REVO - 24 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Jacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Jacks
vs
Powers

186 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

182 cm
26
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Jacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Powers!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Jacks colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Powers as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Jacks is left battered and dazed whilst Powers and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Powers!
A less than humble Troy Powers misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
8%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pudster Wudster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Jasper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Jasper will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Wudster
vs
Jasper

175 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pudster Wudster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Jasper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wudster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jasper throws a head kick but Wudster moves out of range.
Wudster tries to move into range but Jasper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jasper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wudster circles away quickly and effectively.

Wudster scores with a takedown into Jasper's guard.
Wudster pushing down on Jasper's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wudster stops Jasper from getting back to his feet.
Wudster is looking to advance position but Jasper won't allow it.
Wudster works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jasper tries to buck Wudster off but he can't manage it.

Wudster jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jasper manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jasper wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Jasper tries to escape back to his feet but Wudster has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Jasper's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Jasper is tapping! Wudster saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pudster Wudster!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Paul Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Nocon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filip Nocon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Paul Fish
vs
Nocon

186 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Paul Fish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Filip Nocon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nocon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fish manages to avoid it.
Nocon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fish was well out of range. Poor timing from Nocon.
Nocon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A combination from Nocon does no damage.
Nocon doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Fish counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fish throwing shots but Nocon is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nocon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fish.
Nocon is trying to control but can't.
Fish wants to pass the guard but Nocon is defending well.

Fish is working for a submission of some sort.
Nocon is holding on to half guard well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish is keen to just control but Nocon is a slippery customer.

Fish is working for a kimura but Nocon is defending it quite comfortably.
Nocon trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Fish manages to pass to mount!
Fish breaks from Nocon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fish working the ground and pound effectively.
Fish tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish avoids the attempt from Nocon to control.
Fish definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fish looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish lands a big shot there that rocks Nocon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fish lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nocon hang on?
Nocon is in a horrible position here. Fish smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fish 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.
Fish scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fish scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nocon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nocon gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nocon is in trouble now - Fish has advanced to mount!
Fish can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nocon is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nocon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fish with the ground and pound from mount.
Nocon wants to hold on but Fish pushes him away.

Fish is working for a guillotine from mount but Nocon frees his head quite easily.
Fish unloading with bombs!
Fish landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fish is landing with some decent strikes but Nocon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fish working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nocon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fish controlling the pace for now.
Fish working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fish trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fish lands a nice shot to the head.
Fish sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nocon has managed to clinch.
Nocon blocks an uppercut.
Nocon is trying to break the clinch but Fish is controlling him.
Nocon has had enough of the clinch but Fish keeps him there for the moment.
Nocon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nocon jumps guard but Fish turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nocon.
Fish unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nocon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nocon trying to stall but Fish improves his position.
Fish tries a knee to the head but Nocon blocks it.
Fish tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nocon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fish pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fish shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nocon pinned against the cage. Nocon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nocon fails with a takedown attempt.
Jon Paul Fish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filip Nocon.
Nocon misses with a double jab.
Fish avoids the head kick by Nocon.

Fish tries to keep at a distance but Nocon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fish landing knees to the body.
Nocon is breathing heavily.

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!
Fish misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Fish.

It looks like Filip Nocon has been cut.
Fish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fish connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nocon's face.
Fish lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nocon.
Fish lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fish is trying to drag Nocon to the mat but Nocon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fish misses with a body punch.
Nocon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fish.
Nocon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fish landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fish putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nocon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fish lands an elbow inside.
A body shot lands from Fish.
Nocon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fish with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fish obliges.
Fish lands a nice knee to the body.
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!

Fish gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fish landing some decent shots from guard.
Fish passes into half guard.
Fish working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Fish is looking for a kimura here.

