QFC Tournament 985 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Japie Rammer (ranked 4956 p4p, 4742 weight class) and Travis Kelce (ranked 0 p4p, 546 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rammer
vs
Kelce

174 cm
19
145
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Japie Rammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Kelce!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Rammer or perhaps it was just good defense by Kelce, which made it look bad.
Kelce cracks Rammer with an open hand slap.
Kelce lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rammer backs up against the cage.
Rammer shoots in but Kelce avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kelce feints the counter takedown.

Kelce drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rammer wants to get back to his feet but Kelce passes into half guard.

Kelce slows the pace down in half guard.
Rammer is looking for a sweep. Kelce is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelce tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rammer.

Kelce seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Rammer is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Travis Kelce!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tournament Lord (ranked 4931 p4p, 4840 weight class) and Steve Beef (ranked 561 p4p, 0 weight class). Beef has chosen Man's Not Hot as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lord
vs
Beef

178 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
175
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tournament Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Beef!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lord gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lord keeping full guard, as Beef tries to pass.

Beef avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beef sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lord's guard.

Beef is looking for a kimura but Lord is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beef to get the leverage.
Well, if Beef 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lord manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Lord working for submissions but it's allowed Beef to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beef prevents Lord from improving his position.
Beef passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lord!
Lord has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Beef's lack of action.

Beef is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lord defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Beef seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lord is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Steve Beef!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khalil Ghor (ranked 4855 p4p, 4762 weight class) and Chung King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ghor
vs
King

175 cm
25
172
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
175
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Khalil Ghor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chung King!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws out a loose jab but Ghor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ghor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from King.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ghor defends it nicely.
Ghor tried to counter with a leg kick but King avoided it.
Chung King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghor stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Ghor appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khalil Ghor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chung King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
King throws a hook but Ghor avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a takedown
and Ghor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ghor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ghor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ghor connects with a body shot.
King missing with a left hand there. Ghor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ghor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ghor jabs at King's body.

King looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ghor tries to push off, looking to stand up, but King manages to move to mount!

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!
King avoids the attempt from Ghor to control.
King is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ghor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, King cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ghor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King with the ground and pound from mount.
Ghor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
Ghor is desperately trying to improve his position but King has a good base and remains in mount.
Ghor tries to hold on but King pushes him away.
King lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ghor hang on?
King has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ghor's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King with good strikes from the mount here!
King is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ghor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ghor taking shots to the head.

Ghor is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, King cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Ghor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
King putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
King working Ghor over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

King is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ghor is surviving well by controlling King's body position as best he can.
King landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ghor takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! King's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

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

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Tyson (ranked 4739 p4p, 4743 weight class) and Eric Grant (ranked 544 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tyson
vs
Grant

185 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
175
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Grant!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.

Tyson forces Grant back against the cage and clinches.
Tyson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grant is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tyson goes for a takedown attempt but Grant pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyson is defended easily by Grant.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson dives in for a single leg takedown but Grant sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tyson misses with a takedown

and Grant counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grant or not.
Grant avoiding damage.
Tyson trying to stall but Grant improves his position.
Tyson avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant is leaning against Tyson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Grant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grant scoring well with a low kick there.
Grant fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson is looking to counter the offense by Grant and move into the clinch.

Grant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Tyson has hold of one of Grant's legs. Grant is fighting the takedown attempt but Tyson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Grant has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tyson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Grant shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tyson napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Grant are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson taking punishment in the form of punches.

Grant wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tyson, who protects the arm well.

Grant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tyson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grant wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Grant has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grant shoots in and gets a takedown into Tyson's guard.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Grant controlling from the top position.
Grant lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grant controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Grant gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Grant scores with a three punch combo!

Tyson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Grant is trying to defend but Tyson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Grant makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant lands the left hand.
Tyson goes for a double leg but Grant avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Grant continues to drive forward.
Grant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyson circles away quickly and effectively.

Tyson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grant's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Grant gets to his feet - Tyson follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Grant misses with a head kick.

Grant clinches up against the cage.

Grant is trying to trip Tyson. He has hold of a leg but Tyson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Grant persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Grant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tyson looking to control.
Grant content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Grant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grant controls the pace.
Eric Grant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyson trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Tyson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grant to the mat! Grant manages to get full guard.

