RRFC Fight Night 25 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyrie Olofsson (ranked 4768 p4p, 432 weight class) and Jason Ingram (ranked 6107 p4p, 475 weight class). Jason Ingram is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Olofsson
vs
Ingram

175 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyrie Olofsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Ingram!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingram throws a solid leg kick but Olofsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ingram.
Olofsson is looking for a counter combo.
Olofsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ingram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olofsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ingram punishes Olofsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Ingram throws a head kick that misses.
Olofsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ingram connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Olofsson scrambles back to his feet.
Ingram has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Olofsson fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ingram shoots in but Olofsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jason Ingram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ingram moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingram wants to get back to striking at distance but Olofsson won't allow it.
Olofsson tries to score a body lock takedown but Ingram shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Olofsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ingram tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Olofsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ingram tries to break the clinch but Olofsson is controlling the position.
Olofsson leaning against his opponent.
Ingram wants to get back to striking at distance but Olofsson won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Olofsson breaks from the clinch.

Ingram has closed the distance and engaged Olofsson in a clinch.
Ingram is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ingram wants to break free but Olofsson has control.
Olofsson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyrie Olofsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olofsson tries a body shot but Ingram blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingram'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.
Ingram prevents Olofsson from breaking the clinch.
Olofsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ingram is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ingram is trying to break free.
Ingram dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ingram is trying to pull guard but Olofsson has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Olofsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ingram is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Olofsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ingram lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Olofsson moves in looking to clinch but Ingram pushes him off.
Olofsson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ingram defends well and Olofsson ends up having to push Ingram into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Olofsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ingram counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Olofsson fails with the takedown.
As Olofsson backs off Ingram throws a huge counter combo but Olofsson manages to avoid it all.
Ingram throws the kick towards the body but Olofsson avoids it.
Ingram misses with a two punch combination.
Olofsson scores with a push kick.

Olofsson gets tackled into the cage by Ingram. Ingram maintains the clinch.
Olofsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ingram won't allow it.
Olofsson is trying to break the clinch but Ingram has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olofsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ingram has double underhooks.
Ingram has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Ingram pulls guard effortlessly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofsson tries to stand but Ingram is controlling from the bottom.
Ingram wants to sweep here but Olofsson controlling him for the moment.
Ingram keeping moving, preventing Olofsson from controlling successfully.
Olofsson being controlled here momentarily.

Ingram manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingram throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ingram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ingram circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ingram throws a wild body kick that Olofsson sees coming a mile off.
Olofsson throws a big counter combination but Ingram scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Ingram pushes Olofsson up against the cage in a clinch.

Olofsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ingram misses with a head kick.
Olofsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Olofsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Olofsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingram throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olofsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ingram tries to clinch up.
As Ingram backs away, Olofsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ingram wants to clinch up but Olofsson keeps it at a distance.

Ingram tries to keep at a distance but Olofsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ingram is trying to break free.

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

Olofsson drives through and clinches with Ingram against the cage.
Ingram is looking to break free of the clinch but Olofsson has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Olofsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ingram misses with a body kick.
Ingram with a poor takedown
and Olofsson counters with a nice uppercut.

Olofsson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ingram did well to prevent Olofsson getting side control.

Ingram manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Olofsson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ingram tries to break free but Olofsson pushes him back against the cage.
Ingram tries to break free but Olofsson pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Olofsson manages to break the clinch.
Ingram shoots in looking for a takedown. Olofsson tries to sprawl out of it but Ingram keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Olofsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Ingram 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. This is the final round!

Olofsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ingram has time to react.

Ingram fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Olofsson, pushing him back against the cage.

Olofsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olofsson blocks a head kick by Ingram.
Olofsson is looking for a counter combo.
Ingram is looking to clinch.
Olofsson throws a big counter combination but Ingram scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olofsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ingram.

Ingram drives through and clinches with Olofsson against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Olofsson is trying to force a seperation but Ingram has the dominant position.
Olofsson prevents Ingram from breaking the clinch.
Ingram has had enough of the clinch but Olofsson keeps him there for the moment.
Olofsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Olofsson tries to work over Ingram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Olofsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ingram avoids the damage to the body.
Olofsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ingram has double underhooks.

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.
Olofsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ingram's elbow.
Olofsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Olofsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ingram avoids it.
Ingram can't break the clinch.

Olofsson breaks from the clinch.
Ingram fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ingram on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ingram misses with a low kick.
Ingram misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jason Ingram seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson feints a jab promting Ingram to slip. Olofsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ingram slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ingram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ingram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ingram misses the jab.
Olofsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ingram tries to clinch there but Olofsson circles away.
Olofsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ingram fails with the takedown
and Olofsson counters with a two punch combo.
Olofsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It looked like Olofsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ingram.
Olofsson throws a front kick aimed at Ingram's knee but Ingram avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olofsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ingram takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olofsson throws a head kick but Ingram moves out of range.
Olofsson avoids the head kick by Ingram.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olofsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ingram.
Olofsson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ingram manages to circle out of the way.
Ingram throws the kick towards the body but Olofsson avoids it.
Olofsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ingram throws a nice looking combination but Olofsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olofsson tries to counter by clinching up but Ingram breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ingram tries to clinch there but Olofsson circles away.
Ingram throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyrie Olofsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ingram has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Ingram!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Steele (ranked 3277 p4p, 367 weight class) and Nick Norton (ranked 4152 p4p, 435 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Steele
vs
Norton

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiro Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Norton!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Norton tries to sprawl but Steele drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Steele knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Norton on the ground.
Steele stops Norton from getting back to his feet.
Norton is not content to let Steele control the position.
Norton manages to get to full guard.
Steele sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele trying to control but Norton is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton keeping full guard, as Steele tries to pass.
Steele has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Norton has momentary wrist control but Steele slips an elbow through the middle.
Norton keeping moving, preventing Steele from controlling successfully.

