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Undercard bout

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

Kurtisevic
vs
Rocky

173 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mate Kurtisevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Rocky!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rocky pushes Kurtisevic up against the cage in a clinch.
Kurtisevic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rocky wants to get back to striking at distance but Kurtisevic won't allow it.
Kurtisevic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rocky's efforts to push away.
Rocky tries to circle away but Kurtisevic has him pinned against the cage.
Kurtisevic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocky.
Rocky trying to land knees to the body.
Kurtisevic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rocky's efforts to push away.
Rocky working hard to break the clinch.
Kurtisevic prevents Rocky from breaking the clinch.
Rocky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rocky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rocky avoiding damage as Kurtisevic throws knees to the body.
Rocky working hard to break the clinch.
Kurtisevic lands an elbow just above Rocky 's eye.
Our sources have told us that Kurtisevic has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kurtisevic trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtisevic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rocky is trying to break the clinch but Kurtisevic has him pressed against the cage.
Kurtisevic blocking some punches.
Rocky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kurtisevic avoids it.
Kurtisevic landing knees to the body.
Kurtisevic trying to control the position but instead, Rocky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kurtisevic into the cage.
Rocky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rocky tries to throw a body punch but Kurtisevic avoids it by throwing Rocky back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kurtisevic.
Rocky is trying to break the clinch but Kurtisevic is controlling him.
Kurtisevic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rocky stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocky misses with a body punch.
Rocky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Rocky breaks the clinch.
Rocky keeps the fight on the outside.
Rocky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kurtisevic circles away quickly and effectively.
Rocky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Rocky closes the distance and clinches.
Rocky is trying to break free.
Rocky avoiding damage as Kurtisevic throws knees to the body.
Kurtisevic scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kurtisevic lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kurtisevic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kurtisevic.
Kurtisevic throws an elbow but it misses.
Kurtisevic lands an elbow inside.
Rocky working hard to break the clinch.
Kurtisevic stalls.
Kurtisevic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rocky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kurtisevic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtisevic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocky.
Rocky takes an elbow to the temple.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kurtisevic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rocky is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Rocky breaks from the clinch.
Rocky misses with a double jab
and Kurtisevic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kurtisevic tries to clinch but Rocky is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurtisevic scores with a leg kick.
Kurtisevic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kurtisevic darts in trying to clinch

and Rocky counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rocky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mate Kurtisevic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rocky takes a swing at Kurtisevic's ribcage but misses.
Rocky cracks Kurtisevic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rocky throws a leg kick but Kurtisevic moved away.
Kurtisevic tries to clinch up but Rocky circles away and keeps his distance.
Kurtisevic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rocky in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rocky keeps the fight on the outside.
Rocky just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurtisevic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kurtisevic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mate Kurtisevic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rocky keeps the fight on the outside.
Kurtisevic tries to clinch but Rocky is having none of it.
Mate Kurtisevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocky throws a series of punches but Kurtisevic moves out of range.

Rocky clinches up with Kurtisevic and pushes him back against the cage.
Kurtisevic tries to stall but Rocky uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kurtisevic lands an elbow that stopped Rocky in his tracks for a moment.
Mate Kurtisevic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rocky dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rocky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kurtisevic has him pressed against the cage.
Rocky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rocky swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Rocky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kurtisevic wants to clinch up but Rocky keeps it at a distance.
Kurtisevic connects with a leg kick. Rocky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Rocky has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtisevic has Rocky pressed against the cage, preventing Rocky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rocky takes an elbow to the temple.
Kurtisevic lands an elbow that stopped Rocky in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Kurtisevic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Kurtisevic.
Kurtisevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocky controls his hands.
Kurtisevic misses with an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kurtisevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rocky looking to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurtisevic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocky tries to break the clinch but Kurtisevic is controlling the position.
Kurtisevic missing with knees to the body.
Rocky is trying to break free.
Kurtisevic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rocky avoids it.
Rocky is looking to break free of the clinch but Kurtisevic has double underhooks.
Rocky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rocky tries to break the clinch but Kurtisevic is controlling the position.
Kurtisevic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rocky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kurtisevic throws an elbow that misses.
Kurtisevic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kurtisevic tries to land knees in the clinch but Rocky avoids the damage to the body.
Rocky can't break the clinch.
Kurtisevic tries to land knees in the clinch but Rocky avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rocky prevents a body shot from Kurtisevic.
Kurtisevic tries to land knees in the clinch but Rocky avoids the damage to the body.
Kurtisevic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rocky avoids it.
Kurtisevic managing to block the knees to the body from Rocky.
Kurtisevic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rocky's efforts to push away.
Kurtisevic stalling in the clinch but Rocky improves position.
Rocky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurtisevic missing with knees to the body.
Rocky cracks Kurtisevic with a nice body shot.
Kurtisevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocky controls his hands.
Rocky wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kevin Rocky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rocky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurtisevic was well out of range. Poor timing from Rocky.
Rocky digs a good hook to Kurtisevic's body.
Rocky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurtisevic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kurtisevic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rocky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rocky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rocky throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kurtisevic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kurtisevic is looking to slow Rocky down with leg kicks.
Kurtisevic is looking to clinch but Rocky is avoiding it.
Rocky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Rocky tries to keep at a distance but Kurtisevic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kurtisevic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rocky avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtisevic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rocky prevents a body shot from Kurtisevic.
Kurtisevic pushes off an throws an elbow but Rocky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rocky has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kurtisevic.
Kurtisevic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rocky.
Kurtisevic keeps control of Rocky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kurtisevic has Rocky pushed against the cage.
Kurtisevic trying to control the position but instead, Rocky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kurtisevic into the cage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rocky keeps the fight on the outside.
Rocky throws a lazy head kick
and Kurtisevic counters with a head kick.
Rocky misses with a head kick.
Kurtisevic tries to clinch there but Rocky circles away.
Kurtisevic blocks the body kick.
Kurtisevic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rocky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurtisevic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rocky avoids the head kick by Kurtisevic.
Kurtisevic tries to clinch
and Rocky counters with a straight right hand.
Kurtisevic looks to clinch
and Rocky counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocky keeps the fight on the outside.

