Elite 10 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JP Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Proteus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gill
vs
Proteus

186 cm
25
226 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
267 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, JP Gill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Proteus!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gill swats away the attempt to clinch by Proteus.

Gill moves into the clinch successfully.
Gill digs a right hand into Proteus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Proteus's gas tank.
Proteus managing to block the knees to the body from Gill.
Proteus keeps control of Gill as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Proteus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Proteus slows down the pace here.
Proteus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Proteus wants to get back to striking at distance but Gill won't allow it.

Gill gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Proteus regains guard.
Gill sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Proteus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gill looking to pass the guard.
Proteus has momentary wrist control but Gill slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gill wants to control from the top but Proteus keeps moving.
Gill has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gill is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gill stands up over Proteus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gill postures up and lands a big shot to Proteus's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Proteus is keeping the position for now.
Proteus wants to sweep but no luck.
Gill lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gill stands up from Proteus's guard - Gill perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gill jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Gill closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Proteus quickly recovers to half guard.
Well, if Gill 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.
Proteus is refusing to be controlled, as Gill sits in half guard.
Gill looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gill seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Proteus for as long as he can get away with.

JP Gill has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Gill moves into the clinch.
Proteus tries to land a knee to the head but Gill blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proteus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gill is keeping busy.
Gill drops down looking for an ankle pick but Proteus pulls his leg out and moves away.

Proteus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Proteus avoids it.
Proteus is trying to break free.
Proteus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Proteus tries to break free but Gill pushes him back against the cage.
Proteus is trying to push Gill away but Gill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Proteus manages to break the clinch.
Gill misses with a straight right.
Gill scores with a punch to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proteus throws a series of punches but Gill moves out of range.

Gill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gill stalling.

Gill is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Proteus as he works his way to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gill is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Proteus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gill gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gill postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gill with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

JP Gill dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Proteus circles away quickly and effectively.
Gill throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Gill misses.
Gill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Gill clinches with his opponent.
Gill blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Gill works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Proteus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Gill decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Proteus slaps away a takedown attempt from Gill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Proteus was well out of range. Poor timing from Gill.
The crowd cheers as Gill lands an impressive looking overhand right. Proteus doesn't seem phased though.
Sloppy strikes from Gill. Those never looked like landing.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gill here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gill.
The fight stays on the outside here - Proteus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Proteus fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gill lands a nice hook to Proteus's body. Proteus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Proteus throws out the jab.
Gill stuffs the takedown.
Proteus tries to clinch there but Gill circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Proteus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gill circles away from the clinch attempt

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

Proteus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Proteus gets tackled into the cage by Gill. Gill maintains the clinch.
Gill is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JP Gill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Proteus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gill has him pressed against the cage.

Proteus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Proteus wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proteus dives in for a single leg takedown but Gill sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gill is trying to pull guard but Proteus turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Proteus is trying to break the clinch but Gill is controlling him.
Gill drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Proteus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Proteus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Proteus tries to land knees in the clinch but Gill avoids the damage to the body.
Proteus can't find room to land a body shot as Gill controls the action.

Gill has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Proteus regains guard immediately.
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!
Gill scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gill working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gill sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Proteus's guard.
Gill wants to control but Proteus is keeping him busy.
Gill scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Proteus trying to hold on to Gill's head to control him but Gill postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gill tries to pass to full mount but Proteus defends it.

Gill is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gill is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Proteus!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gill scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Proteus?

It looks like Paul Proteus has been cut.
Gill scoring with strikes but Proteus is staying in there.

That has opened up Paul Proteus's cut even more.
Gill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Proteus can do to turn this around?
Proteus squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gill controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Proteus is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

JP Gill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Proteus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Proteus tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Gill counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gill.
Proteus is trying to pull guard but Gill turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gill tries to pull guard but Proteus forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gill is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gill looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JP Gill. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gill lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Proteus wants to control but Gill passes into side.

Gill is trying to get an arm triangle but Proteus is defending well.
Gill is chipping away with strikes.
Gill trying to control the action but Proteus is working from the bottom.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gill tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gill landing a few strikes.
Gill is looking to take a break and control but Proteus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Proteus is trying to control Gill's posture but Gill avoids it.
JP Gill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Gill decides to stand back up.
JP Gill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gill has a takedown stuffed.