Norton is working an open guard so Steele takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Norton rushes Steele and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Norton breaks the clinch.
Norton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steele swivels and escapes.
Norton misses with a two punch combination.
Steele feinted with a counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Steele as he avoids it easily.
Hiro Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Norton.
Steele shoots in looking for a takedown but Norton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steele's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steele tries to clinch but Norton is having none of it.
Norton swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
Steele stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Steele wants it to stay on the feet.

Steele shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Norton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele laying and praying for a moment but Norton takes advantage and regains half guard.
Steele content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton is looking to improve his position.
Norton is controlling Steele's position as best he can from this difficult position.

Norton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Steele tries to pass to full mount but Norton defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Steele is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Norton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Norton is looking for a sweep. Steele is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Norton has one foot on Steele's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nick Norton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Norton clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Norton misses with a punch to the body.
Steele tries to circle away but Norton has him pinned against the cage.

Norton drags the fight down to the ground.
Norton looking to control.
Norton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele looks like he's trying to stand up.
Norton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Norton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton wants to pass the guard but Steele is defending well.

Norton decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Steele shoots in looking for a takedown. Norton tries to sprawl out of it but Steele keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Norton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Steele misses with a series of wild punches.
Steele dives in for a single leg takedown but Norton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele tries to clinch up.
Steele fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Norton takes the fight into the clinch.

Norton breaks from the clinch.
Steele throws a right and a left that Norton avoids nicely.
Steele tries to clinch but Norton is having none of it.

Steele gets tackled into the cage by Norton. Norton maintains the clinch.
Steele has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Norton after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiro Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steele is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Norton pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Norton breaks from the clinch.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele fails to land with a series of punches.

Norton clinches.
Norton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Norton ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Norton no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Steele looking to pass the guard.
Norton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Norton throwing strikes but missing.
Norton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton is pushing down on Steele's leg trying to pass to half guard. Steele is fighting to maintain full guard but Norton has managed to sneak the leg through.

Norton stands up out of the half guard.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Norton has taken the fight to the clinch.

Norton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Norton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steele's guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton stays in close to Steele's body and controls the position.
Norton forces his way into half guard.
Norton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Steele tries to clinch but Norton is having none of it.
Steele displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Norton.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Norton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Steele is looking to clinch but Norton is avoiding it.
Steele shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Norton as he avoids it easily.

Norton clinches up against the cage.
Steele is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Norton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Steele jumps guard but Norton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiro Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Good body shot from Norton.

Norton pulls Steele into guard.
Norton wants to sweep but no luck.
Nick Norton has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Norton is looking for a triangle but Steele pushes his legs off easily.
Steele throwing strikes from guard but Norton blocks nicely.
Norton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Norton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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.
Norton looking to pass the guard.
Norton throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Norton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Steele wants to improve his position but instead Norton has moved into half guard.
Norton content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Norton clinches up against the cage.
Steele can't get the takedown.

Norton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steele moves out of range as Norton throws a body kick.
Steele is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Norton.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steele looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Norton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Norton 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Norton!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Silva (ranked 6092 p4p, 518 weight class) and Awobe Mufasa (ranked 6662 p4p, 543 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Light it up. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Silva
vs
Mufasa

181 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
182 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Awobe Mufasa!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Mufasa backpedaling.
Mufasa lands a high kick!
Silva misses with a hook.
Mufasa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch but Mufasa is avoiding it.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Mufasa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Despite the aggression on Mufasa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mufasa to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a series of punches but Mufasa moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mufasa avoids a kick to the body.
Mufasa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Mufasa counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva tries to bum rush Mufasa with a series of wild strikes but Mufasa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva looks to land a combination but Mufasa avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mufasa! But no joy.
Nice body kick from Mufasa.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva jumps guard but Mufasa stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mufasa stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mufasa breaks from the clinch.
Silva is looking to chop away at Mufasa's legs.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mufasa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Mufasa counters with a straight right hand.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Mufasa moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva wants to clinch
and Mufasa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva clobbers Mufasa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Mufasa is rocked!

It looks like Awobe Mufasa has been cut.
Silva ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Mufasa out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Silva!
Post fight, Victor Silva took to the microphone: 'This is Brazil!'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan De Jong (ranked 4486 p4p, 439 weight class) and Daron Gunner (ranked 4022 p4p, 417 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Jong
vs
Gunner

178 cm
24
189 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan De Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daron Gunner!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Gunner does no damage.
A combination from De Jong does no damage.
De Jong has a takedown stuffed.
De Jong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gunner misses with a wild combination.
De Jong throws a big counter combination but Gunner scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gunner misses with a wild combination.
De Jong appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gunner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gunner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gunner lands a nice shot to the body.
Gunner tries to bum rush De Jong with a series of wild strikes but De Jong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Jong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gunner is fending him off so far but De Jong persists. Nope, Gunner circles away and we're back to standing.
Daron Gunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gunner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gunner misses with a double jab.
Good exchange - Gunner coming out on top.
Gunner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Jong.
Gunner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Jong avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Jong feinted with a counter takedown.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Jong tries to pull guard but Gunner won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan De Jong. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gunner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Jong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Jong moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gunner's face as he tries to break the clinch.

