GCC: Eve of Violence PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Donkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Donkers
vs
Roberts

225 cm
27
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

185 cm
24
200 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Manny Donkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Donkers has Roberts up against the ropes in a clinch.
Donkers is working Roberts over against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Donkers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donkers scores with a hook to the body.
Donkers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donkers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Donkers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donkers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Donkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Roberts looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Donkers.
Donkers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Donkers connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jay Roberts has been cut.
Good body shot from Donkers.
Donkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donkers is working Roberts over against the ropes.
Donkers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Donkers lands with a left to the head.
Donkers lands a nice shot to the body.
Donkers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Donkers lands a big knee! That's hurt Roberts! Oh, he's all over the place! Donkers lands another knee that sends Roberts to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Donkers!

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Penny Farthing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Bova has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bova
vs
Farthing

225 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

224 cm
25
299 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Bova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Penny Farthing!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farthing throws a nice looking combination but Bova bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penny Farthing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bova closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Farthing is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Bova has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bova wants to lay and pray for a moment but Farthing keeps working.
Bova is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Farthing is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sloppy strikes there by Bova.
Farthing tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

Farthing fending off the submission attempt from Bova.

Farthing is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Bova off. It looks like it's working - Bova slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Farthing displaying calm under pressure there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farthing moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Farthing throws a series of punches but Bova moves out of range.
Farthing closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farthing slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Farthing misses.
Farthing displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Farthing there.
Farthing lands with a straight right. Bova didn't see that one coming.
Farthing scores with a one two! Bova had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bova walks into a stiff left hand from Farthing.
Good exchange - Farthing coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bova shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Farthing tries to kick Bova off but Bova keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bova is keen to just control but Farthing is a slippery customer.

Bova is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Farthing defends it well.
Farthing looks like he's trying to stand up.
Farthing is staying active underneath Bova, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bova thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Farthing's head.
Bova prevents Farthing from standing back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farthing scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farthing moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bova fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bova walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Farthing throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Bova moves into the clinch successfully.

Bova is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Farthing can't fight it off and eventually Bova manages to take the fight to the floor. Farthing looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Farthing working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bova.

Bova gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Bova looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Farthing!
Bova controlling his opponent.
Bova is breathing heavily.
Farthing's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bova is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Farthing can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Farthing is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Bova looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Farthing that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bova looking to control but Farthing is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farthing is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Bova will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Farthing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bova.
Farthing falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bova counters with a shoot takedown. Farthing fights it but they end up in guard.
Farthing keeping moving, preventing Bova from controlling successfully.
Bova slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Farthing wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Farthing on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Farthing is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bova is controlling him well.

Bova thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Farthing is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farthing wants to get back to his feet but Bova drags him back down.
Bova is chipping away with strikes.
Farthing stops Bova from passing to mount.
Farthing managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bova.
Farthing is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Farthing taking punishment in the form of punches.
Farthing wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

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.

Bova is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Farthing looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bova gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Farthing is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bova lets go of the hold and Farthing can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anthony Bova!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Ellagrande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Libris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex Libris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ellagrande
vs
Libris

175 cm
24
175 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

183 cm
23
176 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Ellagrande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rex Libris!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellagrande circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ellagrande throws a sloppy head kick and Libris moves out of range easily.
Libris moves in looking to clinch but Ellagrande pushes him off.
Ellagrande fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Ellagrande has Libris up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ellagrande is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Libris is keeping busy.
Libris is trying to drag Ellagrande to the mat but Ellagrande just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Ellagrande prevents a takedown attempt there.
Libris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ellagrande pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brandon Ellagrande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Libris.
Ellagrande dives in and grabs Libris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Libris pushes down on Ellagrande's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellagrande shoots in for a takedown but Libris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ellagrande keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Libris.