Rocky clinches up against the cage.
Kurtisevic keeps control of Rocky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rocky slows down the pace here.
Kurtisevic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Rocky fails to land.
Rocky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurtisevic looking to stall.
Rocky blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtisevic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rocky stalling.
Rocky blocks a body shot from Kurtisevic.
Rocky is trying to push Kurtisevic away but Kurtisevic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rocky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rocky taking a breather.
Kurtisevic struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocky controls his hands.
Rocky tries to circle away but Kurtisevic has him pinned against the cage.
Rocky trying to control the position but instead, Kurtisevic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rocky into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kurtisevic is pushing Rocky up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kevin Rocky.
I think Rocky has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Mate Kurtisevic!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Mate Kurtisevic!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight as a draw!

Mate Kurtisevic wins by majority decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Pietrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Quartz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Igor Pietrov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Igor Pietrov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Pietrov
vs
Quartz

193 cm
18
221 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Pietrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Quartz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Quartz. Those never looked like landing.
Quartz dives in and grabs Pietrov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pietrov pushes down on Quartz's head and hops out.
Quartz tries for a takedown but Pietrov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Quartz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pietrov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Quartz throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Pietrov works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Quartz 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.
Quartz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pietrov trying to control but Quartz postures up.
Quartz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quartz trying to control the pace.
Quartz trying to control from Pietrov's half guard. Pietrov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pietrov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quartz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pietrov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pietrov is trying to keep Quartz in close.
Quartz postures up in Pietrov's guard and throws a big left but Pietrov blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quartz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Quartz trying to control the position from guard on top but Pietrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pietrov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pietrov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Benny Quartz.
Quartz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Igor Pietrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Quartz.

Quartz moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrov wants a takedown but no success here.
Pietrov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Quartz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pietrov.
Pietrov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Quartz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Quartz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pietrov sprawls well. Pietrov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Quartz gets slowly back to his feet.

Quartz instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrov is looking to take this one to the mat.

Pietrov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Quartz is pushing Pietrov's head away, looking to escape. Pietrov manages to hold on to the position though.

Pietrov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pietrov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pietrov is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quartz wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pietrov is looking to take a break and control but Quartz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quartz is pushing Pietrov's head away, looking to escape. Pietrov manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Quartz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pietrov.
No joy there for Quartz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quartz doesn't manage to clinch there - Pietrov circles away.
A head kick by Quartz misses

and Pietrov counters by clinching up.

Pietrov successfully pulls guard.
Quartz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quartz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quartz with a nice head shot there.
Pietrov is adopting a defensive guard.
Quartz throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quartz trying to control but Pietrov is working from the bottom.
Quartz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pietrov controls Quartz momentarily but Quartz frees himself.
Quartz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Quartz stays in close to Pietrov's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Benny Quartz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quartz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quartz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pietrov's waist but Pietrov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Quartz off to one side.
Pietrov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quartz.
Quartz wants to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quartz.
Igor Pietrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Quartz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quartz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice sprawl there from Pietrov as Quartz shoots in.
Quartz closes the distance looking to clinch

and Pietrov counters by moving into the clinch.