Fish is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nocon sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish slows the pace down in half guard.
Fish is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nocon can do to turn this around?
Fish is trying to control the action in half guard but Nocon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fish controlling the action here.
Fish thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nocon's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fish stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fish looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Paul Fish dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Filip Nocon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Nocon misses with an uppercut. Fish saw that one coming.
Fish fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nocon throws a lazy right hand but Fish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fish takes one to the side of the head.
Nocon looks to land a combination but Fish avoids it well.
Nocon throws a jab when Fish was well out of range.
Nocon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fish tries to avoid it but Nocon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fish to the ground. Fish escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nocon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nocon tries to clinch
and Fish counters with a nice body shot.
Fish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nocon throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nocon stuffs the takedown attempt from Fish. Fish gets slowly back to his feet.

Fish drives through and clinches with Nocon against the cage.
Fish throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nocon blocks it with crossed arms.
Fish landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nocon prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Paul Fish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fish lands a knee to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fish here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Fish.
Fish scores with a knee to the head.
Fish creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nocon's defenses.
Fish is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fish lands a knee to the body.
Jon Paul Fish has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fish tries a knee to the head but Nocon blocks it.
A knee to the head by Fish.
Nice elbow from Fish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish lands a knee to the head.
Fish lands an elbow that stopped Nocon in his tracks for a moment.
Fish unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fish drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nocon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fish fails with a takedown attempt.
Nocon thows a leg kick but Fish checks it
and Fish counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nocon misses with a double jab

and Fish counters by moving into the clinch.
Jon Paul Fish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish has Nocon pressed against the cage, preventing Nocon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalling in the clinch from Nocon.
Nocon wants to get back to striking at distance but Fish won't allow it.
Fish drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Fish works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fish looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nocon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Filip Nocon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish content to stall in guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jon Paul Fish wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nocon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jon Paul Fish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Nocon does no damage.
Fish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nocon throws a combination that misses
and Fish counters with a flying knee. Nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Paul Fish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fish, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Jon Paul Fish!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Jon Paul Fish!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Jon Paul Fish!

Jon Paul Fish wins by unanimous decision!
Jon Paul Fish thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Nathan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Here comes the boom as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nathan
vs
Silva

180 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Nathan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nathan defends well and Silva ends up having to push Nathan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nathan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nathan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Nathan wants to break free but Silva has control.
Nathan fails to pull guard.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Nathan avoids the damage to the body.

Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nathan is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nathan is trying to stand up.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva with shots to the head and body - Nathan looks very uncomfortable down there.

Nathan is rocked!

It looks like Mike Nathan has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Oh Nathan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva cracks Nathan with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Silva!
In his post fight interview, George Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bimp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baptista Fadda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bimp
vs
Fadda

182 cm
19
194 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

183 cm
20
198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Bimp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Baptista Fadda!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fadda looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Fadda is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

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

Fadda is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bimp has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bimp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fadda on the ground.

Fadda seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bimp is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Baptista Fadda!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Vovkov (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!

Sloan
vs
Vovkov

170 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
27
174 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Sloan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vlad Vovkov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vovkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Sloan's head coaches at Finn Warriors Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sloan throws a jab when Vovkov was well out of range.
Vovkov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sloan defends it nicely.
Sloan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vovkov.
Vovkov fails to land the takedown.
Vovkov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sloan pinned against the cage. Sloan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joe Sloan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Vovkov.
Vovkov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sloan avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan throws a hook but Vovkov blocks it.
Sloan pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Sloan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vovkov, pushing him back against the cage.

Sloan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloan thows a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sloan.
Sloan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vovkov counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan throws a right and a left that both miss.

Sloan rushes Vovkov and presses him up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Sloan.
Vovkov fails to pull guard.
Vovkov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sloan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vovkov fails to pull guard.
Vovkov tries to pull guard but Sloan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sloan has had enough of the clinch but Vovkov keeps him there for the moment.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan stuffs the takedown attempt from Vovkov. Vovkov gets slowly back to his feet.
Vovkov slips under a jab from Sloan.
Vovkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloan wants to slow Vovkov down by chopping away at his legs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vovkov.
Sloan throws a hook to the side of Vovkov's head but Vovkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vovkov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sloan thinking.
Sloan misses with a body shot.
Vovkov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sloan circles away.
Sloan misses with a series of wild punches.
Vovkov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sloan avoids it really well and circles away.
Joe Sloan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vovkov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sloan circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vovkov shoots in for a double leg but Sloan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vovkov shoots in looking for a takedown. Sloan tries to sprawl out of it but Vovkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sloan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sloan throws a body punch but Vovkov moves out of range.
Sloan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vovkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloan throws out a leg kick but Vovkov moves out of range and Sloan only half commits.
Vovkov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sloan avoids it really well and circles away.
Joe Sloan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Vovkov.
Sloan stuns Vovkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan throws a body punch but Vovkov moves out of range.
A cross from Sloan lands.
Sloan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vovkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Sloan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vovkov fails to pull guard.

