Trinity FC - The Final Event PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thaddeus Manos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick has chosen Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up to Boston as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jimi Patrick will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Manos
vs
Patrick

185 cm
23
199 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

183 cm
25
198 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Thaddeus Manos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimi Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick tries to clinch but Manos moves out of range.
Patrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patrick tries to clinch there but Manos circles away.
Patrick tries to clinch up.
Manos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patrick.

Manos clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Manos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Manos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Patrick lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Patrick manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Patrick!

It looks like Thaddeus Manos has been cut.
Patrick tries to clinch

and Manos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manos wants to control but Patrick is keeping him busy.

Patrick has one foot on Manos's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Patrick thows a leg kick but Manos checks it

and Manos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Manos stops Patrick from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick is not content to let Manos control the position.

Manos seems to be working for a kimura but Patrick defends the submission attempt.
Manos trying to pass the guard but Patrick defending well.

Manos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Manos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

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.
Patrick looks like he's trying to stand up.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Manos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patrick closes the distance but Manos moves to the side

and Manos counters by moving into the clinch.
Patrick tries to break the clinch but Manos is controlling the position.
Patrick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Manos prevents Patrick from breaking the clinch.
Manos tries for a takedown but Patrick manages to get underhooks.

Patrick breaks the clinch.

Manos moves into range and clinches up with Patrick.
A frustrated look appears on Patrick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Manos fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thaddeus Manos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patrick wants to break the clinch but can't.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick misses with a wild combination.
Patrick is looking to clinch but Manos is avoiding it.
Patrick doesn't manage to clinch there - Manos circles away.

Manos moves into the clinch successfully.
Patrick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Patrick wants to get back to striking at distance but Manos won't allow it.
Patrick wants to get back to striking at distance but Manos won't allow it.
Manos fails to pull guard.
Patrick lands an uppercut.
Patrick is looking to break free of the clinch but Manos has double underhooks.
Patrick is trying to break the clinch but Manos is controlling him.
Patrick is pressed up against the ropes. Manos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Patrick down to the mat. Patrick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Patrick darts in trying to clinch

and Manos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Manos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thaddeus Manos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thaddeus Manos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Patrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manos circles away quickly and effectively.
Patrick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patrick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Patrick throws a series of punches but Manos moves out of range.

Patrick gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Manos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Manos prevents Patrick from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Manos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Patrick dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick postures up in Manos's guard and throws a big left but Manos blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manos is on top in guard.
Manos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manos won't allow Patrick to get back to his feet.
Patrick wants to sweep here but Manos controlling him for the moment.
Manos passes easily into side control. Nice work.

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.
Patrick wants to get back to his feet but Manos drags him back down.

Manos stands up.
Patrick wants to clinch

and Manos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Patrick!

Manos is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Patrick is surviving well by controlling Manos's body position as best he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manos fails to move to back control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Manos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Manos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Patrick can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Patrick is desperately trying to improve his position but Manos has a good base and remains in mount.
Patrick really wants to buck Manos off and get back to his feet.
Manos prevents Patrick from getting the reversal.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Patrick's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's four 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.

Manos looking to secure an arm triangle but Patrick defends it well.
Manos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Patrick is looking to escape.
Manos working the ground and pound effectively.
Patrick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thaddeus Manos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thaddeus Manos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Manos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patrick goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Manos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patrick clinches but Manos breaks the clinch

and Manos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Patrick won't be happy with that.

Manos tries for a kimura but Patrick is defending well.

Manos decides to stand back up. Manos steps back and let's Patrick get back to his feet.
Nice jab there from Patrick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Manos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Patrick wants to stand up but Manos is controlling him.
Manos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manos wants to pass the guard but Patrick is keeping the position.
Patrick keeping moving, preventing Manos from controlling successfully.
Jimi Patrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Patrick throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Patrick keeping moving, preventing Manos from controlling successfully.
Manos wants to pass the guard but Patrick is keeping the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Patrick looks to land a combination but Manos avoids it well.
Patrick darts in trying to clinch
and Manos counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Patrick is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thaddeus Manos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Manos scores with a takedown into Patrick's guard.
Manos advances position into side control!
Manos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patrick keeps working.
Patrick wants to get back to his feet but Manos drags him back down.
Patrick tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manos controlling the position.
Thaddeus Manos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Patrick is not content to let Manos control the position.
Manos staying calm.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thaddeus Manos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thaddeus Manos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rik Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes into the arena with Papa Roach - Last Resort blaring out of the sound system. James Hardy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hardy
vs
Lock

200 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

176 cm
19
156 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rik Lock!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lock scores with a sloppy right hand. Hardy should have avoided that one.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hardy slips a straight right by Lock.
Hardy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lock throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Hardy as Lock shoots in.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Hardy falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lock counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lock.
Lock trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Lock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Hardy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lock wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Lock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock throwing strikes but missing.
Lock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
Lock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Hardy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lock landing with the ground and pound.
Lock wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Lock working some strikes from top position.
Lock works over Hardy with some ground and pound from guard.