Gill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gill stops a takedown attempt from Proteus.
Proteus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gill blocks it with crossed arms.

Gill pulls guard effortlessly.
Gill wants to sweep here but Proteus controlling him for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Gill.
Proteus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gill sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gill looks to land a combination but Proteus avoids it well.

Gill instigates a clinch.
Proteus is pressed up against the cage. Gill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Proteus down to the mat. Proteus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Proteus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Proteus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gill swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Gill.
Gill circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gill moves into the clinch.

Gill jumps guard.
Gill trying to control the position.

Gill uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Proteus is looking to clinch.
Gill throws a head kick but Proteus moves out of range.
Paul Proteus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Gill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Proteus misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Proteus on the inside.
Proteus tries to break the clinch but Gill is controlling the position.
Proteus misses with a shot to the kidneys.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JP Gill!
Our winner, JP Gill, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terzo Vjadenek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chief Keef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vjadenek
vs
Keef

175 cm
24
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Terzo Vjadenek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chief Keef!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keef leaves Vjadenek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Keef keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vjadenek looks for a takedown but Keef sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terzo Vjadenek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vjadenek is breathing heavily.

Keef shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vjadenek manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Keef scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Keef wants to get up but he can't break Vjadenek's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keef being controlled here momentarily.
Keef trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vjadenek's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Keef drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vjadenek looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vjadenek looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vjadenek!
You can see the frustration on Keef's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Vjadenek has hold of Keef's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Keef tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Vjadenek cranks the arm and Keef screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Keef, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Terzo Vjadenek!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Rosewater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jessup Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elliot Rosewater has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rosewater
vs
Wyatt

180 cm
21
225 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

195 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Elliot Rosewater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jessup Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosewater tries to close the distance and clinch but Wyatt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wyatt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rosewater sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wyatt somewhat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wyatt is defended easily by Rosewater.

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

It looks like Jessup Wyatt has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Rosewater darts in and clinches Wyatt up against the cage.
Rosewater unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wyatt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rosewater tries to land a knee to the head but Wyatt blocks with his arms.

Rosewater jumps guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wyatt is standing up over Rosewater. Rosewater looks to escape but Wyatt dives into side control.
Rosewater is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wyatt connects with a decent elbow.
Rosewater tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wyatt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rosewater might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rosewater manages to get back to half guard.

Wyatt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rosewater wants to control but Wyatt is keeping busy.
Rosewater regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wyatt trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosewater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rosewater has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wyatt off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rosewater doesn't manage to clinch there - Wyatt circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt keeps the fight on the outside.
Elliot Rosewater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosewater tries to clinch up.
Rosewater fails with a takedown attempt.

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

Rosewater manages to break the clinch.
Rosewater throws a series of punches but Wyatt moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wyatt darts in looking for a takedown but Rosewater gets double underhooks and turns Wyatt into the cage.
Elliot Rosewater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jessup Wyatt.

Rosewater breaks from the clinch.

Wyatt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rosewater sprawls well initially but Wyatt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Wyatt is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Wyatt postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Rosewater to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rosewater closes the distance and pushes Wyatt back into the cage.
Wyatt tries for a takedown. No joy.

Rosewater pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rosewater scores with a nice right hand.
Rosewater tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wyatt counters with a low kick, right behind Rosewater 's knee.
Wyatt misses with a takedown attempt
and Rosewater counters with a stiff right hand.
Wyatt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rosewater avoids it really well and circles away.
Rosewater is looking to clinch but Wyatt is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rosewater clinches with his opponent.
Wyatt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wyatt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rosewater is defending well.
Rosewater slows down the pace here.
Rosewater stops a takedown attempt from Wyatt.

Rosewater pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosewater looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Wyatt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rosewater is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rosewater has escaped and now he's on top!
Rosewater is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Elliot Rosewater dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jessup Wyatt'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.

Rosewater chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rosewater tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wyatt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rosewater somewhat.
Wyatt misses with a takedown

and Rosewater counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rosewater tries a knee to the head but Wyatt blocks it.

