The Elite: Above & Beyond PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lennox comes into the arena with This Life blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lennox
vs
Robertson

195 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Fightwear

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lennox.

Lennox scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Lennox wants to work for an arm triangle but Robertson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Lennox is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robertson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lennox is working away from the top position though.

Lennox gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Lennox throws out a powerful jab.

Lennox fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Robertson sprawls well initially but Lennox persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lennox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Robertson's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lennox connects with a nice short shot to Robertson's temple.
Lennox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Lennox is looking for a kimura but Robertson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lennox to get the leverage.
Lennox 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.
Lennox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Robertson pushes Lennox off looking to stand but Lennox dives back in and keeps control.
Robertson looks gassed!
Robertson trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lennox decides to stand up.
Lennox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robertson.
Lennox stuffs the takedown attempt from Robertson. Robertson gets slowly back to his feet.
Robertson misses the jab.

Lennox shoots in and bounces Robertson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Lennox drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Lennox as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Robertson screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Lennox! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nathan Lennox!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

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

Fluffman
vs
Shaw

180 cm
18
171 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
172 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddy Fluffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Fluffman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fluffman pinned against the cage. Fluffman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fluffman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fluffman shoots and misses

and Shaw counters with a single leg into guard. Fluffman didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaw prevents Fluffman from getting back to his feet.
Shaw stays in close to Fluffman's body and controls the position.
Shaw stops Fluffman from standing up.
Shaw should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Shaw slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fluffman being controlled for a moment.
Fluffman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw just content to control the position.
Fluffman is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Fluffman's face as Shaw controls the position.
Shaw prevents Fluffman from escaping the position.
Shaw controlling from side mount.
I looks like Shaw might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Despite being in the dominant position, Simon Shaw just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shaw has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluffman misses the jab.

Fluffman clinches up against the cage.
Shaw tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Freddy Fluffman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Shaw.

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

Fluffman darts in and clinches Shaw up against the cage.
Fluffman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Fluffman.
Fluffman scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fluffman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Fluffman misses the target.
Fluffman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shaw momentarily.
Fluffman lands the left hand.

Fluffman closes the distance and clinches.
Shaw tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shaw keeps control of Fluffman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Fluffman manages to break the clinch.
Fluffman swings away with a body shot that misses

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

Shaw avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shaw content to stall in guard here.
Fluffman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluffman being controlled here, momentarily.
Shaw's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Shaw dominated that 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.

Fluffman rushes Shaw and presses him up against the cage.

Fluffman breaks the clinch.
Shaw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaw shoots for a double leg takedown but Fluffman sprawls well. He's pushed Shaw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fluffman lands a head shot.
Fluffman lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Fluffman misses its intended target.
Fluffman catches Shaw with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Fluffman clobbers Shaw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluffman misses with a few strikes there.
Fluffman throws a leg kick

and Shaw counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fluffman's guard now.
Shaw pushing down on Fluffman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fluffman is trying to stand.
Shaw is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Shaw is looking for a kimura here.
Shaw prevents Fluffman from standing back up.
Shaw keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fluffman is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shaw in particular looking to stall.
Shaw is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw prevents Fluffman from standing back up.
Shaw keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fluffman tries to roll over but Shaw keeps him under control.
Shaw stalling.

Despite being in the dominant position, Simon Shaw just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fluffman misses with a leg kick

and Shaw counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fluffman won't be happy with that.
Shaw moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fluffman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shaw moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Simon Shaw has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluffman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fluffman is looking for a sweep.
Fluffman wants to get back to his feet.
Shaw slows the pace down.
Fluffman is trying to buck Shaw off.
Shaw moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Despite being in the dominant position, Simon Shaw just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Fluffman pushes Shaw up against the cage in a clinch.

Fluffman breaks the clinch.
Fluffman wants to clinch up but Shaw keeps it at a distance.
Fluffman tries to clinch up

so Shaw counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaw looking to pass the guard.
Shaw preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Shaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Fluffman misses with a hook. Shaw ducked under it nicely.
Fluffman tries to clinch up.

