FCFC 4: PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Hindo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonnen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mosh by Eminem. Aaron Hindo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hindo
vs
Sonnen

200 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Hindo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sonnen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sonnen lands in his opponent's guard.
Hindo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sonnen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hindo wants to stand but Sonnen is controlling the position.
Sonnen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sonnen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sonnen stops Hindo from standing up.
Sonnen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sonnen thows a big elbow that misses.
Sonnen prevents Hindo from getting back to his feet.
Hindo keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sonnen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hindo's head.
Sonnen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sonnen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sonnen stops Hindo from standing up.
Sonnen stays in close to Hindo's body and controls the position.
Sonnen is looking to work some ground and pound but Hindo has wrist control.

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.
Sonnen wants to pass the guard but Hindo is keeping the position.
Sonnen works over Hindo with some ground and pound from guard.
Hindo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hindo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hindo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sonnen at a distance.
Sonnen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hindo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Sonnen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hindo pushes Sonnen off looking to stand but Sonnen dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sonnen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hindo is breathing heavily.
Sonnen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hindo!
The referee warns Hindo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hindo tries to buck Sonnen off but he can't manage it.
Sonnen working the ground and pound effectively.
Hindo is trying to stand.
Hindo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hindo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hindo is bucking up trying to escape but Sonnen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hindo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Sonnen.
Sonnen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sonnen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sonnen punishing his opponent with strikes.
You get the feeling that Hindo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Sonnen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sonnen shoots in but no luck this time.

Sonnen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hindo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hindo is not content to let Sonnen control the position.
Hindo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hindo prevents Sonnen from moving into mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen trying to control the position but Hindo is working away.

Hindo throws Sonnen to one side and escapes!
Hindo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hindo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hindo tries to clinch up.
Hindo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sonnen's head.
Aaron Hindo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hindo tries to clinch there but Sonnen circles away.
Sonnen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hindo is fending him off so far but Sonnen persists. Nope, Hindo circles away and we're back to standing.
Sonnen takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hindo tries to clinch but Sonnen is having none of it.
Hindo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hindo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hindo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hindo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hindo tries to clinch up.

Hindo forces Sonnen back against the cage and clinches.
Hindo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen prevents Hindo from breaking the clinch.
Sonnen tries to score a body lock takedown but Hindo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aaron Hindo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Sonnen.
Hindo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sonnen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hindo wants to break free but Sonnen has control.
Hindo is looking to break free of the clinch but Sonnen has double underhooks.

Hindo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sonnen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hindo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sonnen.
Hindo is looking to slow Sonnen down with leg kicks.
Hindo tries to clinch up but Sonnen circles away and keeps his distance.
Hindo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

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.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hindo as he avoids it easily.
A head kick from Hindo lands but Sonnen takes it in his stride.
Sonnen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sonnen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hindo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hindo throws a head kick that half lands.
Hindo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Hindo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sonnen shoots in but Hindo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sonnen misses with a series of wild punches.
Hindo is looking to clinch but Sonnen is avoiding it.
Hindo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sonnen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hindo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hindo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sonnen.
Sonnen shoots in looking for a takedown. Hindo tries to sprawl out of it but Sonnen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hindo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hindo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sonnen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sonnen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hindo has Sonnen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sonnen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sonnen has Hindo pressed against the cage, preventing Hindo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hindo is looking to break free of the clinch but Sonnen has double underhooks.

Hindo manages to break the clinch.
Sonnen dives in and grabs Hindo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hindo pushes down on Sonnen's head and hops out.
Aaron Hindo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Sonnen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hindo, right into the meat.

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.
Hindo connects with a high kick.
Hindo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hindo scores with a leg kick.
Hindo throws a head kick that Sonnen semi-blocks.

Hindo clinches.
Sonnen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hindo's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Hindo's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Hindo breaks the clinch.
Sonnen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sonnen takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hindo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hindo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sonnen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sonnen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hindo cracks the inside of Sonnen's front leg.
Sonnen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hindo lands a head kick!
Sonnen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hindo lands with a kick to the temple. Sonnen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hindo scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Hindo.
Nice takedown defense from Hindo. No joy for Sonnen on that attempt.
Hindo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hindo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hindo moves in looking to clinch but Sonnen pushes him off.

