QFC Tournament 85 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dodger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saizahawla Animai (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.

Dodger
vs
Animai

170 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Dodger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Saizahawla Animai!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Animai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dodger.

Animai decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Animai.
Animai scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Animai lands with a punch from half guard.
Dodger pushes Animai off looking to stand but Animai dives back in and keeps control.
Dodger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Animai on the ground.
Animai lands with a punch from half guard.
Dodger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Animai is nestled in close to Dodger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Animai working over Dodger with some ground and pound. Dodger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Animai gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dodger misses with the combination.
Dodger misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Dodger misses.
Saizahawla Animai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dodger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Animai.
Animai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dodger pinned against the cage. Dodger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Dodger.

Animai closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Animai lands in his opponent's guard.

Animai 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.
Animai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dodger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Animai passes into half guard.
Animai slips a nice elbow through Dodger's hands, connecting with Dodger's forehead.
Animai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Animai.
Dodger is trying to get back to full guard.
Animai is nestled in close to Dodger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dodger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Animai is looking for a kimura but Dodger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Animai to get the leverage.
Dodger trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Animai there.
Animai drops an elbow to the side of Dodger's head.
Animai working the head and body with strikes.
Animai slips a nice elbow through Dodger's hands, connecting with Dodger's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Animai connects with a nice short shot to Dodger's temple.
Animai lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Animai lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Animai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Animai.
Animai winds up and cracks Dodger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Animai landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Animai slips a nice elbow through Dodger's hands, connecting with Dodger's forehead.
Animai winds up and cracks Dodger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Animai looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Animai.
Animai slows the pace down in half guard.
Animai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodger works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Animai postures up and lands a big shot to Dodger's brow.
Animai landing some decent shots from guard.
Animai postures up and lands a big shot to Dodger's brow.

Animai decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dodger, up you get!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Animai.
Animai slips a straight right by Dodger.

Animai shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dodger wants to improve his position but Animai is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Animai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saizahawla Animai dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Animai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dodger.

Animai looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dodger has hold of Animai's hands but Animai slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Animai is nestled in close to Dodger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Animai looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Animai connects with a nice short shot to Dodger's temple.
Animai lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Animai working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Animai there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Animai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Animai seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Animai is nestled in close to Dodger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Animai working over Dodger with some ground and pound. Dodger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dodger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saizahawla Animai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Animai scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Animai looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Animai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dodger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Animai slips a nice elbow through Dodger's hands, connecting with Dodger's forehead.
Animai drops an elbow to the side of Dodger's head.
Animai drops an elbow to the side of Dodger's head.
Animai takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dodger tries to get to full guard but Animai has control of the leg.
Dodger taking some punishment here, with Animai in his half guard.
Dodger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dodger wants to control the action here but instead Animai manages to pass to full mount!
Animai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Animai controlling the position easily from mount.
Animai lands a big shot there that rocks Dodger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Animai with shots to the head and body - Dodger looks very uncomfortable down there.
Animai lands a big shot there that rocks Dodger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Animai is landing with some decent strikes but Dodger is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Animai unloading with bombs!
Animai landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Animai cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animai with the ground and pound from mount.
Dodger tries to hold on but Animai postures up.
Animai landing strikes from the mount.
Animai lands a nice shot to the head.
Animai landing strikes from the mount and Dodger is in trouble!
Animai lands a heavy elbow.
Animai breaks from Dodger's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Animai connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dodger is in a horrible position here. Animai smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Animai takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Animai landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Animai scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Animai scoring with strikes but Dodger is staying in there.
Animai in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Animai lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Animai working Dodger over with strikes here.

Animai is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dodger can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Animai trying to control but Dodger is having none of it.
Animai punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Animai scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dodger?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saizahawla Animai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The fighters circling - Dodger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Animai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dodger lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch combination from Dodger misses.
Animai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Animai feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Animai is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Animai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dodger's head.
Animai is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Animai lands a couple of digs.
Animai distracts Dodger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Animai content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Dodger is working an open guard so Animai takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Animai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Animai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Animai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dodger is fending him off so far but Animai persists. Nope, Dodger circles away and we're back to standing.
Animai shoots in looking for a takedown but Dodger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Animai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Roger Dodger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saizahawla Animai.
Animai looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dodger fails to land with a series of punches.