De Jong has Gunner pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. De Jong pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gunner tumbling to the mat - De Jong dives into Gunner's 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!

De Jong drops back looking for a leg! Gunner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gunner manages to kick De Jong off! De Jong jumps back into Gunner's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gunner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gunner is wriggling around but De Jong manages to pass to half guard.
Gunner has hold of De Jong's hands but De Jong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
De Jong slips a nice elbow through Gunner's hands, connecting with Gunner's forehead.
De Jong works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jong looking to control but Gunner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Jong dominating with strikes here.

Gunner defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from De Jong.
Gunner is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gunner looks winded!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Stefan De Jong!
Our winner, Stefan De Jong, 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.
Daron Gunner was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like to thank everyone for coming out and I'm sorry I couldn't get the job done. I will be back!'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Gastonbury (ranked 4677 p4p, 447 weight class) and Jack Willen (ranked 5067 p4p, 458 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gastonbury
vs
Willen

180 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Gastonbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Willen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Willen.
Gastonbury fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Willen avoids it really well and circles away.
Willen shoots in looking for a takedown. Gastonbury tries to sprawl out of it but Willen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gastonbury manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Willen clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gastonbury manages to break the clinch.

Willen moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gastonbury.
Gastonbury is trying to break the clinch but Willen has him pressed against the cage.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gastonbury misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Gastonbury clinches up against the cage.
Gastonbury looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gastonbury is trying to maintain a safe position but Willen gets an underhook and turns Gastonbury into the cage.
Gastonbury tries to stall but Willen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Willen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Willen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gastonbury was covering up waiting for the punch and Willen finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Willen stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Willen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short left from Willen.
Gastonbury takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gastonbury is breathing heavily.
Willen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gastonbury gets the underhooks and prevents it.

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

Willen instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Willen.
Gastonbury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Willen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gastonbury lands a two punch combo.

Willen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gastonbury, pushing him back against the cage.
Gastonbury wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Willen fails to pull guard.
Henry Gastonbury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Willen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gastonbury missing with knees to the body.
Gastonbury lands a nice elbow.

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

Willen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Willen passes Gastonbury's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Willen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gastonbury knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've been hearing good reports from Gastonbury's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Willen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gastonbury does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willen controlling the pace.
Willen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gastonbury takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Willen lands a big shot there that rocks Gastonbury but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gastonbury is squirming around, avoiding Willen's attempts to control the action.
Willen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Willen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Willen misses with a takedown attempt - Gastonbury sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Willen tries to keep at a distance but Gastonbury has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gastonbury lands a shot to the body.
Gastonbury stops a takedown attempt from Willen.

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

Willen shoots in and bounces Gastonbury off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willen tries to free his leg and advance position but Gastonbury is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gastonbury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Willen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gastonbury is keeping the position for now.
Gastonbury is trying to control the position but Willen postures up.
Willen looking to sit in guard and control but Gastonbury gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Gastonbury trying to stand up but can't free himself from Willen's guard.
Gastonbury trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Willen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Willen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gastonbury. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gastonbury working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gastonbury trying to control but Willen is working from the bottom.
Willen controls Gastonbury momentarily but Gastonbury frees himself.
Jack Willen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gastonbury won't allow Willen to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gastonbury accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Willen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Willen looking for a sweep. Not yet Willen, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gastonbury wants to stand and escape but instead Willen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Willen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gastonbury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gastonbury haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Willen stands up over Gastonbury, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Willen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Willen drives through and clinches with Gastonbury against the cage.
Willen has Gastonbury pressed against the cage, preventing Gastonbury from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gastonbury prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henry Gastonbury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Willen.
Willen tries for a takedown. No joy.

Willen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gastonbury tries for a takedown but Willen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Willen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gastonbury fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Willen keeps the fight on the outside.
Willen is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Willen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Willen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gastonbury's sensitive parts.
Gastonbury goes for a double leg but Willen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Willen continues to drive forward.
Jack Willen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Willen closes the distance and clinches.

Gastonbury gets control of Willen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gastonbury will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gastonbury is looking to stand up but Willen isn't so interested in that idea.
Gastonbury keeping moving, preventing Willen from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willen wants to control from the top but Gastonbury keeps moving.
Willen looking to sit in guard and control but Gastonbury gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Willen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gastonbury can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Willen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gastonbury is one step ahead there.
Willen tries to strike from the bottom.

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.
Willen tries to strike from the bottom.
Willen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Willen is trying to control the position but Gastonbury postures up.

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

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

Gastonbury has one foot on Willen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gastonbury tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Willen swivels and escapes.
Gastonbury moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWillen.
Henry Gastonbury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Willen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gastonbury quickly recovers to half guard.

