MFL 9 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

RIck
vs
Dawes

175 cm
25
160 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

173 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles RIck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marjorie Dawes!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dawes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in RIck's half guard.
Dawes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. RIck defending well though.
Dawes winds up and cracks RIck with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
RIck trying to hold on to Dawes's head to control him but Dawes postures up.
RIck wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dawes is working for a submission of some sort.

Dawes is trying to work for a kimura but RIck is defending well.
Dawes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
RIck gets back to full guard.
Dawes distracts RIck with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.

RIck throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dawes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

RIck is looking for a triangle but Dawes pushes his legs off easily.
Dawes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dawes trying to control the position from guard on top but RIck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
RIck trying to control the position.
Dawes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

RIck working for a triangle but Dawes defends it easily.
Dawes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawes lands a couple of elbows.
Dawes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as RIck works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dawes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dawes trying to control but RIck is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dawes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dawes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed RIck's guard.
Dawes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dawes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks RIck with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
RIck is staying active underneath Dawes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
RIck trying to control but Dawes postures up.
Dawes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dawes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

RIck actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dawes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
RIck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
RIck is working hard here to advance position.
RIck is breathing heavily.

Dawes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dawes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
RIck can't escape the position.
Dawes working RIck over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawes content just to control the position here.
Dawes working the ground and pound effectively.
Dawes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Dawes is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but RIck is surviving well by controlling Dawes's body position as best he can.
Dawes landing strikes from the mount and RIck is in trouble!
Dawes lands a big shot there that rocks RIck but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dawes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, RIck has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dawes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dawes with a couple of short strikes.
RIck taking shots to the head.
RIck can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dawes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. RIck tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dawes is in RIck's guard.
RIck controls Dawes momentarily but Dawes frees himself.
Dawes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

RIck looking for a guillotine here but Dawes defends easily.

RIck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dawes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dawes wants to control from the top but RIck keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control RIck haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

RIck throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawes cracks RIck with a solid left hand.
Dawes trying to control but RIck is working from the bottom.
Dawes works over RIck with some ground and pound from guard.
Dawes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. RIck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dawes stands up over RIck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Dawes got a little sloppy there for a moment and RIck has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dawes has managed to get both his arms back between RIck's legs - danger averted.
Dawes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of RIck's head.
Dawes lands a couple of elbows.
Dawes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Marjorie Dawes has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawes cracks RIck with a solid left hand.
RIck is trying to keep Dawes in close.
RIck keeping moving, preventing Dawes from controlling successfully.

Dawes drops back looking for a leg! RIck is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and RIck manages to kick Dawes off! Dawes jumps back into RIck's guard.
Dawes lands a couple of elbows.
Dawes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dawes landing some decent shots from guard.

Dawes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dawes chips away with some ground and pound.
Dawes cracks RIck with a solid left hand.
RIck is trying to control the position from the bottom.

RIck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
RIck has momentary wrist control but Dawes slips an elbow through the middle.
Dawes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dawes working some strikes from top position.

Dawes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dawes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawes trying to control the position from guard on top but RIck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawes connects with a couple of short punches.
RIck keeping moving, preventing Dawes from controlling successfully.

Dawes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dawes stays in close to RIck's body and controls the position.
Dawes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dawes pushing down on RIck's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dawes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

RIck actively working from the bottom here.
Dawes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marjorie Dawes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Dawes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dawes is keen to just control but RIck is a slippery customer.
Dawes winds up and cracks RIck with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
RIck is refusing to be controlled, as Dawes sits in half guard.

Dawes wants to work for an arm triangle but RIck is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawes is keen to just control but RIck is a slippery customer.

Dawes seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. RIck is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marjorie Dawes!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neal Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diaz
vs
Anderson

168 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

173 cm
23
150 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz has his takedown stuffed

and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Anderson stalling in the clinch.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anderson prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz is trying to drag Anderson to the mat but Anderson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Anderson pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Anderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Anderson forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Anderson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Diaz tried to score with a low kick but Anderson checks it.

Anderson darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Good body shot from Anderson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Anderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz wants a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Diaz wants a takedown.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Anderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diaz.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Diaz is trying to drag Anderson to the mat but Anderson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Diaz can't get the takedown.
Diaz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Diaz wants a takedown.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Diaz has Anderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Craig Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Anderson digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Anderson lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz wants to take the fight to the mat but Anderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anderson down to the mat. Anderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anderson after a bit of a struggle.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Anderson.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Diaz wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson is working Diaz over against the cage.
Diaz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anderson is defending well.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Diaz is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
A short right from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz can't get the takedown.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Diaz can't get the takedown.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Anderson digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Anderson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Anderson.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Diaz's takedown attempt.
Neal Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good body shot from Anderson.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anderson 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 Dean Styles scores the fight for Craig Anderson!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Craig Anderson!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Craig Anderson!