Shaw scores a takedown into full mount!
Fluffman trying desperately to get to his feet.
Shaw controlling the pace for now.
Fluffman wants to control but Shaw is having none of it.
Fluffman tries to reverse the position but Shaw maintains control.
Shaw sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You get the feeling that Fluffman really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Shaw controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluffman tries to reverse the position but Shaw maintains control.
Shaw controlling the pace for now.
Fluffman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fluffman really wants to buck Shaw off and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fluffman is bucking up trying to escape but Shaw cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fluffman is looking to improve his position but Shaw isn't that keen on the idea.
Shaw sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

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.
Shaw scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fluffman wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Shaw controlling the position easily from mount.
Shaw working Fluffman over with strikes here.
Shaw controlling from the full mount.
Fluffman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fluffman is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw mounts Fluffman! Really nice guard pass there!
You get the feeling that Fluffman really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Shaw controlling his opponent.
Fluffman wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Freddy Fluffman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simon Shaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shaw sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fluffman is working to get back to half guard.
Shaw controlling his opponent.

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

Despite being in the dominant position, Simon Shaw just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fluffman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Freddy Fluffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fluffman falls off balance throwing a combination

and Shaw counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fluffman!
Shaw takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fluffman swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Shaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shaw winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Shaw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juza Nanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lamo decripprio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Nanto
vs
decripprio

186 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
20
208 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

MMA's Best Nutrition

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Juza Nanto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, lamo decripprio!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nanto blocks a head kick by decripprio.

decripprio gets caught flat footed, as Nanto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
decripprio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nanto's guard.
decripprio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nanto pulls decripprio in close to his closed guard and prevents decripprio from doing any damage or advancing position.
decripprio throwing strikes from guard but Nanto blocks nicely.
decripprio wanted to stand there but Nanto had control of the position.
Nanto is controlling decripprio's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nanto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Nanto pushes decripprio off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
decripprio tries for a takedown but Nanto circles away easily

and Nanto counters with a nice double leg into side control. decripprio won't be happy with that.

Nanto decides to stand up, so the ref orders decripprio to his feet.
decripprio scores with a spinning back kick!
Nanto is breathing heavily.
decripprio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nanto.

decripprio moves into range and clinches up with Nanto.
Nanto looking to slow down the pace here.

decripprio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
decripprio tries to clinch

and Nanto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
decripprio is looking to improve his position.
decripprio throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
decripprio trying to control here.
decripprio looks like he's trying to stand up.

decripprio manages to escape and get back to his feet!
decripprio lands a nice shot that snaps Nanto's head back.
decripprio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nanto lands a slapping body shot.

Nanto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming decripprio to the mat! decripprio manages to get full guard.
decripprio looking to control.
Nanto passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanto stops decripprio from getting back to his feet.
decripprio is trying to control but can't.
decripprio pushes Nanto off looking to stand but Nanto dives back in and keeps control.
Nanto not doing much here.
Nanto prevents decripprio from standing back up.
decripprio landing small, sideways elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nanto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nanto stops decripprio from getting back to his feet.

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

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
decripprio tries to clinch but Nanto moves out of range.

Nanto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. decripprio sprawls well initially but Nanto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
decripprio is trying to stand.
Nanto trying to pass the guard but decripprio defending well.
Nanto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nanto controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
decripprio flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juza Nanto 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.

Nanto gets the takedown into side control.
decripprio sneaks back into half guard.
Nanto scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

decripprio pushes Nanto off and gets back to his feet.

Nanto closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
decripprio pushes Nanto off looking to stand but Nanto dives back in and keeps control.
Nanto performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
decripprio looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
decripprio is looking to improve his position.
decripprio is in trouble now - Nanto has advanced to mount!
decripprio tries to buck Nanto off but he can't manage it.
decripprio is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nanto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
decripprio throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nanto. What's that going to do exactly?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nanto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nanto lands with some strikes.
Nanto controlling his opponent.
decripprio is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nanto stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
decripprio tries a head kick but it misses.
decripprio misses with a double jab.
decripprio shoots and misses
and Nanto counters with a head kick. That will keep decripprio thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

decripprio gets a clinch.
decripprio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nanto.
decripprio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nanto gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nanto keeps control of decripprio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nanto pulls guard successfully.
decripprio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nanto is pulling down on decripprio's head to control his posture.
Nanto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. decripprio manages to get himself to full guard.
Nanto controls from within his opponent's guard.
decripprio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juza Nanto dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

decripprio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nanto's calf.
decripprio slips a jab and a cross from Nanto.
Nanto tries a head kick but it misses.
decripprio scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Juza Nanto has been cut.
Nanto is looking to clinch.
lamo decripprio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
decripprio tries for a takedown but Nanto circles away easily

and Nanto counters with a single leg into guard. decripprio didn't expect that.
decripprio is looking to stand up but Nanto isn't so interested in that idea.
Nanto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
decripprio throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanto slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
decripprio tries to roll over but Nanto keeps him under control.
decripprio looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nanto wants to pass to mount but decripprio is defending the position.
decripprio is trying to stand.

decripprio kicks Nanto off and gets back to his feet.

