NFC 5: MW GP Opening round PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zygor Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Abreu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zygor Bane's chin.

Bane
vs
Abreu

185 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Likes ground

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zygor Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Abreu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abreu lands with a nice body kick.
Abreu is looking to clinch but Bane is avoiding it.
Abreu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bane is breathing heavily.
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!
Bane blocks the body kick.
Bane swats away the attempt to clinch by Abreu.
Abreu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abreu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abreu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abreu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abreu tries to close the distance and clinch but Bane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bane fails with the takedown.
Abreu drops Bane with a left right combo! Abreu follows him down to the ground into side control.

Bane is rocked!

It looks like Zygor Bane has been cut.
Abreu looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bane is avoiding damage well.
Oh Bane is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Abreu decides to stand back up.
Bane seems to have got his legs back now.
Abreu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bane. That did some damage!
Abreu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abreu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane trying to control the action but Abreu is working from the bottom.
Abreu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bane in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bane is chipping away with strikes.
Abreu misses with an elbow from the bottom.

Bane decides to stand up, so the ref orders Abreu to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bane throws a right and a left that Abreu avoids nicely.
Bane avoids the head kick by Abreu.
Abreu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abreu misses with a low kick.

Abreu gets caught flat footed, as Bane shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Bane gets to his feet. Abreu looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Abreu tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bane. That's going to slow Abreu down.
Bane throws a head kick that half lands.

Bane drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bane is stalling in the full guard.
Abreu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane stops Abreu from standing up.

Bane gets to his feet - Abreu follows without any prompting.

Bane looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Abreu!
Bane tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bane manages to capitalize on a mistake by Abreu to take his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abreu tries to escape but Bane has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bane biding his time, looking for the opening.

Bane is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Abreu taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Bane.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zygor Bane!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ronnie kray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gracie
vs
kray

189 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

White Gorilla Nutrition
5th Round

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, ronnie kray!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? kray is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, kray circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? kray is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, kray circles away and we're back to standing.

kray scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from kray.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

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

kray gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie tries to pull guard but kray won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
kray tries for a takedown but Gracie manages to get underhooks.
Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but kray has double underhooks.

kray turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and kray manages to end up in side control.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Gracie prevents kray from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Gracie is trying to work for a sweep but kray has mounted him!
kray tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
kray cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gracie throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
kray trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kray keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
kray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
kray blocks the strikes from Gracie.
kray works his way into side control.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.

kray stands up.
kray shoots and misses

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
kray blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kray trying to control here.

Gracie seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead kray has recovered full guard.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but kray has wrist control.
Gracie postures up.

Gracie gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
kray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for kray!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
kray gets back to half guard.
kray tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.

Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but kray defends the submission attempt.
kray makes his way to full guard. A much better position for kray.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rob Gracie will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
kray shoots and misses

and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
kray is trying to improve his position.

Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but kray is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
kray struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
kray defending against the ground and pound.
Gracie misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kray struggling a bit here.
kray regains half guard.

Gracie is working for a kimura but kray is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
kray controlling the position well.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

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

Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but kray is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. kray manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now kray is on top in guard.

kray stands up from Gracie's guard - kray perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed

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

kray manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
kray keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
kray wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as kray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rob Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie postures up.
kray wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Gracie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
kray looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from kray.
kray will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
kray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! kray looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. kray looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from kray!
kray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.

kray is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
kray avoids the strikes from the bottom by Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rob Gracie will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

kray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Gracie tries for a takedown but kray circles away easily

and kray counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.

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

Gracie has an active guard here but kray has managed to pass into half guard.

kray decides to return to a standing position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt

and kray counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kray takes a little break here. Gracie wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but kray wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
kray trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
kray tries to advance to mount but can't.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.

kray decides to stand back up. kray steps back and let's Gracie get back to his feet.

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.
kray looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Gracie closes the distance but kray moves to the side

and kray counters by clinching up.

kray lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
kray throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie is not content to let kray control the position.