Craig Anderson wins by unanimous decision!
Craig Anderson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden has chosen Where Is My Mind as his entrance music. Tyler Durden has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tony
vs
Durden

176 cm
25
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

180 cm
20
157 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Wilson Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Durden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Durden lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Durden.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durden.
Nice body punch from Durden.
Durden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Durden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tony tries to work over Durden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durden lands with a left to the head.

Tony is rocked!
Durden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Tony is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Durden lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Durden unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Tony! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Durden is unloading with more strikes now! Tony drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Durden!
Tyler Durden spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Sabre Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Masterclass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mason Masterclass will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Tooth
vs
Masterclass

170 cm
25
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

177 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabre Tooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Masterclass!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tooth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Masterclass pinned against the cage. Masterclass gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Masterclass clinches with his opponent.
Masterclass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masterclass lands an elbow just above Tooth 's eye.
Tooth blocks an elbow strike.
Tooth goes for a takedown in the clinch but Masterclass prevents it.
Tooth is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sabre Tooth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masterclass crunches a lovely knee into Tooth's ribcage.
Tooth has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Masterclass avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masterclass lands a damaging elbow.
Tooth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Masterclass with a knee to the head.
Masterclass lands a good knee to the midsection. Tooth won't want to take too many of those.
Tooth takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Sabre Tooth has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Masterclass scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tooth is looking for a takedown.
Masterclass lands a good knee to the midsection. Tooth won't want to take too many of those.
Masterclass lands an elbow inside.
Masterclass comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masterclass lands an elbow inside.
Masterclass gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Masterclass gets through Tooth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Masterclass lands a knee to the body.
Tooth is breathing heavily.
Masterclass lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masterclass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masterclass gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tooth takes an elbow to the temple.
Masterclass scores with a knee to the head.

Tooth is rocked!
Tooth is looking to take this one to the mat.
Masterclass lands an elbow just above Tooth 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterclass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tooth wants a takedown but no success here.
Masterclass lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tooth tries to circle away but Masterclass has him pinned against the cage.
Masterclass crunches a lovely knee into Tooth's ribcage.
Masterclass creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tooth's defenses.
Tooth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Masterclass is defending well.
Masterclass crunches a lovely knee into Tooth's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Masterclass.
Masterclass lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tooth backwards.
Masterclass with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tooth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tooth takes an elbow to the temple.
Masterclass prevents a takedown attempt there.
Masterclass lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tooth takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Masterclass.
Masterclass is leaning against Tooth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tooth wants a takedown.
Masterclass lands an elbow just above Tooth 's eye.
Tooth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice elbow from Masterclass.
Knees to the body from Masterclass.
Tooth takes an elbow to the temple.
Masterclass will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tooth up against the cage.
Masterclass looking to throw knees to the head but Tooth is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tooth wants a takedown but no success here.
Tooth is trying to drag Masterclass to the mat but Masterclass just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tooth can't get the takedown.
Tooth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Masterclass is defending well.
Masterclass tries a knee to the head but Tooth blocks it.
Tooth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Masterclass is defending well.
Masterclass prevents the takedown attempt.
Masterclass is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Masterclass is pressed up against the cage. Tooth has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Masterclass down to the mat. Masterclass avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Masterclass as Tooth shoots in.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Masterclass forces Tooth back against the cage and clinches.
Tooth looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Masterclass dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sabre Tooth's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tooth drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tooth stays in close to Masterclass's body and controls the position.
Tooth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tooth 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.
Tooth trying to control the position from guard on top but Masterclass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tooth with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tooth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tooth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tooth stands up over Masterclass, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Masterclass is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tooth controlling from the top position.
Masterclass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tooth slips nicely into half guard.
Tooth passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tooth in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tooth lands with some strikes.
Tooth is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tooth lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Masterclass hang on?
Tooth controlling the position easily from mount.
Tooth in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tooth controlling from mount.
Tooth is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Masterclass is bucking up trying to escape but Tooth cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tooth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Masterclass can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tooth wants to control the pace but Masterclass is squirming around nicely.
Masterclass really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tooth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tooth landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterclass is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tooth controlling the position easily from mount.
Sabre Tooth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tooth scoring with strikes but Masterclass is staying in there.
Tooth content just to control the position here.
Tooth cracks Masterclass with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tooth takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tooth has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sabre Tooth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sabre Tooth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tooth fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Masterclass to the ground. Tooth is now in Masterclass's guard.
Tooth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tooth tries to free his leg and advance position but Masterclass is retaining full guard.
Tooth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tooth engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Masterclass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tooth pushing down on Masterclass's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tooth working over Masterclass with some ground and pound. Masterclass looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tooth trying to control the pace.
Tooth looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
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. Tooth connects with a nice short shot to Masterclass's temple.
Masterclass taking some punishment here, with Tooth in his half guard.
Tooth trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Tooth connects with a nice short shot to Masterclass's temple.
Tooth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Masterclass with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tooth perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Masterclass is not content to let Tooth control the position.
Tooth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Masterclass with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tooth is trying to control. Masterclass wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tooth passes to full mount!
Tooth landing strikes from the mount and Masterclass is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tooth connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Masterclass takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tooth with shots to the head and body - Masterclass looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sabre Tooth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tooth scoring with strikes but Masterclass is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Tooth.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tooth cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Masterclass is rocked!
Tooth controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tooth lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sabre Tooth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tooth 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 Dean Styles scores the fight for Mason Masterclass!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Mason Masterclass!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Mason Masterclass!

