UFP20: GRUDGE PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wayne Wolfe's chin.

Jones
vs
Wolfe

185 cm
18
141 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

225 cm
20
130 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wayne Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Wolfe wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Wolfe striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Wolfe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jones wants to control but Wolfe is keeping him busy.
Wolfe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wolfe lands with a few short shots to the body.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Wolfe defends it.
Wolfe is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wolfe punching from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wolfe punching from the bottom.
Wolfe punching from the bottom.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wolfe lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wolfe throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Wolfe is keeping him busy.

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

Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wolfe tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Wolfe misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Wolfe is trying to get back to half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wolfe throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Wolfe throws a head kick that misses.
Wolfe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Wolfe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wolfe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wolfe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wolfe throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones blocks a head kick by Wolfe.
Wolfe looks gassed!

Wolfe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Wolfe is keeping the position.
Wolfe trying to strike off his back.
Jones trying to control but Wolfe is working from the bottom.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wolfe punching from the bottom - just letting Jones know he's still in a fight.
Wolfe striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Wolfe throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones blocks a head kick by Wolfe.
A head kick misses from Wolfe.
Wolfe throws a head kick that misses.
Wolfe throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Wolfe.

Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wolfe!
Wolfe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Wolfe is trying desperately to improve position.

Wolfe is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Jones locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Wolfe is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Jones!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between dMarcus Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladivar Zubrowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlton comes to the cage accompanied by Drake - Over. Vladivar Zubrowka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carlton
vs
Zubrowka

180 cm
22
172 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

177 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, dMarcus Carlton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladivar Zubrowka!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zubrowka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zubrowka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carlton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Zubrowka clinches.
Zubrowka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carlton.
Carlton avoiding damage as Zubrowka throws knees to the body.
Carlton avoids a wild elbow strike from Zubrowka.
Carlton blocks an elbow strike from Zubrowka.
Carlton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zubrowka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zubrowka misses with a knee to the head.
Carlton is working for takedown but Zubrowka is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dMarcus Carlton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zubrowka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carlton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Zubrowka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zubrowka looks for the body kick but Carlton saw that one coming.

Carlton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Zubrowka wants to improve his position but Carlton is controlling well.
Zubrowka trying to hold on to Carlton's head to control him but Carlton postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zubrowka is trying to stand back up but Carlton is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zubrowka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Carlton is looking to take a break and control but Zubrowka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carlton trying to mount his opponent but Zubrowka defends it.
Zubrowka trying to control from the bottom.
Zubrowka is concentrating on defense, preventing Carlton from advancing position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zubrowka throws a nice head kick!
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Carlton is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka fails to land with a series of punches.
Carlton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zubrowka. That one must have hurt.
Zubrowka misses with a takedown attempt

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Carlton is controlling him well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zubrowka gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Zubrowka is looking for a sweep. Carlton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zubrowka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carlton stops Zubrowka from getting back to his feet.
Zubrowka wants to get back to full guard.
Carlton wants to pass to mount but Zubrowka is defending the position.
Zubrowka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zubrowka is looking to escape.
Zubrowka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carlton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zubrowka lands a high kick!
Zubrowka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Carlton counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zubrowka's guard now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlton wants to control from the top but Zubrowka keeps moving.
Zubrowka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carlton is controlling him.
Zubrowka keeping moving, preventing Carlton from controlling successfully.
Zubrowka controlling the position.
Zubrowka is looking to stand up but Carlton isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zubrowka is keeping the position for now.
Zubrowka looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zubrowka looks to land a combination. Carlton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Carlton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zubrowka won't be happy with that.
Zubrowka wants to get back to his feet but Carlton drags him back down.
Zubrowka looks gassed!
Zubrowka is trying to work for a sweep but Carlton has mounted him!

Carlton goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Zubrowka turns into him and now he's in Carlton's guard.
Carlton keeping moving, preventing Zubrowka from controlling successfully.
Zubrowka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlton wants to sweep here but Zubrowka controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

dMarcus Carlton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Zubrowka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zubrowka connects with a solid leg kick.

