QFC Tournament 332 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stormtrooper Of Death (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Jhones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Of Death
vs
Jhones

182 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stormtrooper Of Death!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steven Jhones!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jhones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Of Death.
Of Death misses with a jab, cross combination.
Of Death misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Of Death misses with a combination
and Jhones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Of Death's knee momentarily.
Of Death fails to land with a series of punches.
Of Death throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Of Death fails to land with a series of punches.
Of Death throws a right and a left that both miss.
Of Death throws a series of punches but Jhones moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Of Death.
Of Death fails to land with a series of punches.
Of Death misses with a double jab.
Of Death throws a right hand that Jhones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jhones also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Death will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Of Death swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jhones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jhones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Of Death misses with a combination
and Jhones counters with a low kick, right behind Of Death 's knee.
Of Death is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Of Death. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Of Death misses.
Of Death will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Of Death misses with a few strikes there.
Of Death throws a combination that misses
and Jhones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Of Death tries to bum rush Jhones with a series of wild strikes but Jhones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stormtrooper Of Death seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Death rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jhones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Death throws a right hand that Jhones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jhones also avoids with ease.
Jhones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Of Death.
Of Death misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
No joy there for Of Death, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Of Death.
Of Death tries to bum rush Jhones with a series of wild strikes but Jhones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Of Death rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jhones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Of Death misses with a combination
and Jhones counters with a low kick, right behind Of Death 's knee.
Of Death throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Of Death. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Of Death.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Death falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Of Death fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Of Death, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Of Death throws a nice looking combination but Jhones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Of Death swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jhones slips a jab and a cross from Of Death.
Of Death throws a nice looking combination but Jhones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Of Death falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jhones counters with a thumping low kick.
Jhones dodges the punch combination from Of Death.
Of Death misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Death throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jhones counters with a good low kick that Of Death was not able to check.
Of Death throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jhones.
Of Death throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jhones counters with a good low kick that Of Death was not able to check.
No joy there for Of Death, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Of Death fails to land with a series of punches.
Of Death swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jhones counters with a low kick, right behind Of Death 's knee.
Sloppy strikes from Of Death. Those never looked like landing.
Jhones dodges the punch combination from Of Death.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Death throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jhones counters with a thumping low kick.
Of Death throws a combination that misses
and Jhones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Death throws a nice looking combination but Jhones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Of Death swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Of Death misses with a double jab
and Jhones counters with a leg kick.
Of Death lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jhones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jhones slips a jab and a cross from Of Death.
No joy there for Of Death, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Of Death throws a right and a left that Jhones avoids nicely.
Of Death misses with the combination.
Of Death misses with a jab, cross combination.
Of Death throws a nice looking combination but Jhones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stormtrooper Of Death is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Of Death throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Of Death swinging wildly here.
Of Death throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jhones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Death misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Of Death swinging wildly here.
A combination from Of Death does no damage.
Of Death swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jhones counters with a nice leg kick.
Of Death throws a series of punches but Jhones avoids them all with ease.
Jhones slips a jab and a cross from Of Death.
Of Death looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Of Death throws a combination that misses
and Jhones counters with a thumping low kick.
Of Death swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jhones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Of Death misses with a double jab
and Jhones counters with a low kick, right behind Of Death 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Death falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Of Death misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Of Death misses with a combination
and Jhones counters with a leg kick.
Of Death tries to bum rush Jhones with a series of wild strikes but Jhones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Of Death falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jhones counters with a good low kick that Of Death was not able to check.
Of Death swinging wildly here.
Of Death swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jhones counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Death misses with a two punch combination.
Of Death swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Death misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Of Death swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Of Death misses.
Of Death throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Of Death throws a right and a left that Jhones avoids nicely.
A combination from Of Death does no damage.
Of Death throws a nice looking combination but Jhones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jhones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Of Death rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jhones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Of Death throws a right hand that Jhones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jhones also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Death swinging wildly here.
Of Death swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Of Death throws a right and a left that Jhones avoids nicely.
Of Death is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Of Death misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stormtrooper Of Death is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jhones dodges the punch combination from Of Death.
Some wild striking there from Of Death.
A combination from Of Death does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Death throws a combination that misses
and Jhones counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stormtrooper Of Death dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Of Death throws a nice looking combination but Jhones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jhones avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Of Death, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Of Death tries to bum rush Jhones with a series of wild strikes but Jhones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Of Death misses with the combination.
A combination from Of Death does no damage.
Of Death throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jhones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
No joy there for Of Death, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Of Death throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jhones counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Of Death misses with a double jab
and Jhones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Death misses with a jab, cross combination.
Of Death throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jhones.
Of Death throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jhones counters with a leg kick.
Of Death throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jhones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Of Death's knee momentarily.
Of Death throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jhones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Of Death misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Of Death throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jhones counters with a low kick, right behind Of Death 's knee.
Of Death will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Of Death fails to land with a series of punches.
Jhones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Of Death.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Death throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jhones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Of Death throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Of Death misses with a series of wild punches.
Of Death throws a right and a left that both miss.
Of Death throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jhones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Of Death's knee momentarily.
Of Death throws a right hand that Jhones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jhones also avoids with ease.
Of Death throws a right hand that Jhones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jhones also avoids with ease.
Of Death rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jhones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Death throws a series of punches but Jhones avoids them all with ease.
Of Death misses with a double jab
and Jhones counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Death looks to land a combination but Jhones avoids it well.
Of Death throws a series of punches but Jhones moves out of range.
Of Death tries to bum rush Jhones with a series of wild strikes but Jhones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Of Death misses with a few strikes there.
Of Death throws a series of punches but Jhones moves out of range.
Of Death throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jhones.
A punch combination from Of Death misses.
Of Death throws a combination that misses
and Jhones counters with an inside leg kick.
Of Death looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Of Death misses with a double jab
and Jhones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Of Death throws a series of punches but Jhones moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Death misses with a series of wild punches.
Of Death throws a combination that misses
and Jhones counters with an outside leg kick.
Of Death throws a right hand that Jhones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jhones also avoids with ease.
Of Death throws a series of punches but Jhones avoids them all with ease.
Of Death misses with the combination.
Of Death misses with a series of wild punches.
Of Death throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jhones slips a jab and a cross from Of Death.
Steven Jhones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Of Death misses with a double jab
and Jhones counters with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stormtrooper Of Death showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Of Death has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Stormtrooper Of Death!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Stormtrooper Of Death!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Stormtrooper Of Death!