Animai closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dodger did well to prevent Animai getting side control.
Animai is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Dodger wants to get back to his feet.
Animai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dodger wants to control but Animai is keeping busy.
Animai not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Animai works his way into full mount!
Animai lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Animai is landing with some decent strikes but Dodger is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Animai lands a big shot there that rocks Dodger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Animai landing strikes from the mount.
Animai lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Animai landing strikes, looking to finish!
Animai working Dodger over with strikes here.
Animai dominating with strikes here.
Animai working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dodger is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animai lands a nice shot to the head.
Dodger is in a horrible position here. Animai smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Animai lands with some strikes.
Saizahawla Animai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dodger tries to hold on but Animai postures up.
Animai landing strikes, looking to finish!
Animai controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodger tries to reverse the position but Animai maintains control.
Animai content just to control the position here.
Animai punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Animai controlling from the full mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Animai connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saizahawla Animai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Animai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Saizahawla Animai!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Saizahawla Animai!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Saizahawla Animai!

Saizahawla Animai wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Saizahawla Animai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brad Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mongolia Heed (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.

Davis
vs
Heed

164 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
19
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mongolia Heed!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis tries for a takedown but Heed circles away easily

and Heed counters with a shoot takedown. Davis fights it but they end up in guard.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Heed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis is trying to control the position but Heed postures up.
Heed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

We're going to have a standup here because Brad Davis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Heed. Heed gets slowly back to his feet.

Davis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Heed was covering up waiting for the punch and Davis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis wants to control from the top but Heed keeps moving.
Davis could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis trying to move into half guard but instead Heed has managed to sweep!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heed slips nicely into half guard.
Heed is pressing down on Davis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Davis is holding on for now.
Well, if Heed is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Davis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Davis tries to get out of the position.
Heed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Heed winds up and cracks Davis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Heed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davis is trying to stand back up but Heed is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heed missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Heed is thwarting Davis's attempts to control the position.
Heed missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heed is just content to waste time from the top position. Davis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Heed lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Heed is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Heed with a nice head shot there.
Heed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Heed is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.

Davis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Heed controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Heed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Heed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heed chips away with some ground and pound.
Heed trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heed tries to free his leg and advance position but Davis is retaining full guard.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Heed working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Davis's head.
Heed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis keeping full guard, as Heed tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heed throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
Heed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heed throws a big elbow that misses.
Davis is trying to control the position but Heed postures up.
Heed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Heed with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heed content to stall in guard here.
Heed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heed lands a couple of elbows.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Heed from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Heed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Davis is looking to clinch but Heed is avoiding it.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt

and Heed counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Heed thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davis won't allow Heed to pass to mount.
Heed looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Davis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Heed keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Davis is not content to let Heed control the position.
Heed throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davis's head.
Davis wants to control but Heed is keeping busy.
Heed wants to take a breather but Davis is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heed trying to control the pace.
Heed not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mongolia Heed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davis's head.
Heed is taking a breather. Davis 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.
Davis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Heed.
Heed seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Heed sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davis defending well though.
Heed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davis's head.
Heed sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Heed thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davis's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Heed there.
Heed working Davis over with strikes.

Davis is rocked!
Heed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heed lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Davis quite badly. Davis pulls Heed in close trying to recover. Heed postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Davis on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Davis doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mongolia Heed!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Worner (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.

Penn
vs
Worner

168 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Austin Worner!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Penn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Worner is trying to defend but Penn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Worner is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Penn jumps into side control!
Penn has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Worner!
Penn controlling from the full mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Worner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Worner tries to hold on but Penn pushes him away.
Worner tries to control Penn's body but Penn pushes him off. Worner squirms to his side and now Penn has his back!
Worner tries to escape the position.
Worner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penn has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Worner! Can he survive? No! He's out! Penn gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damien Penn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Hall (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.

Lister
vs
Hall

162 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
19
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Lister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Hall!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lister throws a leg kick but Hall checks it.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lister.
Lister moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Lister slips a straight right by Hall.
Hall throws the left hand but Lister avoids the punch easily.
Hall throws the left hand but Lister avoids the punch easily.
Hall tries to bum rush Lister with a series of wild strikes but Lister uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lister uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Lister defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Hall throws a body punch but Lister moves out of range.
Lister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lister uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Lister dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hall scores with a hook.
Lister slips under a jab from Hall.
Hall walks into a jab.
Eugene Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Lister's head but Lister sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall throws a hook but Lister blocks it.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lister moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lister ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lister ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lister misses with a double jab.
A big right from Hall misses.
A clash of legs there as Hall blocks the low kick.
Lister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Lister throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lister sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lister dips to his left and cracks Hall with an uppercut!