Zubrowka moves into the clinch successfully.

Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka works over Carlton's head and body with a nice combination.
Carlton blocks a head kick by Zubrowka.
Zubrowka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zubrowka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zubrowka lands a head kick!

Carlton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Carlton passes into side control, despite Zubrowka's attempt to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubrowka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Carlton has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Carlton trying to control the action but Zubrowka is working from the bottom.

Carlton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carlton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zubrowka is trying to control Carlton's posture but Carlton avoids it.
Zubrowka pushes Carlton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carlton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

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

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carlton prevents Zubrowka from escaping the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zubrowka with a lazy takedown attempt

and Carlton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zubrowka's guard.
Zubrowka trying to keep a closed guard but Carlton is proving a slippery customer.
Zubrowka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Zubrowka trying to strike off his back.
Carlton won't allow Zubrowka to get back to his feet.
Zubrowka trying to strike off his back.

Zubrowka is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka throws an elbow but it misses.
Zubrowka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zubrowka moves in looking to clinch but Carlton pushes him off.
Zubrowka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zubrowka tries to land a front kick but Carlton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A solid body kick from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka throws a combination. Carlton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zubrowka throws a series of strikes that have Carlton backpedaling.
Zubrowka throws a head kick but Carlton moves out of range.
Zubrowka misses with a takedown attempt - Carlton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zubrowka.
Zubrowka thows a body kick. Carlton tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carlton takes a step back to recover.
Zubrowka throws a nice head kick!
Vladivar Zubrowka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zubrowka connects with a high kick.
Zubrowka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zubrowka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zubrowka swinging wildly here.
Carlton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Zubrowka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carlton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladivar Zubrowka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Carlton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zubrowka is fending him off so far but Carlton persists. Nope, Zubrowka circles away and we're back to standing.
Zubrowka lands a high kick!
Zubrowka misses with a head kick.
Zubrowka throws a leg kick which misses Carlton's front leg but catches the back leg as Carlton tries to avoid it.
Zubrowka tries a head kick but it misses.
Carlton shoots in for a takedown but Zubrowka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carlton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zubrowka with a lazy takedown attempt

and Carlton counters with a shoot takedown. Zubrowka fights it but they end up in guard.
Zubrowka is looking to stand up but Carlton isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zubrowka is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Carlton dives into side control.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubrowka is looking for a sweep.
What's Zubrowka going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Zubrowka struggling a bit here.
Zubrowka is pushing Carlton's head away, looking to escape. Carlton manages to hold on to the position though.
Zubrowka holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Zubrowka wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zubrowka is trying to control Carlton's posture but Carlton avoids it.
Zubrowka prevents Carlton from moving into mount.
Zubrowka is trying to get back to half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zubrowka lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zubrowka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zubrowka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlton avoids the head kick by Zubrowka.
A combination from Zubrowka does no damage.
Zubrowka lands with a nice combination. Carlton backs away looking to recover.
Zubrowka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick misses from Zubrowka.
Zubrowka throws a head kick but Carlton moves out of range.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zubrowka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zubrowka misses with a series of wild punches.
Zubrowka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zubrowka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlton.
Zubrowka scores with a nice body kick.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that half lands.
Carlton blocks a head kick by Zubrowka.
Carlton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dMarcus Carlton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zubrowka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zubrowka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vladivar Zubrowka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zubrowka closes the distance but Carlton moves to the side

and Carlton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
dMarcus Carlton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zubrowka is looking to stand up but Carlton isn't so interested in that idea.
Zubrowka is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to dMarcus Carlton.
I think Carlton 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 Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seb Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter has chosen Tequila-Knock you out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Reid
vs
Carter

180 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Carter!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reid backs up against the cage.
Reid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carter.
Reid dives in and grabs Carter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes down on Reid's head and hops out.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reid takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reid looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Reid with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Reid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter lands an overhand right.
A left and a right from Carter both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter throws a series of punches but Reid moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Carter.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Reid is rocked!
Reid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Reid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reid is breathing heavily.
Carter connects with a right hand. Reid shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter connects with a stiff jab that staggers Reid - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Seb Carter!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Chappers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Cummins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chappers
vs
Cummins

182 cm
22
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Floyd Chappers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Cummins!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cummins darts in and clinches Chappers up against the cage.

