StrikeForce Union #31 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darryl Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pott comes to the cage accompanied by I Luv It. Haze is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Border Patrol - Eek A Mouse. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Pott
vs
Haze

190 cm
25
224 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

197 cm
26
224 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Pott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Darryl Haze!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pott misses with the body kick
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
Pott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haze counters with a low kick, right behind Pott 's knee.
Haze scores with a leg kick.
Pott slips a straight right by Haze.
Pott throws a body punch but Haze moves out of range.
Haze tries a quick counter leg kick but Pott is wise to it.
Crunch! Haze slams his shin into Pott's torso.
Haze slips a straight right by Pott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Haze lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pott doesn't seem phased though.
Haze blocks a head kick by Pott.
Haze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott misses with a hook. Haze ducked under it nicely.
Haze lands a high kick!
Pott throws a lazy body kick
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.
Pott throws a sloppy head kick
and Haze makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A lazy left from Pott finds it's target.
Pott avoids the head kick by Haze.
Haze looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pott misses with the body kick
and Haze counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries to land a front kick but Pott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Pott misses the target.
Haze scores with a sloppy right hand. Pott should have avoided that one.

Haze moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haze struggles to land a body shot inside as Pott controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Pott.
Pott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haze lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pott.

Haze breaks from the clinch.
Haze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haze.

Haze moves into the clinch successfully.
Haze trying to stall but Pott improves his position.
Haze stalling the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haze struggles to land a body shot inside as Pott controls his hands.
Pott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
Haze misses with a body punch.
Haze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Pott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Pott is looking to break free of the clinch but Haze has double underhooks.
Haze misses with the head strike.
Haze has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pott seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Haze can turn it around.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pott misses with a punch to the body.
Haze tries to pull guard but Pott forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pott is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pott pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Haze.
Haze tries to throw a body punch but Pott avoids it by throwing Haze back against the cage.
Haze lands a left hand.
Haze blocks a body shot from Pott.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haze fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Pott breaks the clinch.

Haze has Pott up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darryl Haze dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Haze misses with a combination
and Pott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Haze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pott.
Haze throws a hook but Pott blocks it.
Pott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haze misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze throws a leg kick that misses.
Haze takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haze tries to clinch
enabling Pott to counter with a crisp jab.
Haze scores with a nice right hand.
Haze tries to clinch up.
Haze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Pott.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott throws a jab when Haze was well out of range.
Haze throws a low kick but Pott moves out of range easily.
Darryl Haze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Haze closes the distance and clinches.
Pott prevents a body shot from Haze.

Pott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pott throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Haze to counter with a crisp jab.
Pott is looking to land body kicks.
Haze misses with a looping left.
Pott thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haze just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haze throws a jab but it's blocked by Pott.
Pott cracks Haze with an open hand slap.
Haze throws an off balance right hand
and Pott counters with a one-two to the body.
Pott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haze jabs at Pott's body.
Haze connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pott momentarily.
Haze stuns Pott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pott missing with a left hand there. Haze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haze.
Haze tests Pott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Pott misses with a lunging right hand
and Haze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haze tries to clinch up
letting Pott counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pott is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Darryl Haze will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Haze closes the distance but Pott moves to the side
and Pott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haze tries to clinch there but Pott circles away.
Haze slips under a jab.
Haze flicks out a counter leg kick but Pott steps away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haze.
Pott lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Haze scores with a four punch combination!
Haze avoids the body shot from Pott.
Haze swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haze works Pott's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haze has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Haze.
Pott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haze. Haze obviously looking to wear him down.
Pott misses with a straight left.
Haze misses with a jab to the body
and Pott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pott looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
Haze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haze wants to clinch up but Pott keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries to work over Pott's front leg with a kick but Pott checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Haze.
Pott throws a poor cross that misses
and Haze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pott moves out of range as Haze strikes.
Haze ducks under a wild hook from Pott.
Haze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pott misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Haze's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott throws a head kick that misses.
Pott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pott looks to score with a jab to the body but Haze is just out of range.
Haze is looking for the big counter here.
Haze blocks the body kick.
Pott 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.

