MMAL 36: Championship Carnival PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roberts (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.

Harris
vs
Roberts

190 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

168 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harris checks it well.
Roberts stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Roberts moves out of range easily.
Harris is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Roberts.
Roberts swinging wildly here.
Roberts with a hook.

It looks like Dwayne Harris has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris blocks a leg kick.
Roberts throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Roberts blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a head kick but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts looks to land a body kick but Harris moved away.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Roberts moves out of range easily.

Roberts drops Harris with a beautiful combination! Harris stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Roberts is looking for the KO!

Harris is rocked!
Roberts lands with a right and another and another! Harris is in big trouble! Roberts lands again and this time it's lights out for Harris! A quality knockout there for Roberts.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jake Roberts!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shady Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymund Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Love and Devotion. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marshall
vs
Lee

175 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 5 - 1

188 cm
25
183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

MadDogs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Shady Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymund Lee!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Marshall misses
and Lee counters with an outside leg kick.
Marshall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee blocks the body kick.
Marshall throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Marshall was not able to check.
Marshall throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks Marshall in the body.
Marshall throws a lazy body kick
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marshall.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Marshall off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall misses with a hook.
Marshall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marshall throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a body kick.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Marshall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Marshall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee cracks the inside of Marshall's front leg.
Shady Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee thumps Marshall with a low kick.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marshall's sensitive parts.
Lee connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Marshall drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Lee follows Marshall to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raymund Lee!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paquito Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Abu Jafar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paquito Diaz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Diaz
vs
Abu Jafar

193 cm
26
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paquito Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Khalid Abu Jafar !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Diaz catches Abu Jafar right on the button with a cross.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Abu Jafar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abu Jafar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz throws a low kick but Abu Jafar moves out of range easily.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abu Jafar looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Abu Jafar throws a nice inside leg kick.

Abu Jafar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Abu Jafar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abu Jafar slips under a jab from Diaz.
A clash of legs there as Abu Jafar blocks the low kick.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Abu Jafar moved away.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.

It looks like Khalid Abu Jafar has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diaz.
Abu Jafar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Abu Jafar 's belly button to the back.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Abu Jafar .
Abu Jafar throws a head kick that misses.
Abu Jafar misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abu Jafar moves away.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Abu Jafar ducks down to avoid it.
Abu Jafar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abu Jafar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Abu Jafar slips the punch.
Abu Jafar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Abu Jafar misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu Jafar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz defending well as Abu Jafar loads up on a big left hand.
Abu Jafar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Abu Jafar moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abu Jafar blocks a leg kick.
Diaz thows a leg kick but Abu Jafar checks it
and Abu Jafar counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Abu Jafar delivers a nice body kick.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Abu Jafar throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Diaz misses.
Diaz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Abu Jafar throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diaz misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu Jafar tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Abu Jafar .
Abu Jafar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Diaz throws a jab when Abu Jafar was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Abu Jafar dips to his left and cracks Diaz with an uppercut!
A big left from Diaz misses.
Abu Jafar staying out of range there.
Abu Jafar tries a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
A jab from Abu Jafar does it's job there.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Abu Jafar .
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Abu Jafar .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abu Jafar slips a jab from Diaz.
Abu Jafar ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Abu Jafar throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Abu Jafar avoids nicely.
Abu Jafar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz punishes Abu Jafar 's body with a nice straight punch.
Abu Jafar throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Abu Jafar throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Abu Jafar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Paquito Diaz has been cut.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Abu Jafar 's head but Abu Jafar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz swings for the body but Abu Jafar moves out of range.
Diaz throws a hook but Abu Jafar avoids it easily.
Diaz misses with a low kick as Abu Jafar jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paquito Diaz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Diaz looks to throw the jab but Abu Jafar is out of range.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Abu Jafar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diaz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Abu Jafar connects with an inside leg kick.
Abu Jafar staying out of range there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Abu Jafar !
Abu Jafar connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abu Jafar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Abu Jafar moves out of range as Diaz throws a body kick.
Abu Jafar misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Abu Jafar misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abu Jafar lands a head kick!
A big right from Diaz misses.
Abu Jafar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abu Jafar slips a jab from Diaz.
Abu Jafar throws the kick towards the body but Diaz avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu Jafar scores with a leg kick.
Abu Jafar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abu Jafar .
Diaz cracks Abu Jafar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Abu Jafar slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abu Jafar .
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Abu Jafar .
Abu Jafar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diaz in his tracks.
Abu Jafar is looking to land body kicks.
Diaz misses with a right hand
enabling Abu Jafar to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abu Jafar misses with a double jab.
Khalid Abu Jafar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Abu Jafar counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.
Abu Jafar connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Abu Jafar is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Abu Jafar is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Abu Jafar .
Diaz misses with a hook.
Abu Jafar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Abu Jafar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abu Jafar blocks a jab.
Abu Jafar slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Abu Jafar misses with a hook.
Abu Jafar lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Nice defenses there by Abu Jafar .
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Paquito Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Diaz misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to bum rush Abu Jafar with a series of wild strikes but Abu Jafar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abu Jafar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Abu Jafar tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Abu Jafar lands with a slapping head kick.
Abu Jafar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abu Jafar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Abu Jafar 's head but Abu Jafar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abu Jafar looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Paquito Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz cracks Abu Jafar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Abu Jafar throws a combination that misses
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abu Jafar finds it's way round the side to connect with Diaz's head.
Abu Jafar slips a straight right by Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abu Jafar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abu Jafar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abu Jafar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Abu Jafar 's shoulder, as Abu Jafar tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Abu Jafar counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Abu Jafar is out of range.