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.
decripprio works the jab nicely.
decripprio misses with a double jab

and Nanto counters with a nice double leg into side control. decripprio won't be happy with that.

Nanto decides to stand back up. Nanto steps back and let's decripprio get back to his feet.
decripprio throws a head kick that misses

and Nanto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nanto pushing down on decripprio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nanto trying to mount his opponent but decripprio defends it.
decripprio pushes Nanto off looking to stand but Nanto dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nanto in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
decripprio is looking to escape.
Nanto trying to control the pace.
Nanto passes the guard and advances to mount!
You get the feeling that decripprio really doesn't like being in this position too much.

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.
Nanto controlling the position easily from mount.
decripprio wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Nanto controlling the pace for now.
Juza Nanto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
decripprio is trying to stand but he's just given Nanto his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
decripprio rolls, trying to escape but Nanto keeps control of the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juza Nanto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nanto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juza Nanto!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Reagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ARCHIE AMBROSE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ARCHIE AMBROSE has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reagan
vs
AMBROSE

186 cm
18
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

180 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

MMA's Best Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Reagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, ARCHIE AMBROSE!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AMBROSE misses with a wild body shot.

AMBROSE clinches with his opponent.

AMBROSE breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reagan is looking to clinch but AMBROSE is avoiding it.
A punch combination from AMBROSE misses.

Reagan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
AMBROSE avoiding damage as Reagan throws knees to the body.
AMBROSE avoiding damage as Reagan throws knees to the body.
Reagan blocking some punches.
Reagan slows down the pace here.
AMBROSE working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Reagan to work.
AMBROSE manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
AMBROSE tries to pull guard but Reagan holds him up against the cage and eventually AMBROSE drops back down to his feet.
AMBROSE working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, AMBROSE throws an elbow but misses.
AMBROSE is trying to break the clinch but Reagan has him pressed against the cage.
AMBROSE doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
AMBROSE swings wildly with an uppercut but Reagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reagan can't find room to land a body shot as AMBROSE controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
AMBROSE gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
AMBROSE misses with the head strike.
AMBROSE lands with a short shot to the head.
Reagan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
AMBROSE tries for a takedown. No joy.
AMBROSE fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jason Reagan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ARCHIE AMBROSE.

Reagan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by AMBROSE. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of AMBROSE.
AMBROSE goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reagan throws a series of punches but AMBROSE moves out of range.
AMBROSE throws a series of punches but Reagan avoids them all with ease.

Reagan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reagan is on top in guard.
Reagan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reagan trying to control but AMBROSE is working from the bottom.
Reagan chips away with some ground and pound.
AMBROSE throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reagan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reagan controlling from the top position.
AMBROSE looking for a sweep. Not yet AMBROSE, not yet.
AMBROSE looks gassed!
Reagan works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reagan wants to free his trapped foot but AMBROSE is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Reagan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Reagan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
AMBROSE wants to get back to full guard.
AMBROSE blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reagan.
AMBROSE blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reagan.
Reagan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Well, if Reagan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
AMBROSE wants to improve his position but Reagan is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but ARCHIE AMBROSE will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Reagan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reagan looks to throw the jab but AMBROSE is out of range.
AMBROSE closes the distance looking to clinch

and Reagan counters by clinching up.
Reagan blocking some punches.
AMBROSE lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reagan avoids a wild elbow strike from AMBROSE.
AMBROSE fails to pull guard.
Reagan gets through AMBROSE's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
AMBROSE is trying to break free.
Reagan has a couple of punches blocked by AMBROSE.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reagan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
AMBROSE wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reagan has him pressed against the cage.
AMBROSE scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reagan slows down the pace here.
Reagan misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
AMBROSE doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
AMBROSE blocks a body shot from Reagan.
Stalling in the clinch from Reagan.
Reagan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from AMBROSE.
Reagan tries to stall but AMBROSE uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
AMBROSE looks to throw an elbow but misses.
AMBROSE swings wildly with an uppercut but Reagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
AMBROSE is breathing heavily.
AMBROSE trying to stall but Reagan improves his position.
AMBROSE jumps guard but Reagan stands there with AMBROSE around his waist. AMBROSE gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reagan drops down looking for an ankle pick but AMBROSE pulls his leg out and moves away.
AMBROSE should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nice defenses there by Reagan.
Reagan moves out of range as AMBROSE strikes.
AMBROSE jabbing away but nothing is landing.
AMBROSE misses with a looping right.