Haze gets a clinch.
Pott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haze misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Haze cracks Pott with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pott swings wildly with an uppercut but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze misses with a punch to the body.
Haze has a couple of punches blocked by Pott.
Pott's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haze trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Haze works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haze is struggling to control the position.
Roger Pott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pott.

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 Roger Pott.
Well Haze has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darryl Haze!
A relieved looking Darryl Haze thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akoni Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yes Man Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen The YES! Cartwheel as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Akoni Gray had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Gray
vs
Man Sanchez

189 cm
22
210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

191 cm
22
213 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Bare Knuckle Fisticuffs Clothing

PED Nutrition
Perkele!

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akoni Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yes Man Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
We've been told by Gray's head coaches at OO that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Gray finds it's way through Sanchez's defenses.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gray lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray misses with a double jab.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.
Gray defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gray.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the body
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Gray.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Sanchez there.
Gray fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gray moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gray.
Gray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sanchez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gray - the referee stops the clock and Sanchez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gray. Sanchez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target.
Gray throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Gray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Gray lands an overhand right.
Gray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gray slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Gray throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Gray moved away.
Gray misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Gray misses with a double jab.
Gray tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Gray.
Gray throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Gray throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Gray looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Sanchez scores with a jab.
Gray connects with a solid leg kick.
Gray lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a jab.
Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
A combination from Gray does no damage.
Gray is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Gray.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanchez defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez connects with a jab.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gray moves away.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gray doesn't seem bothered though.
Gray slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Gray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez thinks about the counter body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gray lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sanchez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sanchez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks Gray off balance momentarily.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Gray lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gray avoids a kick to the body.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gray had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gray moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Gray misses.
Gray connects with a crisp jab.
Gray feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Gray seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Gray throwing a counter right hand but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yes Man Sanchez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Gray counter with a right hand.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Gray.
Gray throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Gray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Gray throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Gray takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
Akoni Gray is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gray misses with a low kick.
Gray has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gray misses with a kick to the body.
Sanchez steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
Gray will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gray tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice jab there from Gray.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Gray moves out of range.
Sanchez digs a good hook to Gray's body.
Gray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez tries a quick counter leg kick but Gray is wise to it.
Gray pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gray throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gray attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gray.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Gray moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Gray.
Gray moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gray lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good work by Gray as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
Gray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gray misses with the combination.
Gray slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Gray avoids the body shot from Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
And Gray counters with a quick kick to the body but Sanchez blocks it.
Gray buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Gray.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Gray walks into a stiff left hand from Sanchez.
Nice jab there from Gray.
Nice body punch from Gray.
Gray is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez throws out a counter right but Gray avoids it with no problem.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez lands with an overhand left.
Gray tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gray takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from Gray.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gray. Gray circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gray throws a body kick that misses.
Gray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gray shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sanchez eats them both and turns towards Gray to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sanchez with a jab.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Gray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
Gray looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sanchez blocks the body kick.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Gray ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
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 Akoni Gray 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. This is the final round!