Abu Jafar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.

Abu Jafar manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
Abu Jafar tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Abu Jafar counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalid Abu Jafar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Diaz misses with a looping left.
Abu Jafar ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
Abu Jafar thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Abu Jafar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abu Jafar defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Abu Jafar connects with a single shot there.
Abu Jafar throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Abu Jafar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Abu Jafar scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Abu Jafar .
Abu Jafar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abu Jafar throws a body kick that misses.
Abu Jafar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abu Jafar throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Abu Jafar checks a low kick from Diaz.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Abu Jafar with an uppercut!
Diaz avoids the head kick by Abu Jafar .
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Abu Jafar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz motions for Abu Jafar to come forward. Diaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz misses with a leg kick
and Abu Jafar counters with a nice body kick.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Abu Jafar counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Abu Jafar slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Abu Jafar counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abu Jafar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abu Jafar manages to avoid it.
Abu Jafar connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Abu Jafar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diaz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Abu Jafar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abu Jafar slips a straight right by Diaz.
A head kick misses from Abu Jafar .
Abu Jafar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abu Jafar throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abu Jafar throws out the jab.
Abu Jafar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abu Jafar checks a leg kick.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Abu Jafar 's shoulder, as Abu Jafar tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Abu Jafar checks a leg kick.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abu Jafar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Abu Jafar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abu Jafar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abu Jafar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diaz, as that shot connected.
Abu Jafar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Abu Jafar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abu Jafar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diaz stuns Abu Jafar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu Jafar ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Abu Jafar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz misses the jab.
Abu Jafar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abu Jafar scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abu Jafar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abu Jafar .
Abu Jafar feints a jab promting Diaz to slip. Abu Jafar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diaz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Abu Jafar moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abu Jafar moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That has opened up Khalid Abu Jafar 's cut even more.
A jab lands there for Diaz.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paquito Diaz!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tabachoy Paneda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clive Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Jester as his entrance music. The key to victory for Tabachoy Paneda has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Paneda
vs
Williams

180 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
265 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tabachoy Paneda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Clive Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Williams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Paneda to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Paneda could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Williams wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Paneda is looking to stand up but Williams won't let him.
Williams 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams stands up over Paneda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams landing with the ground and pound.
Paneda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Williams scoring with some ground and pound.
Williams loads up on a big left hand. Paneda felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Williams looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Paneda can't hide his disappointment, as Williams celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clive Williams!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Balboa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kyle Romo
vs
Balboa