Grant manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Grant fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tyson to the ground. Grant is now in Tyson's guard.
Grant slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tyson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grant content to stall in guard here.
Grant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grant preventing the sweep.
Grant is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tyson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant stopping the sweep attempt from Tyson.

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

Grant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyson is trying to break free.

Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson stuffs the takedown.

Grant closes the distance and pushes Tyson back into the cage.

Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Grant. That snapped Tyson's head back.
Tyson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grant circles away.
Tyson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Grant darts in and clinches Tyson up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grant is trying to pull guard but Tyson has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson taking a breather.

Grant gets control of Tyson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Grant will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson looking to sit in guard and control but Grant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Grant is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Grant 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!

Grant manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tyson on his heels. He'll look to pass Tyson's guard now, I'm sure.
Grant is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tyson trying to keep a closed guard but Grant is proving a slippery customer.
Tyson is trying to hold Grant in close to prevent damage but Grant has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Grant is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tyson is looking to control Grant's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tyson avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tyson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grant is taking a breather. Tyson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Grant's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Grant wants to work for an arm triangle but Tyson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Grant sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Let's hope that Grant 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.
Grant prevents Tyson from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Grant should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tyson trying to control from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
Tyson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grant pinned against the cage. Grant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Grant clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tyson takes an elbow to the temple.

Grant breaks from the clinch.
Grant fails with the takedown.

Grant moves into the clinch.
Grant tries to pull guard but Tyson won't allow it.
Tyson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grant just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grant.
Tyson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grant is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
James Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eric Grant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grant stalls.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Grant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grant 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 for Eric Grant!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Eric Grant!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Eric Grant!

Eric Grant wins by unanimous decision!
Eric Grant made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Thank you for showing me your love and respect the past couple of days. Hard works pays off. Love you all'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Marin (ranked 2936 p4p, 4835 weight class) and Frankie Whu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Marin
vs
Whu

184 cm
21
145
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
156
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Marin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Whu!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Marin blocks the low kick.

Whu rushes Marin and presses him up against the cage.
Marin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whu has him pressed against the cage.
Marin is trying to maintain a safe position but Whu gets an underhook and turns Marin into the cage.
Whu gets through Marin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Whu prevents Marin from breaking the clinch.
Whu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marin avoids it.
Marin is trying to drag Whu to the mat but Whu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Whu pushes off an throws an elbow but Marin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marin taking a breather.
Marin can't get the takedown.
Whu missing with knees to the body.
Whu tries to land knees in the clinch but Marin avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Whu on the inside.
Whu lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marin tries to pull guard but Whu won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Marin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whu pushes Marin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whu scores with a shoulder strike.
Marin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Whu lands with a light punch inside.
Marin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Whu is defending well.
Whu misses with an elbow over the top.
Marin takes a shot to the head.

Marin is rocked!
Marin jumps guard but Whu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oh Marin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whu scores a nice knee to the body.
Whu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marin is breathing heavily.
Marin blocks an elbow strike.
Marin seems to have got his legs back now.
Whu pushes Marin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Whu presses Marin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whu cracks Marin with a nice body shot.
Whu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Marin avoids it.
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!
Whu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whu lands a shot to the body.
Whu scores with a hook to the body.
Whu lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Whu.
Whu dips a shoulder and cracks Marin with a mighty uppercut! Marin falls back against the cage and Whu unloads with a barrage of strikes! Marin is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Whu screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Whu!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Ross (ranked 4782 p4p, 5027 weight class) and Romero Duno (ranked 0 p4p, 515 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ross
vs
Duno

190 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Romero Duno!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross shoots in looking for a takedown but Duno manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ross's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Duno throws out a leg kick but Ross moves out of range and Duno only half commits.
Duno tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ross dodges the punch combination from Duno.
Ross lands with a hook. Duno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Duno swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Romero Duno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross fails with the takedown.

Duno rushes Ross and presses him up against the cage.
Duno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Duno.
Ross can't break the clinch.
Ross is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Duno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duno misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duno lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like David Ross has been cut.
Ross is breathing heavily.
Duno tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Duno has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duno.

Duno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Duno misses.

Duno moves into the clinch.
Ross wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross tries to circle away but Duno has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Duno.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross takes a shot to the head.
Duno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ross backwards.

