G.F.C 42 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeb Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jobber
vs
Peterson

205 cm
28
194 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

200 cm
24
206 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeb Jobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Peterson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson tries to clinch up

and Jobber counters with a nice double leg into side control. Peterson won't be happy with that.
Peterson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jobber controlling from side mount.

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

Jobber has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Good leg kick by Jobber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!

Jobber instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jobber pulls guard successfully.

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

Jobber is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peterson is aware though and is defending well.

Jobber pushes Peterson off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jobber gets a clinch.

Jobber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peterson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jobber.

Jobber closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Peterson quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jobber lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jobber fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jobber controlling his opponent.
Jobber has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Jobber get's back to his feet.
Jobber clobbers Peterson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jobber can pounce on him.

Jobber rushes Peterson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Jobber has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Peterson uses from the top position.
Jobber has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jobber throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Peterson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jobber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Jobber is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jobber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jobber frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Peterson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jobber really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jobber controlling from mount.

Jobber is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Jobber!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jeb Jobber!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dic Cheddars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Flump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dic Cheddars could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Donald Flump's chin.

Cheddars
vs
Flump

200 cm
24
197 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

198 cm
25
196 lbs
3 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dic Cheddars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Flump!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheddars fails in his attempt to clinch.

Cheddars closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Flump's guard.

Flump working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cheddars doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cheddars manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Flump thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Cheddars drops back, looking for a kneebar! Flump looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Flump looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Flump!
You can see the frustration on Cheddars's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Flump is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cheddars knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cheddars struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheddars is working to avoid the ground and pound but Flump connects with a decent elbow.
Cheddars is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cheddars is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Flump scores with a couple of nice shots.

It looks like Dic Cheddars has been cut.
Flump trying to control from half guard but Cheddars is working away.
Flump looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cheddars with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cheddars tries to roll over but Flump keeps him under control.
Cheddars trying to control here.
Flump working the head and body with strikes.
Flump lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flump looks to land a strike but Cheddars avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cheddars has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flump can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Flump lands a couple of digs.
Flump is looking to work some ground and pound but Cheddars has wrist control.
Cheddars is trying to keep Flump in close.
Flump throwing strikes from guard but Cheddars blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flump throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flump loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flump stopping the sweep attempt from Cheddars.
Flump throws a strike but Cheddars rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flump is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cheddars defends well.
Cheddars postures up in Flump's guard and throws a big left but Flump blocks it.
Cheddars advances position into side control!
Cheddars throws an elbow but Flump slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cheddars looks up at the clock and then as Flump takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cheddars smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Flump tries to bench press Cheddars off him but Cheddars keeps the position.
Flump is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cheddars landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Flump is trying to get back to half guard.
Cheddars advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flump throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cheddars. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheddars with a couple of short strikes.
Cheddars lands a big shot there that rocks Flump but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cheddars is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Flump can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cheddars punishing his opponent with strikes.
Flump throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Flump swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Cheddars trying to control but Flump is having none of it.
Cheddars raining down shots from the mount!

Flump is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flump is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dic Cheddars dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dic Cheddars's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cheddars throws a right and a left that both miss.

Cheddars scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Flump is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cheddars is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

Cheddars swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Flump is now in Cheddars's guard. A big mistake from Cheddars there, giving up the dominant position!
Dic Cheddars overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cheddars avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cheddars wants to sweep but no luck.
Flump trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Cheddars working for a triangle but Flump defends it easily.
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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flump accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flump postures up in Cheddars's guard and throws a big left but Cheddars blocks it.
Cheddars not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flump is looking to work some ground and pound but Cheddars has wrist control.
Flump lands a couple of elbows.
Flump postures up and lands a big shot to Cheddars's brow.
Flump scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cheddars thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Flump is working Cheddars over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Cheddars throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flump cracks Cheddars with a solid left hand.
Flump lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Cheddars is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flump with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oh Cheddars is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flump scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cheddars looking to control.