Ellagrande gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Libris looking to pass the guard.
Libris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Libris is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ellagrande is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ellagrande has escaped and now he's on top!
Ellagrande wants to control from the top but Libris keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two 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.
Ellagrande is really struggling to control Libris but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ellagrande tries to free his leg and advance position but Libris is retaining full guard.
Ellagrande throws a strike but Libris rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Libris won't allow Ellagrande to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Libris tries to free his leg and advance position but Ellagrande is retaining full guard.
Libris is in close to Ellagrande's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ellagrande wants to stand and escape but Libris is having none of it.
Ellagrande keeping moving, preventing Libris from controlling successfully.
Ellagrande has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Ellagrande uses the ropes to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Libris tries to clinch up

and Ellagrande decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Libris's guard.
Ellagrande stopping the sweep attempt from Libris.
Ellagrande looking to pass the guard.
Ellagrande advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ellagrande tries to clinch up.
Ellagrande lands with a slapping head kick.

Ellagrande bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Ellagrande stands up and beckons Libris to his feet.
Libris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Ellagrande. No joy for Libris on that attempt.
Libris misses with a takedown attempt - Ellagrande sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brandon Ellagrande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Libris.
Libris misses with a takedown attempt - Ellagrande sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ellagrande throws a hook but Libris blocks it.
Libris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Ellagrande moves into the clinch.
Libris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ellagrande pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ellagrande lands a knee to the body.
Libris is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellagrande is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Libris pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ellagrande with a knee to the head.
Ellagrande scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Rex Libris has been cut.

Libris has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ellagrande clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ellagrande trying to control the hands but Libris breaks the grip.
Ellagrande trying to get back to his feet but Libris is in full control for now.

Libris working for the choke.

Libris working for a choke but Ellagrande reverses nicely into Libris 's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Libris is looking for a triangle here but Ellagrande uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Ellagrande is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Libris knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellagrande fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ellagrande wants to control but Libris is keeping him busy.
Libris is trying to control Ellagrande's posture but Ellagrande avoids it.
Ellagrande tries to move into full mount but can't pass Libris's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Ellagrande dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rex Libris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Libris closes the distance looking to clinch

and Ellagrande counters by moving into the clinch.
Ellagrande is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ellagrande stops a takedown attempt from Libris.
Ellagrande changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Libris fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Libris.
Ellagrande gets back to half guard.
Libris looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ellagrande with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ellagrande pushes Libris off looking to stand but Libris dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ellagrande manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Libris postures up.
Libris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Libris trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellagrande is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Libris has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ellagrande is proving hard to escape from.
Libris trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellagrande is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandon Ellagrande overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ellagrande avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ellagrande looking to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Libris.
Ellagrande fails with an attempt to clinch.

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.
Ellagrande moves in looking to clinch but Libris pushes him off.

Ellagrande instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Ellagrande.
Ellagrande is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Libris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Libris looking for a takedown.
Brandon Ellagrande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Libris.
Ellagrande pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Libris tries for a takedown but Ellagrande manages to get underhooks.
Ellagrande is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Libris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ellagrande misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Libris.
Libris has Ellagrande pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Ellagrande manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

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

Libris takes the fight into the clinch.

Libris has picked Ellagrande up - he's going for a ride! Libris dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ellagrande on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ellagrande tries to get out of the position.
Ellagrande looks like he's trying to stand up.
Libris is stalling here. Ellagrande is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Libris seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ellagrande has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Libris is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Libris tries to improve position but can't.

Ellagrande swings around for an armbar but Libris sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ellagrande's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Libris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ellagrande is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ellagrande stalling away here and it's allowed Libris to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ellagrande working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Libris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ellagrande 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Ellagrande!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BIG CHEESEBURGER (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes to the ring accompanied by TURISAS - Rasputin. CHEESEBURGER comes into a darkened arena with his song building. cheese burger song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Yefimovich Rasputin
vs
CHEESEBURGER

225 cm
26
300 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

175 cm
27
306 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

►Q150 Schwarzenegger Nutrition
►Q150 Schwarzenegger Nutrition

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, BIG CHEESEBURGER!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CHEESEBURGER throws a right hand that Rasputin ducks under and follows up with a left that Rasputin also avoids with ease.
Rasputin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from CHEESEBURGER.
Rasputin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by CHEESEBURGER.

CHEESEBURGER looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
CHEESEBURGER trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rasputin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rasputin keeping moving, preventing CHEESEBURGER from controlling successfully.
CHEESEBURGER is looking to work some ground and pound but Rasputin has wrist control.

Rasputin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. CHEESEBURGER defends it easily.