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.

Reagan clinches up with AMBROSE and pushes him back against the cage.
AMBROSE being controlled against the cage.
AMBROSE misses with a punch on the inside.
AMBROSE lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reagan backwards.
Reagan misses with a body punch.

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

Reagan clinches up against the cage.
AMBROSE fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jason Reagan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ARCHIE AMBROSE.
AMBROSE can't break the clinch.
AMBROSE is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reagan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
AMBROSE wants to break free but Reagan has control.
Reagan stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Reagan for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Reagan lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reagan lands a nice elbow.
Reagan stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reagan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reagan leaning against his opponent.
Reagan misses with a knee strike.
AMBROSE blocking some punches.

AMBROSE breaks from the clinch.
Reagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
AMBROSE looks to land a right hand but Reagan moved out of range.
Reagan throws a series of punches but AMBROSE avoids them all with ease.
Reagan shoots in but AMBROSE avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reagan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from AMBROSE.
Reagan looks to land a body kick but AMBROSE moved away.
Horrible takedown by AMBROSE or perhaps it was just good defense by Reagan which made him look bad.

Reagan pushes AMBROSE up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reagan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reagan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of AMBROSEs head.
Reagan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt AMBROSE or not.
Reagan effectively controlling the action here.
Reagan throws a head punch that misses.
Reagan gets through AMBROSE's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reagan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reagan stalls.
A short right from AMBROSE on the inside.
Reagan slows down the pace here.
Reagan misses with a body punch.
Reagan has AMBROSE pressed against the cage.
Reagan misses with the head strike.
AMBROSE is pressed up against the cage. Reagan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag AMBROSE down to the mat. AMBROSE avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reagan scores with a one two! AMBROSE had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
AMBROSE circles away from the clinch attempt.

Reagan moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Reagan 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. This is the final round!

AMBROSE throws a shot from downtown. Reagan moves away and avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reagan.
AMBROSE throws a jab when Reagan was well out of range.
AMBROSE keeps the fight on the outside.
AMBROSE swings and misses with a hook to the body.
AMBROSE throws the kick towards the body but Reagan avoids it.
AMBROSE fails with the takedown.
A combination from AMBROSE does no damage.
Reagan takes a swing at AMBROSE's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reagan throws a head kick that misses.
AMBROSE walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reagan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Reagan closes the distance and clinches.
AMBROSE takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reagan scores a nice knee to the body.
Reagan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Reagan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reagan tries to throw a body punch but AMBROSE avoids it by throwing Reagan back against the cage.

Reagan jumps into guard, dragging AMBROSE to the mat.
Reagan pulls AMBROSE in close to prevent any damage.
Reagan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Reagan has AMBROSE pulled in close to control his posture.
Reagan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Reagan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reagan looking to control and managing it successfully.
AMBROSE wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Reagan is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reagan is looking for the choke from the back position but AMBROSE is controlling his hands well.
Will Reagan go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

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

Reagan moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reagan can't get the takedown.
Reagan misses with a punch on the inside.

Reagan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
AMBROSE misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Reagan.
Reagan presses AMBROSE against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jason Reagan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reagan has AMBROSE pushed against the cage.
AMBROSE blocking some punches.
Reagan has AMBROSE pressed against the cage.
AMBROSE managing to block the knees to the body from Reagan.
AMBROSE misses with an elbow over the top.
A knee to the head by Reagan.
Reagan struggles to land a body shot inside as AMBROSE controls his hands.
AMBROSE is looking to control Reagan's arms but Reagan gets an underhook and turns him. Now AMBROSE has his back to the cage.
Reagan prevents AMBROSE from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Reagan.
Reagan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Reagan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Reagan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reagan 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Reagan!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and damian tyrer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Quid has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Quid
vs
tyrer

177 cm
22
142 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

155 cm
18
134 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Johnny Quid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, damian tyrer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
tyrer looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Quid is looking to clinch but tyrer is avoiding it.