Cheddars looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Flump is working Cheddars over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Flump trying to control but Cheddars is working from the bottom.
Cheddars is trying to keep Flump in close.
Cheddars really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Cheddars working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flump doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Flump manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cheddars seems to have got his legs back now.
Flump preventing the sweep.
Cheddars keeping moving, preventing Flump from controlling successfully.
Flump throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cheddars works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flump in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flump accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flump connects with a couple of short punches.
Flump pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cheddars is keeping the position for now.
Flump wants to control from the top but Cheddars keeps moving.
Flump throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cheddars works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flump throwing strikes from guard but Cheddars blocks nicely.
Flump postures up and lands a big shot to Cheddars's brow.
Flump missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cheddars keeping moving, preventing Flump from controlling successfully.
Cheddars bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flump's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Flump is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cheddars defends well.
Flump strikes from his own guard.
Cheddars trying to control but Flump is working from the bottom.
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!
Cheddars scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cheddars sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cheddars slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Flump.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cheddars not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Flump throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Flump showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dic Cheddars's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cheddars tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flump swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Flump looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cheddars shoots in and drives through. Flump sprawls well.
Flump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flump looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cheddars misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flump lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheddars circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Flump. Those never looked like landing.
Flump lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheddars circles away quickly and effectively.
Cheddars lands a head kick!

Cheddars looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cheddars is trying to control. Flump wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Flump on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flump moves into full guard.
Cheddars chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cheddars decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Flump, up you get!
Cheddars lands a head kick!
Flump throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cheddars counters with a two punch combo.
Cheddars has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Flump swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheddars.
Flump stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Flump wants it to stay on the feet.
Flump throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheddars.
Cheddars tries to clinch there but Flump circles away.
Flump moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheddars throws a head kick but Flump moves out of range.
Flump lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Donald Flump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flump misses with a double jab.
Flump misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flump leaves Cheddars with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dic Cheddars. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flump throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Cheddars or perhaps it was just good defense by Flump which made him look bad.
Donald Flump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flump misses with a two punch combination.
Dic Cheddars is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheddars plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Flump lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheddars circles away quickly and effectively.
Cheddars shoots for a double leg takedown but Flump sprawls well. He's pushed Cheddars's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Flump fails to land with a series of punches.
Cheddars moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Flump looks to land a combination but Cheddars avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cheddars is defended easily by Flump.
A punch combination from Flump misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheddars fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Cheddars.
Flump misses with a double jab.
Cheddars moves in looking to clinch but Flump pushes him off.
Cheddars dodges the punch combination from Flump.
Flump throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

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

Flump is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cheddars is aware though and is defending well.
Cheddars won't allow Flump to sweep him here.
Cheddars postures up and lands a big shot to Flump's brow.
Flump avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheddars stands and throws Flump's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Flump's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cheddars scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cheddars thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Cheddars looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Flump tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Flump is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cheddars off and has taken his back!
Cheddars breaks Flump's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cheddars 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cheddars stands up out of Flump's guard for a moment - Flump manages to land a nice upkick.
Cheddars wants to pass the guard but Flump is keeping the position.
Flump working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cheddars.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dic Cheddars showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cheddars has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dic Cheddars!

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 Bryan Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Herbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herbert has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Fury
vs
Herbert

187 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

183 cm
23
194 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Herbert!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herbert lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fury at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Fury. Those never looked like landing.
Fury throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Herbert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Herbert scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Bryan Fury has been cut.
Fury throws a right hand that Herbert ducks under and follows up with a left that Herbert also avoids with ease.
Fury takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Herbert is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fury.
Rob Herbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury misses with the combination.
Fury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fury connects with a good right hand that stumbles Herbert. Herbert circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fury lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fury throws a nice looking combination but Herbert bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fury misses with an uppercut. Herbert saw that one coming.
Herbert takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fury throws a head kick but Herbert moves out of range.
Fury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Herbert scores with a three punch combo!
Fury lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fury.
Herbert looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury misses with a two punch combination.
Fury throws a series of punches but Herbert moves out of range.
Fury throws a head kick but Herbert moves out of range.
Fury fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Fury.
Herbert is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Herbert.
Fury lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fury misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Herbert drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good shot there by Fury.
Fury lands a nice shot that snaps Herbert's head back.
Herbert gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fury.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herbert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fury swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herbert.
Herbert dodges the punch combination from Fury.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fury throws a head kick but Herbert moves out of range.
Fury tries a head kick but it misses.
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
Fury throws a nice head kick!
Herbert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Herbert was well out of range. Poor timing from Fury.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fury throws a nice head kick!
Fury lands a head kick!
Decent striking displayed by Fury there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury lands a high kick!
Herbert shoots for a double leg takedown but Fury sprawls well. He's pushed Herbert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bryan Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Herbert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fury as he jumps to the side.
Fury lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fury lands a jab.
Herbert takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fury lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Herbert misses its intended target.
Herbert takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fury Rushes Herbert and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Herbert is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Fury Piles on the pressure and Herbert crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Fury!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilfried Handel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilfried Handel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Handel
vs
Sparrow

185 cm
28
185 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Zentrope Fighting Universe

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilfried Handel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Jack Sparrow has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Handel. Sparrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparrow ducks into an uppercut from Handel and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wilfried Handel!