Rasputin is looking for a triangle but CHEESEBURGER pushes his legs off easily.
Rasputin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
CHEESEBURGER is looking to work some ground and pound but Rasputin has wrist control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Rasputin rushes CHEESEBURGER and presses him up against the ropes.
CHEESEBURGER changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rasputin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rasputin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
CHEESEBURGER thows a body shot but no joy.

Rasputin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows CHEESEBURGER to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Rasputin has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think CHEESEBURGER should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Rasputin has tightened it up now! CHEESEBURGER should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Touchin Bungholz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Back Yard Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Back Yard Brawler will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bungholz
vs
Yard Brawler

187 cm
21
168 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

190 cm
22
165 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Touchin Bungholz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Back Yard Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brawler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bungholz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brawler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bungholz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brawler moves in looking to clinch but Bungholz pushes him off.
Back Yard Brawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brawler tries to clinch but Bungholz is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawler looks to land a left hand but Bungholz moved out of range nicely.

Brawler clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bungholz drags the fight down to the ground.
Bungholz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brawler wants to stand but Bungholz is controlling his posture from full guard.

Bungholz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brawler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Bungholz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Bungholz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brawler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Bungholz is tightening it up a little... Brawler has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Brawler reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Brawler taps out! nice BJJ there by Bungholz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Touchin Bungholz!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutherford Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock comes into the arena with Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Shamrock
vs
Haze

183 cm
22
167 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

175 cm
20
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rutherford Haze!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Haze throws the kick towards the body but Shamrock avoids it.

Shamrock has closed the distance and engaged Haze in a clinch.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hazes head.
Haze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haze misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Haze throws a head punch that misses.
Haze misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock just leaning against Haze, taking a breather.
Haze looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock controlling the action here for a moment.
Haze tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Haze misses with some punches.
Haze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
Haze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock digs a right hand underneath Haze's ribcage. Haze let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Haze swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Shamrock manages to break the clinch.
Haze takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haze.
Shamrock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tyler Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Haze sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shamrock somewhat.
Haze looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haze keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shamrock is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Haze's half guard.
Shamrock works his way into full mount!
Shamrock throwing strikes here but Haze is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Shamrock avoids the attempt from Haze to control.
Shamrock with shots to the head and body - Haze looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Shamrock throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Haze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shamrock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Haze is squirming around, avoiding Shamrock's attempts to control the action.
Haze tries to hold on but Shamrock postures up.

Shamrock jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Haze manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Shamrock is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Haze looks calm but he's in trouble here. Shamrock gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Haze is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Shamrock lets go of the hold and Haze can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyler Shamrock!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Beckenbauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beckenbauer comes to the ring accompanied by Apaga mas não bate . Matthew Cannon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Beckenbauer
vs
Cannon

180 cm
19
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
207 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Bushido Clothing
Bushido Clothing

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Franz Beckenbauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Matthew Cannon!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckenbauer closes the distance and clinches up with Cannon, looking for a takedown. Beckenbauer pushes Cannon against the ropes but Cannon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cannon throws a hook but Beckenbauer avoids it easily.
Cannon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beckenbauer.
Cannon lands a nice looking body shot.
Cannon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beckenbauer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beckenbauer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cannon.
Cannon scores with a shot to the body.
Cannon throws a nice looking combination but Beckenbauer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Beckenbauer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cannon wants to stand and escape but Beckenbauer is having none of it.

Beckenbauer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cannon dives on top into guard.
Cannon stopping the sweep attempt from Beckenbauer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beckenbauer looking for a guillotine here but Cannon defends easily.
Beckenbauer has a closed guard, preventing Cannon from standing up.

Beckenbauer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cannon defends well.
Cannon wants to stand but Beckenbauer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Beckenbauer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cannon defends it easily.
Cannon tries to stand but Beckenbauer is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beckenbauer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Beckenbauer working for a triangle but Cannon defends it easily.
Cannon is looking to stand up but Beckenbauer won't let him.

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

Beckenbauer has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cannon is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Beckenbauer.
Beckenbauer is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon blocks the strikes from Beckenbauer.
Beckenbauer is looking for a sweep.

Cannon stands up and beckons Beckenbauer to his feet.
Beckenbauer moves out of range as Cannon strikes.

