HEROES 19 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kwan Bu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nero has chosen Lava Lava 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.

Bu
vs
Nero

175 cm
27
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kwan Bu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Nero!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bu pushes Nero up against the cage in a clinch.
Bu leaning against his opponent.
Nero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bu with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jason Nero has been cut.
Nero is trying to pull guard but Bu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bu is struggling to control the position.
Bu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nero is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kwan Bu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Nero.
Bu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nero's efforts to push away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bu lands an elbow inside that Nero shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu stalls.
Bu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bu lands an elbow inside that Nero shrugs off.

Nero is rocked!
Bu is pushing Nero up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nero is still on wobbly legs! Can Bu finish him?
Bu with the Thai clinch, moves his hips back and unleashes a brutal knee to the head! Nero drops to the mat in a crumpled heap! Huuuuuuge knee there! WOW!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kwan Bu!
Kwan Bu gave a mention to Global Nutritional ACME (Q157) 90% ROR on Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

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

Pope
vs
Milowski

200 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacek Milowski!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope fails to land with a series of punches.
Milowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pope.
Pope tries to clinch up.
Pope wants to clinch up but Milowski keeps it at a distance.
Milowski feints and then cracks Pope's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pope down.

Milowski moves into the clinch successfully.
Milowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Milowski on the inside.

Milowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Milowski scores with a one two! Pope had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pope looks to clinch
and Milowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Pope tries to clinch but Milowski is having none of it.
Pope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milowski misses with the combination.
Pope wants to clinch

and Milowski moves into the clinch.
Milowski is pushing Pope up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Milowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pope or not.
A nice left hand lands by Milowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Milowski.
Milowski avoids the elbow strike from Pope, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Milowski.
Pope throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pope letting Milowski take a breather here.
Milowski managing to block the knees to the body from Pope.
Milowski avoids the elbow strike from Pope, against the cage.

Milowski breaks from the clinch.
Pope closes the distance but Milowski moves to the side
and Milowski counters with a left and a right... And another left! Pope is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacek Milowski!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Michalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain comes to the cage accompanied by A Warrior's Call. Mike Cain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cain
vs
Michalski

180 cm
21
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Michalski!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Cain.
Cain lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cain.
Michalski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Cain.
Cain connects with a looping right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Cain. Those never looked like landing.
Michalski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Michalski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Michalski is rocked!
Michalski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cain misses with a straight left.
Cain lands a jab.

Michalski dives in and scores a takedown into Cain's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Michalski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cain looking to control but Michalski passes into half guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Michalski closes the distance and clinches.

Michalski manages to pull guard.
Michalski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cain tries to improve his position but instead Michalski has taken his back!

Cain showing good submission defense here.

Cain is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Michalski gets his way!

Michalski is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Cain knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Cain for a finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain is holding onto Michalski's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Cain wants to control his opponent's hands but Michalski gets his hands free.
Cain rolls, trying to escape but Michalski keeps control of the position.
Cain just trying to survive but Michalski is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Cain's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Michalski. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Cain trying to control the action but Michalski just sinks the hooks in.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cain is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Michalski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Michalski looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Cain is controlling Michalski 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Cain stays in close to Michalski's body and controls the position.

Mike Cain has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cain connects with a single shot there.
Cain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michalski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cain to score with a decent uppercut.

Michalski instigates a clinch.
Cain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Michalski is trying to drag Cain to the mat but Cain just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Michalski lands a good knee to the midsection. Cain won't want to take too many of those.
Cain has had enough of the clinch but Michalski keeps him there for the moment.
Cain tries to break the clinch but Michalski is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Cain fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cain is trying to break free.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Michalski tries to pull guard but Cain won't allow it.

Cain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Cain will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cain misses with a body kick.

Michalski has managed to clinch.
Cain being controlled against the cage.
Cain tries to circle away but Michalski has him pinned against the cage.
Cain tries to break free but Michalski pushes him back against the cage.

Michalski has picked Cain up - he's going for a ride! Michalski dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Michalski is thwarting Cain's attempts to control the position.
Cain is looking to improve his position.

Michalski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cain defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Michalski wants to work for an arm triangle but Cain is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cain trying to control here.
Michalski wants to free his trapped foot but Cain is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Michalski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Michalski is thwarting Cain's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain regains full guard. Nicely done.