Good exchange - Sanchez coming out on top.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gray checks a leg kick.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gray jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez throws a hook but Gray blocks it.
Gray feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gray.
Gray lands with a good body shot.
Gray thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
Sanchez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gray checks it well.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gray misses with a low kick.
Gray checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gray throwing a counter right hand but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Gray.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Gray connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
Gray throws a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Gray on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Gray.
Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gray tried to score with a low kick but Sanchez checks it.
Gray lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanchez's sensitive parts.
Sanchez takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Gray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Gray avoids it.
Gray avoids a kick to the body.
Gray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Gray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Gray's knee but Gray avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Gray lands a high kick!
Nice shot lands for Gray.
Gray cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Gray.
Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from Gray.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gray's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanchez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gray looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Gray.
A jab from Gray finds it's way through Sanchez's defenses.
Gray throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Sanchez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body kick there by Gray.
Sanchez slips a jab from Gray.
Sanchez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gray wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Gray looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gray misses with a low kick.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Gray looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gray moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Good work by Gray as he checks the leg kick.
Gray lands with a nice body kick.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Gray checks a leg kick.
Gray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gray scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gray misses with a looping right.
Gray goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Gray scores with a four punch combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Akoni Gray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gray has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akoni Gray!
After the fight, Akoni Gray 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.
Yes Man Sanchez was interviewed post fight and said 'YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YEESSSSSS!!!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krateros Kratisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Earl Jack could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Krateros Kratisto's chin.

Jack
vs
Kratisto

205 cm
26
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Krateros Kratisto!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kratisto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kratisto.
Kratisto connects with an inside leg kick.
Kratisto connects with a looping right hand.
Kratisto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Kratisto.
Kratisto misses with a body kick.
Jack feinted with a counter takedown.
Kratisto misses with a head kick.
Jack appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kratisto clinches up with Jack and pushes him back against the cage.
Kratisto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kratisto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jack backwards.
Kratisto misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack blocks a body shot from Kratisto.
Kratisto struggles to land a body shot inside as Jack controls his hands.
Kratisto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jack wants a takedown but no success here.
Kratisto misses with some punches.
Jack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kratisto stops a takedown attempt from Jack.
Jack has been working on his balance at Grindhouse , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Kratisto.
Kratisto misses with some punches.
Kratisto misses with a punch on the inside.
Kratisto is pushing Jack up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Come on Kratisto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kratisto on the inside.
Kratisto misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Kratisto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kratisto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kratisto.
Jack changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kratisto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Earl Jack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kratisto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kratisto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kratisto thows a body kick. Jack tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kratisto connects with a solid leg kick.
Kratisto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kratisto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jack takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kratisto scoring well with a low kick there.
Kratisto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jack on the side of the head.
Kratisto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kratisto chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kratisto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jack.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kratisto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kratisto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kratisto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jack.
Kratisto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kratisto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kratisto swings for the body but Jack moves out of range.
Jack attempts a counter takedown but Kratisto avoids it well and moves away.
Jack on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kratisto gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Jack counters with a takedown into side control.

Jack is working to tighten his grip on Kratisto's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kratisto has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Jack is really squeezing tight and eventually Kratisto passes out! Jack breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Earl Jack!
Earl Jack managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$225, into his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christian Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borys Mankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mankowski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kękę -Wyjebane. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Battle
vs
Mankowski

177 cm
27
145 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
150 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

M.O. Fight Wear

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borys Mankowski!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battle looks to land a combination but Mankowski avoids it well.

Battle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mankowski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mankowski content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Mankowski 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.
Mankowski advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battle stops Mankowski from passing to mount.
Mankowski is staying tight to Battle's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mankowski is controlling him well.
Mankowski takes a little break here. Battle wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mankowski has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Battle!
Mankowski controlling from the full mount.
Mankowski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Battle tries to buck Mankowski off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski controlling the position easily from mount.
It looks like Mankowski 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.
Mankowski seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Battle is holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mankowski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Mankowski.
You get the feeling that Battle really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mankowski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mankowski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Battle tries to avoid it but Mankowski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Battle to the ground. Battle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Mankowski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Well, if Mankowski 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.
Mankowski stops Battle from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mankowski controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle wants to get back to his feet.
Mankowski is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Mankowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mankowski prevents Battle from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Battle kicks Mankowski off and gets back to his feet.
Battle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mankowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Mankowski is trying to trip Battle. He has hold of a leg but Battle is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mankowski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Battle wants to get back to his feet but Mankowski passes into half guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mankowski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mankowski content just to control the position here.
Mankowski is continuing to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mankowski controlling the pace for now.