Duno breaks from the clinch.
Duno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duno fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross slips a jab and a cross from Duno.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ross.
Duno throws a combination that misses

and Ross counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ross wants to get back to striking at distance but Duno won't allow it.

Duno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duno throws a right and a left that Ross avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Duno.
A punch combination from Duno misses.
Ross fails to land the takedown.
Duno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ross avoids the head kick by Duno.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duno throws a right hand that Ross ducks under and follows up with a left that Ross also avoids with ease.
Ross tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Ross shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ross was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Ross decides to stand back up. Ross steps back and let's Duno get back to his feet.
Ross dodges the punch combination from Duno.
Ross throws a counter high kick but Duno was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt.
Duno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ross tries to clinch but Duno is having none of it.
Ross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duno.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Duno.
Duno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ross seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ross fails with the takedown.
Ross tries for a takedown but Duno sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Duno swinging wildly here.
Ross slips a jab and a cross from Duno.
Romero Duno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duno misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romero Duno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Ross's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Duno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ross.

Duno clinches up with Ross and pushes him back against the cage.
Ross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duno pushes Ross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Duno prevents the takedown attempt.

Duno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Duno misses with a two punch combination.
Duno's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Duno duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ross.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duno looks to land a combination but Ross avoids it well.
Ross dodges the punch combination from Duno.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ross.
Duno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Duno swinging wildly here.
Ross avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ross tries to clinch but Duno moves out of range.
Ross tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Duno swivels and escapes.
Duno goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

David Ross's cut is getting worse.
Ross tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Duno. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Duno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duno misses with a double jab.
Ross looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duno is fending him off so far but Ross persists. Nope, Duno circles away and we're back to standing.
Duno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duno lands a two punch combo.
Duno misses with a two punch combination.
Duno tries to clinch up but Ross circles away and keeps his distance.
Ross misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ross avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ross misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duno lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duno lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Duno.
Duno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duno looks to land a combination but Ross avoids it well.
Duno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ross circles away quickly and effectively.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duno throws a nice looking combination but Ross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ross looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duno swinging wildly here.
Ross looks to land a combination. Duno sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Duno throws a right hand that Ross ducks under and follows up with a left that Ross also avoids with ease.
Ross tries to counter with a takedown but Duno is quick to defend against it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Despite the aggression on Duno's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duno's waist but Duno gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ross off to one side.
Duno pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ross back to the cage. Duno follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

David Ross's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Duno scores with a three punch combo!
Ross shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duno pinned against the cage. Duno gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Duno is looking for the big counter here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Duno.
Duno misses with a wild combination.
Ross shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Duno sprawls well. Duno wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ross gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romero Duno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Ross's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Duno misses with a series of wild punches.
David Ross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duno throws a series of punches but Ross avoids them all with ease.
Duno throws a nice looking combination but Ross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ross is defended easily by Duno.
Duno swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ross shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Duno sprawls well. Duno wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ross gets slowly back to his feet.
Duno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross dodges the punch combination from Duno.
Ross is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ross throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Duno throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Ross.

Duno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Duno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ross rushes Duno and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Duno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ross wants to clinch up but Duno keeps it at a distance.
Duno lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Romero Duno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ross throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duno's waist but Duno gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ross off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duno misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duno moves forwards but Ross connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross closes the distance and clinches up with Duno, looking for a takedown. Ross pushes Duno against the cage but Duno circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Duno.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt.
Duno goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Duno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ross.
Duno misses with a head kick.

Duno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross takes a shot to the head.
Duno prevents a takedown attempt there.
Duno is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Duno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duno scores with a one two! Ross had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ross tries to clinch up but Duno circles away and keeps his distance.
Duno throws a counter combo.
Duno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ross is looking for a counter combo.
Ross slips a jab and a cross from Duno.
Ross throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duno lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Duno.
Ross shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duno as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ross is defended easily by Duno.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duno throws a one two combo.
Duno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ross drops down looking for a counter takedown but Duno sprawls and moves away.
Duno stuffs the takedown attempt from Ross. Ross gets slowly back to his feet.

Duno forces Ross back against the cage and clinches.

Duno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duno blocks a head kick by Ross.
Duno shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ross eats them both and turns towards Duno to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
David Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romero Duno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duno looks to land a combination but Ross avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romero Duno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Duno 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Romero Duno!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Romero Duno!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Romero Duno!