Cummins breaks the clinch.

Cummins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cummins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Floyd Chappers has been cut.

Cummins manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Cummins does no damage.
Cummins throws a head kick that misses.

Cummins drives through and clinches with Chappers against the cage.

Cummins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chappers closes the distance and clinches up with Cummins, looking for a takedown. Chappers pushes Cummins against the cage but Cummins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cummins stuffs the takedown attempt from Chappers. Chappers gets slowly back to his feet.

Cummins rushes Chappers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Cummins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cummins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chappers.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Chappers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cummins is looking to clinch but Chappers is avoiding it.
Cummins is looking to clinch.
Chappers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chappers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cummins tries to clinch there but Chappers circles away.
Cummins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Cummins has managed to clinch.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cummins closes the distance and clinches.
Cummins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cummins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chappers's defenses.
Chappers is working for takedown but Cummins is calmly controlling the position for now.

Cummins manages to break the clinch.
Cummins stuffs the takedown attempt from Chappers. Chappers gets slowly back to his feet.

Cummins closes the distance and pushes Chappers back into the cage.

Cummins breaks from the clinch.

Cummins gets a clinch.

Cummins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Cummins.

Chappers throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cummins was covering up waiting for the punch and Chappers finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cummins is looking to stand up but Chappers isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chappers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cummins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chappers is breathing heavily.

Chappers drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chappers jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cummins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chappers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cummins wants to stand but Chappers is controlling the position.
Chappers passes Cummins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cummins is trying to stand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cummins wants to clinch.
Cummins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cummins's waist but Cummins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chappers off to one side.
Chappers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Cummins.
Cummins throws a head kick that Chappers semi-blocks.
Cummins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Cummins moves into range and clinches up with Chappers.

Cummins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cummins pushes Chappers away with a front kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cummins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chappers backwards.
Cummins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chappers's defenses.
Cummins lands a damaging elbow.
Cummins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Cummins breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cummins lands a head kick. Chappers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cummins leaves Chappers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cummins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mark Cummins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Cummins darts in and clinches Chappers up against the cage.

Cummins manages to break the clinch.
Chappers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cummins counters with a one-two to the body.
Cummins throws a combination. Chappers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Cummins moves into the clinch.

Cummins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chappers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cummins swivels and escapes.
Cummins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chappers backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cummins instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

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

Cummins manages to break the clinch.
Chappers dodges the punch combination from Cummins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Cummins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Floyd Chappers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cummins gets a clinch.

Cummins breaks from the clinch.
Cummins connects with a high kick.

Cummins closes the distance and clinches.

Cummins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chappers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chappers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cummins swivels and escapes.

Cummins rushes Chappers and presses him up against the cage.
Chappers is working for takedown but Cummins is calmly controlling the position for now.

Cummins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cummins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cummins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Cummins rushes Chappers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cummins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Cummins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chappers throws a right and a left that Cummins avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cummins doesn't manage to clinch there - Chappers circles away.
Cummins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Cummins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cummins is looking to stand up but Chappers isn't so interested in that idea.

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

Chappers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cummins wants to stand up but Chappers is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chappers drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chappers jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chappers prevents Cummins from getting back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chappers dives in and grabs Cummins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cummins pushes down on Chappers's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Chappers. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cummins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chappers takes an elbow to the temple.
Cummins scores with a shot to the side of Chappers's head.

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

Cummins moves into range and clinches up with Chappers.
Cummins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chappers backwards.