Mankowski swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Battle is now in Mankowski's guard. A big mistake from Mankowski there, giving up the dominant position!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mankowski is looking for a triangle but Battle pushes his legs off easily.
Battle wants to stand and escape but instead Mankowski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Mankowski sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mankowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borys Mankowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Battle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

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

Mankowski is trying to get an arm triangle but Battle is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Battle's face as Mankowski controls the position.
Battle avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mankowski.
The referee asks Mankowski politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mankowski prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mankowski has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Battle squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mankowski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Borys Mankowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Christian Battle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Battle tries to buck Mankowski off but he can't manage it.
Mankowski content just to control the position here.
More stalling from Mankowski.
Battle throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mankowski. What's that going to do exactly?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski controlling the pace for now.

Mankowski swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Battle is now in Mankowski's guard. A big mistake from Mankowski there, giving up the dominant position!

Battle stands and steps away. Mankowski gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mankowski dodges the punch combination from Battle.

Mankowski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Battle was covering up waiting for the punch and Mankowski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mankowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mankowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Battle wants to stand and escape but Mankowski is having none of it.
Battle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mankowski controls the pace.
Borys Mankowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mankowski looking to pass the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mankowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Borys Mankowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mankowski 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borys Mankowski!
A victorious Borys Mankowski 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
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heribert Bosch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Gore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bosch
vs
Gore

182 cm
21
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch!
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, Ivan Gore!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gore misses with a body kick.
Ivan Gore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gore misses with a kick to the body.
Bosch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gore connects with a body shot that sends Bosch's belly button to the back.
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bosch tries a head kick but it misses.
Gore lands with a nice body kick.
Gore throws a body kick that misses.
Bosch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Gore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gore.
Gore misses the shot to the body.
Gore moves out of range as Bosch strikes.
Gore lands a head shot.
Gore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bosch. Bosch obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch wants to clinch up but Gore keeps it at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bosch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gore has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gore and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gore scores with a nice body kick.
Gore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bosch throws a jab but it's blocked by Gore.
A telegraphed right hand from Gore misses the target.
Bosch throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gore.
Bosch thuds his right hand into Gore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bosch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bosch ducks right into an uppercut from Gore.
Gore tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gore.
Gore looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bosch throws a body shot but no joy.
Gore just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch is looking to wear down Gore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Gore misses its intended target.

Bosch rushes Gore and presses him up against the cage.
Bosch tries to throw a body punch but Gore avoids it by throwing Bosch back against the cage.
Gore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Gore.
A right hook to the body lands for Bosch.
Bosch misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gore blocks a body shot from Bosch.
Gore controlling the action here for a moment.
Gore misses with a punch to the body.
Gore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bosch backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Bosch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gore.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bosch.
Gore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bosch misses with some punches.
Bosch throws a punch but it's blocked by Gore.
Bosch tries to throw a body punch but Gore avoids it by throwing Bosch back against the cage.
Bosch lands a body punch.
Gore has a couple of punches blocked by Bosch.
Gore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bosch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gore lands with a light punch inside.
Bosch lands a shot to the body.
Bosch being controlled against the cage.
Gore looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gore misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bosch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gore's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bosch.
Bosch misses with a punch to the body.
Gore content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gore takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gore taking a breather.
Gore is looking to control Bosch's arms but Bosch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gore has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ivan Gore.
Gore misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Gore.