Rosewater escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rosewater throws a right and a left that Wyatt avoids nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rosewater.
Wyatt wants to control but Rosewater postures up.
Rosewater in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wyatt wants to control but Rosewater postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosewater tries to advance to mount but can't.
Elliot Rosewater overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Rosewater tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rosewater has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wyatt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rosewater prevents Wyatt from escaping the position.
What's Wyatt going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Rosewater easily slips into full mount!
Wyatt is looking to get to half guard.
Rosewater looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wyatt tries to hold on but Rosewater postures up.
Rosewater looking to control but Wyatt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wyatt tries to hold on but Rosewater postures up.
Rosewater looking to finish Wyatt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wyatt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt tries to hold on but Rosewater postures up.
Rosewater pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Wyatt is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Rosewater! Wyatt is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Elliot Rosewater!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hawthorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawthorn has chosen Wolf Blood as his entrance music. Mark Hawthorn struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Mark Hawthorn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tran
vs
Hawthorn

195 cm
25
254 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

210 cm
24
274 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerzy Tran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Hawthorn!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorn swings widly with a right hand
and Tran counters with a straight right hand.
Hawthorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tran on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mark Hawthorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawthorn tries to clinch up.
Hawthorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tran moves away.
Hawthorn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tran counters with a three punch combo that has Hawthorn backing up. Hawthorn nods at Tran to acknowledge the strikes.
Hawthorn looks winded!
Hawthorn throws an off balance right hand
and Hawthorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawthorn throws a body punch but Tran moves out of range.
Hawthorn misses with a right hand
and Tran counters with a series of strikes. Hawthorn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hawthorn throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawthorn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Hawthorn is rocked!
Hawthorn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tran counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Hawthorn out cold! What a finish! Tran is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerzy Tran!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Droski De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rcrs Sarabjit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Droski De La Cruz has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Droski De La Cruz seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

De La Cruz
vs
Sarabjit

183 cm
20
175 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

155 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Droski De La Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rcrs Sarabjit!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarabjit wants to clinch.
De La Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Sarabjit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sarabjit shoots in looking for a takedown. De La Cruz tries to sprawl out of it but Sarabjit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De La Cruz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sarabjit throws a series of punches but De La Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Sarabjit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De La Cruz throws out a leg kick but Sarabjit moves out of range and De La Cruz only half commits.
Sarabjit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Droski De La Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rcrs Sarabjit.
Some wild striking there from Sarabjit.
De La Cruz looks for a takedown but Sarabjit sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz tries to bum rush Sarabjit with a series of wild strikes but Sarabjit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De La Cruz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De La Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sarabjit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De La Cruz counters with a head kick.
Sarabjit closes the distance and clinches up with De La Cruz, looking for a takedown. Sarabjit pushes De La Cruz against the cage but De La Cruz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sarabjit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De La Cruz tries to avoid it but Sarabjit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De La Cruz to the ground. De La Cruz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sarabjit closes the distance looking to clinch
and De La Cruz counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarabjit shoots for a takedown but De La Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sarabjit should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sarabjit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Sarabjit throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. De La Cruz was covering up waiting for the punch and Sarabjit finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sarabjit tries to stand but De La Cruz is controlling from the bottom.
De La Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De La Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sarabjit tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De La Cruz defends well and Sarabjit ends up having to push De La Cruz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sarabjit.
De La Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Sarabjit is controlling him.
De La Cruz is pressed up against the cage. Sarabjit has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De La Cruz down to the mat. De La Cruz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
De La Cruz with a poor takedown
and Sarabjit counters with a left and a right that stings De La Cruz.
De La Cruz throws a head kick but Sarabjit moves out of range.
De La Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarabjit was well out of range. Poor timing from De La Cruz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarabjit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De La Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Sarabjit.

