YFC 4 Piper v Walimorda PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Helguera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjodor Kanchelskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Helguera
vs
Kanchelskis

190 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

188 cm
26
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Helguera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Fjodor Kanchelskis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helguera throws a body punch but Kanchelskis moves out of range.
Helguera swings for the body but Kanchelskis moves out of range.
Helguera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kanchelskis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kanchelskis misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Helguera as Kanchelskis shoots in.
Kanchelskis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Helguera works Kanchelskis's body with a nice hook.
Helguera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Helguera shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kanchelskis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ground and pound from Helguera seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Helguera looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kanchelskis is avoiding damage well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kanchelskis can do anything to dispel that myth.

Helguera is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kanchelskis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Helguera is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kanchelskis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kanchelskis parries the strikes from Helguera easily there. Helguera is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kanchelskis to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Helguera crashes against the mat.

Helguera goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kanchelskis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Helguera's guard! Nice work there by Kanchelskis!

Helguera looking for a guillotine here but Kanchelskis defends easily.

Helguera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Helguera has his feet on Kanchelskis's thighs here. He's pushed Kanchelskis off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kanchelskis screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luis Helguera!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ian Askew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Askew might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Glamour of the Kill-Feeling Alive. Polo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child. Ian Askew has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Askew
vs
Polo

179 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Askew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marko Polo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Askew finds it's way round the side to connect with Polo's head.
Askew throws a right and a left that Polo avoids nicely.
Askew scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Askew fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Polo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Polo shoots for a double leg takedown but Askew sprawls well. He's pushed Polo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Askew throws a right hand that Polo ducks under and follows up with a left that Polo also avoids with ease.
A combination from Askew does no damage.
Polo shoots in for a takedown but Askew shows good takedown defense.
Polo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Askew.
Polo seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Askew shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Polo is backing up but Askew catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Polo covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Askew Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ian Askew!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

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

Dee
vs
Gracie

188 cm
27
170 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

180 cm
24
173 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Gracie!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Dee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dee sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Dee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dee showed some decent athleticism there.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dee.
Dee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Dee is controlling well.
Gracie wants to sweep but Dee has passed to side control!
Dee trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Gracie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dee.
Gracie struggling a bit here.

Dee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Dee working away.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie is trying to control Dee's posture but Dee avoids it.
Dee throwing strikes but missing, from side 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.
Dee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Dee working away.
Gracie tries to bench press Dee off him but Dee keeps the position.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dee wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Dee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie manages to get to full 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.

Dee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Dee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Roberto Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Dee circles away easily
and Dee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Dee avoids the body shot from Gracie.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gracie enables Dee to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gracie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dee is breathing heavily.
Dee throws a strike but Gracie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Dee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gracie misses with a takedown attempt

and Dee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Dee throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie trying to strike off his back.

Dee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dee has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Dee from controlling successfully.
Dee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dee manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dee is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie trying to control but Dee is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Dee is retaining full guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roberto Gracie wasn't active enough on the ground.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Dee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Gracie stalls from top position.
Gracie trying to control the position but Dee is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

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.

Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dee is letting Gracie control him for a moment.

Gracie tries for a kimura but Dee is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Gracie with a poor takedown

and Dee counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
Gracie striking off his back but it's not causing Dee any problems.
Dee being controlled here momentarily.
Gracie controls Dee momentarily but Dee frees himself.
Dee wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Dee wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
Gracie pulls Dee in to control the position.
Dee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jay Dee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie controlling Dee's posture.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Dee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Jay Dee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Gracie.
Dee has his takedown stuffed

so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works over Dee with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Dee blocks nicely.
Gracie trying to control but Dee is working from the bottom.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Dee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Dee keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roberto Gracie.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Dee is having none of it.
Gracie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dee blocking the ground and pound.
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gracie controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Gracie!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilfaro Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bacon
vs
Shaw

195 cm
24
260 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
240 lbs
9 - 10 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kilfaro Bacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Steven Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bacon lands a nice looking body shot.
Shaw looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bacon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Steven Shaw has been cut.
Bacon misses with a jab, cross combination.

Bacon drops Shaw with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Shaw looks back up at him and smiles so Bacon waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kilfaro Bacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacon looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaw is just out of range.
Bacon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bacon misses the shot to the body.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bacon misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bacon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shaw. Shaw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bacon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bacon cracks Shaw with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Shaw looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bacon finish him?
Kilfaro Bacon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bacon throws a series of punches but Shaw moves out of range.
Bacon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bacon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bacon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice uppercut there from Bacon.
Shaw has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shaw there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bacon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaw.
Bacon throws a big shot that misses.
Bacon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bacon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Shaw takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon lands a jab to Shaw's midsection.
Bacon just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bacon misses with a wild combination.
Bacon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That has opened up Steven Shaw's cut even more.
Bacon scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bacon misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bacon, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bacon works the jab nicely.
A shot to the liver by Bacon. Beautiful body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Bacon scores with a four punch combination!
Shaw takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bacon misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kilfaro Bacon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Shaw's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Shaw drops his hands momentarily and Bacon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bacon throws a right and a left that Shaw avoids nicely.