Sloan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vovkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vovkov ducks under a wild hook from Sloan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vovkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vovkov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sloan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vovkov.
Vovkov is breathing heavily.
Sloan throws a body punch but Vovkov moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloan lands a nice shot to the body.
Sloan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vovkov moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan throws the left hand but Vovkov avoids the punch easily.
Vovkov throws the left hand but Sloan avoids the punch easily.
Sloan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vovkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Vovkov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Vovkov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sloan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vovkov.

Vovkov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sloan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vovkov on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vovkov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Vovkov is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Vovkov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sloan has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Sloan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sloan looks to score with a jab to the body but Vovkov is just out of range.
Vovkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vovkov shoots in for a takedown but Sloan shows good takedown defense.
Vovkov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sloan circles away.
Joe Sloan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Vovkov.
A combination from Sloan does no damage.
Sloan throws the left hand but Vovkov avoids the punch easily.
Sloan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Sloan forces Vovkov back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan slows down the pace here.
Sloan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Sloan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Vovkov is trying to keep an underhook but Sloan manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Vovkov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Vovkov actively working from the bottom here.
Sloan tries to stand and escape but Vovkov is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan wants to pass the guard but Vovkov is defending well.
Sloan wants to stand but Vovkov has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Vovkov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sloan pulls his head out easily.

Vovkov actively working from the bottom here.
Sloan is keen to just control but Vovkov is a slippery customer.

Vovkov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vovkov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vovkov is not content to let Sloan control the position.

Vovkov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sloan pulls his head out easily.

Vovkov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sloan trying to control the action but Vovkov is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vovkov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Vovkov is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Sloan is tapping! Great win for Vovkov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Vlad Vovkov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Watership Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slicky McGrease (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Down comes to the cage accompanied by Tick Tick Boom. McGrease has chosen I'm a beast as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Down
vs
McGrease

180 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Watership Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Slicky McGrease!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrease swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McGrease swinging wildly here.

McGrease darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Down on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Down tries to get out of the position.
Down works his way to full guard. Good work.
Down trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Down escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McGrease gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Down has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McGrease trying to stand up but can't free himself from Down's guard.
Down looking to hit a scissor sweep but McGrease is one step ahead there.
McGrease has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Down is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Down pushes McGrease off and gets back to his feet.
A combination from McGrease does no damage.
McGrease misses with a wild combination.
McGrease stuffs the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Down is defended easily by McGrease.
Down fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Watership Down. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGrease throws a series of punches but Down avoids them all with ease.

McGrease shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Down is trying to defend but McGrease finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrease not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Down wants to get back to full guard.
Down works his way to full guard. Good work.
McGrease wants to stand and escape but instead Down has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGrease wants to get back to his feet but Down is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Down lands a couple of digs.
Down trying to control but McGrease is working from the bottom.
McGrease wants to stand but Down is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McGrease should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Down grinds an elbow into McGrease's temple.
McGrease bucks up and tries to throw Down off but instead Down has got his back!
McGrease is trying to get back to his feet but Down has full control of the position and if anything, McGrease has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Down has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, McGrease has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Down connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for McGrease to escape the position.
Down lands shots from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGrease trying to get back to his feet but Down is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down punishes McGrease with strikes from the back mount.
Down throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting McGrease!
Down softening up his opponent with strikes here.
McGrease wants to escape the position.
McGrease trying to get back to his feet but Down is in full control for now.
McGrease looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
McGrease is trying to get back to his feet but Down has full control of the position and if anything, McGrease has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

McGrease preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Down.
Down has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for McGrease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Watership Down dominated that 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.