Stormtrooper Of Death wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryce Sharkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Howlett
vs
Sharkey

160 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Howlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bryce Sharkey!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharkey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Howlett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sharkey somewhat.
Howlett could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Howlett takes the fight into the clinch.
Sharkey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Howlett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sharkey jumps guard but Howlett turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
James Howlett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce Sharkey.
Sharkey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Howlett to keep the fight standing.

Howlett decides to pull guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sharkey looking to sit in guard and control but Howlett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Howlett slips nicely into half guard.
Howlett passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Howlett decides to stand back up.
Sharkey misses with a takedown attempt - Howlett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sharkey shoots and misses
and Howlett counters with a good, hard body kick but Sharkey shrugs it off.

Howlett has Sharkey up against the cage in a clinch.
Sharkey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Howlett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sharkey looks winded!

Howlett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Howlett moves into the clinch.
Sharkey missing with knees to the body.
Sharkey jumps guard but Howlett turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Howlett scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett managing to block the knees to the body from Sharkey.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Howlett.

Sharkey is fighting off a takedown attempt but Howlett is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sharkey to the mat. Sharkey regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howlett is pushing down on Sharkey's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sharkey is fighting to maintain full guard but Howlett has managed to sneak the leg through.
Still in half guard, Howlett seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howlett works his way into full mount!
Howlett sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howlett sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sharkey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Howlett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Howlett throwing strikes here but Sharkey is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Howlett has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because James Howlett wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Howlett drives through and clinches with Sharkey against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howlett holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Howlett dominated that round.
That's time! Howlett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Howlett clinches with his opponent.

