EDL-2 London PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pal Ohmsford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by David Bowie - Sound and Vision. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Jones
vs
Ohmsford

190 cm
19
217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pal Ohmsford!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ohmsford avoids it really well and circles away.
Ohmsford drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jones defends it well.

Ohmsford closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones gets back to full guard.

Jones looking for a triangle here. Ohmsford is fighting it but it looks tight! Jones pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Ohmsford is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). David Jones!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Mantecon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ieuan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Stereophonics - Bank Holiday Monday as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Mantecon
vs
Williams

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
197 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 London, Richard Mantecon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ieuan Williams!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mantecon lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mantecon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mantecon looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mantecon.
Mantecon connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
Mantecon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mantecon throws a combination that misses

and Williams counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mantecon trying his best to control but Williams has mounted him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mantecon has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Williams controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Williams has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoids the attempt from Mantecon to control.
Mantecon is just holding on here. Williams manages to take his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Williams looking for the choke from the back.
Williams keeps control of the position as Mantecon tries to break free.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ieuan Williams!
A relieved looking Ieuan Williams thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barry Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paullly Pullman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins comes to the cage accompanied by The Darkness - Growing On Me. Paullly Pullman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hawkins
vs
Pullman

168 cm
19
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
17
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Mohito Fightwear

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paullly Pullman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins has a takedown stuffed.
Pullman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hawkins shoots in for a double leg but Pullman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Hawkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Pullman manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hawkins keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pullman has clasped his hands together around Hawkins's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkins gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hawkins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pullman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pullman's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullman is trying to break free.
Hawkins seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Pullman prevents Hawkins from getting a body triangle.

Hawkins patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
I really don't envy Pullman right now.

Hawkins is persistently looking for the submission but Pullman is defending it well.
Pullman trying to get back to his feet but Hawkins is in full control for now.
Hawkins looking to hold on to the position here but Pullman rolls and ends up regaining guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Pullman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pullman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pullman is controlling Hawkins's posture.
Hawkins wants to control from the top but Pullman keeps moving.
Pullman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins wants to control from the top but Pullman keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hawkins shoots in but Pullman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pullman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hawkins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pullman off and has taken his back!
Hawkins is trying to stick to Pullman's back but Pullman is turning into Hawkins. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hawkins's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pullman.

Hawkins has his foot on Pullman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pullman works his way back into a safe position though.
Hawkins lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkins wants to control from the top but Pullman keeps moving.
Hawkins preventing the sweep.
Hawkins looking to sit in guard and control but Pullman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pullman lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pullman gets a takedown into half guard.
Hawkins is staying active underneath Pullman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hawkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Pullman slips a nice elbow through Hawkins's hands, connecting with Hawkins's forehead.
Hawkins slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hawkins is on top in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pullman can't keep his opponent in guard - Hawkins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pullman moves into full guard.
Hawkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullman 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.
Pullman is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hawkins dives into side control.
Paullly Pullman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pullman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hawkins wants to take a breather but Pullman is having none of it.
Hawkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pullman defending well though.
Pullman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hawkins is trying to control. Pullman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pullman wants to improve his position but Hawkins is controlling well.
Pullman trying to hold on to Hawkins's head to control him but Hawkins postures up.
Pullman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Hawkins is working for a submission of some sort.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pullman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hawkins wants to free his trapped foot but Pullman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Hawkins gets a takedown into half guard.
Hawkins wants to pass the guard but Pullman is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is keen to just control but Pullman is a slippery customer.
Pullman won't allow Hawkins to pass to mount.
Pullman is not content to let Hawkins control the position.
Pullman looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkins is trying to control. Pullman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pullman is looking for a sweep. Hawkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Barry Hawkins will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hawkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pullman circles away.

Hawkins looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pullman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pullman looking for a sweep. Not yet Pullman, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins pushing down on Pullman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pullman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pullman is refusing to be controlled, as Hawkins sits in half guard.
Pullman tries to roll over but Hawkins keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hawkins wants to take a breather but Pullman is having none of it.
Hawkins is stalling here. Pullman is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hawkins seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pullman has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hawkins manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hawkins prevents Pullman from improving his position.