Pietrov successfully pulls guard.
Quartz trying to control but Pietrov is working from the bottom.
Quartz looking to sit in guard and control but Pietrov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quartz keeping full guard, as Pietrov tries to pass.
Pietrov pushing down on Quartz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Benny Quartz has got the better of the ground game so far.

Pietrov maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Quartz could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Pietrov has cracked it and Quartz is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Pietrov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Igor Pietrov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Jenen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Joseph Kingsman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jenen
vs
Joseph Kingsman

182 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

198 cm
25
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Jenen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Joseph Kingsman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingsman doesn't manage to clinch there - Jenen circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Kingsman as Jenen shoots in.

Jenen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jenen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kingsman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kingsman wants to improve his position but Jenen is controlling well.
Jenen trying to control from half guard but Kingsman is working away.
Jenen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kingsman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenen trying to advance position but Kingsman counters by regaining guard.
Kingsman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kingsman is looking to stand up but Jenen isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsman has momentary wrist control but Jenen slips an elbow through the middle.
Jenen trying to control but Kingsman is working from the bottom.
Kingsman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jenen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brian Jenen.
Jenen shoots for a double leg takedown but Kingsman sprawls well. He's pushed Jenen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kingsman closes the distance and clinches.
Jenen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kingsman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jenen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jenen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kingsman uses from the top position.

Jenen working for a triangle but Kingsman defends it easily.
Kingsman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Jenen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingsman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jenen's head.
Jenen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kingsman is one step ahead there.

Jenen is working an open guard so Kingsman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jenen is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingsman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kingsman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kingsman wants it to stay on the feet.
Jenen needs to keep his hands up - Kingsman had a free shot at his head there.
Jenen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kingsman sprawls well. Kingsman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jenen gets slowly back to his feet.
Kingsman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jenen circles away quickly and effectively.
Lucas Joseph Kingsman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingsman scores with a nice head shot.
Kingsman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jenen circles away quickly and effectively.
Kingsman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kingsman!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingsman cracks Jenen with a right hand to the side of the head.

Jenen is rocked!

Kingsman rushes Jenen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jenen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kingsman just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenen fails to pull guard.

Kingsman jumps into guard, dragging Jenen to the mat.
Jenen looking to sit in guard and control but Kingsman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jenen being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jenen keeping moving, preventing Kingsman from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kingsman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kingsman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jenen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Joseph Kingsman 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.

Kingsman looks to land a combination but Jenen avoids it well.
Jenen fails with a takedown attempt.
Jenen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kingsman but Kingsman pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Kingsman moves into the clinch.
Jenen tries to pull guard but Kingsman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Jenen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jenen pulls guard.
Jenen controls Kingsman momentarily but Kingsman frees himself.
Kingsman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brian Jenen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenen working a defensive guard here.
Kingsman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingsman wants to stand but Jenen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kingsman stands and throws Jenen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kingsman working away.
Jenen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jenen is trying to get back to half guard.
Kingsman lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingsman working the ground and pound.
Jenen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kingsman connects with a decent elbow.

Kingsman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jenen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kingsman off and has taken his back!

Jenen looking for the choke but no joy.
Even with his hooks in, Jenen manages to miss with strikes from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kingsman is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Kingsman holding both Jenen 's hands and preventing any damage.
Kingsman is in bad spot here.
Kingsman keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingsman looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jenen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingsman is in bad spot here.

Kingsman is squirming around looking to escape but he's just wriggling himself into more trouble. Jenen sinks in the hooks and manages to tighten his grip on a rear naked choke. Kingsman has no choice but to tap and Jenen jumps to his feet to celebrate and slick submission win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brian Jenen!
A victorious Brian Jenen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdeno Chara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivo Miletic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miletic has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Zdeno Chara has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Chara
vs
Miletic

206 cm
19
263 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
290 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zdeno Chara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivo Miletic!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miletic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miletic dodges the punch combination from Chara.
Miletic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chara as he jumps to the side.
Miletic throws a combination that misses

and Chara counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Miletic down! Chara is looking to finish but Miletic is intelligently defending himself.
Miletic looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chara throws a big elbow that misses.
Chara with a nice head shot there.
Chara wants to control from the top but Miletic keeps moving.
Chara is looking to work some ground and pound but Miletic has wrist control.
Chara looking to sit in guard and control but Miletic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chara keeping moving, preventing Miletic from controlling successfully.
Chara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miletic is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chara is trying to keep Miletic in close.
Chara is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.