Gastonbury makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willen feints a jab promting Gastonbury to slip. Willen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gastonbury slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Willen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Willen trying to control the action but Gastonbury is working from the bottom.
Willen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Willen is looking to take a break and control but Gastonbury is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gastonbury prevents Willen from moving into mount.
Henry Gastonbury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Willen working the ground and pound from side control.
Jack Willen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gastonbury tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Willen.
Well Willen 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Willen!
A determined Jack Willen didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Taiwo (ranked 3378 p4p, 373 weight class) and Charlie Hall (ranked 5372 p4p, 487 weight class). Taiwo comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne - Moment. Charlie Hall acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Taiwo
vs
Hall

190 cm
21
207 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

186 cm
22
220 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Taiwo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taiwo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall lunges at Taiwo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taiwo's hand.
Taiwo moves out of range of the body kick.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Taiwo's shoulder, as Taiwo tries to avoid the shot.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taiwo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Taiwo ducks down to avoid it.
Hall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taiwo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hall lands a jab.
Hall thuds a left hand into Taiwo's body.
Hall lands a jab to the head.
Taiwo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taiwo misses with a head kick.
Hall throws a head kick but Taiwo moves out of range.
Taiwo slips a straight right by Hall.
Taiwo cracks Hall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Taiwo's shoulder, as Taiwo tries to avoid the shot.
Taiwo ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiwo fails with a takedown attempt.
Taiwo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Charlie Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick from Taiwo.
Donk. Hall catches Taiwo right on the button with a cross.
Taiwo throws a leg kick but Hall moved away.

Hall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taiwo, pushing him back against the cage.
Taiwo has had enough of the clinch but Hall keeps him there for the moment.

Taiwo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taiwo looks to throw a body kick
and Hall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taiwo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hall circles away.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taiwo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Taiwo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and Taiwo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hall really felt that one!
Taiwo lands a leg kick that knocks Hall off balance momentarily.
Hall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Hall.
Taiwo cracks Hall with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taiwo moves away from the strike by Hall.
Charlie Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taiwo shoots in and drives through. Hall sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Taiwo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hall drives through and clinches with Taiwo against the cage.

Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Taiwo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hall as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Hall as Taiwo shoots in.
Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Hall forces Taiwo back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Hall.

Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hall scores with a jab.
Hall is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Taiwo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hall misses with a hook
and Taiwo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall cracks Taiwo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Hall closes the distance and clinches.

Hall manages to break the clinch.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taiwo is looking to counter punch.
Taiwo lands a nice looking body kick.
A big left from Hall misses.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taiwo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Taiwo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Taiwo pushes him off.
A jab from Taiwo misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Taiwo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taiwo lands a nice forearm strike.
Taiwo is trying to ground and pound but Hall uses the momentary lack of control by Taiwo to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiwo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hall felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Taiwo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hall makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hall.
We've been hearing that Taiwo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Taiwo wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Hall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taiwo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Hall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A jab lands there for Taiwo.
Taiwo staying out of range there.
Taiwo lands a really nice looking cross but Hall seems unphased.
Hall throws a hook but Taiwo avoids it easily.
Hall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Taiwo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
A telegraphed right hand from Taiwo misses the target.
Hall feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taiwos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Taiwo throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Hall blocks the low kick.
Hall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taiwo backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taiwo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Taiwo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taiwo somewhat.
Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Taiwo off the cage and back into range.
Hall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taiwo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiwo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Charlie Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall works the jab nicely.
Hall lands with a right hand.
Hall tries to clinch up.
Crunch! Taiwo slams his shin into Hall's torso.
Taiwo shoots for a double leg takedown but Hall sprawls well. He's pushed Taiwo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Taiwo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taiwo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taiwo throws the kick towards the body but Hall avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Hall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taiwo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taiwo.
Taiwo throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Hall lands with a cross.
Taiwo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taiwo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taiwo misses with a wild combination.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hall scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taiwo in his tracks.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall avoids the head kick by Taiwo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taiwo misses with an uppercut.
Hall jabs Taiwo right on the nose. Taiwo blinks but takes it well.
Hall moves out of range as Taiwo throws a body kick.
A jab from Hall misses.
Taiwo throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taiwo is defended easily by Hall.
Hall now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Taiwo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hall throws a low kick but Taiwo avoids it.
Hall takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hall misses with the combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiwo scores with a push kick.
Taiwo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taiwo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taiwo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taiwo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
A jab from Taiwo does it's job there.
Taiwo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taiwo takes one to the side of the head.
Taiwo is looking to land body kicks.
Taiwo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice shot by Hall.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taiwo.
Hall blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hall! But no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hall.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Taiwo is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taiwo throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Taiwo is looking to chop away at Hall's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice straight punches there by Taiwo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taiwo.
Taiwo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Taiwo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hall tries to avoid it but Taiwo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hall to the ground. Hall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hall sizes up Taiwo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taiwo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Taiwo throws a body kick that misses.
Taiwo tries a head kick but it misses.
Taiwo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taiwo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taiwo has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall misses with a low kick as Taiwo jumps back.
Hall throws a head kick but Taiwo moves out of range.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taiwo cracks Hall with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Hall 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!