Hindo has Sonnen up against the cage in a clinch.
Hindo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sonnen has him pressed against the cage.
Hindo has had enough of the clinch but Sonnen keeps him there for the moment.

Hindo pulls guard successfully.
Sonnen won't allow Hindo to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Hindo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hindo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Hindo!

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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wilmer Theodore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Wiet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiet has chosen Mia - Paper Planes as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Theodore
vs
Wiet

183 cm
20
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

172 cm
21
135 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilmer Theodore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Wiet!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theodore lands the left hand.
Theodore throws a head kick that misses.
Theodore swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiet.
Theodore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Theodore looks to land a right hand but Wiet moved out of range.
Theodore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Theodore throws a head kick but Wiet moves out of range.

Wiet clinches up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Theodore tries to break free but Wiet pushes him back against the cage.
Theodore struggles to land a body shot inside as Wiet controls his hands.
Wiet avoiding damage as Theodore throws knees to the body.
Wiet managing to block the knees to the body from Theodore.
Wiet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Theodore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wiet lands a good knee to the midsection. Theodore won't want to take too many of those.
Wiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Theodore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Theodore is looking to break free of the clinch but Wiet has double underhooks.

Wiet manages to break the clinch.
Theodore tries a head kick but it misses.

Wiet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wiet avoids the elbow strike from Theodore, against the cage.
Theodore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Theodore is looking to break free of the clinch but Wiet has double underhooks.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Theodore.
Theodore tries to throw a body punch but Wiet avoids it by throwing Theodore back against the cage.
Theodore tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiet avoids the damage to the body.
Wiet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Theodore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Wiet on the inside.
Wiet has Theodore pressed against the cage, preventing Theodore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Wiet looks gassed!
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet misses with a knee to the head.

Theodore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiet tries to clinch up.
Wiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Theodore circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Theodore misses with a few strikes there.
Theodore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiet manages to avoid it.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Theodore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Theodore lands a jab to the head.
Theodore keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiet takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Theodore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Theodore circles away.

Wiet clinches up with Theodore and pushes him back against the cage.
Theodore misses with a knee strike.
Wiet prevents Theodore from breaking the clinch.
Theodore landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Theodore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wiet has Theodore pressed against the cage, preventing Theodore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Theodore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Theodore throws a looping overhand right but Wiet ducks down to avoid it.
Theodore clinches but Wiet breaks the clinch

and Wiet holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Theodore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wiet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Theodore looking to stall.
Theodore misses with a knee to the head.
Wiet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Theodore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Wiet.
Theodore trying to stall but Wiet improves his position.
Theodore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiet.

Wiet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Theodore.
Theodore throws a head kick that misses

and Wiet counters by moving into the clinch.
Wiet using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wiet dodges an elbow strike from Theodore.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wiet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiet wants to clinch up but Theodore keeps it at a distance.
Theodore connects with a nice looking jab.
Wiet is looking to clinch but Theodore is avoiding it.
Theodore throws a head kick but Wiet moves out of range.
Wiet wants to clinch up but Theodore keeps it at a distance.

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

Wiet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Theodore.

Wiet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Theodore is trying to break free.
Wiet lands a body punch.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet looking to throw knees to the head but Theodore is blocking nicely.
Theodore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiet.
Wiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Theodore blocks it with crossed arms.
Theodore lands an elbow inside that Wiet shrugs off.
Theodore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wiet backwards.
Theodore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but Theodore blocks it.
Theodore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Theodore blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiet looking to throw knees to the head but Theodore is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theodore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Theodore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wiet is trying to break the clinch but Theodore has him pressed against the cage.
Theodore has had enough of the clinch but Wiet keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Theodore.
Theodore lands an elbow just above Wiet 's eye.
Wiet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Theodore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Theodore tries to break the clinch but Wiet is controlling the position.
Wiet looking to throw knees to the head but Theodore is blocking nicely.
Wiet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiet prevents a body shot from Theodore.
Theodore with a knee to the head.
Theodore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Theodore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Theodore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Theodore's face.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Theodore's face.
Wiet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wiet misses with a knee strike.
Theodore trying to stall but Wiet improves his position.
Theodore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Theodore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wiet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Theodore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Wiet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Wiet dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wiet moves out of range of the strikes.
Theodore swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiet.
Theodore misses with a straight right.
Theodore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Theodore swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Wiet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Theodore, pushing him back against the cage.
Theodore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but Theodore blocks with his arms.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Theodore breaks from the clinch.