190 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
210 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Kyle Romo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa throws a combination that misses
and Romo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick by Balboa misses
enabling Romo to counter with a crisp jab.
Balboa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Romo to counter with a crisp jab.
Romo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Balboa misses with a body punch
and Romo counters with a good low kick that Balboa was not able to check.
Balboa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Balboa misses with a combination
and Romo counters with a low kick, right behind Balboa 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balboa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romo counters with a head kick. That will keep Balboa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Romo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balboa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Balboa looks gassed!
Balboa looks to throw a body kick
and Romo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romo connects with a solid leg kick.
Romo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Balboa.
A jab lands there for Romo.
Romo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo stuns Balboa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Romo's corner calls for a 1-2. Romo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Balboa throws a lazy head kick
and Romo counters with an outside leg kick.
Romo feints and then cracks Balboa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balboa down.
Romo connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa takes one to the chin there.
Romo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romo.
Both fighters circling a little - Romo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romo.
Romo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romo scores with a head kick. Balboa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Romo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Romo lands a leg kick that knocks Balboa off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Romo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo lands with a slapping head kick.
Romo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Romo lands a nice looking body shot.
Balboa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Romo lands with a right hand.
Romo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balboa misses the body punch
and Romo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balboa misses with a combination
and Romo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Romo throws a leg kick which misses Balboa's front leg but catches the back leg as Balboa tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romo.
Romo connects with a leg kick. Balboa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Balboa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Romo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Balboa really felt that one!
An inside leg kick lands from Romo.
Romo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Balboa's calf.
Romo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Romo!
Romo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balboa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romo can pounce on him.
Crunch! Romo slams his shin into Balboa's torso.
Romo connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Romo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Romo lands a leg kick that knocks Balboa off balance momentarily.
Romo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Romo connects with a solid leg kick.
Romo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Balboa.
Balboa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A good leg kick by Romo.
Romo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo lands a head kick. Balboa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Romo connects with a leg kick. Balboa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Whack! Romo lands a heavy head kick that drops Balboa. The ref tackles Romo to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Balboa was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). John Kyle Romo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BoXtion Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BoXtion Slater will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Salace
vs
Slater

180 cm
26
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

197 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril Salace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BoXtion Slater!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Slater shoots in and gets a takedown into Salace's guard.
Salace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Salace is trying to control the position but Slater postures up.

Salace isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Slater stacks Salace on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Slater!
Salace might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Salace tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Slater wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Slater is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Salace is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Salace manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Slater looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Salace is looking to improve his position.
Salace is working hard here to advance position.

Salace actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Slater is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Salace doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Slater.
Slater is keen to just control but Salace is a slippery customer.
Salace is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salace slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Salace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Salace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Salace is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Slater is aware though and is defending well.
Slater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slater controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Slater is looking to stand up but Salace won't let him.

Salace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slater has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Salace is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slater controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater tries to free his leg and advance position but Salace is retaining full guard.
Slater has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Salace is proving hard to escape from.
Salace looking for a sweep. Not yet Salace, not yet.
Slater being controlled here momentarily.

OK we're going to have a standup here. BoXtion Slater hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Slater gets a clinch.

Slater manages to break the clinch.
Slater goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Slater closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Salace did well to prevent Slater getting side control.
Salace gets full guard.
Salace keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.

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

Salace escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Slater gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Salace is breathing heavily.
Slater is looking to stand up but Salace won't let him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slater trying to control but Salace is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BoXtion Slater dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Slater misses with a two punch combination.
Slater throws a leg kick but Salace moved away.

Salace closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Slater's guard.
Slater is trying to keep Salace in close.
Salace is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Salace trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
Salace is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Slater is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Slater looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Salace passes into half guard.
Slater has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salace is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater gets back to full guard.
Salace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slater is keeping the position for now.
Slater looking to control.
Salace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slater is keeping the position for now.
Slater looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. BoXtion Slater hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Slater moves into the clinch.
Salace wants a takedown but no success here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Slater takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Salace gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Slater regains guard.
Salace trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salace looking to sit in guard and control but Slater gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Salace is trying to keep Slater in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salace keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.
Salace seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Slater trying to control but Salace is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Salace tries to sprawl but Slater drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Slater controlling the pace.
Salace moves into full guard.
Slater scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater stays in close to Salace's body and controls the position.

Slater got a little sloppy there for a moment and Salace has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slater has managed to get both his arms back between Salace's legs - danger averted.
Slater is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salace keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.

Salace is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Slater defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salace looking for a sweep. Not yet Salace, not yet.
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 Cyril Salace 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. This is the final round!

Slater rushes Salace and presses him up against the cage.

Slater gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Slater wants to control from the top but Salace keeps moving.