Beckenbauer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beckenbauer lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cannon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckenbauer is looking to work some ground and pound but Cannon has wrist control.

Beckenbauer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cannon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Beckenbauer has Cannon in his guard.
Cannon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Cannon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Beckenbauer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cannon has managed to get both his arms back between Beckenbauer's legs - danger averted.

Beckenbauer has an active guard here but Cannon has managed to pass into half guard.
Cannon wants to stand up but Beckenbauer is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franz Beckenbauer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Cannon throws a series of punches but Beckenbauer moves out of range.

Beckenbauer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cannon's guard.
Cannon wants to get back to his feet but Beckenbauer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Beckenbauer drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cannon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cannon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cannon!
Beckenbauer tries to improve position but can't.

Cannon decides to stand back up. Cannon steps back and let's Beckenbauer get back to his feet.
Beckenbauer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cannon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matthew Cannon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beckenbauer slips under a jab.
Beckenbauer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckenbauer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cannon throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Beckenbauer.
No luck for Beckenbauer with that takedown attempt.
Cannon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beckenbauer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cannon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beckenbauer.
Cannon lands with a nice combination. Beckenbauer backs away looking to recover.

Beckenbauer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Beckenbauer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cannon's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Beckenbauer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cannon sees it coming and defends easily.

Beckenbauer is working for a kimura here but Cannon manages to reverse the position and he's now in Beckenbauer's guard.

Beckenbauer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cannon wants to stand but Beckenbauer is controlling his posture from full guard.

Beckenbauer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cannon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cannon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon wants to stand but Beckenbauer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Beckenbauer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cannon's guard.
Beckenbauer throws and elbow that misses. Cannon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beckenbauer's guard. Nice move by Cannon!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Beckenbauer manages to get back to half guard.
Beckenbauer tries to roll over but Cannon keeps him under control.
Beckenbauer gets full guard.

Beckenbauer is looking for a triangle but Cannon pushes his legs off easily.

Beckenbauer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cannon passes into side control.

Cannon stands up and beckons Beckenbauer to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Matthew Cannon 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The fighters circling - Cannon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beckenbauer avoids a punch combination nicely.

Beckenbauer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cannon!

Beckenbauer is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cannon has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cannon!
Cannon tries to stand but Beckenbauer is controlling from the bottom.
Cannon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beckenbauer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Beckenbauer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Beckenbauer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beckenbauer is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Cannon frees his head nicely. Oh but Beckenbauer has switched to an armbar! Cannon is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Franz Beckenbauer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Guy Cascarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaplan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Guy Cascarino had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Guy Cascarino
vs
Johnson

225 cm
26
300 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

225 cm
18
289 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Anthony Guy Cascarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaplan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cascarino tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Cascarino thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Cascarino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body kick there by Cascarino.
Johnson looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cascarino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters circling a little - Cascarino finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cascarino goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cascarino turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cascarino tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Cascarino drops Johnson with a nice combination! Cascarino dives into Johnson's guard, looking to finish!

It looks like Kaplan Johnson has been cut.

Cascarino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Cascarino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cascarino won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cascarino is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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

Cascarino is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johnson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johnson has escaped and now he's on top!