Cain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Michalski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cain is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Michalski off and has taken his back!

Michalski defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cain's arms.
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!
Cain landing with strikes.

Cain working for a choke but Michalski is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalski wants to get back to his feet.
Michalski tries to escape but Cain has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Cain is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Michalski knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Michalski for a finish.

Cain working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Michalski is doing well to defend. Cain seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Michalski is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mike Cain!
Mike Cain thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimboso Akamawah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoffrey Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimboso Akamawah had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Akamawah
vs
Powell

220 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

192 cm
19
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimboso Akamawah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Geoffrey Powell!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick from Akamawah lands but Powell takes it in his stride.
Powell fails to land with a series of punches.
Powell tries to clinch up.
Powell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Powell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Powell tries to clinch but Akamawah moves out of range.
Powell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Powell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Akamawah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powell throws the left hand but Akamawah avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Powell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Powell.
Akamawah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Powell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Powell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A right-left combo lands from Powell.
Akamawah connects with a single shot there.
Akamawah swats away the attempt to clinch by Powell.
Powell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akamawah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Powell.
Powell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akamawah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akamawah dodges the punch combination from Powell.
Akamawah misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akamawah throws a front kick that sends Powell stumbling back into the cage.
Akamawah takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Akamawah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Powell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powell wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Akamawah does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Powell misses.
Akamawah really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akamawah tests Powell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Powell looks to score with a jab to the body but Akamawah is just out of range.
Akamawah circles away from the clinch attempt
and Akamawah counters with a stiff right hand.
Powell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akamawah manages to avoid it.
Akamawah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akamawah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powell tries to clinch up but Akamawah circles away and keeps his distance.
Powell throws a series of punches but Akamawah moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell looks to score with a jab to the body but Akamawah is just out of range.
Powell stuns Akamawah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Powell misses.
Powell misses with an uppercut. Akamawah saw that one coming.
Akamawah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powell tries to clinch
and Akamawah counters with a three punch combo that has Powell backing up. Powell nods at Akamawah to acknowledge the strikes.
Powell throws a right and a left that Akamawah avoids nicely.
Akamawah slips under a jab from Powell.
Powell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Akamawah rather than just go for the knockout.
Powell throws a right and a left that Akamawah avoids nicely.
Geoffrey Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akamawah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Powell misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoffrey Powell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Powell walks into a straight right hand from Akamawah.
Powell tries to clinch but Akamawah moves out of range.
Powell misses with a combination
and Akamawah counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Powell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Akamawah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powell lands with a cross.
Akamawah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akamawah dips to his left and cracks Powell with an uppercut!
Akamawah loads up on a big right hand but Powell slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Powell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akamawah.
Powell throws a combination that misses
and Akamawah counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Akamawah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Akamawah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Powell swinging wildly here.
Akamawah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akamawah moves away.

Powell pushes Akamawah up against the cage in a clinch.
Powell is looking to control Akamawah's arms but Akamawah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Powell has his back to the cage.
Powell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Powell.
Powell slows down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akamawah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akamawah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Akamawah blocking some punches.
Powell misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Powell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Powell tries to throw a body punch but Akamawah avoids it by throwing Powell back against the cage.
Powell digs a right hand into Akamawah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akamawah's gas tank.
Powell struggles to land a body shot inside as Akamawah controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Powell.
Akamawah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akamawah has a couple of punches blocked by Powell.
Powell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Akamawah.
Powell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akamawah's elbow.
Akamawah is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell misses with a body punch.
Powell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akamawah blocking some punches.
Powell wants to stall.
Powell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Powell trying to stall but Akamawah improves his position.
Akamawah blocks a body shot from Powell.
Powell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Powell misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Akamawah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akamawah scores with a head kick. Powell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Geoffrey Powell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Akamawah throws a head kick but Powell moves out of range.
A combination from Powell does no damage.
Akamawah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Powell on the side of the head.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akamawah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Akamawah misses with a head kick.
Powell doesn't manage to clinch there - Akamawah circles away.
Geoffrey Powell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akamawah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akamawah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Powell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powell fails to land with a series of punches.
Powell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akamawah throws a nice looking combination but Powell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Powell lands a nice shot to the body.
Powell throws a right hand that Akamawah ducks under and follows up with a left that Akamawah also avoids with ease.
Powell is looking to clinch.
Akamawah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powell tries to clinch there but Akamawah circles away.
Akamawah lands with a slapping head kick.
Akamawah misses with a series of wild punches.
Powell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akamawah takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell lands a lovely overhand right.
Akamawah walks into a stiff left hand from Powell.
Nice straight punches there by Powell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Powell.
Powell tries to clinch but Akamawah moves out of range.
Akamawah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powell throws a looping overhand right but Akamawah ducks down to avoid it.
Powell misses with the combination.
Akamawah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akamawah swats away the attempt to clinch by Powell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akamawah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akamawah dodges the punch combination from Powell.
Powell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akamawah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akamawah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powell wants to clinch.
Powell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Akamawah.
Kimboso Akamawah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Akamawah counter with a right hand.
Akamawah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powell.
Powell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Akamawah on the side of the head.
Powell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Powell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Akamawah under the eye.
Powell tries to clinch but Akamawah moves out of range.
Akamawah ducks under a wild hook from Powell.
Akamawah swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akamawah keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geoffrey Powell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Powell 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffrey Powell!
A victorious Geoffrey Powell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