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

Hardy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Hardy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Lock trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lock has picked Hardy up and slammed him! Hardy can't keep hold of the triangle and Lock manages to pass to side control!
Hardy tries to improve position but can't.
Lock looks up at the clock and then as Hardy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lock smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lock cracks Hardy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lock lands a nice forearm strike.
Hardy sneaks back into half guard.
Hardy is looking to improve his position.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock is nestled in close to Hardy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Lock is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hardy gets full guard.
Lock tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardy is retaining full guard.

Hardy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Hardy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lock scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hardy working for a triangle but Lock defends it easily.
Lock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Lock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lock lands a couple of digs.
Lock with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Hardy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lock is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lock drops back looking for a leg! Hardy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hardy manages to kick Lock off! Lock jumps back into Hardy's guard.
Lock is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rik Lock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lock looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Hardy misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Lock counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Hardy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hardy is tightening it up a little... Lock has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Lock reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Lock taps out! nice BJJ there by Hardy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). James Hardy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between T Dawg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Conroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Dawg
vs
Conroy

179 cm
23
153 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, T Dawg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Conroy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conroy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Conroy dodges the punch combination from Dawg.
Conroy tries to clinch up but Dawg circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Dawg as Conroy shoots in.
T Dawg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawg looks to land a combination. Conroy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dawg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dawg misses with a series of wild punches.
Dawg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dawg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Conroy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dawg!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conroy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dawg trying desperately to get to his feet.

Conroy looking for a guillotine from mount but Dawg is having none of it.
Conroy tries to control but Dawg wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Conroy is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Conroy shoots in but Dawg avoids the takedown attempt easily.
T Dawg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Conroy.
Dawg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Conroy counters by clinching up.
Dawg wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Dawg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dawg gets underhooks to prevent Conroy's takedown attempt.
Conroy looks gassed!
Conroy can't get the takedown.
Conroy trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conroy keeps control of Dawg as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dawg tries to circle away but Conroy has him pinned against the ropes.
Conroy prevents Dawg from breaking the clinch.
Conroy goes for a takedown attempt but Dawg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dawg throws a nice looking combination but Conroy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dawg misses with a series of wild punches.
Dawg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dawg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dawg swats away the attempt to clinch by Conroy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Conroy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Conroy pushes Dawg up against the ropes in a clinch.
Conroy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dawg pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Conroy looking for a takedown.
Dawg is trying to break free.

Conroy jumps guard and drags Dawg to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dawg wanted to stand there but Conroy had control of the position.

Conroy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dawg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dawg stopping the sweep attempt from Conroy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dawg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dawg slaps away a takedown attempt from Conroy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
T Dawg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dawg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dawg throws a series of punches but Conroy moves out of range.
Dawg falls off balance throwing a combination

so Conroy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conroy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

and Conroy counters with a shoot takedown. Dawg fights it but they end up in guard.
Dawg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Conroy trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conroy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dawg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Conroy on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conroy wants to control from the top but Dawg keeps moving.
Conroy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dawg's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg wants to get back to his feet but Conroy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Conroy stands up from Dawg's guard - Conroy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dawg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dawg leaves Conroy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dawg with a body punch. A glancing blow.

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.

Conroy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Conroy wants to control from the top but Dawg keeps moving.
Dawg keeping full guard, as Conroy tries to pass.
Dawg wants to stand and escape but Conroy is having none of it.
Conroy wants to control from the top but Dawg keeps moving.
Dawg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawg keeping moving, preventing Conroy from controlling successfully.
Conroy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Conroy pushes down on Dawg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dawg looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Conroy is defended easily by Dawg.
T Dawg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Conroy.

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.
Dawg digs a good body shot into Conroy's ribs.

Conroy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Conroy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
BOOM! Conroy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dawg is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Conroy has taken his back!
Conroy somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

Conroy looking to break Dawg's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Dawg remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Conroy will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Conroy 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!

