SEMPI FC 1: The Dawn PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gaspard Wasp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hilmar Halldorsson (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.

Wasp
vs
Halldorsson

170 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaspard Wasp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hilmar Halldorsson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Halldorsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wasp napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wasp is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Wasp's face as Halldorsson controls the position.
Halldorsson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Wasp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Halldorsson has hold of Wasp's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Wasp tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Halldorsson cranks the arm and Wasp screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Wasp, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hilmar Halldorsson!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Hikaru Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Keats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Mori
vs
Keats

188 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hikaru Mori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenneth Keats!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Keats.

It looks like Hikaru Mori has been cut.

Mori fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Keats sprawls well initially but Mori persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Keats is looking to improve his position.
Keats keeping control of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keats wants to get back to full guard.
Mori passes to full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Keats can do anything to dispel that myth.
Keats is squirming around, avoiding Mori's attempts to control the action.
Keats is trying to escape the mount.
Keats wants to hold on but Mori pushes him away.
Mori looking to ground and pound but Keats is blocking nicely.
Keats is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mori unloads with some shots from mount but Keats bucks and avoids them well.
Mori wants to get back to his feet but Keats is holding on tight.
Keats really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mori. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Keats can't escape the position.
Mori trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Keats is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Keats sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Keats is trying to get back to full guard.
Keats is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Keats manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Keats has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Fortress. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keats can't keep his opponent in guard - Mori advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mori wants to pass to mount but Keats is defending the position.
Mori uses his free foot to push down on Keats's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Keats.
Keats throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mori. What's that going to do exactly?
Keats wants to control but Mori is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Keats is looking to get to half guard.
Keats is still trying to improve position.
Mori throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Keats because Mori loaded up on that one.
Keats is looking to improve his position but Mori isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keats is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Keats is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mori is staying active.
Keats is wriggling around trying to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Mori there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Keats can't escape the position.
Keats tries to lock up and control but Mori gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Keats is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mori trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Keats tries to lock up and control but Mori gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keats tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Keats tries to hold on but Mori postures up.
Keats is looking to improve his position but Mori isn't that keen on the idea.

Mori looking to secure an arm triangle but Keats defends it well.
Mori is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mori avoids the attempt from Keats to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Keats dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hikaru Mori's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mori drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mori preventing the sweep.
Mori pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keats is keeping the position for now.
Keats preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mori looking to pass the guard.
Keats wants to sweep here but Mori controlling him for the moment.
Keats trying to control the position here.

Mori postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Keats is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mori, into his guard.
Keats scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keats is working Mori over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Hikaru Mori!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Tattsyrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lancaster
vs
Tattsyrup

174 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frederick Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobias Tattsyrup!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tattsyrup drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tattsyrup creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lancaster dodges the ground and pound from Tattsyrup.
Tattsyrup wants to control but Lancaster is keeping him busy.
Tattsyrup tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tattsyrup working away.
Tattsyrup has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Fortress. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The strikes coming from Tattsyrup are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tattsyrup working the ground and pound.
Lancaster is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tattsyrup connects with a decent elbow.
Tattsyrup has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tattsyrup is looking to take a break and control but Lancaster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Tattsyrup crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattsyrup tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tattsyrup looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lancaster is avoiding damage well.
Tattsyrup in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lancaster knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tattsyrup on the ground.
Tattsyrup working the body and head with strikes.
Tattsyrup misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tattsyrup controlling from side mount.

Tattsyrup thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tattsyrup trying to control the position but Lancaster is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster takes a nasty elbow to the side of the 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!
Tattsyrup lands a few punches from side control.

Tattsyrup is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lancaster is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tattsyrup in side control, throwing shots but Lancaster defends.
Tattsyrup wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lancaster keeps working.
Tattsyrup working the ground and pound.
Tattsyrup tries to move to mount but Lancaster blocks the move with his legs.
Tattsyrup postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tattsyrup working the ground and pound but Lancaster is defending the strikes.
Tattsyrup scores with a couple of short elbows.