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 Karl Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iam Getcha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Anderson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Anderson
vs
Getcha

198 cm
28
205 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

165 cm
24
205 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Zentrope Fighting Universe

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Iam Getcha!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Getcha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Getcha wants it to stay on the feet.
Getcha keeps the fight on the outside.
Getcha lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Anderson is looking to chop away at Getcha's legs.

Getcha tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.

Anderson tightens his grip and picks Getcha up, before dumping him to the ground. Getcha manages to land in guard.
Getcha is trying to keep Anderson in close.
Anderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Getcha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Getcha is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Getcha swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Getcha wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Getcha wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson trying to control but Getcha is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Karl Anderson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Getcha. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Getcha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson cracks Getcha with an open hand slap.
Iam Getcha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Getcha gets the takedown into side control.
An elbow from Getcha crashes against the mat.

Getcha stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.

Getcha rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Anderson prevents Getcha from breaking the clinch.
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!

Getcha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Getcha misses with a wild combination.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Getcha misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Getcha tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.

Anderson moves into the clinch.

Getcha gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Getcha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Getcha trying to move into half guard but instead Anderson has managed to sweep!
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Anderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Getcha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anderson defends it easily.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Getcha keeps moving.
Getcha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Getcha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Getcha is keeping the position for now.
Getcha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Getcha looking for a sweep. Not yet Getcha, not yet.
Anderson wants to get up but he can't break Getcha's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Getcha keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Getcha striking off his back but it's not causing Anderson any problems.
Anderson is pushing down on Getcha's leg trying to pass to half guard. Getcha is fighting to maintain full guard but Anderson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Getcha is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Getcha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Getcha has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anderson is working away from the top position though.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Iam Getcha will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Getcha with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Getcha on that attempt.
Getcha shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.
Karl Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iam Getcha.
Getcha stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Getcha wants it to stay on the feet.
Getcha defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.

Getcha closes the distance and clinches.

Anderson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Getcha regains guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Getcha throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Getcha lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!
Getcha trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Getcha looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Getcha is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Anderson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Anderson is desperately trying to improve his position but Getcha has a good base and remains in mount.
Getcha postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Anderson looks a forlorn figure.

It looks like Karl Anderson has been cut.

Getcha swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Anderson is now in Getcha's guard. A big mistake from Getcha there, giving up the dominant position!
Getcha will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but Getcha is working from the bottom.
Getcha trying to strike off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson won't allow Getcha to get back to his feet.

Getcha throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Getcha kicks Anderson off and gets to his feet.
Getcha misses the shot to the body.
Getcha tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Getcha fails with an attempt to clinch.

Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Getcha trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Getcha into the cage.

Getcha jumps guard and drags Anderson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Getcha keeps moving.
Getcha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Getcha manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Getcha.
Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing.
Getcha keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Getcha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karl Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Getcha in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Getcha looking to stall.
Getcha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Getcha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson jumps guard but Getcha stands there with Anderson around his waist. Anderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Anderson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Getcha regains guard immediately.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Iam Getcha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Karl Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Anderson forces Getcha back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Getcha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Getcha.
Getcha looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Getcha throws a lazy head kick

and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Getcha has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Getcha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson keeps control of Getcha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Getcha misses with a two punch combination.
Getcha works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Getcha tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Getcha goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Getcha tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Getcha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Getcha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.

Anderson looking to score a takedown here. Getcha is defending well but Anderson drives through and ends up in Getcha's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Getcha tries to strike from the bottom.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Getcha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson prevents Getcha from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Getcha pushes Anderson off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Getcha circles away.

Getcha scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Getcha works his way into side control.

Getcha stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Getcha throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a thumping low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anderson, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Getcha.
Getcha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Iam Getcha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Getcha swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Getcha dives in and scores a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Getcha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson wants to hit a switch here but Getcha passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Anderson there!
Anderson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Anderson taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Getcha.
Getcha fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Getcha with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Getcha controlling the position easily from mount.

Getcha jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Anderson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Anderson and Getcha has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
An elbow from Getcha crashes against the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson wants to control but Getcha postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iam Getcha really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Getcha shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Anderson eats them both and turns towards Getcha to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Anderson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Getcha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anderson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Getcha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Getcha's guard.
Anderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Iam Getcha has got the better of the ground game so far.

Getcha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Getcha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Getcha wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Getcha keeps moving.