Salace looking for a guillotine here but Slater defends easily.
Salace is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Slater working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salace tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Slater presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The referee warns Salace that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

It looks like Cyril Salace has been cut.
Salace tries to lock up and control but Slater gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BoXtion Slater has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salace tries to reverse the position but Slater maintains control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slater landing shots from mount.
Slater sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Slater prevents Salace from getting the reversal.
Salace is squirming around, avoiding Slater's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salace is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slater tries to control but Salace wriggling away.
Slater landing strikes, looking to finish!
Slater sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Salace is looking to get to half guard.
Slater controlling the pace for now.
Slater trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salace is trying to escape the mount but Slater keeps good control and instead manages to take Salace's back.
Slater is looking to control Salace but Salace is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Slater controls the action.
Slater doesn't have the hooks in and Salace manages to turn into his guard.
Slater is trying to control the position but Salace postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by BoXtion Slater.

Slater drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slater wants to control from the top but Salace keeps moving.
Salace working a defensive guard here.

Salace has his foot on Slater's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slater works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Salace looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Slater has picked Salace up and slammed him! Salace can't keep hold of the triangle and Slater manages to pass to side control!

Slater tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Slater tries to move to mount but Salace blocks the move with his legs.
Slater controlling from side mount.
Salace is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Slater decides to stand up, so the ref orders Salace to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
BoXtion Slater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slater 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BoXtion Slater!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrence Turnbuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bisping
vs
Turnbuckle

187 cm
26
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
140 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Predator Clothing
Predator Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrence Turnbuckle!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping fakes the body blow, causing Turnbuckle to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Turnbuckle goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Bisping!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
8%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Bartolome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chelsea Football Club (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Bartolome looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Bartolome
vs
Football Club

186 cm
26
205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

179 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Bartolome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chelsea Football Club!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartolome connects with a body shot.
Football Club fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bartolome misses with a double jab.
Football Club shoots for a double leg takedown but Bartolome sprawls well. He's pushed Football Club's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bartolome ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Bartolome.

It looks like Chelsea Football Club has been cut.
Bartolome lands a body shot.
Football Club fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bartolome stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bartolome wants it to stay on the feet.
Ricardo Bartolome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chelsea Football Club.
Nice sprawl there from Bartolome as Football Club shoots in.
Football Club has a takedown stuffed.
Football Club looks gassed!
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!
Bartolome throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Football Club throws a right hand that misses
and Bartolome makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Football Club throws a combination that misses
and Bartolome counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Football Club has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bartolome's corner calls for a 1-2. Bartolome obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bartolome scores with a one two! Football Club had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bartolome's corner calls for a 1-2. Bartolome obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bartolome stuffs the takedown attempt from Football Club. Football Club gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Football Club takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bartolome lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bartolome scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Football Club with that takedown attempt.
Bartolome moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Football Club is looking to clinch.
Bartolome thuds a left hand into Football Club's body.
Football Club takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bartolome comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bartolome scores with a three punch combo!
Bartolome works the jab nicely.
Ricardo Bartolome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartolome misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Football Club is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bartolome sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bartolome scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bartolome stalks Football Club and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Football Club's face. Football Club staggers backwards, shaken.
Football Club shoots in and drives through. Bartolome sprawls well.
Football Club fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bartolome throws a combination. Football Club tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Bartolome.
Football Club shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bartolome sprawls well. Bartolome wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Football Club gets slowly back to his feet.
Bartolome lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Football Club takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Football Club misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ricardo Bartolome is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bartolome lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bartolome's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bartolome duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartolome throws a combination. Football Club tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Football Club fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Football Club moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Bartolome dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chelsea Football Club's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Football Club drops his hands momentarily and Bartolome takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Football Club tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bartolome swivels and escapes.
Football Club shoots in looking for a takedown but Bartolome manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Football Club's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Football Club takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Football Club fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bartolome sprawls well initially but Football Club persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Football Club missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Football Club throwing shots but Bartolome is blocking nicely.
Football Club is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Football Club throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Football Club swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bartolome is now in Football Club's guard. A big mistake from Football Club there, giving up the dominant position!