Quid forces tyrer back against the cage and clinches.
Quid connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like damian tyrer has been cut.
Quid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Quid breaks the clinch.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Quid throws an absolute beast of a head kick! tyrer is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Quid!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lennox has chosen Country boy can survive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Lennox

160 cm
21
157 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Team S.W.A.T.

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cameron Lennox!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws a series of punches but Lennox avoids them all with ease.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lennox doesn't seem phased though.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith jabs at Lennox's body.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lennox fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Lennox slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lennox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Lennox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron Lennox.
Lennox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Lennox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith throws a jab when Lennox was well out of range.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lennox.
Lennox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lennox has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a combination. Lennox tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Lennox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Lennox shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Smith looking to control.

Lennox drops back, looking for a kneebar! Smith looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Smith looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Smith!
Lennox is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lennox tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
Lennox takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennox is looking for a sweep.
Lennox is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lennox looks gassed!
Smith connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lennox some visible discomfort.
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lennox on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Smith landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lennox defending against the ground and pound.
Lennox gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Lennox is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Smith dominated that 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.

Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lennox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Lennox moved out of range.
Lennox slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Lennox is rocked!
Lennox staying out of range there.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Lennox is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
Smith throws a right and a left that Lennox avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Lennox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lennox seems to have recovered his senses.
Lennox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Lennox on that attempt.
Lennox gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lennox thinking.
John Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Lennox is breathing heavily.
Lennox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Lennox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lennox moves away.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Lennox seems unphased.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Lennox moved out of range nicely.

Smith scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lennox keeps working.
Lennox manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lennox wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.

Lennox looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lennox works his way to full guard. Good work.

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

Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith stays in close to Lennox's body and controls the position.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

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

Lennox looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Lennox had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Smith is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lennox Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Smith's back instead.
Smith manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lennox's guard. Nice work there by Smith.

Lennox has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Lennox working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Smith has passed into half guard!

Lennox looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Smith dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smith looks to land a combination but Lennox avoids it well.
Lennox has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Smith misses.
Lennox shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lennox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lennox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Lennox saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lennox manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a right hand that Lennox ducks under and follows up with a left that Lennox also avoids with ease.
Lennox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron Lennox.
Lennox staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith throws a body punch but Lennox moves out of range.
Lennox tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lennox has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lennox slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Cameron Lennox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox slips a jab from Smith.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith misses with a hook. Lennox ducked under it nicely.
Lennox walks into a left hand.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lennox moves away.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith throws a hook but Lennox blocks it.
Lennox fails with the takedown
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Lennox slips the punch.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Smith.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Lennox slips a straight right by Smith.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Lennox is just out of range.
Lennox moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Smith clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lennox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lennox manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Lennox fails with the takedown
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lennox can do to turn this around?
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith cracks Lennox with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Lennox slips the punch.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Lennox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Lennox saw that one coming.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lennox.
Smith throws a right hand that Lennox ducks under and follows up with a left that Lennox also avoids with ease.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Smith scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lennox avoids the body shot from Smith.
Lennox slips a straight right by Smith.
Lennox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lennox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Lennox slips the punch.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Lennox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lennox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron Lennox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Lennox is just out of range.
Smith swings for the body but Lennox moves out of range.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lennox moves away.
Lennox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith takes a swing at Lennox's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lennox.
Smith throws a jab when Lennox was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Lennox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lennox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lennox with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lennox on the side of the head.

Lennox shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lennox was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lennox is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Smith can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Smith had his way with Cameron Lennox in that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Smith waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lennox.

Lennox scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Smith wants to improve his position but Lennox is controlling well.

Lennox is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.

Lennox drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Lennox off! Lennox jumps back into Smith's guard.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is pulling down on Lennox's head. It's preventing any offense from Lennox, at least for the moment.

Lennox drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Lennox off! Lennox jumps back into Smith's guard.

Lennox thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.

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

Lennox drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Lennox off! Lennox jumps back into Smith's guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

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.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lennox. Lennox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Lennox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lennox shoots and misses
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Lennox avoids the body shot from Smith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lennox with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lennox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt

and Lennox counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lennox drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Lennox off! Lennox jumps back into Smith's guard.
John Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Lennox 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.

Lennox is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Smith is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Smith has escaped and now he's on top!
Smith passes Lennox's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lennox is trying to get back to full guard.
Cameron Lennox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cameron Lennox.
I think Smith 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Smith!
John Smith retains his lightweight title!