Lister shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lister tries to control but Hall wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lister looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lister with shots to the head and body - Hall looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hall is looking to improve his position but Lister isn't that keen on the idea.
Lister raining down shots from the mount!
Hall takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lister looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hall tries to hold on but Lister pushes him away.
Lister cracks Hall with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lister controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hall's face.

Lister is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hall is surviving well by controlling Lister's body position as best he can.
Hall tries to hold on but Lister postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lister works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall tries to lock up and control but Lister gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Lister is staying active.
Lister controlling from mount.
Hall is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hall tries to hold on but Lister postures up.
Lister lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lister with shots to the head and body - Hall looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hall is desperately trying to improve his position but Lister has a good base and remains in mount.
Lister is landing with some decent strikes but Hall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lister manages to avoid it.

Hall is rocked!

Lister closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lister lands in his opponent's guard.
Hall is still in real trouble! Can Lister finish him?
Lister could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hall can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lister controls the pace.
Lister working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lister controlling from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Lister is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Hall has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lister is looking to defend but Hall has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lister! Hall pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lister taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eugene Hall!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billspury Boughdoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Louis Andre (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.

Boughdoy
vs
Louis Andre

173 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billspury Boughdoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Louis Andre!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boughdoy lands a slapping body shot.

Andre changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boughdoy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Andre has hold of Boughdoy's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Boughdoy seems comfortable defending it but Andre has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Boughdoy is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Boughdoy is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Andre couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jean Louis Andre!
During a confident post fight interview, Jean Louis Andre thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Unknown Unknown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Myers (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.

Unknown
vs
Myers

170 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Al's Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Unknown Unknown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Myers!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers dodges the punch combination from Unknown.
Unknown catches Myers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Myers fails to land with a series of punches.
Unknown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Myers moves away.
Myers misses with a right hand
and Unknown counters with a nice body shot.
Unknown throws a nice looking combination but Myers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Myers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Unknown circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheers as Unknown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Myers doesn't seem phased though.
Unknown stuns Myers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers slips a jab and a cross from Unknown.
Myers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Myers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Unknown.
Myers misses with a shot to the body
and Unknown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Unknown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Martin Myers has been cut.
Unknown throws a lazy right hand but Myers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Unknown throws a series of punches but Myers avoids them all with ease.
Myers throws an off balance right hand
and Unknown counters with a one-two to the body.

Myers is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unknown avoids the body shot from Myers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unknown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Unknown throws a looping overhand right but Myers ducks down to avoid it.
Unknown lands with a big left! Myers is wobbled badly! Unknown comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Myers to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Unknown Unknown!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anwar Sadat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sadat
vs
Hunter

165 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anwar Sadat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hunter enables Sadat to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hunter manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hunter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Sadat from controlling successfully.

Sadat drops back looking for a leg! Hunter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hunter manages to kick Sadat off! Sadat jumps back into Hunter's guard.
Sadat wants to pass the guard but Hunter is keeping the position.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Sadat from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadat sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hunter keeping full guard, as Sadat tries to pass.

Sadat drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hunter dives on top into guard.
Sadat is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Anwar Sadat just wasn't active enough.
Hunter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with the combination.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Sadat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ethan Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter throws a right hand that Sadat ducks under and follows up with a left that Sadat also avoids with ease.
Hunter thows a body shot but no joy.
Sadat tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hunter swivels and escapes.
Sadat slips a jab and a cross from Hunter.
Some wild striking there from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
Sadat takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hunter throws a good cross that connects.
Sadat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Hunter with a hook.
Hunter tries to bum rush Sadat with a series of wild strikes but Sadat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter throws a combination. Sadat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Sadat scores a takedown into full mount!
Sadat pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Sadat is working hard here to advance position.
Sadat controlling his opponent.
Sadat works his way to his opponent's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hunter preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sadat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sadat is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hunter has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hunter is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anwar Sadat dominated that round.
That's time! Sadat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hunter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sadat defending well as Hunter loads up on a big left hand.
Hunter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hunter misses the jab.
Hunter scores with a nice head shot.
Hunter slips under a jab from Sadat.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Sadat moves out of range.
Hunter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sadat slips a jab and a cross from Hunter.

Sadat looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hunter!
Sadat tries to control but Hunter wriggling away.

Sadat wants to finish this one by submission but Hunter is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sadat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sadat looking for a guillotine from mount but Hunter is having none of it.

Hunter tries to buck Sadat off so he can stand up but Sadat has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Hunter falls backwards, slamming Sadat to the mat but Sadat holds on tight! Hunter is forced to tap and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anwar Sadat!