Cascarino throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Cascarino has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson stands and throws Cascarino's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Johnson working the ground and pound but Cascarino is defending the strikes.
Cascarino is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson trying to control the position but Cascarino is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body
and Cascarino counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cascarino dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Cascarino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cascarino connects with a body shot.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Cascarino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cascarino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson throws a head kick but Cascarino moves out of range.
Cascarino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cascarino counters with a leg kick.
Cascarino throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cascarino.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cascarino scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cascarino counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cascarino dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Cascarino avoids it.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Cascarino moves out of range easily.
Cascarino lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cascarino lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Cascarino scores with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from Cascarino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Guy Cascarino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaplan Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cascarino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Cascarino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Cascarino avoids nicely.
Johnson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cascarino.
Cascarino cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cascarino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cascarino throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Cascarino throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cascarino.
Cascarino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Cascarino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cascarino.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Jab by Cascarino.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascarino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cascarino counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Cascarino shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cascarino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Cascarino connects with a solid leg kick.
Cascarino avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Cascarino thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Cascarino scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cascarino tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johnson - that will leave a mark!
Johnson lands with a slapping head kick.
Cascarino lands with a nice body punch.
Cascarino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Cascarino avoids it well.
Cascarino throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cascarino paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Cascarino counters with a right hand to the body.
Anthony Guy Cascarino is winning the standup battle so far.
Cascarino explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnson 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.
Cascarino throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cascarino misses with a wild combination.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Cascarino checks it.
Cascarino lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cascarino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cascarino connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Cascarino avoids it.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kaplan Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cascarino checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cascarino lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cascarino throws a lazy body kick
and Johnson counters with a head kick.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cascarino counters with a leg kick.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cascarino can pounce on him.
Cascarino cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cascarino misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Cascarino counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cascarino lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cascarino.
Cascarino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cascarino counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cascarino looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cascarino tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cascarino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cascarino. Cascarino obviously looking to wear him down.
Cascarino lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cascarino throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cascarino's head.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Cascarino.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Cascarino counters with a body kick that stops Johnson in his tracks momentarily.
Cascarino misses with the combination.
Cascarino misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Guy Cascarino dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaplan Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A good leg kick by Cascarino.
Cascarino lands with a shot to the body.
Cascarino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cascarino lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cascarino looks to land a combination. Johnson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cascarino swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick lands from Cascarino.
Cascarino misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cascarino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cascarino works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Cascarino.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cascarino goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johnson - that will leave a mark!
Cascarino missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
A lazy body kick from Cascarino
and Johnson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cascarino explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Cascarino counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Cascarino to acknowledge the strikes.
Cascarino throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cascarino looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anthony Guy Cascarino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anthony Guy Cascarino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cascarino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cascarino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cascarino blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Cascarino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Cascarino saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cascarino counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Cascarino keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cascarino!
Cascarino lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
Cascarino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cascarino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Cascarino misses with a kick to the body
and Johnson counters with a head kick.
Cascarino lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cascarino can pounce on him.
Cascarino cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Cascarino moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cascarino lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cascarino cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Cascarino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cascarino misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cascarino lands a body shot.
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cascarino moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cascarino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cascarino, right into the meat.
Cascarino jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cascarino throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cascarino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Cascarino.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cascarino.
Cascarino scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cascarino, right into the meat.
Cascarino lands with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cascarino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johnson. That did some damage!
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kaplan Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cascarino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Guy Cascarino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cascarino, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Guy Cascarino!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aamakualenalena Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickhard Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes to the ring accompanied by The Verve- Bittersweet Symphony. Aamakualenalena Robinson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Robinson
vs
Smith

201 cm
22
221 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

185 cm
25
223 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Aamakualenalena Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickhard Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson slips under a jab.
Robinson dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Robinson.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Smith wants to improve his position but Robinson is controlling well.

Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Robinson.
Robinson is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith wants to improve his position but Robinson is controlling well.

Robinson seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Robinson from standing up.

Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Robinson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Robinson slips nicely into half guard.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Robinson sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Robinson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
Smith is controlling Robinson's posture.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Robinson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith won't allow Robinson to sweep him here.
Smith trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to sweep but instead, Smith has passed into half guard.
Robinson trying to control but Smith postures up.
Robinson is trying to get back to full guard.
Robinson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Robinson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smith trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four 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.
Robinson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Smith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Smith trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Robinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robinson, not yet.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Robinson has wrist control.
Robinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Robinson wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.

Smith has gone for a leg lock! Robinson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Smith's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A punch combination from Robinson misses.
Robinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Robinson's sensitive parts.
Rickhard Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Robinson.
Robinson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robinson.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Robinson closes the distance and clinches.
Robinson jumps guard but Smith stands there with Robinson around his waist. Robinson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aamakualenalena Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson can't break the clinch.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith taking a breather.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.

Robinson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Robinson is proving a slippery customer.

Robinson stands up and waves to Smith to follow him.
Robinson tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Robinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robinson tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Rickhard Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Robinson counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith tries to stall but Robinson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Robinson.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Robinson tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the ropes and eventually Robinson drops back down to his feet.
Robinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robinson blocking some punches.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Robinson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Robinson up against the ropes.
Robinson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickhard Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Smith lands the left hand.
Robinson slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Smith! Robinson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rickhard Smith!