MFL 11 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Weir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Country Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Weir had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Weir
vs
Grace

171 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

169 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Weir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Country Grace!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Weir, as that shot connected.
Grace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Weir feints and as Grace raises his hands in defense, Weir changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Grace had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Weir defends it easily.

Weir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Weir tries to free his leg and advance position but Grace is retaining full guard.
Weir stopping the sweep attempt from Grace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grace is on top in guard.

Weir working for a triangle but Grace defends it easily.
Grace lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace is in close to Weir's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grace landing some decent shots from guard.
Grace sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grace postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Weir knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grace on the ground.
Weir looking for a sweep. Not yet Weir, not yet.
Weir keeping moving, preventing Grace from controlling successfully.
Grace postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
My spies in watch this inform me that Grace has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Grace controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Grace lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace works over Weir with some ground and pound from guard.
Grace slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Grace is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grace chips away with some ground and pound.
Grace lands a couple of elbows.
Grace landing with the ground and pound.
Grace scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Grace works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Weir looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Weir is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grace landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Grace is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grace winds up and cracks Weir with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Weir is rocked!
Grace winds up and cracks Weir with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oh Weir is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grace scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grace scores with a big shot! Weir's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Weir! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Country Grace!

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Neal Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kern Dignity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Diaz
vs
Dignity

168 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

171 cm
18
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kern Dignity!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diaz gets caught napping as Dignity dives in and scores a takedown. Diaz manages to retain guard.

Diaz is looking for a triangle but Dignity pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz looking to control.
Dignity landing some decent shots from guard.
Dignity engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dignity working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Dignity has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dignity scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Dignity from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dignity lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dignity scoring with some ground and pound.
Dignity wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Dignity landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dignity is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dignity is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Dignity preventing the sweep.
Dignity wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Dignity is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dignity controls the pace.
My spies in watch this inform me that Dignity has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Dignity loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dignity cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.

Diaz is looking for a triangle but Dignity pushes his legs off easily.
Dignity is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dignity avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dignity lands a couple of elbows.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Dignity from controlling successfully.
Dignity not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dignity defends it easily.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Dignity is proving a slippery customer.
Dignity connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dignity lands a couple of elbows.
Dignity pushing down on Diaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dignity scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dignity looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dignity is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dignity connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Dignity 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.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dignity scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dignity wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz trying to control but Dignity postures up.
Dignity working the head and body with strikes.
Dignity not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dignity winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dignity looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Dignity is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dignity lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dignity 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.
Dignity scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dignity wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Dignity.

Diaz is rocked!
Dignity 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.
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz wants to control but Dignity is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dignity connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dignity connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Dignity looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Diaz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dignity lands a big elbow - Diaz is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Dignity!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kern Dignity!

C
A

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 Big Boy Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabre Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Boy Rick
vs
Tooth

179 cm
25
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Boy Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabre Tooth!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tooth staying out of range there.

Tooth is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rick's half guard.
Tooth slows the pace down in half guard.
Tooth takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Rick looking for subs from the bottom but Tooth mounts him!
Rick is trying desperately to improve position.
Rick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tooth lands a big shot there that rocks Rick but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rick tries to hold on but Tooth postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tooth postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rick looks a forlorn figure.
Rick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tooth lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tooth content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Rick that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tooth controlling from mount.
It looks like Tooth might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Tooth avoids the attempt from Rick to control.
Rick working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tooth controlling his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tooth working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tooth in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tooth landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rick working to try and regain half guard.
Rick tries to hold on but Tooth pushes him away.
Tooth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rick wants to control but Tooth is having none of it.
Tooth putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tooth takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rick wants to hold on but Tooth pushes him away.
Tooth landing punches.
Rick is trying to escape the mount.
Tooth landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tooth controlling from mount.
Rick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tooth in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tooth is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rick can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tooth controlling his opponent.
Tooth avoids the attempt from Rick to control.
Tooth lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Tooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tooth avoids the attempt from Rick to control.
Tooth punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tooth controlling from the full mount.
Rick wants to hold on but Tooth pushes him away.
Tooth dominating with strikes here.
Rick in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tooth drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tooth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tooth with a nice head shot there.
Rick has momentary wrist control but Tooth slips an elbow through the middle.
Tooth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Rick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Rick escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tooth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rick is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tooth connects with a couple of short punches.
Tooth wants to pass the guard but Rick is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tooth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tooth postures up and lands a big shot to Rick's brow.
Tooth is in close to Rick's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tooth chips away with some ground and pound.
Tooth lands a couple of digs.
Tooth lands a couple of digs.
Tooth controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tooth cracks Rick with a solid left hand.
Tooth lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rick throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tooth uses it to pass to side control.
Rick wants to control but Tooth postures up.
Rick on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tooth works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rick is looking to reverse the position.
Tooth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tooth is putting a hurting on Rick here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tooth is looking to take a break and control but Rick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tooth staying calm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tooth working the ground and pound.
Tooth working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rick is trying to escape the position but Tooth is controlling the position.
Tooth working away.
Tooth controlling from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Rick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tooth trying to control the position but Rick is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tooth controlling the position from side mount.
Tooth creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rick takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tooth scoring with punches and elbows.
Tooth working away.
Tooth staying calm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tooth is putting a hurting on Rick here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sabre Tooth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tooth walks into a stiff left hand from Rick.
Tooth shoots for a double leg takedown but Rick sprawls well. He's pushed Tooth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rick lunges at Tooth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tooth's hand.