Theodore has taken the fight to the clinch.

Theodore breaks from the clinch.

Theodore moves into range and clinches up with Wiet.
Wiet lands a nice uppercut.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Wiet tries a body shot but Theodore blocks it.
Wiet avoiding damage as Theodore throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wiet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Theodore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Theodore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wiet avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theodore trying to land knees to the body.

Theodore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Theodore tries a head kick but it misses.
Theodore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wiet.

Wiet has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Theodore trying to stall but Wiet improves his position.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Wiet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Theodore's efforts to push away.
Theodore trying to land knees to the body.
Theodore tries to stall but Wiet uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Theodore is trying to force a seperation but Wiet has the dominant position.
Theodore wants to break free but Wiet has control.
Theodore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Theodore blocks a body shot from Wiet.
Wiet has Theodore pressed against the cage, preventing Theodore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Theodore looking to throw knees to the head but Wiet is blocking nicely.
Wiet working Theodore over with knees to the body.

Wiet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Theodore throws a head kick but Wiet moves out of range.
Theodore pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Wiet clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theodore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiet.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Theodore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Theodore tries to break free but Wiet pushes him back against the cage.

Wiet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Theodore tries a low kick but Wiet avoids it.
Theodore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Wiet moves into the clinch successfully.
Wiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Theodore blocks it with crossed arms.
Theodore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wiet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Theodore's efforts to push away.
Wiet dodges an elbow strike from Theodore.
Wiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Theodore lands an elbow that stopped Wiet in his tracks for a moment.

Wiet breaks from the clinch.

Wiet rushes Theodore and presses him up against the cage.
Theodore wants to break free but Wiet has control.
Wiet throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theodore is trying to break free.
Theodore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiet's elbow.
Theodore has a couple of punches blocked by Wiet.
Theodore misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Theodore wants to get back to striking at distance but Wiet won't allow it.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Theodore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wiet avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Wiet.
Wiet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Theodore backwards.
Knees to the body from Wiet.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Theodore has had enough of the clinch but Wiet keeps him there for the moment.
Theodore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Theodore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Theodore wants to break free but Wiet has control.
Wiet has Theodore pressed against the cage, preventing Theodore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Theodore putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Theodore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Theodore takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mike Wiet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four 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.
Theodore is looking to score with low kicks.
Wiet tries to clinch up.
Theodore looks to land a combination but Wiet avoids it well.

Wiet moves into range and clinches up with Theodore.

Theodore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Theodore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Theodore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiet tries to clinch but Theodore moves away
and Wiet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Theodore pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Wiet moves into the clinch.
Wiet landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Wiet manages to break the clinch.
Wiet tries to clinch up but Theodore circles away and keeps his distance.
Wiet tries to clinch up.
Wiet tries to clinch but Theodore moves out of range.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch but Theodore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiet misses with a head kick.
Theodore misses with a hook.
Theodore misses with a double jab

and Wiet holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Wiet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Theodore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Theodore throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wiet.
Wiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Theodore circles away.
Theodore is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Theodore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Theodore.
Theodore misses with a hook. Wiet ducked under it nicely.
Theodore throws a head kick that misses.
Mike Wiet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Theodore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wiet throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wiet ducks under a wild hook from Theodore.
Wiet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiet wants to clinch up but Theodore keeps it at a distance.
Wiet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Theodore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiet moves in looking to clinch but Theodore pushes him off.
Wiet throws a head kick but Theodore moves out of range.