Romero Duno wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pope James (ranked 4981 p4p, 4932 weight class) and Best Best (ranked 565 p4p, 562 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

James
vs
Best

186 cm
25
180
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pope James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Best Best!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Best's head.
Best misses with a straight right.

Best forces James back against the cage and clinches.

James manages to break the clinch.
Best moves out of range as James strikes.

Best darts in and clinches James up against the cage.
Best looking to throw knees to the head but James is blocking nicely.
Best lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Best creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.

It looks like Pope James has been cut.
James wants to break free but Best has control.
Best gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
James is trying to break free.
Best lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Best scores with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from James.
James prevents a body shot from Best.
James tries to break the clinch but Best is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Best.
A left hand lands to the body for Best.
Best lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Best lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Best pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a body punch.
Best makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Best won't allow it.
Best has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Best throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Best lands an elbow inside.
Best tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Best.

Pope James's cut is getting worse.
Best lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Best.
Best scores with an uppercut up the middle.
James is trying to push Best away but Best has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Best lands a shoulder strike.
Best keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Best lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Best landing knees to the body.
James is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Best working James over with knees to the body.
Best comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Best struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
Best can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
James is trying to force a seperation but Best has the dominant position.
Best prevents James from breaking the clinch.
Best is working James over against the cage.
Best tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Best.
Best scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from James.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Best prevents James from breaking the clinch.
Best keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
James is trying to break free.
James tries to break free but Best pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Best.
Best keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
James takes a knee right on the jaw!
Best connects with a nasty looking knee right to James's face.

Pope James's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck James on the side of the head.

James is rocked!
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James looks to land a right hand but Best moved out of range.
James sets himself, and Best steps forward looking for the clinch! James avoids it this time.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Best rushes James and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Best scores with a nice hook to the head.
Best lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
James is trying to push Best away but Best has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Best lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
James looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Best lands with a light punch inside.
James tries to circle away but Best has him pinned against the cage.
Best can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
Best prevents a body shot from James.
James takes a knee right on the jaw!
A shot in the inside from Best.
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!
Best scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James seems to have got his legs back now.
Best lands a knee to the head.

Jeez, Pope James's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Best.
Best creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
Best lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
Best with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Best misses with a punch on the inside.
Best throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
James tries to break the clinch but Best is controlling the position.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Best obliges.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Best has him pressed against the cage.
Best prevents James from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Best.
James tries to break free but Best pushes him back against the cage.
James takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
James lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
James looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Best lands a shoulder strike.
Best scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Best Best dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pope James's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

James misses with a left hand

and Best counters by clinching up.
Best gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
James looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Best creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
Best misses with a knee to the head.
Best lands a left hand.
James is trying to break the clinch but Best is controlling him.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Best has him pressed against the cage.
Best prevents James from breaking the clinch.
Best working aggressively here.
Best connects with a knee to the head.
Best misses with a short punch on the inside.
Best Best seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Best lands a shoulder strike.
Best has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James tries to break free but Best pushes him back against the cage.
Best lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Best.
Best is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Best lands a knee to the body.
Best lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pope James's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Best Best!
A relieved looking Best Best thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Japie Detweede (ranked 4983 p4p, 4706 weight class) and Tommy Kraack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Detweede
vs
Kraack

175 cm
19
145
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Japie Detweede!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Kraack !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Detweede rushes Kraack and presses him up against the cage.
Detweede leaning against his opponent.
Kraack is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Detweede is defending well.
Detweede throws an elbow but it misses.
Detweede drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kraack gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Detweede escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Detweede shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kraack but Kraack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kraack lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Detweede throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kraack 's waist but Kraack gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Detweede off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Japie Detweede. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Detweede looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Detweede takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kraack throws a left and a right that both miss
and Detweede counters with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Detweede 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kraack takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Kraack shoots in and gets a takedown into Detweede's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kraack working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Detweede's head.
Kraack is fighting to break Detweede's control of his arms but Detweede is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kraack 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kraack throws a big right hand that misses.

Detweede is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Kraack rolls with it to try and escape but Detweede cranks on the arm and Kraack is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Japie Detweede!