Tooth decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rick trying to control but Tooth postures up.
Tooth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Rick is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tooth pulls his head out easily.
Tooth lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tooth performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tooth connects with a nice short shot to Rick's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tooth looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tooth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rick trying to hold on to Tooth's head to control him but Tooth postures up.

Rick actively working from the bottom here.
Tooth working Rick over with strikes.
Tooth has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tooth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Tooth connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rick tries to hold on but Tooth pushes him away.
Sabre Tooth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tooth lands a heavy elbow.
Rick is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tooth controlling his opponent.
Tooth raining down shots from the mount!
Tooth controlling the position easily from mount.
Rick in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Rick is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tooth with shots to the head and body - Rick looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh Rick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tooth with shots to the head and body - Rick looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tooth unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Rick wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Tooth celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sabre Tooth!
Sabre Tooth 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
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marjorie Dawes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marjorie Dawes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tony
vs
Dawes

176 cm
25
162 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

173 cm
25
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid 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 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Wilson Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marjorie Dawes!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tony connects with a jab.
Tony lands with a cross.
Tony waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dawes.
Tony lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tony throws a shot from downtown. Dawes moves away and avoids it.
Tony moves into range and connects with a jab.

Dawes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tony manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dawes lands strikes from half guard.
Dawes controlling the action here.
Tony has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dawes is working away from the top position though.

Dawes is looking for a kimura but Tony is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dawes to get the leverage.
Tony gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dawes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Tony looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tony has momentary wrist control but Dawes slips an elbow through the middle.
Dawes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dawes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tony is keeping the position for now.

Tony looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dawes preventing the sweep.
Dawes lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Tony is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dawes defends well.
Dawes content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dawes stands up over Tony, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dawes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tony is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dawes is aware though and is defending well.
Dawes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tony is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dawes trying to control the position from guard on top but Tony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dawes sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Dawes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dawes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawes trying to control the position from guard on top but Tony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Tony looking for a guillotine here but Dawes defends easily.
Dawes trying to control but Tony is working from the bottom.

Tony isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dawes stacks Tony on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dawes!

Dawes is trying to get an arm triangle but Tony is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tony is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Dawes seems to be looking for submissions.
Dawes prevents Tony from improving his position.

Dawes 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.
Tony is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dawes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marjorie Dawes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tony fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dawes walks into a stiff left hand from Tony.
Dawes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dawes shoots in looking for a takedown but Tony manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dawes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tony throws an off balance right hand

and Dawes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tony gets back to full guard.
Dawes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dawes working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dawes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dawes wants to control from the top but Tony keeps moving.
Dawes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tony's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tony working for a triangle but Dawes defends it easily.

Tony has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dawes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dawes works over Tony with some ground and pound from guard.

Tony is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dawes defends well.
Dawes wants to pass the guard but Tony is keeping the position.
Dawes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tony's head.
Dawes working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tony wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dawes is now in half guard.