Wiet gets a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Theodore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Theodore missing with knees to the body.
Mike Wiet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Theodore's face.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but Theodore blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiet misses with a knee to the head.
Theodore tries to break free but Wiet pushes him back against the cage.
Wiet looking to throw knees to the head but Theodore is blocking nicely.
Theodore misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Theodore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Theodore.

Wiet darts in and clinches Theodore up against the cage.
Wiet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Theodore can't break the clinch.
Theodore tries to break the clinch but Wiet is controlling the position.
Theodore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiet.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but Theodore blocks it.
Theodore swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiet scores a nice knee to the body.
Theodore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Theodore throws an elbow that misses.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet avoids a wild elbow strike from Theodore.
Theodore misses with some punches.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Theodore's face.
Theodore wants to break free but Wiet has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Theodore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiet dodges an elbow strike from Theodore.
Theodore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiet's elbow.
Wiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Theodore blocks it with crossed arms.
Theodore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiet avoiding damage as Theodore throws knees to the body.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Theodore looking to slow down the pace here.
Theodore takes a knee right on the jaw!
Theodore is trying to break free.
Theodore is trying to maintain a safe position but Wiet gets an underhook and turns Theodore into the cage.

Wiet breaks from the clinch.
Theodore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Theodore throws a leg kick that misses.
Wiet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiet tries to clinch up but Theodore circles away and keeps his distance.
Wiet slips under a jab from Theodore.
Theodore throws a half hearted mid kick.
Theodore clobbers Wiet with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wiet lands a head kick!
A leg kick checked by Wiet.
Mike Wiet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wiet gets a clinch.
Theodore is trying to force a seperation but Wiet has the dominant position.
Wiet lands a nice knee to the body.
Theodore is trying to break the clinch but Wiet is controlling him.
Theodore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Wiet has Theodore pressed against the cage, preventing Theodore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wiet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Wiet scores a nice knee to the body.
Wiet lands a nice uppercut.
Theodore takes a knee right on the jaw!
Theodore tries to break free but Wiet pushes him back against the cage.
Theodore is trying to break free.
Theodore is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wiet prevents Theodore from breaking the clinch.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Theodore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wilmer Theodore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Wiet.
Theodore tries to throw a body punch but Wiet avoids it by throwing Theodore back against the cage.
Wiet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Theodore takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiet managing to block the knees to the body from Theodore.
Theodore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wiet has him pressed against the cage.

Wiet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Theodore throws a lazy head kick

and Wiet counters by clinching up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Theodore is rocked!
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Theodore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
clinched against the cage, Wiet lands a big elbow that drops Theodore! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Theodore is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Wiet!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle ONeill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Crystal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

ONeill
vs
Crystal

175 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

173 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle ONeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Crystal!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeill misses with a series of wild punches.
Crystal shoots in for a takedown but ONeill shows good takedown defense.
ONeill leaves Crystal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crystal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kyle ONeill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Crystal.

ONeill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Crystal trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
ONeill lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
ONeill prevents Crystal from getting the reversal.
ONeill scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crystal?
ONeill dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crystal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
ONeill postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crystal looks a forlorn figure.
Crystal takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! ONeill's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle ONeill!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Srdjan Ljepic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bongo Bongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bongo has chosen Bang Time as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bongo Bongo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ljepic
vs
Bongo

198 cm
21
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

210 cm
22
260 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Srdjan Ljepic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bongo Bongo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ljepic slips a jab and a cross from Bongo.