Chara is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Miletic frees his head nicely. Oh but Chara has switched to an armbar! Miletic is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Zdeno Chara!
During a confident post fight interview, Zdeno Chara 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
80%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Ahuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre's entrance music is Tsunami. A fine choice. John Ahuna has the eye of the tiger tonight.

St Pierre
vs
Ahuna

182 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Ahuna!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre throws a nice head kick!
St Pierre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
St Pierre throws a nice head kick!
Ahuna looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pierre is fending him off so far but Ahuna persists. Nope, St Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.
St Pierre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ahuna's head backwards.

St Pierre darts in and clinches Ahuna up against the cage.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
St Pierre is trying to pull guard but Ahuna turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahuna has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by St Pierre after a bit of a struggle.
Ahuna is trying to pull guard but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
Jonathan St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Ahuna.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Ahuna is blocking nicely.

St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and St Pierre duly obliges.
St Pierre throws a leg kick which misses Ahuna's front leg but catches the back leg as Ahuna tries to avoid it.
Ahuna shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St Pierre pinned against the cage. St Pierre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
St Pierre has been working on his balance at Lawson MMA (UK), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Ahuna.
A head kick misses from St Pierre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and St Pierre duly obliges.
Ahuna avoids the head kick by St Pierre.
Ahuna tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but St Pierre defends well and Ahuna ends up having to push St Pierre into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
St Pierre wants a takedown.

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

Ahuna gets tackled into the cage by St Pierre. St Pierre maintains the clinch.

St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ahuna swivels and escapes.
Ahuna takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
St Pierre throws a combination. Ahuna tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
Ahuna has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
St Pierre throws a nice head kick!
St Pierre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ahuna is trying desperately to land a takedown but St Pierre is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ahuna.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ahuna is defended easily by St Pierre.
Ahuna shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Pierre as he avoids it easily.

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!
St Pierre lands an overhand right.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Ahuna, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes Ahuna against the cage but Ahuna circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ahuna as he avoids it easily.
St Pierre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ahuna misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jonathan St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

St Pierre gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ahuna to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ahuna is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

St Pierre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Ahuna slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
St Pierre is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ahuna tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
St Pierre gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Ahuna has hold of St Pierre's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and St Pierre manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahuna forces the positional change into back control.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Ahuna!
Jonathan St Pierre was interviewed post fight and said 'That guy is no joke. He caught me, but I promise I will come back stronger and make my way to the title.'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lexington Snape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snape is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DJ Tiësto - Carmina Burana: Remixed. The key to victory for Lucas Bane has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bane
vs
Snape

200 cm
20
283 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
285 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Affordable Quality
Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lexington Snape!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snape takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Snape on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Snape wants to clinch up but Bane keeps it at a distance.
Snape looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bane tests Snape's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bane lands a glancing blow to the side of Snape's head.
Snape tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Snape moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Snape.
Bane misses with some punches.
Snape connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bane's face.
Snape lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Lucas Bane has been cut.
Snape with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bane lands an uppercut.
Bane throws a head punch that misses.
Bane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Snape throws an elbow but it misses.
We've been informed that Snape has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bane lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Bane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snape tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bane avoids it.
Bane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Snapes head.
Snape gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Snape tries to land a knee to the head but Bane blocks with his arms.
Bane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bane takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Bane fails to land.
Snape looking to throw knees to the head but Bane is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Bane.

Bane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snape tries to clinch there but Bane circles away.
Bane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snape sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snape tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snape looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bane lands with a right hand.
Bane is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Snape tries to clinch but Bane moves away
and Bane counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bane scores with a crisp jab that stopped Snape in his tracks.
Bane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Snape slips under a jab from Bane.
Snape moves in looking to clinch but Bane pushes him off.

Snape takes the fight into the clinch.
Snape blocks an uppercut.
Snape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bane.
Snape blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bane misses with some punches.
Bane misses with the head strike.
Bane lands a body punch.
Bane lands a body shot.
Snape looks winded!
Snape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bane is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Bane fails to land.
Bane avoiding damage as Snape throws knees to the body.
Snape lands a knee to the head.
Bane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snape tries a knee to the head but Bane blocks it.
Snape blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bane misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bane scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Snape.
Snape with an attempt at a knee that misses.
I was talking to Bane's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bane gets through Snape's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snape's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Bane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bane with a hook.
Bane connects with a right hand. Snape shakes it off.