Dawes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Dawes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dawes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dawes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dawes wants to control but Tony is keeping him busy.
Dawes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tony trying to control but Dawes postures up.
Tony is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dawes scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tony actively working from the bottom here.
Dawes is thwarting Tony's attempts to control the position.
Tony is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dawes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dawes's back!

Tony has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Dawes has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Dawes tries to escape but Tony has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Dawes rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Dawes is defending against the submission attempts here by Tony.
Tony trying to control from Dawes's half guard. Dawes has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dawes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dawes keeping moving, preventing Tony from controlling successfully.
Dawes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dawes is looking for a triangle but Tony pushes his legs off easily.
Dawes wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marjorie Dawes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Dawes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dawes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Tony is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dawes defends well.

Tony has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dawes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dawes trying to control the position from guard on top but Tony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tony wants to sweep here but Dawes controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tony struggling a bit here.

Dawes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tony has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony tries to bench press Dawes off him but Dawes keeps the position.
Dawes staying calm.

Dawes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dawes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tony is not content to let Dawes control the position.

Dawes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Tony's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tony is trying to get back to half guard.
Tony is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Check out the look on Dawes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tony tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Dawes presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Tony tries to lock up and control but Dawes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dawes with a couple of short strikes.
Dawes trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony wants to control but Dawes is having none of it.
Dawes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tony can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dawes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tony tries to hold on but Dawes postures up.

Dawes has control of Tony's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tony regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dawes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dawes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dawes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tony's face.
Dawes breaks from Tony's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dawes goes for an armbar but Tony turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tony.
Dawes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tony manages to get himself to full guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tony working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dawes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dawes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dawes is in close to Tony's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wilson Tony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dawes stands up over Tony, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marjorie Dawes has got the better of the ground game so far.

Tony is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Tony is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dawes is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Tony has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dawes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dawes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

And that's the end of the fight!
Marjorie Dawes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dawes 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight for Marjorie Dawes!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Marjorie Dawes!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Marjorie Dawes!

Marjorie Dawes wins by unanimous decision!

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Little Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rick
vs
Anderson

174 cm
26
150 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

173 cm
23
150 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid 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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Little Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rick.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ricks head.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Rick backwards.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Rick backwards.

Rick is rocked!
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Rick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Rick with a big uppercut! Rick tries to clinch up but Anderson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Rick to the mat! Rick covers up and Anderson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Craig Anderson!
Craig Anderson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Steller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neal Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Ben Steller could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Neal Ward's chin.

Steller
vs
Ward

172 cm
25
151 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

175 cm
25
150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Steller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Ward!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Ward coming out on top.
Ward wants to clinch.
Steller drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ward sprawls and moves away.
Steller is breathing heavily.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steller tries to counter with a takedown but Ward is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ward tries to clinch up but Steller circles away and keeps his distance.
Steller is looking to counter the offense by Ward and move into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward keeps the fight on the outside.
Ward tries to counter with a clinch but Steller shakes him off and moves away.
Ward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ward moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ward works Steller's body with a nice hook.
Ward throws a looping overhand right but Steller ducks down to avoid it.
Ward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ward tries to clinch up.
Steller appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ward wants to clinch but Steller slips to the side

and Steller counters with a shoot takedown. Ward fights it but they end up in guard.
Ward looking to control.

Steller is posturing up here but Ward has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Steller tries to roll out but it's too tight and Steller has to tap! Slick submission there by Ward!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Neal Ward!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alka Mangrove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gap Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mangrove
vs
Turner

173 cm
20
163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
166 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alka Mangrove!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gap Turner!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangrove misses with a looping right.
Turner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mangrove throws out the jab.
Mangrove seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mangrove scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Mangrove's shoulder, as Mangrove tries to avoid the shot.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Mangrove feints and then cracks Turner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turner down.

Mangrove closes the distance and clinches.
Mangrove lands a nice uppercut.
Turner takes an elbow to the temple.
Mangrove throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangrove pushes off an throws an elbow but Turner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mangrove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangrove being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangrove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Mangrove.
Mangrove struggles to land a body shot inside as Turner controls his hands.
Mangrove misses with an elbow strike.
Turner is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Turner blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner stalling the fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mangrove.