Conroy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dawg tries to avoid it but Conroy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dawg to the ground. Dawg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Dawg as Conroy shoots in.
Jab by Dawg.
Dawg scores with a one two! Conroy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from Dawg both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Dawg does no damage.
Dawg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dawg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Conroy clinches with his opponent.

Conroy is trying to trip Dawg. He has hold of a leg but Dawg is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Conroy persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Conroy passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conroy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dawg defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy trying to control from Dawg's half guard. Dawg has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dawg is looking to stand up but Conroy isn't so interested in that idea.
Conroy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Conroy advances to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Conroy is stalling here. Dawg is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Conroy seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dawg has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Dawg stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Conroy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dawg is fending him off so far but Conroy persists. Nope, Dawg circles away and we're back to standing.
T Dawg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Conroy.
Conroy shoots in for a double leg but Dawg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dawg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Conroy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawg.
Conroy shoots in looking for a takedown. Dawg tries to sprawl out of it but Conroy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Dawg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Conroy avoids the body shot from Dawg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Conroy is defended easily by Dawg.
Dawg misses with a jab, cross combination.
T Dawg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawg misses with a jab to the body

and Conroy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dawg's guard.
Conroy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dawg is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Conroy is controlling him well.

Conroy goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dawg rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Conroy's guard! Nice work there by Dawg!
Dawg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dawg would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Victor Conroy has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conroy wants to stand but Dawg is controlling the position.
Conroy has a closed guard, preventing Dawg from standing up.
Dawg wants to stand and escape but instead Conroy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Conroy is pushing down on Dawg's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dawg is fighting to maintain full guard but Conroy has managed to sneak the leg through.
T Dawg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Conroy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Conroy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dawg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Conroy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Conroy 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Conroy!

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hype
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Zentsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cross David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross David has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zentsov
vs
David

190 cm
23
235 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
245 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Zentsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cross David!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

David shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than David was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zentsov blocking the ground and pound.
David landing punches.
David misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Zentsov blocking the ground and pound.
Zentsov tries to reverse the position but David maintains control.
Zentsov tries to hold on but David pushes him away.
Zentsov is squirming around, avoiding David's attempts to control the action.
Zentsov's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Zentsov defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from David.
David won't let Zentsov get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David lands with some strikes.
Zentsov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zentsov tries to hold on but David pushes him away.
Zentsov trying desperately to get to his feet.
David landing strikes from the mount.

David is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Zentsov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
David punching from mount but Zentsov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Zentsov really wants to buck David off and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David lands a nice shot to the head.
Zentsov avoids a series of strikes thrown by David.
Zentsov wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
David trying to control but Zentsov is having none of it.
David looking to finish with strikes here!
Zentsov wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
David avoids the attempt from Zentsov to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zentsov is looking to improve his position but David isn't that keen on the idea.
David breaks from Zentsov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
You get the feeling that Zentsov really doesn't like being in this position too much.
David looking to finish Zentsov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zentsov!
David putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Zentsov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

David is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Zentsov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

David is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Zentsov has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Zentsov!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
David trying to control the position.
David has a closed guard, preventing Zentsov from standing up.
David bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zentsov's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David prevents Zentsov from getting back to his feet.
David working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

David postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Zentsov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of David, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zentsov shoots for a takedown but David saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
David fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zentsov's corner calls for a 1-2. Zentsov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zentsov misses with a wild combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Zentsov scores with a four punch combination!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
David tries to close the distance and clinch but Zentsov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
David blocks a head kick by Zentsov.
Zentsov swats away the attempt to clinch by David.
Zentsov looks to land a combination but David avoids it well.
David is looking to clinch.
Zentsov throws a right hand that David ducks under and follows up with a left that David also avoids with ease.
David shoots in but no luck this time.

David forces Zentsov back against the ropes and clinches.
David prevents Zentsov from breaking the clinch.
Zentsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from David.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zentsov wants to get back to striking at distance but David won't allow it.
Zentsov lands a nice uppercut.
David swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zentsov stops a takedown attempt from David.
Zentsov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zentsov stalling in the clinch but David improves position.
David drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zentsov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Andrei Zentsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cross David.
Zentsov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. David fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick from Zentsov lands but David takes it in his stride.
David doesn't manage to clinch there - Zentsov circles away.
David tries to clinch there but Zentsov circles away.
David looks for a takedown but Zentsov sprawls well.
David blocks a head kick by Zentsov.
David scores with a hook.
Zentsov swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zentsov takes the fight into the clinch.
Zentsov has had enough of the clinch but David keeps him there for the moment.
David has Zentsov pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Zentsov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zentsov trying to stall but David improves his position.
Zentsov can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Zentsov lands a shoulder strike.
Zentsov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but David has him pressed against the ropes.