Howlett breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sharkey.

Howlett pushes Sharkey up against the cage in a clinch.
Howlett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sharkey.
Howlett digs a right hand underneath Sharkey's ribcage. Sharkey let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Howlett ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Howlett no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Howlett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sharkey's guard.
Sharkey is breathing heavily.
Howlett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharkey has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Howlett has passed into side control.
Howlett taking a breather here.
Sharkey parries the strikes from Howlett easily there. Howlett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sharkey to escape.
Howlett working the ground and pound.
Howlett controls the position.
James Howlett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharkey takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Howlett decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sharkey to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Howlett turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Howlett manages to end up in side control.
Howlett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sharkey can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
An elbow from Howlett crashes against the mat.

Howlett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Howlett is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Howlett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Howlett is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Howlett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Howlett dominated that second round.
That's time! Howlett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sharkey slips under a jab.
Sharkey swats away the attempt to clinch by Howlett.
Howlett connects with a leg kick. Sharkey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Howlett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jab from Howlett.
Some wild striking there from Sharkey.
Sharkey looks to clinch
and Howlett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Howlett throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Howlett has managed to clinch.
Howlett lands a body shot.
Sharkey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Howlett - that landed with a thud.
Nice elbow from Howlett.

Sharkey is rocked!

It looks like Bryce Sharkey has been cut.

Howlett pulls guard.
Sharkey is still in real trouble! Can Howlett finish him?
Howlett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sharkey manages to get himself to full guard.
Howlett scoring with some ground and pound.
Howlett sitting in guard here, content to control.

Howlett drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Howlett jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Howlett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sharkey's head.
Howlett passes into half guard.
Howlett has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howlett unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Sharkey wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Howlett celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Howlett!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cap Bottle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Dedic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bottle
vs
Dedic

180 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
20
201 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cap Bottle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denis Dedic!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dedic dives in and grabs Bottle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bottle pushes down on Dedic's head and hops out.
Dedic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dedic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bottle blocks a head kick by Dedic.

Bottle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dedic's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dedic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bottle is one step ahead there.
Bottle tries to stand but Dedic is controlling from the bottom.
Bottle trying to control the position from guard on top but Dedic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottle is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dedic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Cap Bottle has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bottle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dedic as he jumps to the side.
Bottle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dedic misses with a takedown attempt - Bottle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Bottle has managed to clinch.
Bottle has Dedic pressed against the cage.
Dedic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bottle has picked Dedic up - he's going for a ride! Bottle dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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!
Dedic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bottle is working away from the top position though.
Dedic is trying to get back to full guard.
Bottle trying to mount his opponent but Dedic defends it.
Dedic is looking to control Bottle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dedic avoid being mounted?
Dedic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dedic is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dedic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bottle is working away from the top position though.
Dedic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bottle trying to control from half guard but Dedic is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dedic with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bottle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cap Bottle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Dedic.
Bottle stalling against the cage.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bottle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bottle passes into half guard.
Bottle wants to pass the guard but Dedic is defending well.
Dedic has his hands clasped together around Bottle's back. He's all about the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dedic trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cap Bottle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dedic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bottle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dedic somewhat.
Dedic shoots in but Bottle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bottle misses with a head kick.
Bottle swats away the attempt to clinch by Dedic.
Dedic connects with a body shot that sends Bottle's belly button to the back.

Bottle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bottle has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dedic is proving hard to escape from.
Bottle landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottle won't allow Dedic to get back to his feet.
Bottle wants to get up but he can't break Dedic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bottle trying to control but Dedic is working from the bottom.

Bottle drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dedic dives on top into guard.

Bottle is looking for a triangle but Dedic pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bottle wants to get back to his feet but Dedic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dedic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bottle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dedic.
Bottle is trying to stand up here but Dedic is controlling him well.
Dedic thows a huge punch but Bottle dodges it nicely.