It looks like Gap Turner has been cut.
Mangrove throws a punch but it's blocked by Turner.
Turner blocks an elbow strike from Mangrove.
Mangrove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mangrove creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mangrove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mangrove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
Turner leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mangrove letting Turner take a breather here.
Mangrove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangrove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangrove creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mangrove lands an elbow inside.
Turner blocks the elbow strike.
Mangrove throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mangrove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
Mangrove lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mangrove.
Turner misses with a body punch.
Turner avoiding damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mangrove.
Turner just leaning against Mangrove, taking a breather.
Turner leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Turner's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mangrove throws a push kick but Turner slaps the foot to one side.
Turner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mangrove has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mangrove misses with a low kick.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Mangrove.
Mangrove tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turner needs to keep his hands up - Mangrove had a free shot at his head there.
Mangrove keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turner.
Turner misses with a head kick.
Turner throws a series of punches but Mangrove avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turner.
Turner swats away the attempt to clinch by Mangrove.
A nice side step and Turner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mangrove swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mangrove counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mangrove.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Mangrove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mangrove can't find room to land a body shot as Turner controls the action.
Mangrove pushes off an throws an elbow but Turner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mangrove swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner lands a hook that snaps the head of Mangrove backwards.
Mangrove tries to throw a body punch but Turner avoids it by throwing Mangrove back against the cage.
Turner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mangrove is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Mangrove lands with a short shot to the head.
Turner is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mangrove throws an elbow that misses.
Mangrove pushes Turner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turner.
Turner blocks an elbow strike from Mangrove.
Mangrove misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mangrove throws an elbow but misses.
Turner blocks an uppercut.
Mangrove throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Turner.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mangrove.
Turner looking to slow down the pace here.
Turner blocks an elbow strike.
Mangrove goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mangrove tries a body shot but Turner blocks it.
Mangrove throws an elbow but it misses.
Mangrove looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Mangrove as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Mangrove.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mangrove pushes off an throws an elbow but Turner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mangrove lands a body punch.
Mangrove lands an elbow that stopped Turner in his tracks for a moment.
Mangrove presses Turner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner effectively controlling the action here.
Mangrove's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alka Mangrove dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gap Turner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turner takes one to the side of the head.
Turner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mangrove misses with an uppercut
and Turner counters with a right hand to the body.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner throws a low kick but Mangrove moves out of range easily.
Mangrove's jab looks to have found its range, popping Turner under the eye.
Turner misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Mangrove does a little dance to reset his feet.

Mangrove rushes Turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mangrove lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Mangrove.
Mangrove misses with an elbow over the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mangrove lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mangrove misses with some punches.
Turner prevents a body shot from Mangrove.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mangrove creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mangrove throws an elbow that misses.
Mangrove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangrove goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mangrove misses with some punches.
Alka Mangrove has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Turner fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner leaning his opponent against the cage.
Turner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Turner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mangrove pushes off an throws an elbow but Turner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mangrove misses with a body punch.
Mangrove lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Turner is struggling to control the position.
Turner holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove misses with an elbow strike.
Mangrove swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mangrove lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mangrove struggles to land a body shot inside as Turner controls his hands.
Mangrove misses with an elbow strike.
Turner blocking some punches.
Mangrove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner avoids the elbow strike from Mangrove, against the cage.
Mangrove misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mangrove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mangrove tries a body shot but Turner blocks it.
Mangrove lands with a short shot to the head.
Turner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mangrove misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mangrove throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mangrove just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turner's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alka Mangrove clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Gap Turner's cut.
That's time! Mangrove's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mangrove tries to score with a low kick but Turner moves his leg out of the way.
Turner is trying to counter with his kicks.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Mangrove was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
Mangrove tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mangrove. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Turner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat.
Turner throws a body punch but Mangrove moves out of range.
Mangrove takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mangrove tries to counter by clinching up but Turner breaks away and moves out of range.
Gap Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Gap Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Turner.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mangrove wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Turner dives in and grabs Mangrove's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mangrove pushes down on Turner's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner connects with a single shot there.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mangrove moves away.
Mangrove throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Mangrove lands with a kick to the ribs.
Turner tries to land a front kick but Mangrove steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mangrove takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turner fails with the takedown.
Turner dips to his left and cracks Mangrove with an uppercut!
Turner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mangrove throws a shot from downtown. Turner moves away and avoids it.
Turner misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner avoids the body shot from Mangrove.
Mangrove swings away with a body shot that misses
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mangrove jabs Turner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangrove throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mangrove misses with a right hand
enabling Turner to counter with a crisp jab.
Mangrove tries to clinch but Turner is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turner! But no joy.
Mangrove tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
Mangrove throws a body shot but no joy.
Mangrove walks forward, straight into a front kick from Turner.
Turner lands with a shot to the body.
Turner takes a swing at Mangrove's ribcage but misses.
Turner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turner throws a head kick but Mangrove moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner connects with a looping right hand.
Alka Mangrove is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner swinging wildly here.
Gap Turner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mangrove fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turner.
Mangrove takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mangrove takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mangrove keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Mangrove wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Turner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mangrove sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Turner somewhat.
As Turner tries to get set, Mangrove tries to push him back and clinch up but Turner manages to avoid the attempt.
Alka Mangrove has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gap Turner.
Turner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mangrove.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner misses with a series of wild punches.
Turner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mangrove leaves Turner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mangrove tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Turner manages to circle out of the way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mangrove.
Turner punishes Mangrove's body with a nice straight punch.
Mangrove ducks right into an uppercut from Turner.
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!
Turner lands a high kick!
Mangrove gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turner.
Mangrove on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gap Turner dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Gap Turner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Mangrove digs a good body shot into Turner's ribs.