Gore takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bosch takes a swing at Gore's ribcage but misses.
Gore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bosch in his tracks.
Bosch lands a nice hook to Gore's body. Gore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ivan Gore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gore lands a head shot.
Gore moves away from the strike by Bosch.
Bosch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A solid body kick from Gore.
Bosch takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Gore closes the distance and pushes Bosch back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bosch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gore has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bosch seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gore can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Gore - that landed with a thud.
Bosch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gore lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gore fails to land.
Bosch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Gore to work.
Ivan Gore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bosch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gore misses with a punch to the body.
Gore stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gore stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Gore's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Bosch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bosch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gore fails to land.
Gore has a couple of punches blocked by Bosch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gore lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bosch.
Bosch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bosch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gore blocks a body shot from Bosch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bosch as Gore tries to tie him up.
Bosch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bosch gets through Gore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bosch lands an uppercut.
Gore pushes Bosch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Gore.
Gore misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Gore on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bosch fails to land.
Gore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gore blocks a body shot from Bosch.
Gore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bosch throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gore gets through Bosch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gore misses with a punch on the inside.
Gore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, Bosch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bosch tries a body shot but Gore blocks it.
Bosch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gore lands with a left to the head.
Bosch tries to throw a body punch but Gore avoids it by throwing Bosch back against the cage.
Gore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gore.
A shot in the inside from Gore.
Bosch tries a body shot but Gore blocks it.
Bosch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gore blocks a body shot from Bosch.
Bosch misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bosch fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boschs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gore.
Gore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bosch gets through Gore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosch misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gore is stalling here.
The referee calls for Gore to work.
Gore receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Gore tries to throw a body punch but Bosch avoids it by throwing Gore back against the cage.
Gore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gore gets through Bosch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bosch struggles to land a body shot inside as Gore controls his hands.
Bosch misses with the head strike.
Gore is trying to stall.
Bosch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bosch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Gore 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! This is the final round!

Bosch slips a straight right by Gore.
Bosch throwing a counter right hand but Gore manages to avoid it.
Gore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bosch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bosch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gore scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Bosch misses the target.
Gore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A cross from Gore lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gore connects with a crisp jab.
Bosch looks to land a right hand but Gore moved out of range.
Gore misses with an uppercut.
Gore dips to his left and cracks Bosch with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gore only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gore.
Bosch looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gore looks for the body kick but Bosch saw that one coming.
Bosch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gore.
Bosch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gore appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gore misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Bosch misses the target.
Gore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bosch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gore is looking to clinch.
Bosch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bosch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gore throws a lazy right hand but Bosch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bosch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch misses the jab.
Gore throws out a counter right but Bosch avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Gore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Bosch.
Gore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bosch.
Gore flicks out a counter leg kick but Bosch steps away.
Gore throws a sloppy head kick and Bosch moves out of range easily.
Bosch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosch throws a big shot that misses.
Gore on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gore scores with a jab to the body.
Bosch looks to land a right hand but Gore moved out of range.
Gore with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bosch lands with a good body shot.
Gore delivers a nice body kick.
Gore jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gore on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gore throws a jab but it's blocked by Bosch.
Gore lands a jab to the head.
Bosch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gore throws a shot from downtown. Bosch moves away and avoids it.
Bosch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gore finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gore throws a body shot but no joy.
Bosch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gore.
Bosch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bosch throws a hook but Gore blocks it.
Bosch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gore throws out the jab.
Gore misses with a straight left.
It looked like Bosch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bosch avoids a kick to the body.
Gore swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Gore moves into the clinch.
Gore blocking some punches.
Gore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bosch throws a punch but it's blocked by Gore.
A short right from Gore.
Heribert Bosch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bosch.
Bosch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Gore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gore has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Gore!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Allahu Akbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wictor Johanessburgson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Allahu Akbar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Akbar
vs
Johanessburgson

178 cm
20
148 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

168 cm
25
140 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)

King of Fists

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Allahu Akbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wictor Johanessburgson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johanessburgson takes a swing at Akbar's ribcage but misses.
Akbar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Akbar catches Johanessburgson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Akbar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johanessburgson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Akbar defends it well.
Akbar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johanessburgson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Akbar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johanessburgson somewhat.
Johanessburgson closes the distance and clinches up with Akbar, looking for a takedown. Johanessburgson pushes Akbar against the cage but Akbar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Akbar stuffs the takedown attempt from Johanessburgson. Johanessburgson gets slowly back to his feet.
Allahu Akbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wictor Johanessburgson.
Johanessburgson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Akbar avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Johanessburgson dives in and scores a takedown into Akbar's guard.