Gracie has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for kray. Oh but Gracie has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! kray goes limp - he's gone! Gracie jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rob Gracie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rambo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to eye of the tiger. Chris Turk acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Rambo
vs
Turk

195 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE
White Gorilla 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Turk!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Turk with that takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Rambo.
Rambo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rambo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turk throws a lazy right hand but Rambo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turk misses with a wild body shot.
Rambo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rambo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turk looks to land a right hand but Rambo moved out of range.
Rambo misses with a double jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turk, as that shot connected.

It looks like John Rambo has been cut.
Turk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turk throws a good cross that connects.

Rambo is rocked!
Turk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rambo.
Oh Rambo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rambo throws a series of punches but Turk avoids them all with ease.
Rambo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rambo seems to have got his legs back now.
Turk connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Rambo to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Turk!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Turk!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brayan Stabile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Phillips
vs
Stabile

190 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brayan Stabile!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Phillips does no damage.
A jab from Phillips does it's job there.
Phillips dodges the punch combination from Stabile.
Stabile swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stabile slips a jab and a cross from Phillips.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Phillips! Stabile is out on his feet! Phillips rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Stabile is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Stabile is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Phillips!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Fortes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Simon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fortes comes to the cage accompanied by Primitive Reason - Kindian. Jose Fortes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Fortes
vs
Simon

183 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Fortes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Simon!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fortes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Simon.

Fortes closes the distance and pushes Simon back into the cage.
Fortes goes for a takedown attempt but Simon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Simon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fortes throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Paul Simon has been cut.
A jab from Simon finds it's way through Fortes's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simon tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Fortes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Fortes closes the distance and clinches.

Fortes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fortes throws a head kick that misses.
Fortes avoids a punch combination nicely.

Fortes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fortes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortes tries a knee to the head but Simon blocks it.

Fortes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fortes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Simon lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fortes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fortes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fortes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fortes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fortes is breathing heavily.
Simon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simon fails to land with a series of punches.
Simon loads up on a big right hand but Fortes slips the punch.
A nice combination there by Simon.

Fortes is rocked!
Simon connects with a nice cross there... Fortes is looking wobbly and Simon recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Fortes to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Simon jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Simon!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam Meaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Lisnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam Meaney had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Meaney
vs
Lisnar

183 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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, Liam Meaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Lisnar!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meaney connects with a jab.
Lisnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meaney bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lisnar's head backwards.
Lisnar tries to move into range but Meaney moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lisnar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Liam Meaney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meaney ducks under a wild hook from Lisnar.
Meaney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lisnar on the side of the head.
Meaney with a hook.
Meaney lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lisnar drops Meaney with a left right combo! Lisnar follows him down to the ground into side control.

Meaney is rocked!

It looks like Liam Meaney has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lisnar decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oh Meaney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lisnar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meaney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lisnar.
Meaney seems to have got his legs back now.
Lisnar misses with a low kick.
Lisnar throws a looping overhand right but Meaney ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Meaney there.
Lisnar waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Meaney. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Meaney to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Lisnar wants to get up but he can't break Meaney's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Meaney throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Meaney looking for a guillotine here but Lisnar defends easily.

Meaney had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Lisnar is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Meaney Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Lisnar's back instead.