Hall throws the kick towards the body but Taiwo avoids it.
Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Hall misses.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Taiwo is looking to counter punch.
Taiwo throws the kick towards the body but Hall avoids it.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taiwo slips a jab from Hall.
Hall lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Taiwo.
Taiwo misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Taiwo off the cage and back into range.
Taiwo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taiwo throws out a leg kick but Hall moves out of range and Taiwo only half commits.
Nice body punch from Hall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taiwo shoots in and drives through. Hall sprawls well.
Taiwo looks for a takedown but Hall sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a wild body kick that Taiwo sees coming a mile off.
Taiwo defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Hall misses with a looping right.
Hall moves to clinch but Taiwo breaks away
and Taiwo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taiwo defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Taiwo throws a leg kick which misses Hall's front leg but catches the back leg as Hall tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taiwo.
Taiwo tries for a takedown but Hall sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Taiwo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taiwo backs up against the cage.
A head kick misses from Taiwo.
Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Taiwo moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
Taiwo looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
Hall throws out a counter right but Taiwo avoids it with no problem.
Taiwo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taiwo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taiwo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taiwo throws a body kick that misses.
Taiwo tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hall blocks a head kick by Taiwo.
Hall throws a hook but Taiwo avoids it easily.
Hall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Taiwo shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Taiwo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taiwo.
Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Hall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taiwo, pushing him back against the cage.

Hall breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Hall as he connects with a hook.
Taiwo misses with a hook.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Taiwo misses.
Hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Taiwo tries to land a body kick
and Hall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall tries to land a leg kick but Taiwo saw it coming and moves away.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Hall connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taiwo to score with a decent uppercut.
Taiwo throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Taiwo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall misses with a straight right.
Hall moves out of range of the body kick.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Taiwo slips under a jab from Hall.
Taiwo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hall swings for the body but Taiwo moves out of range.
Taiwo lands a glancing blow to the side of Hall's head.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Taiwo.
Taiwo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taiwo.
Taiwo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hall lands with a hook. Taiwo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taiwo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taiwo misses with a straight right.
Hall throws a body shot but no joy.
Taiwo moves away from the strike by Hall.
Hall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taiwo.
Hall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taiwo throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Charlie Hall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taiwo lands a really nice looking cross but Hall seems unphased.
Taiwo misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Hall throws a good cross that connects.
Taiwo looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
Taiwo throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taiwo throws out a leg kick but Hall moves out of range and Taiwo only half commits.
Taiwo takes one to the side of the head.
Samuel Taiwo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall connects with a nice looking jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hall 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Hall!
A relieved looking Charlie Hall thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Cedeno (ranked 4155 p4p, 360 weight class) and Zack Wave (ranked 5174 p4p, 391 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cedeno
vs
Wave

180 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nelson Cedeno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Wave!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wave gets a clinch.
Cedeno tries to pull guard but Wave holds him up against the cage and eventually Cedeno drops back down to his feet.
Wave is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wave scores with a shot to the side of Cedeno's head.
Wave lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Wave has picked Cedeno up - he's going for a ride! Wave dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wave is thwarting Cedeno's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cedeno looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wave is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cedeno tries to get to full guard but Wave has control of the leg.
Wave slows the pace down in half guard.
Cedeno is looking to improve his position.
Cedeno trying to control here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wave feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cedeno's calf.

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.
Nice uppercut there from Cedeno.
Cedeno throws a sloppy head kick and Wave moves out of range easily.

Wave closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wave gets through Cedeno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wave takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cedeno wants a takedown but no success here.
Cedeno changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wave fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelson Cedeno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wave takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cedeno lands a right hook to the body.
Wave dodges the punch combination from Cedeno.
Wave steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cedeno.
Cedeno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wave wants to counter the offense by Cedeno and move into the clinch position.
Cedeno shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cedeno throws a wild body kick that Wave sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cedeno throws a looping overhand right but Wave ducks down to avoid it.
Wave lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cedeno's sensitive parts.

Wave fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cedeno sprawls well initially but Wave persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wave winds up and cracks Cedeno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wave controlling the pace.
Cedeno blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wave.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wave thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wave seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cedeno works over Wave's head and body with a nice combination.
Cedeno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wave manages to avoid it.

Wave moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cedeno avoids the elbow strike from Wave, against the cage.
Cedeno is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wave to keep the fight standing.
Cedeno is trying to break free.
Wave is pushing Cedeno up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cedeno wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cedeno fails to pull guard.
Cedeno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wave has him pressed against the cage.
Wave scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wave misses with an elbow over the top.
Wave with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cedeno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wave is keeping busy.
Wave working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wave tries to land knees in the clinch but Cedeno avoids the damage to the body.
Wave misses with a punch to the body.
Wave cracks Cedeno with a nice body shot.
Wave has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wave misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cedeno.
Cedeno blocks a body shot from Wave.
Wave scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cedeno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cedeno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Wave forces Cedeno back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cedeno can't break the clinch.
Wave stalls.
Cedeno avoids a wild elbow strike from Wave.
Wave digs a right hand into Cedeno's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cedeno's gas tank.
Cedeno blocks an elbow strike from Wave.
Cedeno prevents a body shot from Wave.
Wave throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cedeno blocks it with crossed arms.

Wave pulls guard successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wave wants to sweep here but Cedeno controlling him for the moment.

Wave working for a triangle but Cedeno defends it easily.
Cedeno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wave swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cedeno trying to control but Wave is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wave pulls Cedeno in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wave is on top in guard.