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

Gouki
vs
Douglas

169 cm
20
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
181 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shin Gouki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chip Douglas!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gouki misses with a wild combination.
Douglas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That kick from Gouki tenderised Douglas's leg. Douglas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Douglas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Douglas scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gouki wants to hold on but Douglas pushes him away.
Douglas unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gouki's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Douglas looking for a guillotine from mount but Gouki is having none of it.
Gouki wants to control but Douglas is having none of it.

Douglas is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gouki is surviving well by controlling Douglas's body position as best he can.
Gouki is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Douglas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gouki manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gouki is trying to control Douglas's posture but Douglas avoids it.
Gouki is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gouki struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gouki manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Douglas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gouki tries to pass to full mount but Douglas defends it.

Douglas is defending against the submission attempts here by Gouki.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Douglas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Douglas is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gouki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Douglas sees it coming and defends easily.
Gouki is looking to take a break and control but Douglas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Gouki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Douglas has managed to free his arm - good work.

Douglas is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Gouki is tapping! Great win for Douglas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chip Douglas!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Khalidov
vs
Belt

183 cm
19
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
224 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mamed Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blue Belt!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Khalidov.
Belt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Khalidov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Belt misses with a takedown
and Khalidov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belt with a poor takedown
and Khalidov counters with a body kick.
Mamed Khalidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blue Belt.
Belt with a poor takedown
and Belt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Khalidov counters with a stiff right hand.
Belt looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle, before Khalidov throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Belt's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Khalidov lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Mamed Khalidov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Kicko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qwerty Asdfgh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qwerty Asdfgh will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kicko
vs
Asdfgh

186 cm
25
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Kicko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Qwerty Asdfgh!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicko blocks a head kick by Asdfgh.
Kicko misses with a body shot.

Asdfgh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Asdfgh wants to break free but Kicko has control.
Asdfgh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Kicko gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kicko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kicko looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kicko is trying to control the action in half guard but Asdfgh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Asdfgh is trying to stand up here but Kicko is controlling him well.
Kicko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Asdfgh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kicko is taking a breather. Asdfgh says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

We're going to have a standup here because Mike Kicko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Kicko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Asdfgh to the mat! Asdfgh manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asdfgh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Asdfgh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kicko is controlling him.
Kicko advances position into side control!

Kicko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Asdfgh has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kicko tries to move into full mount but can't pass Asdfgh's legs.
Kicko passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Asdfgh!
Asdfgh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kicko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kicko goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Asdfgh turns into him and now he's in Kicko's guard.
Asdfgh has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kicko is proving hard to escape from.
Asdfgh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kicko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kicko has Asdfgh pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kicko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Asdfgh manages to get himself to full guard.
Kicko slips nicely into half guard.

Asdfgh is defending against the submission attempts here by Kicko.
Still in half guard, Kicko seems content to control.
Kicko works his way into full mount!
Kicko controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kicko is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Asdfgh to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Asdfgh shrugs it off.
Asdfgh is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Asdfgh avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kicko.
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!
Kicko content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Asdfgh has left one of his arms exposed and Kicko doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Asdfgh screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Kicko!
In his post fight interview, Mike Kicko started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.