Ljepic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bongo is trying to defend but Ljepic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bongo is looking to escape.
Ljepic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ljepic trying to control the pace.
Ljepic stops Bongo from getting back to his feet.
Ljepic trying to pass the guard but Bongo defending well.
Ljepic works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ljepic with a couple of short strikes.
Ljepic working Bongo over with strikes here.
Ljepic content just to control the position here.
Bongo looks gassed!
Ljepic lands with some strikes.
Ljepic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ljepic controlling the pace for now.
Ljepic landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ljepic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ljepic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ljepic controlling from the full mount.
Bongo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ljepic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
BOOM! Ljepic connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljepic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bongo is trying to stand up.
Ljepic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ljepic content just to control the position here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bongo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ljepic with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ljepic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ljepic landing strikes from the mount and Bongo is in trouble!
Bongo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ljepic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Srdjan Ljepic dominated that round.
That's time! Ljepic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ljepic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bongo manages to avoid it.
Ljepic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ljepic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bongo avoids it really well and circles away.
Ljepic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bongo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ljepic closes the distance and clinches up with Bongo, looking for a takedown. Ljepic pushes Bongo against the cage but Bongo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ljepic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bongo avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Srdjan Ljepic. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bongo is breathing heavily.
Bongo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ljepic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bongo thumps Ljepic with a low kick.
Bongo leaves Ljepic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ljepic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bongo throws a lazy head kick

and Ljepic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bongo's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bongo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ljepic is controlling him.
Ljepic is looking to work some ground and pound but Bongo has wrist control.
Ljepic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ljepic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bongo wants to stand and escape but Ljepic is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Ljepic stands and steps away. Bongo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ljepic looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Ljepic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bongo's guard.
Ljepic looking to pass the guard.
Ljepic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bongo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ljepic is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bongo Bongo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ljepic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ljepic checks a low kick from Bongo.
Bongo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ljepic tries to clinch up but Bongo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ljepic tries to clinch but Bongo moves out of range.
Bongo misses with a low kick.
Bongo gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Ljepic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bongo's guard.
Bongo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Srdjan Ljepic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ljepic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bongo, up you get!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bongo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ljepic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ljepic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bongo is looking to stand up but Ljepic isn't so interested in that idea.
Ljepic cracks Bongo with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ljepic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ljepic passes Bongo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ljepic passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ljepic controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ljepic jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bongo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ljepic happy to just control the position for now.

Ljepic stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ljepic fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ljepic misses with a wild combination.
Ljepic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bongo tries to land a front kick but Ljepic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ljepic avoids the head kick by Bongo.

Ljepic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ljepic showed some decent athleticism there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Srdjan Ljepic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ljepic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Srdjan Ljepic!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ozzie Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Srki Tenja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Castillo
vs
Tenja

195 cm
25
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

194 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ozzie Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Srki Tenja!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenja moves in looking to clinch but Castillo pushes him off.
Castillo lands an overhand right.

It looks like Srki Tenja has been cut.
Castillo throws a hook to the side of Tenja's head but Tenja sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Castillo.
Tenja has a takedown stuffed.
Tenja tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castillo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tenja somewhat.
Nice uppercut lands for Castillo. That snapped Tenja's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Castillo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Castillo with a jab.
Castillo misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenja shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Castillo defends it nicely.
Ozzie Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Srki Tenja.
Castillo lands with a cross.
Tenja plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Castillo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tenja.
Nice straight punches there by Castillo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Castillo.
Castillo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tenja.
Tenja looks gassed!
Tenja slips a jab and a cross from Castillo.
Castillo scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Castillo coming out on top.
Castillo fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Tenja out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ozzie Castillo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Honey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Procter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Procter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wild Boys- Hardcore Superstar. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Honey
vs
Procter

188 cm
23
162 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Honey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Procter!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Honey closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Procter did well to prevent Honey getting side control.
Honey working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Procter's thigh. Procter counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Honey won't allow Procter to get back to his feet.
Honey trying to control the position from guard on top but Procter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Procter wants to stand up but Honey is controlling him.
Procter working a defensive guard here.
Honey stops Procter from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honey works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Procter is looking to escape.
Honey is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Honey is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Honey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Honey's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Honey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Honey working Procter over with strikes here.
Honey avoids the attempt from Procter to control.
Procter is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Honey content just to control the position here.
Honey lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey punishing his opponent with strikes.
Honey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Procter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Honey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Honey is landing with some decent strikes but Procter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Procter tries to hold on but Honey pushes him away.
Honey controlling the pace for now.
Honey cracks Procter with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Honey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Procter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Procter looks gassed!
Honey breaks from Procter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Procter is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey landing strikes, looking to finish!
Honey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Procter wants to hold on but Honey pushes him away.
Honey content just to control the position here.
Honey is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Honey working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Honey is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Procter is surviving well by controlling Honey's body position as best he can.
Honey controlling the position easily from mount.