Dedic is working for a submission of some sort.
Dedic stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dedic trying to control from half guard but Bottle is working away.
Dedic prevents Bottle from improving his position.
Dedic with the ground and pound but Bottle uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bottle is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Dedic stands up and waves to Bottle to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dedic tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Bottle counters with a takedown into side control.
Dedic misses with a strike from the bottom.
Bottle wants to stand but Dedic has his arm trapped.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dedic is looking for a sweep.
Cap Bottle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bottle trying to control the position but Dedic is working away.
Dedic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bottle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dedic defending against the ground and pound.
Dedic is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cap Bottle dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dedic is looking to clinch.
Dedic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bottle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bottle goes for a double leg but Dedic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dedic continues to drive forward.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bottle avoiding damage.
Bottle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dedic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bottle is trying to pull guard but Dedic has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cap Bottle. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bottle gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Dedic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dedic has control of Bottle's left arm, preventing Bottle from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dedic keeping moving, preventing Bottle from controlling successfully.
Bottle postures up.

Bottle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dedic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bottle has managed to get both his arms back between Dedic's legs - danger averted.
Dedic throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dedic is pulling down on Bottle's head to control his posture.
Bottle won't allow Dedic to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Bottle has gone for a leg lock! Dedic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bottle's guard.
Dedic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dedic stopping the sweep attempt from Bottle.
Dedic won't allow Bottle to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dedic stopping the sweep attempt from Bottle.
Bottle looking to control but Dedic passes into half guard.
Bottle is trying to maintain the position but Dedic is very close to passing his half guard.
Bottle wants to improve his position but Dedic is controlling well.
Bottle trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dedic trying to control the pace.

Cap Bottle has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dedic shoots in for a takedown but Bottle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Dedic clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Denis Dedic.
I think Bottle 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Cap Bottle!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Cap Bottle!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Cap Bottle!

Cap Bottle wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stone Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Dyrholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cold comes to the cage accompanied by Stone Cold Steve Austin Theme. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cold
vs
Dyrholm

190 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stone Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simon Dyrholm!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold tries to close the distance and clinch but Dyrholm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cold shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dyrholm but Dyrholm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cold really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Dyrholm moves into the clinch.
Cold is trying to stall.
Dyrholm comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Stone Cold has been cut.
Cold jumps guard but Dyrholm turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cold is trying to maintain a safe position but Dyrholm gets an underhook and turns Cold into the cage.

Dyrholm successfully pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dyrholm wants to sweep but no luck.
Cold trying to control but Dyrholm is working from the bottom.
Cold tries to free his leg and advance position but Dyrholm is retaining full guard.

Dyrholm has an active guard here but Cold has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyrholm is looking for a sweep. Cold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cold stalling away here and it's allowed Dyrholm to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cold wants to control from the top but Dyrholm keeps moving.

Dyrholm is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cold is aware though and is defending well.
Dyrholm wants to sweep but no luck.

Dyrholm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cold preventing the sweep.
Dyrholm looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold trying to control but Dyrholm is working from the bottom.
Dyrholm is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dyrholm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dyrholm keeping moving, preventing Cold from controlling successfully.
Cold is really struggling to control Dyrholm but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Dyrholm has closed the distance and engaged Cold in a clinch.
Cold wants to take the fight to the mat but Dyrholm manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stone Cold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cold tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dyrholm smiles and moves away.
Cold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dyrholm digs a good body shot into Cold's ribs.
Cold defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dyrholm.

Dyrholm clinches up with Cold and pushes him back against the cage.
Cold taking a breather.
Cold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cold drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dyrholm pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyrholm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cold.
Cold leaves Dyrholm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dyrholm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dyrholm wants it to stay on the feet.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dyrholm moves into the clinch.

Dyrholm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dyrholm stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Cold tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dyrholm defends well and Cold ends up having to push Dyrholm into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Dyrholm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stone Cold's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cold tries to keep at a distance but Dyrholm has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dyrholm will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cold up against the cage.
Cold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dyrholm.

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

Dyrholm instigates a clinch.