Snape is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snape is still on wobbly legs! Can Bane finish him?
Bane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Snape doesn't seem bothered though.
Snape tries to clinch there but Bane circles away.
Snape seems to have recovered his senses.
Bane just misses with a punch to the body.
Bane cracks Snape with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Snape steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bane.
Bane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Snape's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane scores with a nice strike.
Snape tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snape takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A shot to the liver by Bane. Beautiful body shot.
Bane lands a slapping body shot.
Bane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bane lands a slapping body shot.
Snape tries to clinch up.
Snape tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bane swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Snape gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bane lands a shoulder strike.
Snape throws an elbow that misses.
Bane lands a body punch.
Snape lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bane pushes Snape back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Snape throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Bane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Bane's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bane lands a left and a right that send Snape crashing to the mat, dazed. Bane thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snape is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bane connects with a nice looking jab.
Bane swats away the attempt to clinch by Snape.
Snape tries to clinch but Bane is having none of it.
Snape tries to close the distance and clinch but Bane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bane lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lucas Bane is winning the standup battle so far.
Snape wants to clinch but Bane slips to the side
and Bane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Snape.
Bane throws a nice looking combination but Snape bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snape tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bane misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Bane.
Bane misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snape looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lexington Snape is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bane moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snape.
Bane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snape can do to turn this around?
Snape tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bane counters with a right hand to the body.

Snape closes the distance and clinches.
Snape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bane.
Bane is trying to break the clinch but Snape has him pressed against the cage.
Lucas Bane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Snape lands an elbow just above Bane 's eye.
Snape misses with a knee strike.
Bane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bane.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snape.
Bane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snape tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Snape scores with a knee to the head.
Snape crunches a lovely knee into Bane's ribcage.
Snape tries a knee to the head but Bane blocks it.
Bane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Snape tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snape comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Snape landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Snape.
Bane takes a knee to the side of the body.
Snape utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Snape with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snape using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snape with a knee to the head.
Bane throws a head punch that misses.
Bane lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bane.
Snape tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bane avoids it.
Bane lands a nice uppercut.
Snape looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snape backwards.
Bane blocks the elbow strike.
Snape blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snape doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bane.
Bane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Snape looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bane scores with a shot to the side of Snape's head.
Bane takes an elbow to the temple.
Bane swings wildly with an uppercut but Snape uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snape throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snape creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Snape prevents Bane from breaking the clinch.
Bane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bane misses with the head strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Snape misses with a knee to the head.
Snape blocking some punches.
Bane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bane throws a punch but it's blocked by Snape.
Bane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Snapes head.
Snape lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Snape doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Snapes head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snape.
Bane avoids the elbow strike from Snape, against the cage.
Bane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snape tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bane misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lexington Snape will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lucas Bane's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Snape clinches up against the cage.
Bane is working Snape over against the cage.
Bane working hard to break the clinch.
Snape takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bane.
Bane struggles to land a body shot inside as Snape controls his hands.
Bane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bane tries to break the clinch but Snape is controlling the position.
Snape takes a shot to the head.
Snape tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Bane on the inside.
Bane scores with a shot to the side of Snape's head.
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!
Bane is trying to break the clinch but Snape has him pressed against the cage.
Bane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snape has him pressed against the cage.
Bane managing to block the knees to the body from Snape.
Snape tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bane digs a right hand into Snape's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Snape's gas tank.
Bane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bane.
Snape takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bane blocks an elbow strike from Snape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane blocks an elbow strike from Snape.
Bane lands with a left to the head.
Snape tries to land knees in the clinch but Bane avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bane digs a right hand into Snape's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Snape's gas tank.

Bane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snape at a distance.
Bane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Bane lands a left and a right that send Snape crashing to the mat, dazed. Bane thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bane connects with a body shot that sends Snape's belly button to the back.
Bane scores with a decent looking hook.
Snape takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Snape wants to clinch up but Bane keeps it at a distance.
Bane throws a right and a left that Snape avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snape closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snape looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Snape looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Snape moves in looking to clinch but Bane pushes him off.
Bane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Snape is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snape has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Snape tries to clinch up
and Bane counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bane. Snape does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane misses with a looping left.
Snape tries to clinch up.
Bane keeps the fight on the outside.
Snape closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bane stuns Snape with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bane missing with a left hand there. Snape was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snape on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bane connects with a right hand. Snape shakes it off.
Bane punishes Snape's body with a nice straight punch.
Snape fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Bane misses its intended target.
Bane connects with the punch.
Snape avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snape is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bane.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snape takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab from Bane.
Snape is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Bane. Those never looked like landing.
Snape tries to clinch
and Bane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Snape fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lexington Snape has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snape is looking to clinch but Bane is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snape walks into a straight right hand from Bane.
Snape tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snape has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Snape there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Bane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Lucas Bane!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Lucas Bane!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Lucas Bane!

Lucas Bane wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Lucas Bane, 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.