Cummins breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Chappers.
Chappers has a takedown stuffed.

Cummins takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cummins.

Cummins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chappers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cummins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chappers.
Cummins throws a right and a left that Chappers avoids nicely.

Cummins rushes Chappers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Cummins breaks the clinch.

Chappers tries to keep at a distance but Cummins has taken the fight into the clinch.

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

Cummins drives through and clinches with Chappers against the cage.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chappers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cummins tries to clinch but Chappers is having none of it.
Cummins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cummins tries to clinch up.
Chappers shoots in for a double leg but Cummins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cummins throws a leg kick which misses Chappers's front leg but catches the back leg as Chappers tries to avoid it.
Cummins lands with a nice body kick.
Nice jab there from Cummins.
Mark Cummins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cummins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chappers swats away the attempt to clinch by Cummins.
Cummins connects with a high kick.
Cummins throws a one two combo.

Cummins takes the fight into the clinch.

Cummins breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Cummins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Floyd Chappers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Chappers shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cummins tries to kick Chappers off but Chappers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Chappers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cummins doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chappers.

Chappers 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.
Cummins tries to kick Chappers off but Chappers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chappers is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cummins has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cummins is looking to escape.

Chappers is working for a kimura but Cummins is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cummins looks like he's trying to stand up.

Chappers is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Chappers 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.

Cummins is defending against the submission attempts here by Chappers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cummins manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Cummins moves into the clinch.
Mark Cummins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chappers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cummins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Cummins breaks the clinch.
Cummins looks to land a combination. Chappers sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cummins tries to clinch but Chappers moves out of range.
No luck for Chappers with that takedown attempt.
Cummins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cummins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Floyd Chappers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cummins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chappers circles away quickly and effectively.

Cummins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cummins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chappers backwards.
Chappers tries for a takedown but Cummins manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Chappers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cummins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Cummins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cummins fails in his attempt to clinch.

Cummins moves into the clinch.
Floyd Chappers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Cummins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Chappers does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Floyd Chappers.
I think Cummins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Cummins!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigell McCartney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Richard Rogers has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rogers
vs
McCartney

200 cm
18
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
207 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigell McCartney!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McCartney is defended easily by Rogers.
McCartney shoots in for a double leg but Rogers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rogers throws a series of punches but McCartney avoids them all with ease.

McCartney looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rogers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

McCartney is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rogers is surviving well by controlling McCartney's body position as best he can.
McCartney is trying to take his opponent's back.
Rogers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rogers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McCartney on the ground.

McCartney jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rogers manages to avoid the submission attempt.

McCartney tries for a kimura but Rogers is defending well.

McCartney tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McCartney has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McCartney looks gassed!

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McCartney asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rogers struggling a bit here.
Rogers wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

McCartney tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rogers is pushing McCartney's head away, looking to escape. McCartney manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rogers is looking for a sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A right-left combo lands from Rogers.
Rogers misses with a wild combination.
Rogers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rogers lands a jab-cross combination.
Rogers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCartney circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rogers!
Rogers throws a one two combo.
Rogers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rogers looks to land a combination but McCartney avoids it well.
Rogers is working the combinations to good effect here.
McCartney slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Rogers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

McCartney is rocked!
Rogers throws an overhand right that has McCartney reeling! Rogers follows up with more punches and McCartney is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Richard Rogers!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Powers
vs
Serra

185 cm
22
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
171 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Austin Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Serra!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Powers.
Serra takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Serra looks to throw the jab but Powers is out of range.
Serra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Serra throws the left hand but Powers avoids the punch easily.
Matt Serra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers is looking to slow Serra down with leg kicks.

Powers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Serra sprawls well initially but Powers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Powers slows the pace down in half guard.
Powers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Serra can do anything to dispel that myth.
Powers is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Powers maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Serra could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Powers has cracked it and Serra is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Powers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Austin Powers!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gray Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mrs ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bon Jovi - Blaze of Glory. ko has chosen get back as his entrance music. 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.