Dyrholm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cold throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dyrholm's waist but Dyrholm gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cold off to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dyrholm is defended easily by Cold.
Cold blocks a head kick by Dyrholm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold fails with a takedown attempt.
Cold keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cold has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dyrholm.
Cold slaps away a takedown attempt from Dyrholm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stone Cold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Dyrholm.
Dyrholm is breathing heavily.
Cold misses with a head kick.
Dyrholm closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dyrholm connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyrholm closes the distance and clinches up with Cold, looking for a takedown. Dyrholm pushes Cold against the cage but Cold circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dyrholm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cold shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dyrholm but Dyrholm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cold shoots in but Dyrholm avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Dyrholm.
Dyrholm punishes Cold's body with a nice straight punch.
Cold wants to clinch.

Dyrholm clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cold ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cold no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

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

Cold is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dyrholm must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dyrholm showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dyrholm is looking to stand up but Cold won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dyrholm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cold. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dyrholm cracks Cold with a solid left hand.
Cold looking for a sweep. Not yet Cold, not yet.
Cold will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dyrholm content to stall in guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Dyrholm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stone Cold's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dyrholm fails with a takedown attempt.
Dyrholm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cold's waist but Cold gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dyrholm off to one side.
Cold tries to clinch up but Dyrholm circles away and keeps his distance.
Dyrholm shoots in but Cold avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stone Cold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Dyrholm.
Cold throws a sloppy head kick and Dyrholm moves out of range easily.
Cold fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cold tries to clinch up.
Cold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dyrholm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horrible takedown by Dyrholm or perhaps it was just good defense by Cold which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Cold tries to keep at a distance but Dyrholm has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cold is working for takedown but Dyrholm is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dyrholm lands a good knee to the midsection. Cold won't want to take too many of those.

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

Dyrholm is looking for a triangle but Cold pushes his legs off easily.

Dyrholm looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cold has picked Dyrholm up and slammed him! Dyrholm can't keep hold of the triangle and Cold manages to pass to side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold working the ground and pound.
Cold has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dyrholm!
Dyrholm really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cold has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dyrholm's face.
BOOM! Cold connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cold tries to control but Dyrholm wriggling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cold looking for a guillotine from mount but Dyrholm is having none of it.
Dyrholm throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cold trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dyrholm is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyrholm is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Cold is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dyrholm has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dyrholm in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dyrholm tries to hold on but Cold postures up.
Stone Cold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dyrholm has left one of his arms exposed and Cold doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Dyrholm screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stone Cold!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wallid Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasile Crudu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crudu has chosen Treceti batalioane romane Carpatii as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Victor
vs
Crudu

183 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wallid Victor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vasile Crudu!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crudu but Crudu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crudu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crudu shoots in for a double leg but Victor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Victor. No joy for Crudu on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crudu is defended easily by Victor.
Wallid Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasile Crudu.

Crudu has managed to clinch.
Crudu misses with a short punch on the inside.

Crudu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Victor thuds his right hand into Crudu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Victor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crudu as he avoids it easily.
Crudu shoots in for a takedown but Victor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crudu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crudu dives in and grabs Victor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Victor pushes down on Crudu's head and hops out.

Victor has managed to clinch.
Crudu trying to stall but Victor improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Victor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Victor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Crudu uses from the top position.
Victor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Victor wants to stand but Crudu is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victor trying to control the position.
Victor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crudu is one step ahead there.
Crudu scoring with some ground and pound.
Crudu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crudu throwing strikes but missing.
Crudu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crudu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Victor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crudu is aware though and is defending well.
Victor is breathing heavily.
Crudu chips away with some ground and pound.
Crudu lands a couple of digs.
Crudu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crudu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crudu postures up in Victor's guard and throws a big left but Victor blocks it.
Crudu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crudu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crudu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crudu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Victor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crudu.
Crudu postures up and lands a big shot to Victor's brow.
Crudu scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crudu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crudu scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Victor working for a triangle but Crudu defends it easily.
Crudu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Crudu lands a couple of elbows.
Crudu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crudu lands a couple of digs.
Crudu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Crudu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crudu lands a couple of elbows.
Crudu connects with a couple of short punches.
Crudu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Victor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crudu postures up and lands a big shot to Victor's brow.
Crudu postures up and lands a big shot to Victor's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crudu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Victor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crudu connects with a couple of short punches.
Crudu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crudu lands a couple of elbows.
Crudu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Victor working for a triangle but Crudu defends it easily.
Crudu lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Victor trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Crudu throws a big right hand that misses.
Crudu scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasile Crudu 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.

