LFC-1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alasdair Thacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Marquez
vs
Thacker

185 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alasdair Thacker!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thacker on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Thacker moves into the clinch.
Thacker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marquez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marquez's elbow.
Thacker keeps control of Marquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thacker trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thacker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marquez's brow.
Marquez tries to break free but Thacker pushes him back against the cage.
Thacker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marquez misses with a punch to the body.
Marquez working hard to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Thacker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Marquez on the inside.
Marquez wants to stall.
Marquez can't break the clinch.
Marquez blocks a body shot from Thacker.
Marquez is trying to break the clinch but Thacker has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thacker.
Thacker is leaning against Marquez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marquez dodges an elbow strike from Thacker.
Marquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Marquez.
Marquez avoids a wild elbow strike from Thacker.
Thacker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marquez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thacker throws an elbow but misses.
Marquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Thacker fails to land.
Marquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marquez misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marquez.
Marquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marquez's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thacker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez tries to break the clinch but Thacker is controlling the position.
Thacker misses with a punch to the body.
Thacker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thacker has Marquez pressed against the cage, preventing Marquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thacker misses with a punch to the body.
Marquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thacker as Marquez tries to tie him up.
Thacker has Marquez pressed against the cage, preventing Marquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thacker.
Marquez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marquez managing to block the knees to the body from Thacker.
Marquez trying to stall but Thacker improves his position.
Thacker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marquez up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Come on Marquez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thacker just leaning against Marquez, taking a breather.
Marquez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thacker stalls.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thacker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marquez's brow.
Thacker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

It looks like Gabriel Marquez has been cut.
Thacker pushes off an throws an elbow but Marquez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marquez is trying to force a seperation but Thacker has the dominant position.
Marquez dodges an elbow strike from Thacker.
Marquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thacker's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Marquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marquez is trying to push Thacker away but Thacker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thacker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marquez tries to break the clinch but Thacker is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marquez.
Thacker lands with a light punch inside.
Thacker is stalling here.
Thacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marquez trying to stall but Thacker improves his position.

Marquez breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thacker.

Thacker has Marquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Thacker lands a hook that snaps the head of Marquez backwards.
Marquez is trying to break the clinch but Thacker is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alasdair Thacker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Marquez'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.

No joy there for Marquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Thacker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thacker.
Marquez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thacker has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thacker.
Thacker keeps control of Marquez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thacker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thacker leaning against his opponent.
Marquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Thacker won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Thacker - that landed with a thud.
Thacker scores with a shot to the side of Marquez's head.
Marquez dodges an elbow strike from Thacker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez blocks an elbow strike.
Marquez blocks an elbow strike from Thacker.
Thacker trying to land knees to the body.
Thacker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thacker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marquez is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marquez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Thacker - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marquez blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Thacker.
Thacker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thacker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marquez.
Thacker tries to work over Marquez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Marquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thacker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A left and a right from Marquez both land. Nice combination.
Thacker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thacker throws a body shot but no joy.
Marquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thacker.

Thacker instigates a clinch.
Thacker cracks Marquez with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marquez letting Thacker take a breather here.
Alasdair Thacker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Thacker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thacker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thacker works on Marquez's body with a couple of short punches.
Marquez blocks an elbow strike.
Thacker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Thacker on the inside.
Thacker scores with a shot to the side of Marquez's head.

Thacker drops Marquez onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Marquez is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Marquez is rocked!
Thacker trying to land knees to the body.
Oh Marquez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thacker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marquez seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Thacker on the inside.
Thacker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thacker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Marquez is defending well for now.
Marquez is trying to force a seperation but Thacker has the dominant position.
Marquez tries to break the clinch but Thacker is controlling the position.
Thacker scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thacker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thacker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marquez backwards.
Thacker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marquez backwards.
Thacker pushes Marquez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thacker.
A hook to the body from Thacker.
Thacker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thacker missing with knees to the body.
Thacker throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee calls for Thacker to work.
Good body shot from Thacker.
Thacker digs a right hand into Marquez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marquez's gas tank.
Thacker tries a knee to the head but Marquez blocks it.
Thacker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thacker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thacker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thacker presses Marquez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marquez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thacker trying to land knees to the body.
Marquez being controlled against the cage.
Thacker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thacker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thacker stalling the fight.
Marquez takes a shot to the head.
Marquez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marquez is looking to break free of the clinch but Thacker has double underhooks.
Thacker is leaning against Marquez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marquez avoids a wild elbow strike from Thacker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alasdair Thacker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Marquez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Thacker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marquez managing to block the knees to the body from Thacker.
Thacker digs a right hand underneath Marquez's ribcage. Marquez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thacker stalling the fight.
Marquez trying to stall but Thacker improves his position.
Thacker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marquez is trying to push Thacker away but Thacker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thacker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thacker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thacker lands an uppercut.
Thacker stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Thacker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thacker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thacker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thacker lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquez blocks an elbow strike.
Marquez takes a shot to the head.

Thacker drops Marquez onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Marquez is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A body shot lands from Thacker.
Thacker is working Marquez over against the cage.
Thacker throws a big uppercut that drops Marquez! More strikes from Thacker and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Marquez lies dazed against the cage as Thacker celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alasdair Thacker!
After the fight, Alasdair Thacker was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Philip Irwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philip Irwin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bradley Franco's chin.

Irwin
vs
Franco

189 cm
19
159 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

173 cm
24
153 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Philip Irwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Franco!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin scores with a head kick. Franco tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Bradley Franco has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Irwin as Franco shoots in.
Franco misses with a takedown attempt - Irwin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Irwin lands a jab.
Irwin delivers a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Irwin, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco wants to slow Irwin down by chopping away at his legs.
Irwin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Irwin cracks Franco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin jabs at Franco's body.
Decent striking displayed by Irwin there.