Mason Masterclass wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darius Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gap Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Gold
vs
Turner

182 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gap Turner!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gold.
Gold is looking to land body kicks.
Turner has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gold blocks the body kick.
Turner fails with the takedown.

Turner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gold controlling the position well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner winds up and cracks Gold with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gold is holding on to half guard well.
Gold's coaches at Montreal Elite Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.

Turner is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gold has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gold on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gold tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gold defending well though.
Turner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gold trying to control but Turner postures up.
Gold has hold of Turner's hands but Turner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Turner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Turner lands with a punch from half guard.

Turner is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Turner throwing shots but Gold is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gold wants to get back to full guard.
Turner is looking to advance position but Gold won't allow it.
Turner working Gold over with strikes.

Turner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gold is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Turner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gold knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turner on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turner is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gold doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Turner.
Gold blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turner.
Gold keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turner thows a huge punch but Gold dodges it nicely.
Turner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Turner slows the pace down in half guard.
Turner prevents Gold from improving his position.
Turner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Turner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Turner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gold defending well though.
Turner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gold tries to roll over but Turner keeps him under control.
Gold is doing well to control the position and prevent Turner from advancing to side control.
Turner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gold defending well though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turner is looking to advance position but Gold won't allow it.
Turner thows a huge punch but Gold dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Turner throws a nice outside leg kick.

Turner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gold's guard.
Turner throwing strikes from guard but Gold blocks nicely.
Gold utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Turner 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.
Gap Turner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner preventing the sweep.
Gold controlling Turner's posture.
Turner scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gold manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Turner manages to get himself to full guard.

Turner wants to sweep but no luck.
Gold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gold stopping the sweep attempt from Turner.
Turner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gold's guard.

Turner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turner distracts Gold with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Turner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Turner being controlled here momentarily.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Gold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold keeping full guard, as Turner tries to pass.
Gold pulls Turner in close to prevent any damage.
Gold is trying to control the position but Turner postures up.
Gold avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Turner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gold wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gold working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Gold has wrist control.
Turner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turner is one step ahead there.
Turner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Gold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Turner postures up in Gold's guard and throws a big left but Gold blocks it.
Turner tries to free his leg and advance position but Gold is retaining full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Turner fakes the leg kick and cracks Gold in the body.
Gold moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner goes for a double leg but Gold avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gold continues to drive forward.
Turner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gold on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turner wants to land a leg kick but Gold is out of range.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turner misses with a wild combination.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt.
Gold jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gap Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Turner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gap Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gold jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gold throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turner tried to score with a low kick but Gold checks it.
Gold throws a quick counter kick to the body but Turner avoids it.

Turner manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gold on his heels. He'll look to pass Gold's guard now, I'm sure.
Gold utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turner wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving.
Turner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turner is working Gold over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Turner drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gold looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gold looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gold!

Turner is trying to escape the position but Gold is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Gold tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Turner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Turner tries to bench press Gold off him but Gold keeps the position.
Turner is trying to escape the position but Gold is controlling the position.
Darius Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Turner is looking for a sweep.
Well,Gold is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Gold trying to control the position but Turner is working away.
Turner tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Turner tries to buck Gold off but Gold is having none of it.
Turner is still trying to improve position.
Turner throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Turner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gold but Gold pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Darius Gold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gap Turner.
Turner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands with an overhand left.
Gold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turner. Turner obviously looking to wear him down.
Gold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gold doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid body kick from Gold.
Turner scoring well with a low kick there.
Gold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gold misses with a body kick.
Turner throws a counter combo.
Turner throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
Good work by Turner as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Turner.
Gold connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Turner.
Darius Gold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold throws a push kick but Turner slaps the foot to one side.
Turner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gold as he jumps to the side.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Gold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gold avoids it really well and circles away.

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 Darius Gold.
Well Turner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Gap Turner!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Gap Turner!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Gap Turner!

Gap Turner wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neal Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Ward
vs
Rick

175 cm
25
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
150 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neal Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Rick!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ward.
Rick with a hook.
Rick throws a looping overhand right but Ward ducks down to avoid it.