Crudu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A slow jab from Victor misses its intended target.
Victor lands with a slapping head kick.
Crudu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Victor but Victor pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Crudu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Crudu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Crudu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Victor takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crudu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Victor manages to work his way to half guard, despite Crudu's best efforts.
Crudu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Victor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Victor could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Crudu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Victor is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor has hold of Crudu's hands but Crudu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crudu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crudu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Crudu working the head and body with strikes.
Crudu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Victor moves into full guard.
Crudu postures up.
Crudu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Victor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crudu.
Crudu lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crudu stands up over Victor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crudu chips away with some ground and pound.
Crudu connects with a couple of short punches.
Crudu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crudu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vasile Crudu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crudu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Crudu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crudu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crudu throws a big elbow that misses.
Crudu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Victor's head.
Crudu working some strikes from top position.
Victor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Victor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crudu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crudu postures up in Victor's guard and throws a big left but Victor blocks it.
Crudu lands a couple of elbows.
Crudu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Crudu wants to pass the guard but Victor is keeping the position.
Crudu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crudu chips away with some ground and pound.
Crudu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Victor's head.
Crudu advances position into side control!
Crudu cracks Victor with a big right hand but Victor just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Crudu scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crudu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Victor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Crudu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Crudu lands a few punches from side control.
Victor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crudu's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Crudu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crudu lands with a punch from half guard.
Crudu is nestled in close to Victor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Crudu slips a nice elbow through Victor's hands, connecting with Victor's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasile Crudu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Victor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Victor lands a jab to Crudu's midsection.

Victor has taken the fight to the clinch.

Victor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crudu darts in looking for a takedown but Victor gets double underhooks and turns Crudu into the cage.
A short right from Crudu.
Crudu is trying to drag Victor to the mat but Victor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Crudu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Victor has him pressed against the cage.
Victor blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Victor breaks the clinch.

Crudu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Victor's guard.
Crudu landing with the ground and pound.
Victor working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor wants to stand but Crudu is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crudu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Victor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crudu throws a big right hand that misses.
Crudu scoring with some ground and pound.
Crudu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Victor's head.
Crudu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Victor's head.
Crudu lands a couple of digs.
Crudu connects with a couple of short punches.

Victor working for a triangle but Crudu defends it easily.
Crudu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crudu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crudu works over Victor with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crudu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crudu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crudu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Crudu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crudu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Victor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crudu's guard.
Crudu keeping moving, preventing Victor from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Victor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crudu has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Victor is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Crudu has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Victor is trying to keep an underhook but Crudu manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Crudu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crudu 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.
Crudu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crudu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crudu thows a huge punch but Victor dodges it nicely.
Victor wants to get back to his feet.
Crudu working Victor over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crudu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crudu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Crudu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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!
Crudu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crudu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crudu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Victor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crudu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crudu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Victor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Victor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wallid Victor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vasile Crudu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Crudu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Vasile Crudu!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Vasile Crudu!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Vasile Crudu!

Vasile Crudu wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Vasile Crudu, 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Christopher Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Christopher
vs
Christopher Iii

191 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Christopher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timothy Christopher Iii!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christopher Iii misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Christopher Iii.
The ground and pound from Christopher Iii seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Christopher Iii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christopher keeps working.
Christopher Iii throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Christopher works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Christopher Iii is looking for a kimura but Christopher is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Christopher Iii to get the leverage.
Christopher Iii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Christopher Iii seems to be working for a kimura but Christopher defends the submission attempt.
Christopher Iii scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher looks like he's trying to stand up.
Christopher Iii working Christopher over with strikes.
Christopher Iii looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Christopher Iii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Christopher wants to control but Christopher Iii is keeping busy.
Christopher Iii lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher Iii trying to control from half guard but Christopher is working away.
Christopher Iii is thwarting Christopher's attempts to control the position.
Christopher is looking to improve his position.
Christopher Iii content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Christopher as he connects with a hook.
Christopher throws a low kick, looking for Christopher Iii's leg but Christopher Iii calmly moves out of range.
Christopher Iii dodges the punch combination from Christopher.
Christopher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christopher moves out of range as Christopher Iii throws a body kick.
Christopher Iii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Christopher Iii is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Christopher.
Christopher Iii is looking to land body kicks.