Franco is rocked!
Irwin cracks Franco with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Philip Irwin!
After winning the bout, Philip Irwin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Highland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long comes to the cage accompanied by remember the name. Rupert Highland has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Long
vs
Highland

187 cm
26
198 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

185 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rupert Highland!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Long closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Long wants to lay and pray for a moment but Highland keeps working.
Highland really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Long. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Highland trying to control from the bottom.
Highland holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Long not doing much here.
Long seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Highland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Long throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Long wants to control but Highland is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Long is looking for a kimura here.
Highland keeping hold of Long's head, controlling as best he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Highland makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Highland.
Highland is trying to keep Long in close.
Long stops Highland from standing up.
Long stopping the sweep attempt from Highland.
Highland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Highland wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Long is now in half guard.
Highland is looking for a sweep. Long is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Long is trying to control the action in half guard but Highland is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Highland is controlling Long's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Highland wants to get back to full guard.
Highland trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

Long working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Long is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Highland can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Long looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Long lands with some strikes.
Highland is trying to escape the mount.
Highland is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Long 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long raining down hammerfists from mount.
Highland is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Highland tries to reverse the position but Long maintains control.
Long is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Long lands a big shot there that rocks Highland but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Highland wants to hold on but Long pushes him away.
Long is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Long tries to control but Highland wriggling away.
Long takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Highland keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Long lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long landing strikes from the mount and Highland is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long lands a nice shot to the head.
Long lands a big shot there that rocks Highland but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Highland tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Long in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Highland is squirming around, avoiding Long's attempts to control the action.
Long content just to control the position here.
Highland is wriggling around trying to escape.

Long has hold of Highland's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Highland manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Long raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Long lands a brutal head kick. Highland looks out on his feet and Long throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jack Long!
A relieved looking Jack Long thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Butrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Can't Hold Us as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bradley Johnson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Butrovic
vs
Johnson

180 cm
31
168 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

175 cm
27
160 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

****160Q Energy for $150****

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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Butrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butrovic swinging wildly here.

Butrovic has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Butrovic tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Butrovic is controlling the position.
Butrovic presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've been informed that Johnson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Butrovic will feel that in the morning.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butrovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Butrovic wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a good, hard body kick but Butrovic shrugs it off.
Johnson lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Butrovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Hannibal Butrovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butrovic. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butrovic darts in looking for a takedown but Johnson gets double underhooks and turns Butrovic into the cage.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Butrovic.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Butrovic gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Butrovic is controlling him.
Butrovic 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.
Butrovic looking for a takedown.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Butrovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butrovic misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Butrovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Butrovic's head.
Johnson defending well as Butrovic loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson throws a body punch but Butrovic moves out of range.
Johnson lands a jab to Butrovic's midsection.
Butrovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic tries to clinch up.
Butrovic tries to clinch up.

Butrovic has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Butrovic has the dominant position.
Butrovic goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butrovic throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butrovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bradley Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Butrovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson takes a swing at Butrovic's ribcage but misses.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Butrovic.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butrovic ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Butrovic fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradley Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Butrovic misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Butrovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Butrovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Butrovic tries to avoid it.
Butrovic clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Johnson is rocked!
Butrovic misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Butrovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butrovic goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Butrovic takes one to the chin there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Butrovic.
Butrovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hannibal Butrovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Butrovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Butrovic.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Butrovic's ribs.
Butrovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Butrovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Butrovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Butrovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butrovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson throws a body punch but Butrovic moves out of range.

Butrovic instigates a clinch.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Butrovic.
Butrovic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Butrovic moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Butrovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butrovic.
Johnson keeps Butrovic at a distance using the push kick.
Butrovic tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butrovic.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Butrovic.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Butrovic fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bradley Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Butrovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Butrovic is defended easily by Johnson.
Johnson punishes Butrovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson swings for the body but Butrovic moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bradley Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.

Butrovic dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Butrovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Butrovic.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Butrovic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Butrovic.
Johnson slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butrovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Butrovic off to one side.
Butrovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Johnson.
Butrovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Butrovic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson lands a front kick.
Butrovic moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Butrovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson digs a good hook to Butrovic's body.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Butrovic rather than just go for the knockout.
Butrovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Johnson. Johnson obviously looking to wear him down.

Butrovic lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Johnson sprawling to the canvas. Butrovic follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Johnson hang on?
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Butrovic finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butrovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has hold of Butrovic's hands but Butrovic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Butrovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.

Johnson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Butrovic is on him like a limpet, forcing Johnson back against the cage.
Butrovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Butrovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Butrovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Butrovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Butrovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Butrovic.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Butrovic wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hannibal Butrovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butrovic wants a takedown but no success here.
Hannibal Butrovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butrovic has him pressed against the cage.
Butrovic wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Butrovic keeps him there for the moment.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson slips under a jab from Butrovic.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butrovic throws out the jab.
Butrovic tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic tries to clinch up.
Johnson lands a head kick. Butrovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Butrovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a push kick but Butrovic slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butrovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Johnson stalks Butrovic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Butrovic's face. Butrovic staggers backwards, shaken.

Butrovic lands a big shot that drops Johnson! Can he finish him?
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!
Butrovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Butrovic from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bradley Johnson.
I've got Johnson 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Bradley Johnson!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Bradley Johnson!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Bradley Johnson!

Bradley Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
Bradley Johnson 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.