Akbar pushes Johanessburgson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johanessburgson shoots for a takedown but Akbar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Akbar drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Johanessburgson right on the button. Johanessburgson goes down! Akbar follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Akbar gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Allahu Akbar!
An intense looking Allahu Akbar took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Praise Allah! '.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Tow (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.

Machado
vs
Tow

180 cm
30
265 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

198 cm
31
276 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Tow!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tow closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tow lands in his opponent's guard.

Machado is looking to cinch up a triangle. Tow throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Machado's body to avoid the submission. Machado has instead reached around Tow's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Machado arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Carlos Machado!
A less than humble Carlos Machado misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fujii Yusuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Yusuke
vs
Redfield

178 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
163 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 Los Angeles, Fujii Yusuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Redfield!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redfield swings for the body but Yusuke moves out of range.
Fujii Yusuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redfield thows a body kick. Yusuke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Redfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yusuke slips a straight right by Redfield.
Yusuke scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Yusuke.
Yusuke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Redfield throws a shot from downtown. Yusuke moves away and avoids it.
Yusuke throws a chopping leg kick but Redfield manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Redfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redfield misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfield takes a swing at Yusuke's ribcage but misses.
Redfield doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Redfield does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yusuke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Redfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yusuke was well out of range. Poor timing from Redfield.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Redfield misses.
Redfield throws an off balance right hand
and Yusuke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yusuke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redfield.
A little feinted left hand from Yusuke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yusuke.
The crowd cheers as Redfield lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yusuke doesn't seem phased though.
A jab lands there for Yusuke.
Redfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yusuke.
Yusuke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yusuke lands a leg kick that knocks Redfield off balance momentarily.
Yusuke pushes Redfield away with a front kick.
Yusuke connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yusuke lands a front kick.
Redfield drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yusuke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yusuke thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfield checks a low kick from Yusuke.
Yusuke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yusuke works Redfield's body with a nice hook.
Yusuke looks for the body kick but Redfield saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Redfield releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yusuke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Redfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Yusuke is looking to slow Redfield down with leg kicks.
Yusuke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Redfield if he has to take too many more of those.
Redfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yusuke moves away.
Redfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yusuke manages to avoid it.
Yusuke scores with a jab.
Yusuke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yusuke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Redfield blocks the body kick.
Redfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yusuke walks into a jab.
Redfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Yusuke.
Yusuke moves out of range of the strikes.
Yusuke moves out of range as Redfield strikes.
Redfield throws a leg kick but Yusuke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yusuke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Redfield misses with a jab to the body
and Yusuke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Redfield missing with a left hand there. Yusuke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yusuke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redfield.
And Yusuke counters with a quick kick to the body but Redfield blocks it.
Yusuke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yusuke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Redfield.
Redfield avoids a kick to the body.
Redfield misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Redfield.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redfield moves away from the strike by Yusuke.
A shot to the liver by Yusuke. Beautiful body shot.
Redfield throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Yusuke misses the target.
Yusuke stuns Redfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yusuke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yusuke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redfield.
Yusuke lands with an uppercut that bounces Redfield off the cage and back into range.
Redfield misses with an uppercut.
Yusuke looks to throw the jab but Redfield is out of range.
Yusuke scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yusuke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Redfield moves forwards but Yusuke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Redfield walks into a stiff left hand from Yusuke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fujii Yusuke dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Yusuke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yusuke checks a leg kick.
Redfield misses the jab.
Yusuke tries to land a body kick
and Redfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Redfield checks a leg kick nicely.
Yusuke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redfield.
An inside leg kick from Yusuke misses.
Redfield lunges at Yusuke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yusuke's hand.
Redfield bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yusuke's head backwards.
Yusuke throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Yusuke.
Yusuke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Redfield takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Redfield loads up on a big right hand but Yusuke slips the punch.
Fujii Yusuke is winning the standup battle so far.
Yusuke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Redfield walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yusuke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke thows a leg kick but Redfield checks it
and Redfield counters with a nice body shot.
Yusuke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Redfield is out of range and Yusuke settles back down.
Redfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Redfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Redfield walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yusuke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yusuke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Redfield can do to turn this around?
Yusuke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Redfield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yusuke looks to land a left hand but Redfield moved out of range nicely.
Redfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yusuke scores with a leg kick.
Yusuke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yusuke looks to land a body kick but Redfield moved away.
Redfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut lands for Redfield. That snapped Yusuke's head back.
Redfield throws a hook but Yusuke blocks it.
Redfield fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yusuke checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfield takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yusuke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Redfield rushes Yusuke and presses him up against the cage.
Redfield lands a body punch in the clinch.
Redfield misses with a punch to the body.
Redfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Redfield.
Yusuke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Redfield.
Yusuke misses with some punches.
Yusuke is trying to stall.

Redfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Redfield throws a hook but Yusuke avoids it easily.
Redfield blocks a low kick nicely.
Yusuke misses with a hook to the body
and Redfield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke keeps the fight on the outside.
Redfield throws out a loose jab but Yusuke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yusuke tries a head kick but it misses.
Redfield throws a big shot that misses.
Yusuke tries to work over Redfield's front leg with a kick but Redfield checks it.
Yusuke walks into a left hand.
Yusuke scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Yusuke.
Redfield staying out of range there.
Redfield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yusuke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Redfield scrambles back to his feet.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yusuke!
Yusuke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Redfield counters with a straight right hand.
Yusuke misses with a leg kick.
Yusuke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke slips a jab from Redfield.
Yusuke tries to land a leg kick but Redfield saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yusuke throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice uppercut there from Yusuke.
Redfield connects with a body shot.
Yusuke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yusuke misses with a body kick.
Yusuke backing away here, and Redfield unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Redfield throws a looping overhand right but Yusuke ducks down to avoid it.
Redfield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Redfield there as he acknowledges the shot.
Redfield takes one to the side of the head.
Yusuke misses the jab.
Redfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Redfield has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yusuke connects with a jab.
Yusuke misses with a low kick.
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 Fujii Yusuke will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A big left from Redfield misses.
A swing and a miss from Redfield.
Yusuke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yusuke connects with a body shot that sends Redfield's belly button to the back.
Yusuke cracks Redfield with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yusuke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Redfield checks a low kick from Yusuke.
Yusuke misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Redfield coming out on top.
Redfield has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yusuke.
Yusuke moves out of range as Redfield strikes.
Redfield throws a body punch but Yusuke moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Yusuke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfield moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Redfield misses with a low kick.
Redfield misses with a body kick.
Redfield misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke connects with a leg kick. Redfield looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Redfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yusuke misses the shot to the body.
Yusuke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Redfield misses.
Yusuke lands with a nice body kick.
Yusuke works the jab nicely.
Redfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Redfield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Redfield's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yusuke under the eye.
Yusuke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Redfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yusuke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yusuke misses with a hook
enabling Redfield to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A lazy left from Yusuke finds it's target.
Yusuke swings widly with a right hand
enabling Redfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Yusuke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Redfield.
Yusuke misses with a lunging right hand
and Redfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yusuke thows a leg kick but Redfield checks it
and Redfield counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Redfield ducks under a wild hook from Yusuke.
Yusuke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Redfield manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Redfield misses the target.
Yusuke misses with a wild body shot.
Yusuke misses with a looping left.
Redfield moves forwards but Yusuke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yusuke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Redfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Redfield with a nice cross.
Redfield throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yusuke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redfield.
Redfield listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yusuke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Redfield scores with a hook to the body. Yusuke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Redfield misses the jab.
Yusuke misses with a body kick.
Yusuke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redfield.
Yusuke throws a hook but Redfield avoids it easily.
Redfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Redfield throws out a loose jab but Yusuke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yusuke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yusuke throws a leg kick which misses Redfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Redfield tries to avoid it.
Yusuke with a jab.
Peter Redfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke slips under a jab from Redfield.
Redfield misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yusuke counters with a stiff right hand.
Yusuke thumps Redfield with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Yusuke - just one landing.
Redfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Yusuke. That snapped Redfield's head back.
Redfield lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yusuke backs up against the cage.
Yusuke lands with a straight right. Redfield didn't see that one coming.
Yusuke lands a jab.
Redfield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Redfield there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yusuke has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Yusuke.

