star blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Star blocking some punches.
Lo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lo throws a punch but it's blocked by Star.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Star lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Star pushes Lo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lo misses with some punches.
Lo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Star taking a breather.
Lo throws a head punch that misses.
Lo has a couple of punches blocked by Star.

Star pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Star wants to clinch.
Lo tries to clinch up.
Star fails in his attempt to clinch.

Star pushes Lo up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Star.
Lo throws a head punch that misses.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Star moves into the clinch successfully.
Star working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lo throws a punch but it's blocked by Star.

Star breaks from the clinch.
Star is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch but Lo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lo tries to clinch but Star is having none of it.

Star closes the distance and clinches.
Lo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lo throws a head punch that misses.
Lo has Star pressed against the cage, preventing Star from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lo working aggressively here.
Lo throws a punch but it's blocked by Star.
Lo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Star lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lo has a couple of punches blocked by Star.
Lo misses with a punch on the inside.
Lo swings wildly with an uppercut but Star uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Star blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lo throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Lo.
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!
Star lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lo fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Star blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lo misses with a punch on the inside.
Patric Star has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Lo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Lo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Lo!
John Lo is the new bantamweight champion!