Cedeno is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wave is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Wave 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cedeno swats away the attempt to clinch by Wave.
As Wave looks to move away, Cedeno throws a big counter combo but Wave just gets out of the way.
Wave is looking to clinch but Cedeno is avoiding it.
Cedeno swats away the attempt to clinch by Wave.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cedeno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cedeno sets himself, and Wave steps forward looking for the clinch! Cedeno avoids it this time.
Wave darts in trying to clinch
and Cedeno counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cedeno scoring well with a low kick there.

Wave closes the distance and clinches.
Wave gets underhooks to prevent Cedeno's takedown attempt.
Cedeno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cedeno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Cedeno manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wave trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wave distracts Cedeno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wave's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wave preventing the sweep.

Wave stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Wave takes the fight into the clinch.
Wave keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cedeno's efforts to push away.
Stalling in the clinch from Wave.

Wave has picked Cedeno up - he's going for a ride! Wave dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half 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!
Wave is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cedeno wants to control but Wave is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wave looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wave slips a nice elbow through Cedeno's hands, connecting with Cedeno's forehead.
Wave perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cedeno taking some punishment here, with Wave in his half guard.
Wave drops an elbow to the side of Cedeno's head.
Wave with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wave lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wave in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cedeno on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wave controlling the pace.
Wave looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Cedeno looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wave perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nelson Cedeno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zack Wave is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Wave gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Wave comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wave 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Wave!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urwifs Othrguy (ranked 2990 p4p, 278 weight class) and Philip Darly (ranked 5908 p4p, 418 weight class). Darly has chosen Sympathy for the devil-Rolling Stones as his entrance music. Urwifs Othrguy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Philip Darly's chin.

Othrguy
vs
Darly

201 cm
28
258 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

205 cm
22
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Urwifs Othrguy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philip Darly!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Othrguy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Darly circles away.

Othrguy feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Darly sprawling to the canvas! Darly rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Othrguy finish him?!

It looks like Philip Darly has been cut.
Othrguy throws a body kick that misses.
Othrguy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Othrguy lands a nice looking body kick.
Othrguy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Othrguy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Othrguy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Othrguy backs off Darly throws a huge counter combo but Othrguy manages to avoid it all.
Darly misses with a few strikes there.
Othrguy looks to throw the jab but Darly is out of range.
Darly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Othrguy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Othrguy clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Othrguy.
Darly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darly wants to break free but Othrguy has control.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Othrguy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urwifs Othrguy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Othrguy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Othrguy scores with a jab.
Darly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Othrguy has time to react.
Othrguy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darly.
Philip Darly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Othrguy slips a jab and a cross from Darly.
Darly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darly throws a right hand that Othrguy ducks under and follows up with a left that Othrguy also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darly throws a shot to the body.
Darly tries to work over Othrguy's front leg with a kick but Othrguy checks it.

Othrguy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Darly is rocked!
Othrguy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Darly is still in real trouble! Can Othrguy finish him?
The strikes coming from Othrguy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Darly seems to have recovered his senses.
Sloppy strikes there by Othrguy.
The ground and pound from Othrguy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Othrguy advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Othrguy looking to finish with strikes here!
Othrguy looking to finish Darly with some ground and pound. This is bad for Darly!
Othrguy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Othrguy punching from mount but Darly doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Othrguy 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.

Darly tries to improve his position but Othrguy has taken his back! Othrguy has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Darly tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Othrguy pushes Darly away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Urwifs Othrguy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sava Savov (ranked 2003 p4p, 121 weight class) and Kris Jakua (ranked 1886 p4p, 113 weight class). Kris Jakua will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Savov
vs
Jakua

164 cm
24
134 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

180 cm
21
145 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sava Savov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kris Jakua!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakua takes a swing at Savov's ribcage but misses.
Savov throws a head kick that half lands.
Jab, jab by Jakua - just one landing.
Savov doesn't manage to clinch there - Jakua circles away.
Jakua connects with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Jakua.
Jakua is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jakua lands with a nice body punch.
Savov tries to close the distance and clinch but Jakua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jakua scores with a one two! Savov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jakua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savov was well out of range. Poor timing from Jakua.
Jakua takes a swing at Savov's ribcage but misses.
Savov throws a quick counter head kick but Jakua was just out of range.
Jakua swats away the attempt to clinch by Savov.
Savov misses with a takedown attempt - Jakua sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakua misses with a wild body shot.
Jakua connects with a body shot.
Savov moves away from the strike by Jakua.
Savov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jakua missing with a left hand there. Savov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jakua just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSavov.
Jakua scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Savov doesn't seem bothered though.
Jakua throws a combination that misses
and Savov counters with a three punch combo that has Jakua backing up. Jakua nods at Savov to acknowledge the strikes.
Jakua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savov tries to clinch there but Jakua circles away.
Jakua is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Savov with a body shot.
Savov doesn't manage to clinch there - Jakua circles away.

Savov dives in and scores a takedown into Jakua's guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savov lands a good knee to the midsection. Jakua won't want to take too many of those.
Jakua lands a shoulder strike.
Jakua stalling against the cage.