Hunter
vs
ko

186 cm
23
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gray Hunter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mrs ko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter is looking to clinch but ko is avoiding it.
ko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hunter in his tracks.
ko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunter slips a jab and a cross from ko.
ko throws a right and a left that both miss.
ko misses with a few strikes there.
Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on ko's shoulder, as ko tries to avoid the shot.
ko throws a combination. Hunter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hunter wants to clinch.
Hunter throws a combination that misses
and ko counters with a nice body shot.
ko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
ko throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hunter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but ko is keeping the position.

ko pushes Hunter off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and ko counters with a nice uppercut.
ko throws a right and a left that Hunter avoids nicely.
ko lands with a nice body punch.
ko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
ko lands with a cross.
ko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ko lands a nice shot to the body.
ko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hunter slips a jab and a cross from ko.
ko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hunter's head backwards.
mrs ko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Hunter has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ko tries to break free but Hunter pushes him back against the cage.
Hunter lands an uppercut.
Hunter prevents ko from breaking the clinch.
Hunter scores with a shot to the side of ko's head.
A hook to the body from Hunter.
ko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hunter has him pressed against the cage.

ko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but ko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
ko stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunter. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet.
mrs ko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter tries for a takedown but ko circles away easily
and ko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ko lands a lovely overhand right.
Hunter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Hunter moves into range and clinches up with ko.

Hunter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and ko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a head kick that ko semi-blocks.

It looks like mrs ko has been cut.
Hunter misses with a combination
and ko counters with a three punch combo that has Hunter backing up. Hunter nods at ko to acknowledge the strikes.
ko is working the combinations to good effect here.
ko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
ko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ko connects with a jab.
ko scores with a punch to the head.
ko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hunter.
Hunter moves in looking to clinch but ko pushes him off.
ko misses with a combination

and Hunter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Hunter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hunter's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ko throws a right and a left that both miss.
ko takes one to the chin there.
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!
ko misses with a two punch combination.
ko scores with a nice strike.
Hunter throws a hook but ko avoids it easily.
Hunter dodges the punch combination from ko.

Hunter gets the takedown into side control.

Hunter tries for a kimura but ko is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hunter is trying to get an arm triangle but ko is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gray Hunter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on mrs ko'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.

ko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
ko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
ko misses with a few strikes there.
mrs ko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter looks to clinch
and ko counters with a left and a right that stings Hunter.
Hunter dives in and grabs ko's left leg, looking for a takedown. ko pushes down on Hunter's head and hops out.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up but ko swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hunter clinches.

Hunter tightens his grip and picks ko up, before dumping him to the ground. ko manages to land in guard.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. ko is keeping the position for now.
Hunter throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter trying to control but ko is working from the bottom.

Hunter drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and ko dives on top into guard.
Hunter seems keen to control ko's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
ko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hunter is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looking to hit a scissor sweep but ko is one step ahead there.
Hunter controlling ko's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hunter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for ko!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunter controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gray Hunter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on mrs ko'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.