Down closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McGrease prevents Down from improving position.
Down working the body and head with strikes.
We've been informed that McGrease has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McGrease bucks up and tries to throw Down off but instead Down has got his back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Down.
Down 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.
McGrease is covering up but some of the strikes from Down are getting through and doing damage.
Down softening up his opponent with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGrease is trying to get back to his feet but Down has full control of the position and if anything, McGrease has just worked his way into a worse spot.
McGrease is in bad spot here.
Down wants to control but McGrease is keeping busy.
Down scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. McGrease is looking for a way out.
Down lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrease takes a big shot to the side of the head.
McGrease really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Down. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McGrease is trying to stand back up.

Down is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. McGrease knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften McGrease for a finish.
The referee is taking a good look at McGrease as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Down!
Down landing with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Down is working for a rear naked choke. McGrease is not defending it well and Down has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! McGrease refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of McGrease's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Watership Down!
Our winner, Watership Down, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Slicky McGrease spoke after the fight, saying 'He was lucky.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greer Leonardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greer Leonardson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Alonso
vs
Leonardson

176 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
139 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Alonso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Greer Leonardson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardson thows a leg kick but Alonso checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Leonardson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alonso misses with a wild combination.
Leonardson misses with a double jab.
Greer Leonardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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

Leonardson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alonso has managed to free his arm - good work.

Leonardson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alonso on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alonso tries to get out of the position.
Alonso wants to control but Leonardson is keeping busy.

Leonardson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Leonardson prevents Alonso from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardson wants to take a breather but Alonso is having none of it.
Alonso wants to control but Leonardson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alonso throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Leonardson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alonso does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alonso missing with punches from the bottom.
Alonso tries to kick Leonardson off but Leonardson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leonardson is thwarting Alonso's attempts to control the position.

Leonardson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Leonardson throws a sloppy body shot
and Alonso counters with a three punch combo that has Leonardson backing up. Leonardson nods at Alonso to acknowledge the strikes.
Leonardson avoids the head kick by Alonso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardson misses with a double jab
and Alonso counters with a three punch combo that has Leonardson backing up. Leonardson nods at Alonso to acknowledge the strikes.
Alonso misses with a double jab.
A low kick from Leonardson is predictable there
and Alonso counters with a left and a right that stings Leonardson.
Leonardson darts in looking for a takedown but Alonso gets double underhooks and turns Leonardson into the cage.
Leonardson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Alonso manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alonso takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Pablo Alonso has been cut.
Leonardson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alonso counters with a straight right hand.
Leonardson misses with a double jab
and Alonso counters with a three punch combo that has Leonardson backing up. Leonardson nods at Alonso to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick from Leonardson lands but Alonso takes it in his stride.
A combination from Leonardson does no damage.
Alonso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leonardson circles away quickly and effectively.
Leonardson shoots in looking for a takedown but Alonso manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leonardson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Leonardson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alonso lands with a kick to the ribs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leonardson is defended easily by Alonso.
Pablo Alonso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greer Leonardson.
Alonso scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Leonardson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alonso counters with a nice uppercut.
Alonso avoids the head kick by Leonardson.
Leonardson lands a high kick!

Alonso is rocked!
Leonardson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alonso at a distance.
Oh Alonso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alonso is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alonso is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Leonardson Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Alonso is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Greer Leonardson!
During a confident post fight interview, Greer Leonardson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gevorg Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lizandro Ibarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrosyan comes into the arena with No Turning Back - Stand and Fight blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Petrosyan
vs
Ibarra

185 cm
25
216 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

190 cm
24
220 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Gevorg Petrosyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lizandro Ibarra!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibarra throws a head kick that misses.
Ibarra fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ibarra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrosyan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Petrosyan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ibarra forces Petrosyan back against the cage and clinches.
Ibarra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Gevorg Petrosyan has been cut.
Ibarra is trying to break the clinch but Petrosyan has him pressed against the cage.
Petrosyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ibarra misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibarra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ibarra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petrosyan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ibarra has had enough of the clinch but Petrosyan keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Ibarra.
Ibarra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Petrosyan.
Ibarra takes an elbow to the temple.
Petrosyan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrosyan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ibarra up against the cage.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan lands with a nice combination. Ibarra backs away looking to recover.
Petrosyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrosyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Ibarra wants to clinch up but Petrosyan keeps it at a distance.
Petrosyan scores with a shot to the body.
Petrosyan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ibarra closes the distance but Petrosyan moves to the side