Mangrove moves into the clinch.
Turner wants to stall.
Mangrove lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Mangrove throws an elbow that misses.
Turner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangrove doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mangrove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
Mangrove lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mangrove misses with a punch on the inside.
Mangrove working aggressively here.
Turner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Turner avoids a wild elbow strike from Mangrove.
Mangrove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Turner is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mangrove can't fight it off and eventually Turner manages to take the fight to the floor. Mangrove looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mangrove has control of Turner's left arm, preventing Turner from doing any damage.
Alka Mangrove is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner stopping the sweep attempt from Mangrove.
Mangrove utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Mangrove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turner passes Mangrove's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Turner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Turner stalling away here and it's allowed Mangrove to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner looking to sit in guard and control but Mangrove gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Mangrove wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.

Mangrove thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Turner trying to keep a closed guard but Mangrove is proving a slippery customer.
Turner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mangrove stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mangrove stands up out of Turner's guard for a moment - Turner manages to land a nice upkick.
Turner doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Turner doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Turner striking from the bottom.
Turner controls Mangrove momentarily but Mangrove frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mangrove is looking to slow Turner down with leg kicks.
Mangrove blocks a head kick by Turner.
Gap Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mangrove showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turner.
Turner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Turner drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner wants to pass the guard but Mangrove is keeping the position.
Mangrove not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alka Mangrove.
I think Mangrove 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Alka Mangrove!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Alka Mangrove!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Alka Mangrove!

Alka Mangrove wins by unanimous decision!
Alka Mangrove retains his lightweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Big Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Annakin Drako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Man comes into the arena with Big Man blaring out of the sound system. Annakin Drako struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.4lbs 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. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Big Man
vs
Drako

185 cm
27
190 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

MayheM sportswear
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Big Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Annakin Drako!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Big Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drako, pushing him back against the cage.
Drako has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Big Man after a bit of a struggle.
Drako is trying to drag Big Man to the mat but Big Man just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Big Man is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Julius Big Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Annakin Drako.
Big Man landing knees to the head.

It looks like Annakin Drako has been cut.
Big Man scores with a shot to the side of Drako's head.
Big Man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Big Man lands an elbow just above Drako 's eye.
Big Man crunches a lovely knee into Drako's ribcage.
Drako looks winded!
Big Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Big Man taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Big Man lands with a light punch inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Drako has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Big Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Big Man landing knees to the body.
Big Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drako backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Big Man lands a good knee to the midsection. Drako won't want to take too many of those.
Big Man lands a nice elbow.
Drako takes an elbow to the temple.
Drako takes an elbow to the forehead.

Drako is rocked!