Zentsov has clasped his hands together around David's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
David tries to improve position but can't.
Cross David has got the better of the ground game so far.
David regains half guard.
David trying to control from the bottom.
David is looking to improve his position.
David wants to control but Zentsov is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zentsov prevents David from improving his position.
David trying to control from the bottom.
David is breathing heavily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
David fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zentsov misses with a jab, cross combination.
David tries to close the distance and clinch but Zentsov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zentsov is trying hard to land a takedown here. David sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
David shoots in for a takedown but Zentsov shows good takedown defense.
Zentsov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck David on the side of the head.
Zentsov throws a sloppy head kick and David moves out of range easily.
Zentsov throws a shot from downtown. David moves away and avoids it.
David looks to land a left hand but Zentsov moved out of range nicely.

David looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
David trying to move into half guard but instead Zentsov has managed to sweep!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zentsov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zentsov throws a big right hand that misses.
David looking to control.
David looking for a sweep. Not yet David, not yet.
David has a closed guard, preventing Zentsov from standing up.
Zentsov passes David's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
David tries to roll over but Zentsov keeps him under control.
David trying to control from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zentsov fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Zentsov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zentsov manages to avoid it.
David walks into a jab.
David shoots in and drives through. Zentsov sprawls well.
Zentsov throws a right hand that David ducks under and follows up with a left that David also avoids with ease.
Zentsov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and David counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zentsov's guard now.
David working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zentsov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from David.
David missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
David throws a strike but Zentsov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
David controlling the position.
Zentsov trying to stand up but can't free himself from David's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zentsov's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
David postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zentsov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as David accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
David working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
David forces his way into half guard.
David moves nicely into side control.

David is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zentsov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

David is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zentsov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zentsov is trying to get back to his feet.

David is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zentsov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zentsov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but David is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David is chipping away with strikes.
David is looking to take a break and control but Zentsov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
David working the strikes but Zentsov uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

David is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
David is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Zentsov reverses the position - he's now on top in David's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Zentsov stands up and waves to David to follow him.

David has Zentsov up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zentsov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zentsov displaying some good clinch control by pressing David up against the ropes.
Zentsov lands a hook that snaps the head of David backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cross David comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think David 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cross David!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Lavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Raymonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Daniel Raymonds was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lavin
vs
Raymonds

185 cm
23
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

188 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, TJ Lavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Raymonds!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavin blocks a head kick by Raymonds.
Raymonds misses with a body kick.
Raymonds lands a head kick!
Raymonds keeps Lavin at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Lavin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raymonds fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lavin.
Raymonds throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lavin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raymonds throws a sloppy head kick and Lavin moves out of range easily.
Lavin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lavin has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lavin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raymonds avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Lavin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Raymonds does no damage.

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.

Lavin scores a takedown into full mount!
Lavin avoids the attempt from Raymonds to control.

Lavin goes for an armbar but Raymonds turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Raymonds.
Raymonds lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lavin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Lavin is looking for a triangle but Raymonds pushes his legs off easily.

Lavin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lavin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Raymonds circles away.
Raymonds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lavin circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavin blocks a head kick by Raymonds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Raymonds.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raymonds.
A head kick misses from Raymonds.
Raymonds doesn't manage to clinch there - Lavin circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Lavin misses.
Raymonds tries a head kick but it misses.
Raymonds tries to bum rush Lavin with a series of wild strikes but Lavin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymonds scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Raymonds.
Lavin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raymonds is fending him off so far but Lavin persists. Nope, Raymonds circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Lavin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Raymonds.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lavin.
Raymonds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Raymonds 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! And we move into the final round!

Raymonds tries to work over Lavin's front leg with a kick but Lavin checks it.
Raymonds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lavin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lavin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lavin seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Raymonds has recovered full guard.

Lavin has gone for a leg lock! Raymonds slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lavin's guard.
Lavin looking for a sweep. Not yet Lavin, not yet.
Raymonds throwing strikes from guard but Lavin blocks nicely.
Raymonds must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Raymonds has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lavin to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Raymonds is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lavin pulls down on the head and he's put Raymonds to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). TJ Lavin!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kean Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grant
vs
Martin

190 cm
21
270 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
240 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dillon Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kean Martin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Kean Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Nice straight punches there by Martin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martin.

It looks like Dillon Grant has been cut.
Martin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grant sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Martin avoids the body shot from Grant.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Grant throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Grant slips a jab from Martin.
Martin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Martin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martin misses with a looping right.