Sarabjit closes the distance and pushes De La Cruz back into the cage.
Sarabjit goes for a takedown attempt but De La Cruz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sarabjit closes the distance and clinches up with De La Cruz, looking for a takedown. Sarabjit pushes De La Cruz against the cage but De La Cruz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sarabjit looks winded!
Sarabjit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De La Cruz as he avoids it easily.
De La Cruz is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarabjit keeps the fight on the outside.
Sarabjit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sarabjit dodges the punch combination from De La Cruz.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rcrs Sarabjit will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De La Cruz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Rcrs Sarabjit has been cut.
De La Cruz misses with a wild combination.
De La Cruz tries for a takedown but Sarabjit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sarabjit has eaten all the pies!
Sarabjit wants to clinch.
De La Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt

and De La Cruz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De La Cruz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarabjit regains full guard. Nicely done.
De La Cruz trying to control but Sarabjit is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Sarabjit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De La Cruz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sarabjit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sarabjit keeping moving, preventing De La Cruz from controlling successfully.
De La Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sarabjit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Sarabjit working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because De La Cruz has passed into half guard!
Sarabjit is in trouble now - De La Cruz has advanced to mount!
De La Cruz with shots to the head and body - Sarabjit looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz landing strikes from the mount.
De La Cruz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
De La Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De La Cruz dominating with strikes here.
Sarabjit is working to get back to half guard.
De La Cruz controlling his opponent.
De La Cruz working Sarabjit over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Cruz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sarabjit's face.
De La Cruz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
De La Cruz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De La Cruz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De La Cruz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Droski De La Cruz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rcrs Sarabjit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sarabjit is trying hard to land a takedown here. De La Cruz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sarabjit dodges the punch combination from De La Cruz.
Sarabjit dives in for a single leg takedown but De La Cruz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

De La Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sarabjit tries to close the distance and clinch up but De La Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De La Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sarabjit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sarabjit misses with a double jab

and De La Cruz counters by clinching up.
De La Cruz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

De La Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from De La Cruz. No joy for Sarabjit on that attempt.
Droski De La Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rcrs Sarabjit.
Sarabjit misses with a few strikes there.

Sarabjit shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sarabjit was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
De La Cruz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sarabjit's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sarabjit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De La Cruz is looking for a sweep. Sarabjit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Droski De La Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sarabjit would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sarabjit preventing the sweep.

De La Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarabjit wanted to stand there but De La Cruz had control of the position.

Rcrs Sarabjit has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Sarabjit has closed the distance and engaged De La Cruz in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sarabjit jumps guard and drags De La Cruz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Sarabjit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De La Cruz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De La Cruz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sarabjit keeping full guard, as De La Cruz tries to pass.

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 Droski De La Cruz.
I think De La Cruz 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Droski De La Cruz!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mongo Jules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has chosen Pitbull ft Marc Anthony Rain Over Me as his entrance music. Bruce King is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jules
vs
King

190 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
213 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 The Island, Mongo Jules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce King!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jules throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
Jules misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jules throws a low kick but King avoids it.

King darts in and clinches Jules up against the cage.
King throws an elbow that misses.
King wants to break free but Jules has control.
King tries to break the clinch but Jules is controlling the position.
Jules keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jules is defending well for now.

Jules escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jules tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Jules rushes King and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
King takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jules landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jules utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Jules.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jules lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
King looks winded!
King blocks the elbow strike.
Jules pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
King takes a knee to the side of the body.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jules is keeping busy.
Jules utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jules connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Jules connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jules landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jules misses with an elbow over the top.
King takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jules just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
A knee to the head by Jules.
Jules lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jules working King over with knees to the body.
Jules landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jules landing knees to the body.
Jules throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jules lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Jules pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jules scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Jules.
Jules unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jules lands a knee to the head.
Jules with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jules landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jules lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Jules landing knees to the head.
Jules is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jules scores with a knee to the head.
Jules lands a nice knee to the body.
Jules lands an elbow inside.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jules smiles and moves away.

Jules moves into the clinch successfully.
Jules is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jules lands a nice knee to the body.
King has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jules is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jules landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jules.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jules obliges.
Jules lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jules landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jules unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Jules.
Jules putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
King avoids the elbow strike from Jules, against the cage.
Jules using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jules landing knees to the body.

Jules pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jules doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.

King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jules scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jules landing knees to the head.
Jules crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Jules with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jules is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.

Jules has managed to clinch.
Jules is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Jules throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jules gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.

Jules breaks the clinch.
Jules tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jules fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jules closes the distance looking to clinch
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jules tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jules - that will leave a mark!