Rick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ward misses with the head strike.
Rick lands with a right to the head.
Ward tries to pull guard but Rick holds him up against the cage and eventually Ward drops back down to his feet.
Rick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Rick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rick is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Ward gets control of Rick's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ward will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Ward is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ward looking for a triangle here. Rick is fighting it but it looks tight! Ward pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Rick is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Neal Ward!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alka Mangrove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckles OToole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mangrove
vs
OToole

173 cm
20
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
166 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alka Mangrove!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knuckles OToole!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangrove misses with a wild body shot.
Mangrove moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mangrove misses with an attempted mid kick.

Mangrove gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mangrove just misses with a elbow thrown towards OToole's brow.
OToole takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Knuckles OToole has been cut.
Mangrove swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Mangrove.
OToole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mangrove's elbow.
Mangrove lands a damaging elbow.
Mangrove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mangrove lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mangrove fails to land.
Mangrove lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mangrove lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mangrove lands an elbow inside.
Mangrove lands an elbow that stopped OToole in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Knuckles OToole's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mangrove.
Mangrove lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mangrove gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Knuckles OToole's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mangrove comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mangrove lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mangrove creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through OToole's defenses.
Mangrove throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mangrove works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mangrove lands with a light punch inside.
OToole swings wildly with an uppercut but Mangrove uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mangrove can't find room to land a body shot as OToole controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangrove lands an elbow that stopped OToole in his tracks for a moment.

Knuckles OToole's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mangrove lands an elbow just above OToole 's eye.
Mangrove lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mangrove throws a punch but it's blocked by OToole.
Mangrove misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Mangrove.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Knuckles OToole's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alka Mangrove!
Alka Mangrove is the new lightweight champion!
Knuckles OToole spoke after the fight, saying 'Sometimes I cry when I get submitted :('.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Little Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rick
vs
Cyborg

174 cm
25
150 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

172 cm
25
150 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

GREEN!160

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Little Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cris Cyborg!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cyborg sprawls well. Cyborg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rick gets slowly back to his feet.
Rick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cyborg.
Cyborg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Little Rick has been cut.
Cyborg stuns Rick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rick shoots in for a double leg but Cyborg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cyborg fails to land with a series of punches.
Cyborg scores with a nice right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rick or perhaps it was just good defense by Cyborg, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Rick. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rick.
Cyborg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cyborg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Cyborg misses.
Rick changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rick walks straight into a right hand from Cyborg - that's dropped him! Cyborg jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Rick from any more punishment! Rick complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cris Cyborg!
During a confident post fight interview, Cris Cyborg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ferris Bueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bueller comes to the cage accompanied by Twist And Shout. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bueller
vs
Bush

170 cm
27
140 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
148 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

MayheM sportswear
Arcticus University: London

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferris Bueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, JJ Bush!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush with a poor takedown

and Bueller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bush has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bueller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bueller's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bush is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bueller is defending well.
Ferris Bueller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Bush.
A right hand to the body from Bueller.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bueller.
Bueller prevents the takedown attempt.
Bueller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bueller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bueller misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush wants to take the fight to the mat but Bueller manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bueller scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bueller.
Bueller lands with a light punch inside.
Bueller working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bueller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Bueller as the two fighters clinch.
Bueller lands a shoulder strike.

Bush is rocked!
Bueller lands a left hand.
Bush is still on wobbly legs! Can Bueller finish him?
A short uppercut from Bueller.
Bueller unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bush! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bueller is unloading with more strikes now! Bush drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ferris Bueller!
In his post fight interview, Ferris Bueller started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Corrigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Golovkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corrigan comes into the arena with Teardrop blaring out of the sound system. Mikhail Golovkin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Corrigan
vs
Golovkin

180 cm
27
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

165 cm
27
135 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Corrigan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikhail Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Corrigan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Golovkin's guard.
Corrigan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Golovkin struggling a bit here.

Corrigan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Corrigan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Corrigan trying to control the position but Golovkin is working away.
Golovkin tries to bench press Corrigan off him but Corrigan keeps the position.

Corrigan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Golovkin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin tries to bench press Corrigan off him but Corrigan keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Corrigan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Golovkin struggling a bit here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Golovkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corrigan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Golovkin is looking for a sweep.
Corrigan trying to control the position but Golovkin is working away.
Corrigan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Corrigan tries to advance to mount but Golovkin denies him.
Corrigan trying to control the action but Golovkin is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Golovkin being controlled for a moment.
Golovkin is looking for a sweep.

Corrigan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Golovkin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Golovkin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Corrigan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Golovkin manages to get back to half guard.

Corrigan in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Golovkin tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Corrigan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Corrigan!
Mark Corrigan retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Mark Corrigan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.