Hawkins is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pullman 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.
Hawkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hawkins wants to take a breather but Pullman is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins controlling the action here.
Hawkins trying to control from half guard but Pullman is working away.

Hawkins is looking for a kimura here.
Pullman is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hawkins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hawkins is looking to take a break and control but Pullman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hawkins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Hawkins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hawkins 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Hawkins!
Barry Hawkins decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shea Ohmsford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Razorlight - Golden Touch. This should be a great matchup!

Quinn
vs
Ohmsford

177 cm
19
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Shea Ohmsford!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Quinn drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Ohmsford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quinn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Quinn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Quinn gets to mount! Ohmsford was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Quinn is trying to take his opponent's back.
Quinn looking to ground and pound but Ohmsford is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohmsford stops Quinn from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Quinn controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn looking to finish with strikes here!

Quinn looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ohmsford manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Quinn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quinn is trying to control the action in half guard but Ohmsford is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quinn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ohmsford is not content to let Quinn control the position.
Quinn content to control rather than advance.
Ohmsford won't allow Quinn to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quinn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ohmsford sees it coming and defends easily.
Quinn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ohmsford wants to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Quinn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ohmsford napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Quinn moves into full mount!

Quinn is working for a guillotine from mount but Ohmsford frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn controlling his opponent.
Quinn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ohmsford has given up his back here. Will Quinn look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Quinn working for the choke.
Ohmsford is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Quinn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Quinn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ohmsford napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Quinn wants to control but Ohmsford is keeping him busy.

Quinn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ohmsford knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ohmsford tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohmsford is not content to let Quinn control the position.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn advances nicely into full mount.
Ohmsford is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Quinn has taken his back.
I would not like to be Ohmsford right now.

Ohmsford fending off the submission attempt from Quinn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohmsford is trying to stand back up.
Ohmsford can't escape the position.
Quinn is riding his opponent, not letting Ohmsford buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quinn working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Quinn is hanging on to Ohmsford's back as he tries to escape.
Ohmsford is breathing heavily.
Ohmsford avoids the strikes from Quinn.
Quinn tries to keep control of the position but Ohmsford is staying busy.

Quinn is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Quinn looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Ohmsford taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jason Quinn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No Fear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Valentine
vs
Fear

171 cm
19
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

169 cm
19
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valentin Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, No Fear!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Fear.
Valentine throws a leg kick which misses Fear's front leg but catches the back leg as Fear tries to avoid it.
Valentine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valentine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fear. That did some damage!
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
Fear 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.
Valentine looks to land a body kick but Fear moved away.
Fear has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valentine.
Valentine cracks Fear with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fear dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fear uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Valentine has time to react.
Fear digs a good hook to Valentine's body.
A jab from Fear misses.
Valentine misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Fear to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Fear coming out on top.
Valentine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valentine throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Valentine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Valentine looks to land a left hand but Fear moved out of range nicely.
Fear lands a glancing blow to the side of Valentine's head.
Fear connects with a body shot.
Valentine connects with an inside leg kick.