Tattsyrup tries for a kimura but Lancaster is defending well.
Tattsyrup cracks Lancaster with a big elbow.
Tattsyrup working the ground and pound.
Lancaster takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tattsyrup scores with punches from side control.
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!
Tattsyrup postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tattsyrup in side control lands a decent elbow.

Lancaster is rocked!

Tattsyrup has an Americana. Lancaster didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Tattsyrup is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Tattsyrup hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tobias Tattsyrup!
Tobias Tattsyrup tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Shank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfe Turnner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shank
vs
Turnner

200 cm
22
230 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
240 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Shank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfe Turnner!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Shank moves into the clinch.
Shank misses with a hook from the clinch.

Turnner has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Shank clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA London inform us that Turnner has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Turnner is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Shank has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Turnner working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Shank is doing well to defend. Turnner seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Shank is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alfe Turnner!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sato Peck (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.

Nowak
vs
Peck

196 cm
18
238 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

215 cm
17
282 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Nowak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sato Peck!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Peck drops Nowak with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nowak looks back up at him and smiles so Peck waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like Jan Nowak has been cut.
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!
Nowak looks up at the clock. Bad move! Peck lands a right hand from hell, dropping Nowak. Peck pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sato Peck!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jan Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tor Tanngrisnir (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.

Kowalski
vs
Tanngrisnir

186 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

162 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tor Tanngrisnir!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tanngrisnir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kowalski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kowalski is working hard here to advance position.
Kowalski wants to get back to his feet.
Tanngrisnir is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanngrisnir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kowalski's head.
Tanngrisnir looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kowalski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tanngrisnir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kowalski sees it coming and defends easily.
Tanngrisnir trying to control the action but Kowalski is working from the bottom.
Tanngrisnir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kowalski holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kowalski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tanngrisnir seems to be looking for submissions.
Kowalski wants to control but Tanngrisnir is keeping busy.
Kowalski is trying to stand back up but Tanngrisnir is controlling him
Tanngrisnir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tanngrisnir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kowalski's head.
Kowalski is trying to stand up here but Tanngrisnir is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tanngrisnir lands a nice short elbow.
Kowalski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kowalski tries to get out of the position.
Tanngrisnir controlling the pace.
Tanngrisnir is keen to just control but Kowalski is a slippery customer.
Kowalski is breathing heavily.
Kowalski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tanngrisnir scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanngrisnir 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanngrisnir slips a nice elbow through Kowalski's hands, connecting with Kowalski's forehead.
Tanngrisnir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tanngrisnir takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tanngrisnir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tanngrisnir takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Kowalski is rocked!
Kowalski manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kowalski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tanngrisnir stands up over Kowalski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tanngrisnir wants to control from the top but Kowalski keeps moving.
Tanngrisnir postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanngrisnir wants to control from the top but Kowalski keeps moving.
Tanngrisnir lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Tanngrisnir thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tanngrisnir controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tanngrisnir chips away with some ground and pound.
Tanngrisnir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kowalski is keeping the position for now.
Tanngrisnir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tanngrisnir is in close to Kowalski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tanngrisnir lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four 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!
Tanngrisnir scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Kowalski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kowalski being controlled here, momentarily.
Kowalski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tanngrisnir throws a big right hand that misses.
Kowalski seems to have got his legs back now.
Tanngrisnir postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tanngrisnir postures up.
Tanngrisnir scoring with some ground and pound.
Tanngrisnir is working Kowalski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tanngrisnir slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanngrisnir trying to control the action but Kowalski is working from the bottom.
Tanngrisnir content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tor Tanngrisnir 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.

Tanngrisnir bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tanngrisnir landing a few strikes.
Tanngrisnir working the ground and pound.
Kowalski gets back to half guard.

Tanngrisnir looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tanngrisnir slips a nice elbow through Kowalski's hands, connecting with Kowalski's forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanngrisnir working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski has hold of Tanngrisnir's hands but Tanngrisnir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Tanngrisnir there.