Jakua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Savov shoots in for a double leg but Jakua sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jakua throws a counter combo.
Savov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Savov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jakua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jakua punishes Savov's body with a nice straight punch.
Jakua misses with a body shot.
It looked like Savov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jakua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savov manages to avoid it.
Jakua scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jakua is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Savov rather than just go for the knockout.
Jakua takes a swing at Savov's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savov throws a sloppy head kick

and Jakua holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Savov letting Jakua take a breather here.
Savov is trying to drag Jakua to the mat but Jakua just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Our sources have told us that Savov has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sava Savov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jakua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jakua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jakua managing to block the knees to the body from Savov.

Jakua breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Savov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jakua.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakua swings for the body but Savov moves out of range.
Jakua throws out a powerful jab.
Jakua tries to bum rush Savov with a series of wild strikes but Savov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Savov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Savov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jakua appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jakua throws a right hand that Savov ducks under and follows up with a left that Savov also avoids with ease.
Jakua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Savov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savov throws a right hand that Jakua ducks under and follows up with a left that Jakua also avoids with ease.
Jakua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jakua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Savov on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Jakua 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.

Jakua avoids the head kick by Savov.
Nice body punch from Jakua.
Jakua looks to score with a jab to the body but Savov is just out of range.
Jakua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savov.
Jakua throws a right hand that Savov ducks under and follows up with a left that Savov also avoids with ease.
Savov tries to close the distance and clinch but Jakua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Savov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jakua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jakua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savov.
Savov throws a big counter combination but Jakua scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Savov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jakua.
Jakua looks to score with a jab to the body but Savov is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakua lands a body shot.
Savov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jakua sprawls and moves away.
Jakua swats away the attempt to clinch by Savov.
Jakua misses with a body shot.
Jakua just misses with a punch to the body.
Jakua is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Savov avoids the body shot from Jakua.
Some wild striking there from Jakua.
Kris Jakua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jakua unleashes a big counter combination but Savov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jakua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jakua just misses with a punch to the body.
Jakua scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Savov tries to clinch but Jakua moves out of range.
Savov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jakua avoids the head kick by Savov.
Jakua has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Savov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Savov shoots for a double leg takedown but Jakua sprawls well. He's pushed Savov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jakua scores with a nice strike.
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!
Jakua scores with a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jakua takes a knee to the side of the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Savov.
Savov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A bit of stalling here from Jakua.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jakua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jakua just leaning against Savov, taking a breather.
Jakua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Jakua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jakua lands with a shot to the body.

Savov moves into the clinch.
Savov is trying to maintain a safe position but Jakua gets an underhook and turns Savov into the cage.
Jakua is stalling here.
Jakua stalls.
The crowd are getting on Jakua's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Savov is trying to maintain a safe position but Jakua gets an underhook and turns Savov into the cage.
Jakua stops a takedown attempt from Savov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sava Savov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakua struggles to land a body shot inside as Savov controls his hands.
Jakua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Savov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jakua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Savov tries to pull guard but Jakua holds him up against the cage and eventually Savov drops back down to his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Jakua.
Jakua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jakua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jakua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Savov backwards.
Savov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jakua smiles and moves away.
Jakua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jakua. Savov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jakua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savov.
Savov pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Savov forces Jakua back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kris Jakua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Savov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jakua connects with a body shot.
Jakua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Savov throws a head kick that misses.
Savov fails with a takedown attempt.
As Savov backs off Jakua throws a huge counter combo but Savov manages to avoid it all.
Kris Jakua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jakua throws a looping overhand right but Savov ducks down to avoid it.
Jakua loads up on a big right hand but Savov slips the punch.
Sava Savov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jakua stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jakua wants it to stay on the feet.
Jakua just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jakua cracks a nice hook into Savov's ribs.
Savov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jakua.
Jakua just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSavov.
Jakua misses the shot to the body.
Jakua connects with a body shot that sends Savov's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jakua.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jakua in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Savov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jakua.

Savov has Jakua up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jakua scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Jakua.

Savov manages to break the clinch.
Jakua ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Savov shoots in looking for a takedown. Jakua tries to sprawl out of it but Savov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jakua manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sava Savov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jakua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Jakua's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savov.
Jakua with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Savov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savov closes the distance and clinches up with Jakua, looking for a takedown. Savov pushes Jakua against the cage but Jakua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jakua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savov avoids the body shot from Jakua.
Sava Savov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jakua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savov moves away.
Jakua swats away the attempt to clinch by Savov.
Savov takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savov avoids the body shot from Jakua.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakua fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Savov on the side of the head.
Savov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jakua throws a right hand that Savov ducks under and follows up with a left that Savov also avoids with ease.
Savov dives in for a single leg takedown but Jakua sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jakua scores with a one two! Savov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Savov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jakua avoids it really well and circles away.
Savov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jakua cracks Savov with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jakua.
Savov is looking to counter with head kicks.
Savov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Savov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jakua as he avoids it easily.
Jakua lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Savov fails to land the takedown.
Savov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jakua counters with a left and a right that stings Savov.
Jakua lands with a cross.
Savov lands a head kick. Jakua smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Savov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Savov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kris Jakua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jakua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Jakua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jakua 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Jakua!
During a confident post fight interview, Kris Jakua 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
57%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Henriksen (ranked 793 p4p, 103 weight class) and Teeth Ferret (ranked 900 p4p, 118 weight class). Henriksen comes to the cage accompanied by OST Vikings - If I Had a Heart. Karl Henriksen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Henriksen
vs
Ferret

184 cm
22
170 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Henriksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teeth Ferret!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Henriksen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferret tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Henriksen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karl Henriksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henriksen throws a lazy head kick

and Ferret counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Henriksen controls Ferret momentarily but Ferret frees himself.
Henriksen has momentary wrist control but Ferret slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferret slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ferret lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriksen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ferret wants to control from the top but Henriksen keeps moving.
Ferret working some strikes from top position.
Ferret working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henriksen trying to control the position.
Ferret scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ferret landing with the ground and pound.