King gets tackled into the cage by Jules. Jules maintains the clinch.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Jules won't allow it.
Jules working King over with knees to the body.
King is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jules.
Jules utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jules is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jules landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jules landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jules is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jules obliges.
Jules scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jules.
Jules lands a knee to the head.
Jules scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jules obliges.
Jules throws an elbow that misses.
Jules working King over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jules lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Jules lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Jules unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jules is pressed up against the cage. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jules down to the mat. Jules avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Jules moves into the clinch.
Jules landing knees to the head.
Jules crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Jules scores a nice knee to the body.
Jules using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jules landing knees to the body.
Jules unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jules using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jules connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Jules is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jules trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jules creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
King tries to score a body lock takedown but Jules shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mongo Jules has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce King.

Jules breaks the clinch.

Jules has King up against the cage in a clinch.
Jules pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jules unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jules landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
King is working for takedown but Jules is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jules lands a knee to the head.
Jules is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jules connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Jules lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King tries for a takedown. No joy.
King takes a knee right on the jaw!
King tries for a takedown but Jules manages to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Jules.
Jules missing with knees to the body.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King looking for a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jules breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jules tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jules wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Mongo Jules dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jules clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King takes a knee to the side of the body.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Jules comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jules scores with a knee to the head.

Jules escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jules misses with a body kick.
Jules fails in his attempt to clinch.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King looks to land a right hand but Jules moved out of range.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jules ducks right into an uppercut from King.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jules tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jules throws a half hearted mid kick.

Jules pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
Jules creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
Jules pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jules lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Jules managing to block the knees to the body from King.
Jules looks to throw an elbow but misses.
King working aggressively here.
Jules avoids the elbow strike from King, against the cage.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jules connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Knees to the body from Jules.
Jules putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Jules.
King takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jules.
Jules lands a nice knee to the body.
Jules throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jules working King over with knees to the body.
Jules gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
King takes an elbow to the temple.
King pushes off an throws an elbow but Jules leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jules is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jules is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jules lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Jules.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jules just misses with a elbow thrown towards King's brow.
King is trying to stall.
Jules connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Jules pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jules unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jules blocks an elbow strike from King.
A knee to the head by Jules.
Jules lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Jules landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jules lands a knee to the body.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jules is keeping busy.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, King throws an elbow but misses.
Jules putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jules putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bruce King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jules utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jules lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Jules.
Mongo Jules is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King is trying to break the clinch but Jules has him pressed against the cage.
King is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jules crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jules connects with a knee to the head.
Jules avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
Jules is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mongo Jules!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley comes to the cage accompanied by O Fortuna. Randy Couture is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bradley
vs
Couture

189 cm
25
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Bradley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Couture clinches up with Bradley and pushes him back against the cage.
Bradley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Couture breaks from the clinch.
Couture shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bradley defends it nicely.
Bradley slips a jab and a cross from Couture.
Bradley avoids the head kick by Couture.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Couture has eaten all the pies!
Bradley digs a good hook to Couture's body.
Bradley blocks a head kick by Couture.
Bradley lands with a shot to the body.
Bradley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bradley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bradley throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Randy Couture has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture dodges the punch combination from Bradley.
Bradley digs a good hook to Couture's body.
Couture moves in looking to clinch but Bradley pushes him off.
Bradley scores with a sloppy right hand. Couture should have avoided that one.
Bradley lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley lands an overhand right.
Couture tries to clinch but Bradley moves out of range.
Couture takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bradley connects with a crisp jab.
Couture keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradley tests Couture's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Couture takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bradley.
Bradley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Couture in his tracks.
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bradley misses with a two punch combination.
Bradley lands with a good body shot.
Couture looks winded!
Couture takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bradley lands with a nice body punch.
Bradley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bradley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Couture has time to react.
Bradley dips to his left and cracks Couture with an uppercut!

That has opened up Randy Couture's cut even more.
Bradley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley cracks a nice hook into Couture's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bradley.

Couture is rocked!
Bradley throws a monster overhand right that drops Couture! Bradley follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Bradley!
Steve Bradley is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Steve Bradley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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