Bacon lands a left and a right that send Shaw crashing to the mat, dazed. Bacon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A punch combination from Bacon misses.
Bacon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaw can do to turn this around?
Bacon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bacon moves in looking to clinch but Shaw pushes him off.
Bacon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Bacon - just one landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shaw might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bacon has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bacon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kilfaro Bacon is winning the standup battle so far.
Bacon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bacon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Bacon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shaw doesn't seem phased though.
Bacon tries to bum rush Shaw with a series of wild strikes but Shaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Bacon.
Bacon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bacon.
No joy there for Bacon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bacon tests Shaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Bacon.
Bacon wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Bacon - just one landing.
Shaw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bacon to score with a decent uppercut.
Shaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon misses the shot to the body.
Bacon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Bacon lunges at Shaw with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shaw's hand.
Shaw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab, jab by Bacon - just one landing.
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!
Bacon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bacon.
Bacon lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kilfaro Bacon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven Shaw's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bacon misses with a looping left.
Bacon throws a right and a left that Shaw avoids nicely.
Kilfaro Bacon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bacon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bacon lands a lovely overhand right.
Bacon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Bacon throws a hook to the side of Shaw's head but Shaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bacon throws a right hand that Shaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaw also avoids with ease.
Bacon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon scores with a shot to the body.
Bacon jabs Shaw right on the nose. Shaw blinks but takes it well.
Bacon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shaw's head backwards.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bacon.
Nice body punch from Bacon.
Bacon connects with a single shot there.
Bacon throws a series of punches but Shaw moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacon clobbers Shaw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shaw has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bacon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bacon lands with a nice combination. Shaw backs away looking to recover.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Bacon shows good takedown defense.
Bacon misses with a two punch combination.
Bacon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shaw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bacon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon scores with a three punch combo!
Bacon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bacon lands with a right hand.
A nice combination there by Bacon.
Bacon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab lands there for Bacon.
Bacon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bacon!
Shaw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bacon swivels and escapes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bacon thuds a left hand into Shaw's body.
Bacon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shaw.
Kilfaro Bacon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bacon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Steven Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bacon scores with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kilfaro Bacon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bacon 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:24
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kilfaro Bacon!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shefki Kuqi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Olyphant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timothy Olyphant looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Kuqi
vs
Olyphant

172 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shefki Kuqi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Olyphant!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuqi tries to clinch up.
Olyphant looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kuqi tries to clinch up but Olyphant circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuqi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Kuqi moves into the clinch.
Olyphant changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kuqi fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Kuqi moves into the clinch.
Kuqi stalling the fight.

Kuqi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuqi tries to clinch but Olyphant is having none of it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kuqi.
Kuqi's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuqi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Timothy Olyphant has been cut.
Olyphant circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kuqi clinches.
Olyphant blocks the elbow strike.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuqi works over Olyphant's head and body with a nice combination.
Kuqi doesn't manage to clinch there - Olyphant circles away.
Kuqi lands with a good body shot.
Good leg kick by Kuqi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

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

Kuqi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olyphant takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuqi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Olyphant checks a leg kick.
Kuqi scores with a hook to the body. Olyphant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuqi misses with a low kick.

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

Kuqi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Timothy Olyphant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Kuqi finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuqi tries to clinch there but Olyphant circles away.
Olyphant blocks a head kick by Kuqi.
Kuqi scores with a nice strike.

Kuqi moves into the clinch successfully.

Kuqi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuqi scores with a hook.
Kuqi tries a head kick but it misses.
Olyphant walks into a left hand.

Kuqi clinches.
Kuqi tries to break free but Olyphant pushes him back against the cage.

Kuqi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuqi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Olyphant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuqi throws a shot to the body.

Kuqi pushes Olyphant up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kuqi manages to break the clinch.
Olyphant doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Kuqi rushes Olyphant and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Olyphant managing to block the knees to the body from Kuqi.
Kuqi working hard to break the clinch.

Kuqi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kuqi drives through and clinches with Olyphant against the cage.

Kuqi breaks the clinch.
Kuqi scores with a hook to the body. Olyphant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Olyphant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuqi to score with a decent uppercut.
Kuqi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Olyphant's head backwards.

That has opened up Timothy Olyphant's cut even more.