Lisnar is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Meaney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lisnar looks to land a combination but Meaney avoids it well.
Meaney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Meaney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Lisnar.
Lisnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meaney avoids the body shot from Lisnar.
Lisnar tries to bum rush Meaney with a series of wild strikes but Meaney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lisnar looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Meaney both land. Nice combination.
Meaney misses with an uppercut. Lisnar saw that one coming.
Lisnar looks to land a left hand but Meaney moved out of range nicely.
Meaney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lisnar's hands.
Lisnar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Meaney is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Meaney misses with a wild combination.
Meaney takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meaney lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Meaney.
Meaney is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Meaney throws a right and a left that Lisnar avoids nicely.
Meaney throws a series of punches but Lisnar avoids them all with ease.
A cross from Meaney lands.
Meaney paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Meaney throws a nice looking combination but Lisnar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lisnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Meaney throws a series of punches but Lisnar moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Meaney.
Nice defenses there by Lisnar.
Meaney throws a series of punches but Lisnar moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisnar takes a swing at Meaney's ribcage but misses.
Lisnar loads up on a big right hand but Meaney slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Lisnar. That snapped Meaney's head back.
Meaney takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Meaney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lisnar misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Meaney.
A telegraphed right hand from Meaney misses the target.
Meaney is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lisnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Meaney is just out of range.
Lisnar looks to throw the jab but Meaney is out of range.

Lisnar has managed to clinch.
Meaney jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lisnar walks away with a smile on his face. Meaney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lisnar throws a hook but Meaney blocks it.
Meaney looks to land a combination but Lisnar avoids it well.
Lisnar missing with a left hand there. Meaney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meaney throws a combination that misses
and Lisnar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lisnar thows a body shot but no joy.
Lisnar moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Meaney tries to keep at a distance but Lisnar has taken the fight into the clinch.

Lisnar manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meaney slips a jab from Lisnar.
Meaney lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lisnar backs up against the cage.
Lisnar lands a jab to Meaney's midsection.
Lisnar lands with a straight right. Meaney didn't see that one coming.
Meaney ducks under a wild hook from Lisnar.
Lisnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meaney's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Meaney duly obliges.
Meaney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meaney throws a right hand that Lisnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Lisnar also avoids with ease.
Meaney slips under a jab from Lisnar.
Meaney closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good work by Meaney as he checks the leg kick.
Lisnar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lisnar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lisnar lands a right hook to the body.
Meaney is working the combinations to good effect here.
Meaney throws a right hand that Lisnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Lisnar also avoids with ease.
Lisnar throws a nice looking combination but Meaney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Lisnar.
Meaney misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Lisnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Meaney's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Meaney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liam Meaney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Meaney as he connects with a hook.
Meaney displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lisnar lands a nice shot that snaps Meaney's head back.
Lisnar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lisnar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice cross by Meaney.
Meaney misses with a two punch combination.
Meaney throws a nice looking combination but Lisnar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lisnar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lisnar ducks under a wild hook from Meaney.
A combination from Meaney does no damage.
Lisnar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Meaney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lisnar.
Meaney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lisnar steps into range and cracks Meaney with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Meaney flops backwards and Lisnar dives into his guard looking to finish!

Lisnar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lisnar misses with an uppercut. Meaney saw that one coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lisnar looks to throw the jab but Meaney is out of range.
Meaney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lisnar connects with a nice cross there... Meaney is looking wobbly and Lisnar recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Meaney to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Lisnar jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Lisnar!

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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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Bart Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sampson's entrance music is Seek and Destroy. A fine choice. Bart Sampson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sampson
vs
Slice

190 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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, Bart Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryu Slice!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slice. Slice circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sampson misses with a few strikes there.
Sampson throws a right hand that Slice ducks under and follows up with a left that Slice also avoids with ease.
Sampson misses with a low kick.
Sampson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sampson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slice looks for a takedown but Sampson sprawls well.
Slice keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sampson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sampson misses with a head kick.
Slice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sampson moves away.
Slice misses with a takedown attempt - Sampson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sampson dips to his left and cracks Slice with an uppercut!
Slice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sampson connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Slice tumbling to the canvas! Sampson pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Slice was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bart Sampson!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Cobsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Rand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Joe Cobsen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Cobsen
vs
Rand

185 cm
24
193 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

165 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Joe Cobsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Rand!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cobsen clinches with his opponent.
Rand blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cobsen.
Rand tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cobsen smiles and moves away.
Cobsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Rand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rand looks to land a combination but Cobsen avoids it well.
Rand shoots in looking for a takedown. Cobsen tries to sprawl out of it but Rand keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cobsen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cobsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Rand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cobsen is looking to clinch but Rand is avoiding it.
Cobsen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cobsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rand fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joe Cobsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Rand.
Cobsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Rand circles away.
Cobsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rand misses with a combination

and Cobsen moves into the clinch.
Rand takes an elbow to the temple.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rand as Cobsen tries to tie him up.
Cobsen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Rand breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rand paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rand throws a sloppy head kick and Cobsen moves out of range easily.