and Petrosyan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Petrosyan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Petrosyan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ibarra obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrosyan lands a damaging elbow.
Petrosyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibarra blocks an elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Ibarra lands an elbow that stopped Petrosyan in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra tries to land a knee to the head but Petrosyan blocks with his arms.
Ibarra wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petrosyan lands with a light punch inside.
Petrosyan lands with a short shot to the head.

Ibarra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrosyan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Petrosyan duly obliges.
Ibarra dives in for a single leg takedown but Petrosyan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ibarra missing with knees to the body.
Ibarra misses with an elbow strike.
Petrosyan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ibarra is defending well for now.
Petrosyan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ibarra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrosyan tries to land a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks with his arms.
Ibarra tries a knee to the head but Petrosyan blocks it.
Ibarra misses with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan tries a body shot but Ibarra blocks it.
Petrosyan trying to land knees to the body.

Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ibarra moves in looking to clinch but Petrosyan pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ibarra.
Ibarra looks winded!
Jab from Petrosyan.
Ibarra tries to clinch but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Ibarra is looking to clinch but Petrosyan is avoiding it.
Ibarra takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ibarra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gevorg Petrosyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lizandro Ibarra.
Ibarra takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Lizandro Ibarra has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrosyan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrosyan tests Ibarra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrosyan scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice shot by Petrosyan.

Ibarra is rocked!

Petrosyan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ibarra!
Ibarra is still in real trouble! Can Petrosyan finish him?
An elbow from Petrosyan crashes against the mat.
Ibarra seems to have recovered his senses.

Petrosyan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Petrosyan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra tries to improve position but can't.

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

Petrosyan tries for a kimura but Ibarra is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Petrosyan.

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

Petrosyan is trying to get an arm triangle but Ibarra is defending well.
Ibarra felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Petrosyan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ibarra, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gevorg Petrosyan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Petrosyan moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Petrosyan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petrosyan misses with some punches.
Ibarra connects with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ibarra connects with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Petrosyan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ibarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Petrosyan breaks from the clinch.
Petrosyan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ibarra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrosyan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Petrosyan staying out of range there.
Petrosyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibarra moves away.
Ibarra moves to clinch but Petrosyan breaks away
and Petrosyan counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosyan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrosyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrosyan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ibarra looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ibarra lands a high kick!
Petrosyan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ibarra swivels and escapes.
Ibarra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Petrosyan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ibarra throws a head kick but Petrosyan moves out of range.
Petrosyan wants to clinch up but Ibarra keeps it at a distance.
Ibarra tries a head kick but it misses.
Ibarra doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrosyan circles away.
Ibarra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gevorg Petrosyan is winning the standup battle so far.

Petrosyan moves into the clinch.
Ibarra lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibarra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ibarra is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan keeps control of Ibarra as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Ibarra breaks from the clinch.
Ibarra slips a straight right by Petrosyan.
Ibarra tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Petrosyan counters with a two punch combo.

Ibarra drives through and clinches with Petrosyan against the cage.
Ibarra avoids a wild elbow strike from Petrosyan.
Ibarra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

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

Petrosyan has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrosyan.
Petrosyan prevents Ibarra from breaking the clinch.
Petrosyan misses with a knee strike.
Ibarra scores with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan avoiding damage as Ibarra throws knees to the body.
Petrosyan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ibarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ibarra blocks an uppercut.
Petrosyan misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan misses with a knee to the head.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks it.
Ibarra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan misses with a hook from the clinch.

Petrosyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ibarra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ibarra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrosyan tries to land a leg kick but Ibarra saw it coming and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ibarra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrosyan takes a swing at Ibarra's ribcage but misses.
Petrosyan misses with a hook.
Ibarra slaps away a takedown attempt from Petrosyan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looks like Petrosyan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice sprawl there from Petrosyan as Ibarra shoots in.
Ibarra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrosyan cracks Ibarra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ibarra misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petrosyan looks to land a combination but Ibarra avoids it well.
Petrosyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ibarra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrosyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ibarra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrosyan.
Ibarra tries to score a power double leg takedown but Petrosyan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ibarra somewhat.
Good standup being displayed there by Petrosyan as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrosyan punishes Ibarra's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrosyan swinging wildly here.
Petrosyan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ibarra eats them both and turns towards Petrosyan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ibarra wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gevorg Petrosyan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

No joy there for Petrosyan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Petrosyan.
Ibarra tries to clinch but Petrosyan moves away
and Petrosyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ibarra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrosyan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibarra.
Ibarra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrosyan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Ibarra tries to keep at a distance but Petrosyan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petrosyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrosyan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Ibarra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrosyan tries a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks it.
Ibarra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ibarra.
Petrosyan lands a left hand.
Ibarra scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibarra tries to break free but Petrosyan pushes him back against the cage.
Ibarra tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrosyan avoids the damage to the body.
Ibarra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrosyan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibarra.
Ibarra looking to throw knees to the head but Petrosyan is blocking nicely.
Ibarra tries to land a knee to the head but Petrosyan blocks with his arms.
Ibarra missing with knees to the body.
Ibarra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrosyan.
Ibarra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petrosyan missing with knees to the body.
Ibarra avoids a wild elbow strike from Petrosyan.

Ibarra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ibarra throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Petrosyan's waist but Petrosyan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ibarra off to one side.
Ibarra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ibarra walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra walks into a jab.

Petrosyan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Petrosyan misses with an elbow strike.

Ibarra breaks the clinch.
Petrosyan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrosyan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ibarra throws a head kick that misses.
Petrosyan scores with a shot to the body.
Petrosyan misses with a body shot.
Ibarra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrosyan.
Ibarra goes for a double leg but Petrosyan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Petrosyan continues to drive forward.
Petrosyan managing to block the knees to the body from Ibarra.
A short uppercut from Petrosyan.
A right handed body shot lands from Petrosyan.
Ibarra is trying desperately to land a takedown but Petrosyan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ibarra.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petrosyan.

Petrosyan manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petrosyan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrosyan circles away.
Petrosyan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Petrosyan closes the distance and clinches.
Ibarra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrosyan.
Ibarra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petrosyan avoiding damage as Ibarra throws knees to the body.
Lizandro Ibarra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ibarra is trying to break the clinch but Petrosyan is controlling him.

Petrosyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ibarra takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Ibarra shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Petrosyan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Petrosyan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Petrosyan wants to control but Ibarra postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrosyan is looking for a sweep.
Ibarra with the ground and pound but Petrosyan regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrosyan is looking for a sweep. Ibarra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Ibarra is working for a kimura but Petrosyan is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrosyan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ibarra.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gevorg Petrosyan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrosyan, 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 William Gold scores the fight for Gevorg Petrosyan!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Gevorg Petrosyan!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Gevorg Petrosyan!

Gevorg Petrosyan wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Gevorg Petrosyan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tinker Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayila Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Bell
vs
Obasi

183 cm
24
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
33
200 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tinker Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ayila Obasi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obasi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bell looks for a takedown but Obasi sprawls well.

Bell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Obasi is looking for a sweep.
Obasi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Obasi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bell is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rift Fighting Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Obasi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bell sees it coming and defends easily.

Obasi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bell keeping control of the position.

Obasi is trying to work for a kimura but Bell is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Obasi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bell sees it coming and defends easily.

Obasi seems to be looking for submissions.
Bell is looking for a sweep. Obasi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bell preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Obasi is working for an americana but Bell has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Obasi was thinking about the submission.
Obasi won't allow Bell to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Obasi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Obasi stopping the sweep attempt from Bell.

Obasi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bell has escaped and now he's on top!
Obasi keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.

Obasi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Obasi on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bell is posturing up here but Obasi has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Bell tries to roll out but it's too tight and Bell has to tap! Slick submission there by Obasi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ayila Obasi!
Ayila Obasi 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.