Kuqi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kuqi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kuqi stalling.
Kuqi has had enough of the clinch but Olyphant keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuqi cracks Olyphant with a nice body shot.
Kuqi lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuqi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Kuqi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kuqi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuqi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olyphant paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Kuqi has managed to clinch.
Kuqi taking a breather.
Olyphant letting Kuqi take a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kuqi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Olyphant circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shefki Kuqi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timothy Olyphant's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kuqi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Olyphant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Olyphant keeps the fight on the outside.

Kuqi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuqi looking to stall.
Kuqi has had enough of the clinch but Olyphant keeps him there for the moment.

Kuqi manages to break the clinch.
Olyphant takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kuqi lands with a shot to the body.
Kuqi scores with a three punch combo!

Kuqi clinches with his opponent.
Olyphant is breathing heavily.
Kuqi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Kuqi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuqi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olyphant can do to turn this around?
Kuqi lands with an uppercut that bounces Olyphant off the cage and back into rage.
Olyphant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuqi pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Kuqi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kuqi is trying to maintain a safe position but Olyphant gets an underhook and turns Kuqi into the cage.

Kuqi breaks from the clinch.
Kuqi tries to clinch up.
Kuqi thuds a left hand into Olyphant's body.
Kuqi throws a one two combo.

Kuqi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kuqi in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kuqi lands some shots froms side control.
Kuqi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kuqi is working Olyphant over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuqi working the head and body with strikes.

The cut above Timothy Olyphant's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuqi controls the position.
Kuqi scoring with punches and elbows.

Timothy Olyphant's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shefki Kuqi!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Kukuczka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kukuczka comes to the cage accompanied by J.O.D. - Musica Knockout. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kukuczka
vs
Payne

188 cm
18
235 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
230 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Kukuczka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Payne!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Payne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kukuczka shoots in for a double leg but Payne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

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

Kukuczka manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Payne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kukuczka sprawls well. Kukuczka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Payne gets slowly back to his feet.
Payne changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kukuczka tries to avoid it but Payne manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kukuczka to the ground. Kukuczka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Payne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kukuczka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniel Kukuczka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Payne.
Kukuczka lands a high kick!
Kukuczka connects with a high kick.
Payne swinging wildly here.
Payne slaps away a takedown attempt from Kukuczka, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne shoots in for a double leg but Kukuczka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jab from Kukuczka.
Payne looks gassed!
Kukuczka misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kukuczka checks a leg kick.

Kukuczka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Kukuczka stands up.
Payne fails with a takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kukuczka.
Kukuczka scores with a head kick.

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

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Kukuczka lands but Payne takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kukuczka as he jumps to the side.
Kukuczka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Payne.

Kukuczka clinches with his opponent.
Kukuczka could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kukuczka tries to circle away but Payne has him pinned against the cage.
Kukuczka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kukuczka manages to pull guard.

Kukuczka has his foot on Payne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Payne works his way back into a safe position though.
Payne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kukuczka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Payne wants to stand but Kukuczka is controlling his posture from full guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukuczka keeping moving, preventing Payne from controlling successfully.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kukuczka has his foot on Payne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Payne works his way back into a safe position though.

Kukuczka has his foot on Payne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Payne works his way back into a safe position though.
Payne slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Payne gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Payne falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kukuczka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukuczka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kukuczka stopping the sweep attempt from Payne.

Payne is looking for a triangle but Kukuczka pushes his legs off easily.
Kukuczka wants to get up but he can't break Payne's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Payne manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Payne closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Payne stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne misses with a combination
and Kukuczka counters with a low kick, right behind Payne 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Payne shoots and misses
and Kukuczka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Payne misses
and Kukuczka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Payne is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Payne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kukuczka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Payne's head.
Kukuczka lands a head kick!
Kukuczka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Payne counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kukuczka!
Payne won't let Kukuczka get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kukuczka is bucking up trying to escape but Payne cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Payne trying to control but Kukuczka is having none of it.
Kukuczka is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Payne has hold of Kukuczka's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kukuczka manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kukuczka is squirming around, avoiding Payne's attempts to control the action.
Kukuczka is trying to escape the mount.
Kukuczka is trying to stand but he's just given Payne his back.
I would not like to be Kukuczka right now.

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.
Kukuczka controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Payne lands a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Payne controlling the positon.
Kukuczka controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Payne cracks Kukuczka with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Kukuczka from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Payne trying to control momentarily.
Kukuczka controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Payne controlling from the back.
Kukuczka holding both Payne 's hands and preventing any damage.
Kukuczka is trapped and Payne is scoring with shots to the head and body.

Payne is looking for a choke. Kukuczka gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Kukuczka manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Kukuczka slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Payne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kukuczka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Payne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kukuczka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kukuczka wants it to stay on the feet.
Kukuczka lands a high kick!
Kukuczka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Payne.
Kukuczka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Payne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kukuczka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payne takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Kukuczka has taken the fight to the clinch.