Rand shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cobsen tries to get to full guard but Rand has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobsen moves into full guard.
Cobsen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobsen controlling the pace for now.
Rand is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rand holds of for dear life.
Cobsen trying to control but Rand is having none of it.
Cobsen controlling the position easily from mount.

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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rand tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Cobsen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cobsen tries to clinch there but Rand circles away.
Rand misses with a few strikes there.
Cobsen moves in looking to clinch but Rand pushes him off.

Cobsen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cobsen.
Cobsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Barry Rand has been cut.
Cobsen misses with an elbow strike.
Cobsen lands an elbow just above Rand 's eye.
Cobsen lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cobsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rand's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cobsen throws an elbow but misses.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside that Rand shrugs off.
Rand being controlled against the cage.

Rand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rand, as that shot connected.

It looks like Joe Cobsen has been cut.
Cobsen wants to clinch.

Cobsen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rand has eaten all the pies!
Cobsen lands a nice uppercut.
Rand blocks an elbow strike.

Rand breaks the clinch.
Cobsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Rand should have avoided that one.
Cobsen lands a jab-cross combination.

Cobsen forces Rand back against the cage and clinches.
Rand jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cobsen walks away with a smile on his face. Rand gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rand swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobsen.
Cobsen wants to clinch.
Cobsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Rand circles away.
Cobsen stalks Rand and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rand's face. Rand staggers backwards, shaken.
Cobsen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cobsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rand shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cobsen as he avoids it easily.
Rand is breathing heavily.
Cobsen wants to clinch.
Rand swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobsen.
Cobsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rand swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cobsen moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Cobsen.
Rand is trying to break free.
Rand is trying to break free.
Cobsen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cobsen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cobsen lands a damaging elbow.
Rand is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Joe Cobsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Rand.
Cobsen scores with a knee to the head.
Cobsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cobsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rand takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cobsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rand being controlled against the cage.
Nice elbow from Cobsen.
Cobsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rand's defenses.
Cobsen connects with a knee to the head.
Cobsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cobsen lands an elbow that stopped Rand in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Cobsen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobsen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rand's face.
A knee to the head by Cobsen.
Nice elbow from Cobsen.
Rand takes an elbow to the temple.
Cobsen throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Cobsen.
Knees to the body from Cobsen.
Cobsen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rand avoids the elbow strike from Cobsen, against the cage.
Rand takes a knee right on the jaw!

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

Cobsen moves into range and clinches up with Rand.
Cobsen is trying to stall.
Cobsen throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Rand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobsen throws a series of strikes that have Rand backpedaling.

Cobsen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rand blocks the elbow strike.
Rand lands an elbow just above Cobsen 's eye.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside.
Rand wants to break free but Cobsen has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cobsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Rand gets control of Cobsen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rand will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Cobsen stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Cobsen darts in and clinches Rand up against the cage.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside that Rand shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Cobsen.
A short right from Cobsen on the inside.
Cobsen pushes off an throws an elbow but Rand leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cobsen lands a damaging elbow.
Cobsen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rand wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cobsen has him pressed against the cage.
Cobsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rand tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside that Rand shrugs off.
Rand takes an elbow to the temple.
Cobsen lands a nice knee to the body.
Cobsen wants to stall.
Rand is trying to break the clinch but Cobsen has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Cobsen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Cobsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rand misses with a combination