Tanngrisnir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kowalski sees it coming and defends easily.
Kowalski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tanngrisnir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kowalski keeps working.
Kowalski taking some punishment here, with Tanngrisnir in his half guard.
Kowalski is not content to let Tanngrisnir control the position.
Tanngrisnir landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tanngrisnir working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanngrisnir is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanngrisnir lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Kowalski! More strikes land and this one is all over! Tanngrisnir jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tor Tanngrisnir!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Sabando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen All I Do Is Win as his entrance music. Dan Torres acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Sabando
vs
Torres

183 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
41
178 lbs
6 - 29 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Sabando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Torres!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabando misses with a body punch

and Torres counters with a crisp one two that drops Sabando! Torres thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sabando to his feet! Sabando is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sabando shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sabando throws a low kick but Torres moves out of range easily.
Sabando throws a head kick that misses.
Sabando looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good leg kick by Sabando there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That kick from Sabando tenderised Torres's leg. Torres is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sabando loses concentration momentarily and Torres pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Sabando crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Torres finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Torres!
Dan Torres took some time post fight to say the following; 'THIS IS MY TIME. I'M BACK. '.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yaz Rosha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pov Mattu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pov Mattu struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be fireworks!

Rosha
vs
Mattu

173 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yaz Rosha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pov Mattu!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mattu misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Mattu.
Mattu stalks Rosha and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rosha's face. Rosha staggers backwards, shaken.
Rosha has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rosha just misses with a punch to the body.
Mattu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pov Mattu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mattu falls off balance throwing a combination

and Rosha counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rosha has a couple of punches blocked by Mattu.
Mattu managing to block the knees to the body from Rosha.
Rosha can't find room to land a body shot as Mattu controls the action.
Rosha misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosha just leaning against Mattu, taking a breather.
Mattu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rosha backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Rosha has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mattu regains guard immediately.
Rosha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rosha is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rosha has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rosha trying to control but Mattu is working from the bottom.
Rosha throws a big elbow that misses.
Mattu keeping moving, preventing Rosha from controlling successfully.

Yaz Rosha has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Rosha gets a double leg takedown into Mattu's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosha passes Mattu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

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

Rosha seems to be looking for submissions.

Rosha is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rosha is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mattu is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yaz Rosha!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trent Baxendine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igual Kikongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent Baxendine had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baxendine
vs
Kikongo

182 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

176 cm
18
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

The Exiled Clothing
HERITAGE Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Trent Baxendine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Igual Kikongo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikongo connects with a high kick.

Baxendine shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Baxendine was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kikongo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baxendine looks up at the clock and then as Kikongo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Baxendine smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Baxendine decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Baxendine slips a jab and a cross from Kikongo.
Igual Kikongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Baxendine shoots in and gets a takedown into Kikongo's guard.
Baxendine is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kikongo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baxendine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baxendine scoring with some ground and pound.
Baxendine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baxendine has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Baxendine showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxendine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baxendine cracks Kikongo with a solid left hand.
Baxendine engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baxendine is looking to work some ground and pound but Kikongo has wrist control.
Baxendine scoring with some ground and pound.
Kikongo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baxendine landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxendine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Baxendine landing some decent shots from guard.
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!
Kikongo has momentary wrist control but Baxendine slips an elbow through the middle.
Baxendine working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kikongo's head.
Baxendine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Baxendine pushing down on Kikongo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Baxendine seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kikongo looks winded!
Baxendine scoring with strikes to the body and head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Trent Baxendine!
A very excited looking Trent Baxendine rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edson Jonas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santi Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Edson Jonas has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jonas
vs
Santoro

150 cm
23
137 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

173 cm
25
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edson Jonas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Santi Santoro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santoro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jonas defends it nicely.
Santoro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jonas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jonas works Santoro's body with a nice hook.
Jonas cracks Santoro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Santoro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jonas.
Jonas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jonas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Santoro misses with a double jab
and Jonas counters with a left to the body.
Santoro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jonas stuffs the takedown attempt from Santoro. Santoro gets slowly back to his feet.
Jonas scores with a decent looking hook.

Santoro is rocked!
Jonas connects with a body shot.
Santoro misses with a combination
and Jonas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santoro thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santoro gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Jonas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Santoro's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jonas regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Santoro.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Santoro throws a sloppy strike and Jonas has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Santoro is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Jonas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edson Jonas!
A relieved looking Edson Jonas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.