Christopher Iii dives in and scores a takedown into Christopher's guard.
Christopher Iii wants to control from the top but Christopher keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher Iii throws an elbow that misses. Christopher uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Christopher Iii's guard. Nice move by Christopher!
Christopher is working Christopher Iii over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christopher Iii controls Christopher momentarily but Christopher frees himself.
Christopher Iii has Christopher pulled in close to control his posture.
Christopher is looking to work some ground and pound but Christopher Iii has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christopher wants to control from the top but Christopher Iii keeps moving.
Christopher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Christopher throws a right hand that Christopher Iii ducks under and follows up with a left that Christopher Iii also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Christopher Iii.
Christopher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christopher Iii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Christopher.
Christopher Iii throws a half hearted mid kick.
Christopher Iii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christopher Iii misses with a kick to the body.
Christopher throws a one two combo.

Christopher Iii is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christopher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Christopher Iii scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Christopher wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christopher Iii not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Christopher Iii is taking a breather. Christopher says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Christopher Iii wants to take a breather but Christopher is having none of it.
Christopher Iii seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Christopher Iii takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Christopher Iii uses his free foot to push down on Christopher's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Christopher.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christopher wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Christopher Iii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopher blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christopher Iii landing punches.
Christopher Iii lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Christopher Iii lands a couple of good shots and Christopher has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Christopher Iii.
Christopher Iii throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Christopher Iii scores with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Christopher Iii.
Christopher Iii lands a shot to the head.
Christopher is taking damage to the body and head.
The referee is taking a good look at Christopher as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Christopher Iii!
Christopher Iii lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Christopher is covering up but some of the strikes from Christopher Iii are getting through and doing damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher Iii scores with punches to the body.

Christopher Iii has managed to slip his arm under Christopher's chin. This could be all over... yep, Christopher is tapping out! Submission win for Christopher Iii.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Timothy Christopher Iii!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Christopher
vs
Christopher

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anderson Christopher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Austin Christopher!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin Christopher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Austin Christopher misses with a series of wild punches.

Austin Christopher moves into range and clinches up with Anderson Christopher.
Anderson Christopher is pressed up against the cage. Austin Christopher has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anderson Christopher down to the mat. Anderson Christopher avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Austin Christopher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Austin Christopher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Austin Christopher swinging wildly here.
Austin Christopher goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Anderson Christopher has been cut.
Austin Christopher throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson Christopher fails in his attempt to clinch.

Austin Christopher has closed the distance and engaged Anderson Christopher in a clinch.

Austin Christopher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Austin Christopher does no damage.
Austin Christopher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Austin Christopher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Austin Christopher.
Austin Christopher looks winded!
Austin Christopher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Austin Christopher shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Anderson Christopher eats them both and turns towards Austin Christopher to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Austin Christopher throws a leg kick which misses Anderson Christopher's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson Christopher tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Austin Christopher.

Anderson Christopher tries to keep at a distance but Austin Christopher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson Christopher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Austin Christopher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson Christopher fails to land.

Austin Christopher manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin Christopher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson Christopher swivels and escapes.
Anderson Christopher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Christopher.
Austin Christopher shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson Christopher tries to sprawl out of it but Austin Christopher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson Christopher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson Christopher tries to clinch up
and Austin Christopher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Anderson Christopher bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin Christopher is looking for a sweep.
Austin Christopher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson Christopher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Austin Christopher is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Anderson Christopher advances to mount.
Anderson Christopher looking to finish Austin Christopher with some ground and pound. This is bad for Austin Christopher!
Austin Christopher is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson Christopher wants to control the pace but Austin Christopher is squirming around nicely.
Anderson Christopher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Austin Christopher looks a forlorn figure.
Anderson Christopher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Anderson Christopher has isolated one of Austin Christopher's arms. Austin Christopher looking to fight him off but Anderson Christopher twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Christopher!