and Cobsen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cobsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rand avoids a wild elbow strike from Cobsen.
Cobsen pushes off an throws an elbow but Rand leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rand blocks an elbow strike from Cobsen.
Rand on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rand's defenses.
Rand is looking to break free of the clinch but Cobsen has double underhooks.
Cobsen lands an elbow that stopped Rand in his tracks for a moment.
Cobsen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rand wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cobsen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cobsen.
Rand takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cobsen.
Rand working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cobsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rand's brow.
Cobsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rand tries to score a body lock takedown but Cobsen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cobsen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cobsen lands a nice elbow.
Cobsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rand's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside that Rand shrugs off.
Cobsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rand's defenses.
Cobsen with a knee to the head.
Cobsen lands an uppercut.
Cobsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cobsen lands a damaging elbow.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside that Rand shrugs off.
Cobsen lands an elbow just above Rand 's eye.
Cobsen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Cobsen.
Rand is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cobsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rand's brow.
Cobsen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cobsen misses with an elbow strike.
Cobsen lands a nice elbow.
Cobsen connects with a knee to the head.
Rand drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cobsen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Joe Cobsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Rand.
Rand avoids the elbow strike from Cobsen, against the cage.
Cobsen connects with a knee to the head.
Rand wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cobsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rand's defenses.

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

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.
Rand misses with an uppercut. Cobsen saw that one coming.
Cobsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rand paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rand circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joe Cobsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cobsen tries to clinch up.

Cobsen closes the distance and clinches.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside that Rand shrugs off.
Cobsen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cobsen lands a damaging elbow.
Cobsen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cobsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rand's brow.
Cobsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rand takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rand is looking to break free of the clinch but Cobsen has double underhooks.
Cobsen lands a nice elbow.

Rand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cobsen dodges the punch combination from Rand.
Cobsen wants to clinch up but Rand keeps it at a distance.
Cobsen moves in looking to clinch but Rand pushes him off.

Cobsen rushes Rand and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rand goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Cobsen.
A knee to the head by Cobsen.
Cobsen with a knee to the head.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside.
Cobsen pushes off an throws an elbow but Rand leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rand wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cobsen has him pressed against the cage.
Cobsen with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cobsen.
Cobsen lands a knee to the head.
Rand dodges an elbow strike from Cobsen.
Nice elbow from Cobsen.
Joe Cobsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rand can't break the clinch.
Rand tries to land knees in the clinch but Cobsen avoids the damage to the body.
Cobsen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cobsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rand's defenses.
Cobsen lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Cobsen.
Rand takes an elbow to the temple.

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.
Rand wants to get back to striking at distance but Cobsen won't allow it.
Rand fails to pull guard.
Cobsen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cobsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cobsen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rand tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rand is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cobsen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rand up against the cage.
Cobsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barry Rand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rand takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cobsen scores a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Cobsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cobsen, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Cobsen!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adon Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and the finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Reis
vs
finisher

190 cm
21
243 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adon Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, the finisher!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for finisher with that takedown attempt.

finisher gets the takedown into side control.
Reis wants to control but finisher postures up.
finisher creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
finisher working the head with strikes.
finisher scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
finisher sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Reis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
finisher working the ground and pound.
Reis is breathing heavily.
finisher throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
finisher lands a decent elbow from side control.
finisher works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
finisher in side control lands a decent elbow.
finisher working the ground and pound from side control.
Reis taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
finisher lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
finisher works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
finisher lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Reis down.
Reis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
finisher working the head and body with strikes.
finisher is working Reis over with some ground and pound from side control.
finisher works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Reis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
finisher in side control lands a decent elbow.
finisher lands a few punches from side control.
finisher scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Reis to see if he's OK.
finisher creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
finisher landing a few strikes.
finisher lands a few punches from side control.
finisher landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
finisher lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Reis down.
finisher working the ground and pound.
finisher in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
finisher scoring with punches and elbows.
finisher scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis taking a bit of punishment here - finisher scoring with strikes.
Reis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
finisher cracks Reis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Reis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but finisher wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Reis taking a bit of punishment here - finisher scoring with strikes.
Reis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
finisher lands some shots froms side control.
Reis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Check out the look on finisher's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
finisher in side control, throwing shots but Reis defends.
Reis regains half guard, as finisher was trying to land strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis trying to hold on to finisher's head to control him but finisher postures up.
Reis is in trouble now - finisher has advanced to mount!
finisher working away from the top, dropping strikes.
finisher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
finisher is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Reis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
finisher lands a big shot there that rocks Reis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