Fear takes the fight into the clinch.
Valentine wants to stall.
Fear lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Fear fails to land.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fear is stalling here.
Fear working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valentine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Valentine.
Fear avoiding damage as Valentine throws knees to the body.
Fear misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fear scores with a shoulder strike.
Fear tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valentine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Valentine throws an elbow that misses.
Fear blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentine trying to land knees to the body.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
Fear lands a shoulder strike.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Valentine fails to land.
Fear blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fear backwards.
Valentine missing with knees to the body.
Fear blocks an uppercut.
Fear's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fear throws a head punch that misses.
Fear swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Valentine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fear misses with a punch to the body.
Fear blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Valentine.
Fear tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fear working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Valentine.
Fear pushes Valentine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Valentine.
Valentine misses with an elbow strike.
Fear tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valentine just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Fear as the two fighters clinch.
Fear goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valentine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fear misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fear as Valentine tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fear looking to slow down the pace here.
Valentine manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Valentine throws a punch but it's blocked by Fear.
Fear lands a nice uppercut.
Fear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Fear.
Fear avoiding damage as Valentine throws knees to the body.
Fear fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but Fear blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Valentine - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Valentine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentine blocking some punches.
Fear presses Valentine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Fear.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Valentin Valentine will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fear takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fear looks to throw the jab but Valentine is out of range.
Fear scores with a nice strike.
Valentine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fear connects with a body shot.
Fear tests Valentine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fear jabs Valentine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab lands there for Fear.
Fear connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fear steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Valentine. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fear scores with a sloppy right hand. Valentine should have avoided that one.
Fear tries to clinch but Valentine moves away
and Valentine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fear tried to score with a low kick but Valentine checks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fear checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fear throws a jab but it's blocked by Valentine.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valentine.
Decent striking displayed by Fear there.
Nice uppercut there from Fear.
Fear throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valentine counters with a nice leg kick.
Valentine connects with a high kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Fear misses the target.
Fear lands an overhand right.
Valentine throws a leg kick which misses Fear's front leg but catches the back leg as Fear tries to avoid it.
No Fear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine throws a body punch but Fear moves out of range.
Fear dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine staying out of range there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Valentine.
Fear scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valentine in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fear changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Valentine lands a big head kick that sends Fear tumbling to the mat! Valentine takes a step backwards and waves Fear back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Fear is rocked!
Valentine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fear throws out the jab.
Fear scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valentine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valentine defending well as Fear loads up on a big left hand.
Fear scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valentine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fear's sensitive parts.
Fear works Valentine's body with a nice hook.
Valentine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fear takes a step back to recover.
Fear lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fear is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Valentine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Valentine slams his shin into Fear's torso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fear takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Valentine moves out of range as Fear strikes.
Valentine looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valentine. That's going to slow Fear down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Valentine!
Valentine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fear connects with a body shot.
Valentine moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentine lands with a good body shot.
Fear looks to clinch
and Valentine counters with a head kick. That will keep Fear thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Valentine throws a lazy uppercut
and Fear counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fear to score with a decent uppercut.
Valentine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fear.
Valentine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot to the body from Fear misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine digs a good hook to Fear's body.
Valentine thuds a left hand into Fear's body.
Fear blocks the body kick.
Valentine blocks a jab.
Valentine is looking to wear down Fear with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valentine.
Fear tries to bum rush Valentine with a series of wild strikes but Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valentine throws a leg kick which misses Fear's front leg but catches the back leg as Fear tries to avoid it.
Valentine thumps Fear with a low kick.

Fear forces Valentine back against the cage and clinches.
Valentine lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in the clinch, Valentine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valentine stalling against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Fear.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Valentin Valentine will probably get the nod.
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.

Fear fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That kick from Valentine tenderised Fear's leg. Fear is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fear misses with a body shot.
Valentine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fear misses with an uppercut.
Fear cracks Valentine with a right hand to the side of the head.
Valentine blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Valentine misses
and Fear counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fear has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Valentine.
Nice body punch from Fear.
Valentine throws a shot from downtown. Fear moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fear fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valentine on the side of the head.
Valentine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fear.
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!
Fear is looking to clinch.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick.
Valentine throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fear counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fear looks to land a left hand but Valentine moved out of range nicely.
Fear keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentine.
Valentine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
Valentine throws a body punch but Fear moves out of range.

Fear moves into the clinch.
You can see that Fear has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Valentine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fear tries to throw a body punch but Valentine avoids it by throwing Fear back against the cage.
Valentine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fear is defending well for now.
Fear tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
Fear misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Valentine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Valentine.
No Fear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentin Valentine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fear can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
Fear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valentine.
Fear swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fear misses with a punch to the body.
Fear misses with some punches.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Fear.
Fear tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Fear goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fear can't find room to land a body shot as Valentine controls the action.
Valentine digs a right hand into Fear's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fear's gas tank.
Fear misses with some punches.
Fear tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
Fear throws a head punch that misses.
No Fear seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fear misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Fear.
Fear misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Valentine.
Fear working aggressively here.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Fear.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fear misses with the head strike.
Valentine lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fear fails to land.
Valentine blocking some punches.
Fear throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.
Fear tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valentine's elbow.
Fear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fear doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
No Fear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Valentine 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!