That has opened up Annakin Drako's cut even more.
Big Man lands a good knee to the midsection. Drako won't want to take too many of those.
Big Man displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drako up against the cage.
Big Man using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Big Man.
Big Man lands an elbow that stopped Drako in his tracks for a moment.
Drako is still on wobbly legs! Can Big Man finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Big Man.
Drako is pressed against the cage. Big Man pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Drako! Two more big strikes from Big Man and Drako crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Julius Big Man!
Julius Big Man retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Julius Big Man thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JJ Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Golovkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikhail Golovkin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bush
vs
Golovkin

170 cm
20
148 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

165 cm
27
135 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, JJ Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikhail Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin shoots in looking for a takedown but Bush manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Golovkin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bush feinted with a counter takedown.

Bush looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Golovkin!
Golovkin can't do much from the bottom here.
Golovkin tries to bench press Bush off him but Bush keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Golovkin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bush scoring with punches from side control.
Golovkin tries to bench press Bush off him but Bush keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin struggling a bit here.
Golovkin is looking to regain half guard here but Bush keeps moving and retains side control.
Golovkin keeps trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golovkin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bush is chipping away with strikes.
Bush lands an elbow.

Golovkin is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bush is putting a hurting on Golovkin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Golovkin is still in real trouble! Can Bush finish him?
Bush working the body and head with strikes.
Bush looks up at the clock and then as Golovkin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bush smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Golovkin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bush working away.
Bush knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Golovkin on the ground.
Bush is putting a hurting on Golovkin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Golovkin tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Golovkin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Golovkin seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golovkin gets back to full guard.
Golovkin trying to keep a closed guard but Bush is proving a slippery customer.

Golovkin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bush defends well.

Golovkin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bush wants to pass the guard but Golovkin is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Golovkin is looking for a triangle but Bush pushes his legs off easily.
Bush forces his way into half guard.
Bush looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bush content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Golovkin wants to improve his position but Bush is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bush scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Golovkin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bush is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Bush is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bush lands strikes from half guard.
Bush working Golovkin over with strikes.
Bush takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Golovkin trying to control here.
Bush performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bush drops an elbow to the side of Golovkin's head.
Golovkin gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JJ Bush dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Golovkin darts in looking for a takedown but Bush gets double underhooks and turns Golovkin into the cage.

Bush gets a takedown into half guard.
Golovkin is refusing to be controlled, as Bush sits in half guard.
Golovkin is looking to control Bush's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Golovkin avoid being mounted?
Golovkin manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin keeping full guard, as Bush tries to pass.

Bush avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin trying to control the position.
Bush stopping the sweep attempt from Golovkin.

Golovkin is looking for a triangle but Bush pushes his legs off easily.

Bush avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Golovkin is breathing heavily.

Golovkin is looking for a triangle but Bush pushes his legs off easily.
Bush lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush lands a couple of digs.
Bush looking to pass the guard.
Bush chips away with some ground and pound.
Golovkin trying to keep a closed guard but Bush is proving a slippery customer.

Golovkin is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bush has his hands clasped together but Golovkin extends and breaks Bush's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Golovkin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mikhail Golovkin!
After the fight, Mikhail Golovkin 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
37%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ferris Bueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bueller kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Twist And Shout. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bueller
vs
Cyborg

170 cm
27
140 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

172 cm
26
150 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

MayheM sportswear
Arcticus University: London

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferris Bueller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cris Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bueller. Cyborg does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Bueller.
Cyborg throws a shot to the body.
Cyborg swinging wildly here.

Bueller has closed the distance and engaged Cyborg in a clinch.
Bueller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bueller lands a body shot.
Bueller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyborg misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Bueller.
A shot in the inside from Bueller.
A right hand to the body from Bueller.
Bueller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Bueller lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bueller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bueller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cyborg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bueller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cyborg or not.
Bueller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cyborg.
Bueller taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Bueller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bueller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cyborg backwards.
Bueller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cyborg looks winded!
Bueller lands a left hand.

Cyborg is rocked!
A short right from Bueller.
Cyborg is still on wobbly legs! Can Bueller finish him?
Bueller digs a right hand underneath Cyborg's ribcage. Cyborg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bueller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bueller lands with a light punch inside.
Bueller scores with a shoulder strike.
Bueller lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Cyborg to his knees! Bueller keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ferris Bueller!
Ferris Bueller is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Ferris Bueller 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.