Football Club is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Football Club looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bartolome decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Football Club, up you get!
Bartolome's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bartolome duly obliges.
Football Club shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice sprawl there from Bartolome as Football Club shoots in.
Ricardo Bartolome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chelsea Football Club.
Bartolome closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Football Club shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bartolome sprawls well. Bartolome wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Football Club gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome digs a good hook to Football Club's body.
Bartolome lands a jab to Football Club's midsection.
Bartolome fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bartolome throws a series of strikes that have Football Club backpedaling.
Football Club throws a combination that misses
and Bartolome makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bartolome scores with a hook.
Football Club shoots in but Bartolome avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bartolome throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Football Club backs up against the cage.
Bartolome is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bartolome misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Football Club misses the target.
Football Club tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bartolome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bartolome misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Football Club is defended easily by Bartolome.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Football Club takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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 Ricardo Bartolome will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chelsea Football Club's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bartolome throws a nice looking combination but Football Club bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Football Club shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bartolome defends it nicely.
Football Club shoots in for a takedown but Bartolome shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Football Club has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Football Club shoots in for a takedown but Bartolome shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ricardo Bartolome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chelsea Football Club.
Football Club shoots in for a takedown but Bartolome shows good takedown defense.
Football Club tries to move into range but Bartolome moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bartolome throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bartolome lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bartolome with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartolome lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bartolome clobbers Football Club with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bartolome bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Football Club's head backwards.
Football Club closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bartolome circles away.
Bartolome jabs Football Club right on the nose. Football Club blinks but takes it well.
Ricardo Bartolome is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bartolome lands a nice looking body shot.
Bartolome lands a two punch combo.
Football Club fails to land the takedown.
Football Club fails to land with a series of punches.
Bartolome lands a nice hook to Football Club's body. Football Club takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome lands with a shot to the body.
Bartolome throws out a powerful jab.
Bartolome feints a jab promting Football Club to slip. Bartolome then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Football Club slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Football Club shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bartolome pinned against the cage. Bartolome gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Football Club fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bartolome.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Football Club shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bartolome as he avoids it easily.
Bartolome displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bartolome connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Football Club momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Bartolome as Football Club shoots in.
Football Club has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bartolome dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Football Club fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bartolome throws a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bartolome, as that shot connected.
Football Club wants to clinch up but Bartolome keeps it at a distance.
Bartolome is looking to wear down Football Club with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Football Club takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bartolome punishes Football Club's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Bartolome - just one landing.
Chelsea Football Club has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Football Club shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bartolome but Bartolome pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bartolome lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Football Club takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Bartolome does it's job there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Bartolome showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bartolome, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Bartolome!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ross Bowron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romy Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bowron might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pow . 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.

Bowron
vs
Diaz

190 cm
27
188 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

187 cm
26
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Bowron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Romy Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Bowron's belly button to the back.
Bowron is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diaz lands with a hook. Bowron tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowron.
Bowron slips a straight right by Diaz.
Bowron checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bowron takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz looks to land a combination. Bowron sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the 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!
Bowron on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz moves away from the strike by Bowron.
Bowron takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bowron tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Bowron doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bowron dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Bowron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bowron had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Bowron avoids them all with ease.
Diaz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bowron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Bowron.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bowron's hands.
Bowron slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Bowron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bowron on the side of the head.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Bowron's head.
Diaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good shot there by Diaz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Diaz digs a good hook to Bowron's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Bowron is rocked!
Diaz lands the left hand.
Oh Bowron is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz drops Bowron with a huge uppercut! Bowron drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Diaz is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romy Diaz! Romy Diaz retains his middleweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rua
vs
Knoxville

184 cm
27
290 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Knoxville!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Knoxville tries to keep at a distance but Rua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knoxville blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua prevents Knoxville from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rua has Knoxville pressed against the cage, preventing Knoxville from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knoxville wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Johnny Knoxville has been cut.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Rua.
Rua throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knoxville's brow.
Stalling in the clinch from Rua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knoxville managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Knoxville tries to break the clinch but Rua is controlling the position.
Knoxville tries to break the clinch but Rua is controlling the position.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Knoxville looks gassed!
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!
Rua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knoxville's defenses.
Rua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knoxville is pressed against the cage. Rua pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Knoxville! Two more big strikes from Rua and Knoxville crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Arturo Rua!