Procter bucks up and throws Honey to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Liam Procter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Honey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Honey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Honey is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Procter's shoulder. That is not cool.
Honey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Procter is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honey controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Procter throws a jab when Honey was well out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Honey.
Honey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Procter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Procter misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Procter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Procter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liam Procter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Procter is breathing heavily.
Procter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Honey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Procter throws a push kick but Honey slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Honey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Procter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Honey.
Honey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Honey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Procter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Honey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Honey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ground and pound from Honey.
Procter wants to control but Honey is keeping busy.
Honey controlling the action here.
Honey seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Procter for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Honey there.
Honey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Honey moves into full mount! Procter won't be happy about that!
Honey with good strikes from the mount here!
Honey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Procter taking shots to the head.
Honey controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Honey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Procter really wants to buck Honey off and get back to his feet.
Honey controlling his opponent.
Honey won't let Procter get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Procter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Honey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Honey with shots to the head and body - Procter looks very uncomfortable down there.
Honey controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jack Honey just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Honey throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Procter was covering up waiting for the punch and Honey finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Honey content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Honey dominated that second round.
That's time! Honey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Honey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Honey takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Procter pushes Honey off looking to stand but Honey dives back in and keeps control.
Honey wants to free his trapped foot but Procter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Honey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Procter wants to stand back up but Honey manages to pass into side control.
Procter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Honey's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Honey cracks Procter with a big elbow.
Honey working the ground and pound.
Procter is being controlled here.
Honey working the ground and pound.
Honey lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Procter down.
Procter wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Honey taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jack Honey.

Honey closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Honey is working Procter over with some ground and pound from side control.
Honey lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Procter down.

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

Honey working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honey controls the position.
Honey lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey grinds an elbow into Procter's temple.
You can see the frustration on Procter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Honey happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Procter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jack Honey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Procter prevents Honey from moving into mount.
Procter is trying to get back to his feet.
Honey working the head and body with strikes.
Honey controls the position.
Honey working the ground and pound.
Procter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honey scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Procter to see if he's OK.
Honey in side control, just content to control the action for now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jack Honey!
Jack Honey is the new lightweight champion!

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Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulao Cesinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cesinha
vs
Law

190 cm
25
225 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

193 cm
24
272 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulao Cesinha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, King Law!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law throws a right and a left that Cesinha avoids nicely.
Nice shot by Law.
Cesinha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Law.
Law throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cesinha blocks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Law looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Law throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cesinha.
Cesinha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Law paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Law ducks under a wild hook from Cesinha.
Cesinha misses with a double jab.
Law moves out of range as Cesinha strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law scores with a shot to the body.
Law throws a series of strikes that have Cesinha backpedaling.
Law thuds a left hand into Cesinha's body.
Law displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cesinha throws out the jab.
Cesinha misses with a double jab
letting Law counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law tries to clinch up.
Law scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cesinha is breathing heavily.
Cesinha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cesinha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cesinha avoids a kick to the body.
Cesinha slips a jab from Law.
Cesinha throws a lazy right hand but Law sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Law scores with a body shot.
A jab from Law does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Law fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Law drops Cesinha with a left right combo! Law follows him down to the ground into side control.
Cesinha dodges the ground and pound from Law.
Law is looking to take a break and control but Cesinha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Law.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law trying to control the action but Cesinha is working from the bottom.
Law in side control, throwing shots but Cesinha defends.
Law is looking to take a break and control but Cesinha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Law misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cesinha is not content to let Law control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cesinha slips under a jab.
Law bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Law attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cesinha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesinha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Law lands a jab-cross combination.
Law moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Law throws an uppercut from hell that sends Cesinha clean off his feet! He's out cold! Law stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). King Law!
King Law is the new heavyweight champion!