Hunter throws out a loose jab but ko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunter darts in trying to clinch
and ko counters with a three punch combo that has Hunter backing up. Hunter nods at ko to acknowledge the strikes.
mrs ko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ko checks the leg kick.
Hunter slips a jab and a cross from ko.
ko swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Hunter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as ko backs up against the cage.
ko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunter.
ko's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and ko duly obliges.
ko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
ko scores with a hook to the body. Hunter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunter looks to land a right hand but ko moved out of range.
ko misses with a two punch combination.
ko throws a right hand that Hunter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunter also avoids with ease.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunter wants to clinch up but ko keeps it at a distance.
Hunter wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hunter fails with the takedown
and ko counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from ko does no damage.
Hunter throws a head kick but ko moves out of range.
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter throws a head kick but ko moves out of range.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up but ko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunter throws a sloppy body shot
and ko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hunter throws a head kick but ko moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ko throws a right and a left that Hunter avoids nicely.
ko connects with a right hand. Hunter shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ko tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
ko throws a series of punches but Hunter avoids them all with ease.
Hunter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and ko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Left hook, right uppercut from ko.
ko tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter shoots for a double leg takedown but ko sprawls well. He's pushed Hunter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hunter drops his hands momentarily and ko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
ko throws a right hand that Hunter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunter also avoids with ease.
Hunter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hunter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. ko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
ko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hunter counters with a series of strikes. ko will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ko leaves Hunter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
ko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
ko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hunter backs up against the cage.
ko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
ko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from ko misses.
ko fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
ko digs a good body shot into Hunter's ribs.
ko misses with a combination
and Hunter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Gray Hunter did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on mrs ko'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.

ko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
ko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Hunter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hunter misses with a punch on the inside.
ko is trying to break the clinch but Hunter is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on ko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hunter keeps control of ko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

ko breaks the clinch.
Hunter tries to clinch
and ko counters with a one-two to the body.
ko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunter.
A slow jab from Hunter misses its intended target.
Hunter looks to land a left hand but ko moved out of range nicely.
ko cracks Hunter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by ko.
ko stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunter. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter tries to clinch
and ko counters with a one-two to the body.
ko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
ko misses with a few strikes there.
ko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
ko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from ko.
Hunter darts in trying to clinch
and ko counters with a left to the body.
ko leaves Hunter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hunter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and ko counters with a three punch combo that has Hunter backing up. Hunter nods at ko to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has ko pinned against the cage. ko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter clinches but ko breaks the clinch
and ko counters with a one-two to the body.
Hunter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ko manages to avoid it.
ko falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hunter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hunter fails to pull guard.
ko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite ko's efforts to push away.
Hunter lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on ko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Hunter.
ko tries to break free but Hunter pushes him back against the cage.
Hunter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
ko is trying to break free.

Hunter manages to break the clinch.
ko keeps the fight on the outside.
ko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hunter with a lazy takedown attempt
and ko counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunter tries to clinch but ko is having none of it.

Hunter has managed to clinch.
ko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Hunter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
ko misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from ko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ko moves out of range as Hunter strikes.
ko misses with a few strikes there.
ko tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
ko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hunter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and ko counters with a series of strikes. Hunter will be more careful next time no doubt.
ko swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mrs ko dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on mrs ko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hunter moves in looking to clinch but ko pushes him off.
Hunter tries to clinch but ko moves out of range.
ko misses with a double jab

and Hunter counters with a single leg into guard. ko didn't expect that.
Hunter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
ko keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Hunter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. ko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hunter throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but ko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter tries to free his leg and advance position but ko is retaining full guard.
Hunter trying to control but ko is working from the bottom.

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hunter misses with a straight right.
Hunter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and ko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from ko does no damage.
A big right from Hunter misses.
Hunter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and ko counters with a nice body shot.

Hunter closes the distance and clinches.
ko is trying to break free.
Hunter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
ko is trying to force a seperation but Hunter has the dominant position.

Hunter manages to break the clinch.
ko throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hunter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from ko.
Hunter shoots in and drives through. ko sprawls well.
Hunter tries to clinch but ko moves away
and ko counters with a one-two to the body.
ko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hunter backs up against the cage.
ko misses with a double jab

and Hunter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hunter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gray Hunter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ko is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hunter lands with a right to the head.

Hunter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
ko circles away from the clinch attempt
and ko counters with a three punch combo that has Hunter backing up. Hunter nods at ko to acknowledge the strikes.
Hunter closes the distance looking to clinch
and ko counters with a one-two to the body.
Hunter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed ko momentarily.
ko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunter tries to clinch up.
ko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
mrs ko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter avoids the body shot from ko.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gray Hunter!
Gray Hunter retains his light heavyweight title!