Anderson stands up from Getcha's guard - Anderson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Getcha tries a head kick but it misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Anderson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Getcha - the referee stops the clock and Anderson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Getcha. Anderson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Getcha.
Getcha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Getcha is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Getcha throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Getcha throws a lazy head kick

and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Getcha regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Anderson.
Getcha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Getcha wants to stand but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Getcha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anderson defends it easily.
Anderson is working Getcha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Getcha wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Getcha keeps moving.
Anderson throws and elbow that misses. Getcha uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Anderson's guard. Nice move by Getcha!
Anderson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Anderson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Getcha preventing the sweep.
Getcha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Getcha wants to stand but Anderson is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Anderson had his way with Iam Getcha in that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Anderson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Getcha shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Getcha displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Getcha thows a body kick. Anderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Getcha misses with a wild combination.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Getcha counters with a head kick.
Getcha misses with a body kick.
Getcha scores with a push kick.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Getcha.

Getcha scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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.
Getcha seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Getcha is pressing down on Anderson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anderson is holding on for now.
Getcha wants to stand but Anderson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
Anderson is looking to escape.
Getcha has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Anderson works to full guard.
Getcha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anderson's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Getcha working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson looking to control.

Getcha gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Getcha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Getcha tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Getcha manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson throws a low kick, looking for Getcha's leg but Getcha calmly moves out of range.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Getcha on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.

Getcha shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing Getcha from standing up.
Anderson controls Getcha momentarily but Getcha frees himself.
Anderson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Getcha is now in half guard.
Getcha 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.
Getcha throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Getcha seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Getcha seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Anderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Getcha slips nicely into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson tries to roll over but Getcha keeps him under control.
Karl Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iam Getcha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Getcha stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iam Getcha!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

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

Mulder
vs
Dirk

174 cm
21
199 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
186 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fox Mulder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Dirk!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulder stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mulder wants it to stay on the feet.
Mulder tries to bum rush Dirk with a series of wild strikes but Dirk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dirk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mulder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dirk wants to clinch up but Mulder keeps it at a distance.

Dirk has taken the fight to the clinch.

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

Dirk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dirk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mulder squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mulder is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Dirk has taken his back!
Mulder is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Dirk controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulder controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Mulder is breathing heavily.
Dirk lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dirk lands with a hammerfist to the side of Mulder's head.
Dirk slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Dirk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mulder looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Mulder might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mulder is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Dirk.

Dirk is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Mulder won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Dirk off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fred Dirk! Fred Dirk retains his middleweight title!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trip Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Kenzie
vs
Watson

154 cm
28
183 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

175 cm
26
183 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Zentrope Fighting Universe

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Trip Kenzie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Watson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenzie fails with the takedown.
Watson tries to clinch up but Kenzie circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kenzie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Watson defends it nicely.

Watson 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.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kenzie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watson cracks Kenzie with a solid left hand.
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kenzie is retaining full guard.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watson is stalling in the full guard.
Kenzie trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kenzie throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Watson throwing strikes from guard but Kenzie blocks nicely.
Kenzie trying to control the position.
Watson throwing strikes from guard but Kenzie blocks nicely.
Watson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watson trying to control but Kenzie is working from the bottom.
Kenzie looking to control.
Watson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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.
Kenzie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Watson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Watson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kenzie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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!
Kenzie trying to strike off his back.
Watson throws and elbow that misses. Kenzie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Kenzie!
Watson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kenzie with a nice head shot there.
Kenzie throwing strikes from guard but Watson blocks nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Watson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kenzie is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Watson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Watson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Watson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kenzie taking shots to the head.
Kenzie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kenzie wants to control but Watson is having none of it.
Watson landing strikes from the mount and Kenzie is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenzie is desperately trying to improve his position but Watson has a good base and remains in mount.
Watson with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie wants to control but Watson is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Watson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Watson looking to control but Kenzie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Watson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kenzie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Watson working the ground and pound effectively.
Kenzie tries to buck Watson off but he can't manage it.
A nice elbow there by Watson.
Watson raining down shots from the mount!
Watson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson scoring with strikes but Kenzie is staying in there.
Kenzie wants to hold on but Watson pushes him away.
Watson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Watson 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.

Watson lands an overhand right.
Kenzie misses with a hook.
Kenzie looks to clinch
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kenzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Watson. No joy for Kenzie on that attempt.
Willy Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Watson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kenzie to the ground. Watson is now in Kenzie's guard.
Kenzie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Watson lands a couple of digs.
Watson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kenzie is trying to keep Watson in close.
Watson is in close to Kenzie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson wants to control from the top but Kenzie keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenzie is keeping the position for now.
Watson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Willy Watson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kenzie. Kenzie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kenzie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Watson's head.