the finisher dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

finisher drives through with a takedown into guard.
finisher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
the finisher has got the better of the ground game so far.
finisher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
finisher stands up over Reis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
finisher working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Reis's head.
finisher chips away with some ground and pound.
finisher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
finisher chips away with some ground and pound.
finisher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
finisher with a flurry of punches that miss.
finisher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
finisher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
finisher throws and elbow that misses. Reis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in finisher's guard. Nice move by Reis!

That's one minute gone in the round.
finisher wants to sweep here but Reis controlling him for the moment.
Reis wants to control from the top but finisher keeps moving.
finisher throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
finisher tries to strike from the bottom.
finisher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
finisher shoots in looking for a takedown. Reis tries to sprawl out of it but finisher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
finisher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

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.
Reis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

finisher gets a takedown into half guard.
Reis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but finisher scores with a couple of nice shots.
finisher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
finisher lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
finisher working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
finisher throwing shots but Reis is blocking nicely.
finisher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of finisher's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take finisher's back!
finisher tries to escape the position.
finisher is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Reis trying to control.
finisher tries to escape but Reis has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
finisher is keeping busy.
finisher rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

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.
finisher landing strikes from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck for finisher with that takedown attempt.
Adon Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of the finisher.
Reis moves in looking to clinch but finisher pushes him off.

finisher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Reis!
finisher is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

the finisher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

finisher shoots in for a takedown but Reis shows good takedown defense.
Reis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on finisher if he has to take too many more of those.
finisher circles away from the clinch attempt.
finisher has a takedown stuffed.
Reis tries to clinch up.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but finisher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reis tries to close the distance and clinch but finisher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reis fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reis tries to clinch up.
Reis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
finisher working over Reis with some ground and pound. Reis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Reis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from finisher.
finisher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reis defending well though.
finisher drops an elbow to the side of Reis's head.
finisher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reis'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. finisher connects with a nice short shot to Reis's temple.
finisher scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
finisher scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Reis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

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.
Nice strikes from finisher there.
Reis is trying to control but can't.
finisher seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
finisher lands with a punch from half guard.
finisher thows a huge punch but Reis dodges it nicely.
Reis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from finisher.
finisher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
finisher is in close to Reis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
finisher stands up over Reis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in finisher's guard.
finisher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reis's guard.
Reis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
finisher throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
finisher makes his way to full guard. A much better position for finisher.
finisher striking off his back, scoring a few points.
finisher wants to sweep here but Reis controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if finisher can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis wants to control from the top but finisher keeps moving.
finisher has a closed guard, preventing Reis from standing up.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
finisher striking from the bottom.
finisher throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
finisher trying to strike off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
finisher swats away the attempt to clinch by Reis.
Adon Reis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
the finisher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

finisher scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
the finisher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got finisher 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 William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... the finisher!

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Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Lowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by No Apologies. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Anderson
vs
Lowell

164 cm
19
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Lowell!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lowell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lowell.
Jab, jab by Lowell - just one landing.
Lowell tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lowell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson fails to land the takedown.
Lowell jabs at Anderson's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Lowell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderson wants to improve his position but Lowell is controlling well.

Lowell postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Anderson to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lowell misses the target.
Lowell missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lowell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Lowell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Lowell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lowell swivels and escapes.
Lowell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Anderson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jason Lowell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowell lands a jab to the head.

Anderson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lowell sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Anderson's defenses. It connects perfectly with Anderson's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Lowell!
Jason Lowell is the new featherweight champion!

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