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 Fujii Yusuke.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yusuke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Fujii Yusuke!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pereira
vs
Ward

173 cm
29
324 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

193 cm
21
279 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

M.O. Fight Wear
Highland Clothing

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Ward!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pereira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ward's guard.
Ward is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pereira trying to control but Ward is working from the bottom.
Pereira is really struggling to control Ward but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pereira won't allow Ward to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira wants to control from the top but Ward keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pereira trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ward closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pereira to the mat! Pereira manages to get full guard.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
Ward throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pereira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ward must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Pereira looking for a guillotine here but Ward defends easily.
Pereira is adopting a defensive guard.
Pereira controls Ward momentarily but Ward frees himself.
My spies in RCJ Machado Jiu-Jitsu inform me that Ward has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pereira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ward defends well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ward distracts Pereira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pereira has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pereira wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
Ward lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ward postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ward landing with the ground and pound.
Ward content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ward working some strikes from top position.
Pereira keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
Pereira is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ward missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ward feints and as Pereira raises his hands in defense, Ward changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ward missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pereira trying to control the position.
Ward stands and throws Pereira's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ward scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ward lands a few punches from side control.
Ward has control of an arm but Pereira manages to advance to Ward's back!
Ward is trying to get back to his feet but Pereira has full control of the position and if anything, Ward has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Pereira missing with strikes from the back.
Ward wants to get back to his feet.

Pereira is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ward is defending well though. Pereira let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ward is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Pereira gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paddy Ward will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pereira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ward 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.
Ward keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pereira's head.
Ward trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ward pushes down on Pereira's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ward has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pereira tries to get to full guard but Ward has control of the leg.
Ward missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward lands with a punch from half guard.
Ward trying to control from half guard but Pereira is working away.
Ward is pressing down on Pereira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pereira is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ward is working away from the top position though.
Pereira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ward's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ward's back!
Paddy Ward has got the better of the ground game so far.

Pereira is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ward is defending well though. Pereira let's go of the attempt for now.
Ward is trying to get back to his feet but Pereira has full control of the position and if anything, Ward has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Pereira off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Pereira 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, Ward has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Ward defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Pereira's arms.

Pereira is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ward has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ward is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcus Pereira!
A less than humble Marcus Pereira misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Kettu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otocanin Zmija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kettu
vs
Zmija

192 cm
31
245 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

199 cm
30
265 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Kalle Kettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Otocanin Zmija!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zmija fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Kettu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Zmija shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zmija looking to pass the guard.
Zmija trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kettu looking for a sweep. Not yet Kettu, not yet.
Zmija postures up in Kettu's guard and throws a big left but Kettu blocks it.

Zmija stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Zmija pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kettu back to the cage. Zmija follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zmija shoots in for a takedown but Kettu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zmija scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Zmija closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kettu to the mat! Kettu manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zmija throws a big elbow that misses.
Zmija throwing strikes from guard but Kettu blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu keeping full guard, as Zmija tries to pass.
Zmija is still trying to improve position.
Kettu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zmija won't allow Kettu to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Zmija shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kettu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kettu is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Otocanin Zmija!
Otocanin Zmija bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.