Kukuczka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kukuczka lands a head kick!
Payne fails with the takedown
and Kukuczka counters with a head kick.
Daniel Kukuczka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Payne.
Kukuczka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kukuczka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Payne.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Kukuczka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukuczka slaps away a takedown attempt from Payne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Payne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kukuczka swivels and escapes.
Payne fails with a takedown attempt.
Payne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kukuczka throws a right hand that Payne ducks under and follows up with a left that Payne also avoids with ease.
Kukuczka lands with a kick to the temple. Payne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Kukuczka gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Payne to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kukuczka wants to get back to his feet but Payne is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukuczka wants to stand but Payne is controlling the position.

Kukuczka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Payne defends it easily.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Kukuczka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Payne tries to free his leg and advance position but Kukuczka is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukuczka is looking to stand up but Payne isn't so interested in that idea.

Kukuczka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kukuczka wants to stand up but Payne is controlling him.

Kukuczka has his foot on Payne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Payne works his way back into a safe position though.
Nathan Payne has got the better of the ground game so far.

Payne stands and steps away. Kukuczka gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kukuczka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters circling a little - Kukuczka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Payne.
Payne misses with a combination

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukuczka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Payne has a couple of punches blocked by Kukuczka.
Kukuczka looking for a takedown.
Payne lands an elbow just above Kukuczka 's eye.

Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Payne throws a body kick the misses
and Kukuczka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kukuczka swats away the attempt to clinch by Payne.

Kukuczka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kukuczka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kukuczka fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Payne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kukuczka lands the left hand.
Payne fails with a takedown attempt.
Kukuczka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Payne avoids it really well and circles away.
Daniel Kukuczka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payne misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Kukuczka.
I think Kukuczka 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Snoutucus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Barlog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snoutucus has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

vs
Barlog

210 cm
24
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Snoutucus !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronald Barlog!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barlog avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Ronald Barlog has been cut.
looks to land a combination but Barlog avoids it well.

lands a left and a right that send Barlog crashing to the mat, dazed. thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Barlog is rocked!
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!
fails to land with a series of punches.
Barlog is still on wobbly legs! Can finish him?
misses with a wild combination.
Barlog seems to have recovered his senses.

Barlog shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wants to stand up but Barlog is controlling him.
Barlog is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barlog scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barlog is controlling him.
Barlog makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barlog stops from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barlog content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barlog is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barlog missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barlog landing with the ground and pound.

Barlog 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barlog won't allow to get back to his feet.
is breathing heavily.
Barlog working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Barlog 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.
Barlog with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barlog on the ground.
Barlog content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barlog prevents from getting back to his feet.
Barlog keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of 's head.

Barlog drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barlog jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barlog postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barlog prevents from getting back to his feet.
Barlog postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
trying to strike off his back.
will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barlog lands a couple of elbows.

is rocked!
Barlog lands a couple of digs.
Oh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barlog postures up and lands a big shot to 's brow.
Barlog scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barlog arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! 's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ronald Barlog!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

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

Dropping Bombs
vs
finisher

190 cm
26
219 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
250 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Warrior Clothing

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, Keith Dropping Bombs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, the finisher!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dropping Bombs doesn't manage to clinch there - finisher circles away.
Dropping Bombs misses with a jab, cross combination.
finisher moves out of range as Dropping Bombs throws a body kick.
Dropping Bombs tries to bum rush finisher with a series of wild strikes but finisher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

finisher scores a takedown into full mount!
Dropping Bombs tries to hold on but finisher postures up.
finisher lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
finisher avoids the attempt from Dropping Bombs to control.
Dropping Bombs takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
finisher cracks Dropping Bombs with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
finisher scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dropping Bombs?

It looks like Keith Dropping Bombs has been cut.
A nice elbow there by finisher.
finisher with a couple of short strikes.
finisher looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Dropping Bombs covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). the finisher!

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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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Donal McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seeley Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McGuire
vs
Booth

184 cm
25
176 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
182 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Donal McGuire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Seeley Booth!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booth misses the jab.
Booth wants to clinch up but McGuire keeps it at a distance.
McGuire changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Booth tries to avoid it but McGuire manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Booth to the ground. Booth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Booth misses with a wild body shot.
Booth with a hook.
McGuire avoids a punch combination nicely.
Booth slaps away a takedown attempt from McGuire, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as McGuire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGuire changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Booth tries to avoid it but McGuire manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Booth to the ground. Booth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donal McGuire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGuire avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGuire shoots in and drives through. Booth sprawls well.
Booth lands a really nice looking cross but McGuire seems unphased.

It looks like Donal McGuire has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Booth drops McGuire with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but McGuire looks back up at him and smiles so Booth waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

McGuire is rocked!
Booth drops McGuire with a naaaaasty hook - McGuire is in real trouble here! Booth dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seeley Booth!
Seeley Booth is the new welterweight champion!