Henriksen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Henriksen looking to control but Ferret passes into half guard.
Henriksen is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Five Round Fight Club NY (50 max), so we'll see if he gets out of it.

Henriksen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferret pulls his head out easily.
Ferret is pressing down on Henriksen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Henriksen is holding on for now.
Henriksen is pressing down on Ferret's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ferret tries to free his leg and advance position but Henriksen is retaining full guard.
Henriksen controls Ferret momentarily but Ferret frees himself.

Ferret got a little sloppy there for a moment and Henriksen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ferret has managed to get both his arms back between Henriksen's legs - danger averted.
Ferret is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferret is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ferret working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Henriksen's head.

Ferret avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ferret trying to control the position from guard on top but Henriksen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henriksen working a defensive guard here.

That's four 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.
Henriksen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ferret's guard.

Henriksen wants to control from the top but Ferret keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferret bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henriksen's guard.

Henriksen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henriksen keeping moving, preventing Ferret from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ferret is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Henriksen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ferret can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick misses from Henriksen.
Henriksen sizes up Ferret with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Henriksen scores with a head kick.
Henriksen misses with a kick to the body

and Ferret counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferret looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Henriksen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ferret passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Henriksen!
Henriksen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferret working the ground and pound effectively.
Henriksen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henriksen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ferret postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henriksen looks a forlorn figure.
Henriksen can't escape the position.
Ferret landing strikes from the mount.
Ferret content just to control the position here.
Ferret connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ferret lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ferret tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ferret landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ferret is thwarting Henriksen's attempts to control the position.
Henriksen tries to get to full guard but Ferret has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ferret lands a nice short elbow.
Henriksen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ferret scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ferret has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henriksen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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. Ferret connects with a nice short shot to Henriksen's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henriksen is looking for a sweep. Ferret is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henriksen trying to control here.
Ferret working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ferret content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ferret looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ferret lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Henriksen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferret pulls his head out easily.
Ferret scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Henriksen is refusing to be controlled, as Ferret sits in half guard.
Henriksen is trying to get back to full guard.
Henriksen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ferret lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferret slips a nice elbow through Henriksen's hands, connecting with Henriksen's forehead.
Ferret controlling the action here.
Ferret landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teeth Ferret showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Henriksen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Ferret counters with a single leg into guard. Henriksen didn't expect that.
Henriksen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ferret's guard.

Henriksen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferret is keeping the position for now.
Henriksen wants to control from the top but Ferret keeps moving.
Henriksen stopping the sweep attempt from Ferret.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferret preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henriksen looking to sit in guard and control but Ferret gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Henriksen looking for a sweep. Not yet Henriksen, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriksen keeping moving, preventing Ferret from controlling successfully.
Ferret passes Henriksen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ferret lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ferret trying to control the pace.
Ferret winds up and cracks Henriksen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ferret lands strikes from half guard.
Henriksen tries to get to full guard but Ferret has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Ferret 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.
Henriksen trying to control from the bottom.
Ferret wants to pass the guard but Henriksen is defending well.
Henriksen tries to get to full guard but Ferret has control of the leg.
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. Ferret connects with a nice short shot to Henriksen's temple.

Henriksen looking for submissions off his back.
Henriksen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferret trying to control but Henriksen is working from the bottom.
Ferret slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ferret is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ferret tries to free his leg and advance position but Henriksen is retaining full guard.
Henriksen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ferret controls the pace.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Henriksen lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Henriksen misses with a kick to the body

and Ferret counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ferret.
Ferret landing with the ground and pound.
Ferret is working Henriksen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Teeth Ferret has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henriksen working a defensive guard here.
Ferret with a nice head shot there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Henriksen has momentary wrist control but Ferret slips an elbow through the middle.
Ferret content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teeth Ferret really dominated that round.
That's time! Henriksen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Henriksen looks to throw a body kick

and Ferret counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Henriksen!
You can see the frustration on Henriksen's face as Ferret controls the position.
Ferret scoring with punches and elbows.
Ferret cracks Henriksen with a big right hand but Henriksen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Henriksen manages to get back to half guard.
Ferret controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferret is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ferret lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henriksen won't allow Ferret to pass to mount.
Ferret looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Henriksen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ferret wants to free his trapped foot but Henriksen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ferret drops an elbow to the side of Henriksen's head.
Ferret works his way into side control.
Ferret trying to control the position but Henriksen is working away.
Ferret controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferret trying to control the position but Henriksen is working away.
Henriksen is looking for a sweep.
Henriksen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ferret is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Ferret unloading with bombs!
Ferret with shots to the head and body - Henriksen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ferret in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Teeth Ferret!
Teeth Ferret thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

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