It looks like Willy Watson has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Watson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Watson tries to clinch up but Kenzie circles away and keeps his distance.

Kenzie tries to sprawl but Watson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
Watson trying to control from half guard but Kenzie is working away.
Watson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Watson is looking for a kimura but Kenzie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Watson to get the leverage.
Nice strikes from Watson there.
Kenzie is trying to stand up here but Watson is controlling him well.
Watson tries to pass to full mount but Kenzie defends it.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kenzie works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kenzie trying to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson wants to control from the top but Kenzie keeps moving.
Watson thows a big elbow that misses.
Watson advances position into side control!

Kenzie explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Watson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Watson showed some decent athleticism there.
Watson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie striking from the bottom.
Watson working the head and body with strikes.
Watson 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenzie is looking to improve his position.
Watson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Watson 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.

Watson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kenzie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Watson is trying to control. Kenzie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenzie trying to hold on to Watson's head to control him but Watson postures up.
Kenzie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Watson works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Willy Watson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Watson lands with a nice body punch.
Kenzie shoots in looking for a takedown but Watson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kenzie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kenzie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Watson circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kenzie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watson.
Watson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Watson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watson connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watson jabs Kenzie to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Watson gets the takedown into side control.

Watson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Watson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson is working Kenzie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
Watson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kenzie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willy Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenzie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kenzie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kenzie trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson with a nice head shot there.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenzie is pulling down on Watson's head. It's preventing any offense from Watson, at least for the moment.

Kenzie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watson defends well.
Watson distracts Kenzie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kenzie will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Watson stands up over Kenzie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kenzie working a defensive guard here.
Watson pushing down on Kenzie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson winds up and cracks Kenzie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kenzie is looking to escape.
Kenzie has hold of Watson's hands but Watson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Watson 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.
Watson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kenzie's thigh. Kenzie counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Watson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenzie is keeping the position for now.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kenzie's head.
Watson is working Kenzie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenzie is striking from the bottom but Watson uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Watson is thwarting Kenzie's attempts to control the position.

Watson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ground and pound from Watson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Watson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willy Watson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kenzie throws a body kick that misses.
Watson fails to land the takedown.

Kenzie moves into the clinch.
Kenzie tries to stall but Watson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kenzie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watson.
Kenzie blocks a body shot from Watson.

Watson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kenzie regains guard.
Watson works over Kenzie with some ground and pound from guard.
Watson throwing strikes from guard but Kenzie blocks nicely.

Watson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kenzie dives on top into guard.
Watson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
Watson wants to sweep but no luck.
Kenzie tries to stand but Watson is controlling from the bottom.
Watson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kenzie manages to get himself to full guard.
Watson wants to control from the top but Kenzie keeps moving.
Kenzie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kenzie throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Watson thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watson is in close to Kenzie's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Kenzie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Watson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson throwing strikes but missing.
Kenzie throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
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!
Watson won't allow Kenzie to get back to his feet.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Willy Watson.
Kenzie swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Kenzie or perhaps it was just good defense by Watson which made him look bad.

Watson instigates a clinch.

Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willy Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Kenzie misses.
Watson jabs Kenzie to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Watson to score with a decent uppercut.
Trip Kenzie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watson lands a body shot.

Watson closes the distance and pushes Kenzie back into the cage.

Kenzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Watson stuffs the takedown.
Watson fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kenzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watson dodges the punch combination from Kenzie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson throws a combination. Kenzie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Watson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Willy Watson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Kenzie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watson.
Kenzie fails to land the takedown.
Watson tries to bum rush Kenzie with a series of wild strikes but Kenzie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watson cracks Kenzie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kenzie has his takedown stuffed
and Watson counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trip Kenzie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenzie takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Watson scores with a takedown into Kenzie's guard.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kenzie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.

Watson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kenzie manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Watson has Kenzie in his guard.
Watson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kenzie wants to stand but Watson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kenzie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kenzie wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kenzie is one step ahead there.
Watson is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Willy Watson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kenzie doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
Kenzie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie tries to clinch up

and Watson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Watson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kenzie wants to stand up but Watson is controlling him.
Watson looking to sit in guard and control but Kenzie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Willy Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kenzie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Watson is proving hard to escape from.
Watson pulls Kenzie in close to his closed guard and prevents Kenzie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Watson is trying to control the position but Kenzie postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenzie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kenzie throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenzie preventing the sweep.
Kenzie looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenzie throwing strikes from guard but Watson blocks nicely.
Trip Kenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Watson! Willy Watson retains his welterweight title!