Grant cracks Martin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Grant has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Martin to stand back up!

It looks like Kean Martin has been cut.
Grant throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grant.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Martin lands a jab to the nose.

Dillon Grant's cut is getting worse.
Martin blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Martin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grant tries to avoid it but Martin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grant to the ground. Grant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Grant cracks Martin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Martin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Grant finish him?

Martin is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Martin out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dillon Grant!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Spatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horton has chosen Sorry, you're not a winner as his entrance music. Jamie Horton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Spatz
vs
Horton

175 cm
22
157 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
147 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Spatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Horton!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horton throws a series of strikes that have Spatz backpedaling.
Horton lands a two punch combo.
Horton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spatz was well out of range. Poor timing from Horton.
Spatz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horton.
Spatz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horton.
Spatz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horton at a distance.
Horton misses with an uppercut.
Spatz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Horton throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Horton misses.
Spatz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spatz lands with a nice combination. Horton backs away looking to recover.
Spatz connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Horton.
Spatz throws a series of punches but Horton moves out of range.
Horton avoids the body shot from Spatz.
Horton misses with a jab to the body
and Spatz counters with a nice body shot.
Horton looks gassed!
Spatz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horton was well out of range. Poor timing from Spatz.
Spatz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Horton on the side of the head.
Horton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spatz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horton moves away.
A swing and a miss from Horton.
Spatz lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spatz thuds a left hand into Horton's body.
Karl Spatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spatz connects with a single shot there.
Horton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spatz just misses with a punch to the body.
Spatz lands an overhand right.
Horton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spatz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spatz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Horton doesn't seem bothered though.
Spatz throws a sloppy body shot
and Horton counters with a two punch combo.
Spatz connects with a nice looking jab.
Spatz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spatz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Spatz coming out on top.
Spatz punishes Horton's body with a nice straight punch.
Spatz cracks a nice hook into Horton's ribs.
Spatz lands a nice shot to the body.
Horton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spatz.
Spatz takes a swing at Horton's ribcage but misses.
Spatz is looking to wear down Horton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spatz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
Horton looks to throw the jab but Spatz is out of range.
Karl Spatz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spatz thows a body shot but no joy.
Horton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spatz lands with a shot to the body.
Spatz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spatz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spatz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Spatz feints and then cracks Horton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Horton down.
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!
Spatz digs a good hook to Horton's body.
Spatz feints and then cracks Horton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Horton down.
Spatz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Horton's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spatz throws a series of punches but Horton moves out of range.
Horton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Horton ducks right into an uppercut from Spatz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Spatz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Spatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spatz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spatz walks into a jab.
Spatz catches Horton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karl Spatz is winning the standup battle so far.
Horton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spatz.
Horton drops his hands momentarily and Spatz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spatz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spatz. Horton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spatz swings for the body but Horton moves out of range.
Spatz misses the shot to the body.
Horton misses with a hook to the body
and Spatz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spatz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horton at a distance.
Horton is breathing heavily.
Horton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spatz circles away quickly and effectively.
Horton misses with a body shot
and Spatz counters with a straight right hand.
Horton misses with a combination
and Spatz counters with a nice body shot.
Spatz scores with a sloppy right hand. Horton should have avoided that one.
Horton throws a lazy right hand but Spatz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horton moves away.
Spatz misses with a wild body shot.
Horton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Spatz misses
and Horton counters with a series of strikes. Spatz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Spatz thumps Horton with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spatz. Horton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horton takes one to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spatz.
Spatz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spatz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Horton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spatz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horton manages to avoid it.
Spatz thows a body shot but no joy.
Horton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Horton there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spatz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Horton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Horton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horton looks to land a combination but Spatz avoids it well.
Horton missing with a left hand there. Spatz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spatz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spatz just misses with a punch to the body.
Horton misses with a combination
and Spatz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spatz scoring well with a low kick there.
Spatz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horton was well out of range. Poor timing from Spatz.
Spatz misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Horton does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spatz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spatz lands with a right hand.
Spatz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horton manages to avoid it.
Spatz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Spatz digs a good hook to Horton's body.
Spatz thows a body shot but no joy.
Spatz scores with a jab to the head.
Horton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spatz scores with a jab to the body.
Horton swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Spatz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Spatz dodges the punch combination from Horton.
Horton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horton misses with a jab to the body
and Spatz counters with a right hand to the body.
Horton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spatz scores with a leg kick.
Spatz misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Horton.
Spatz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Spatz does it's job there.
Spatz scores with a body shot.
Horton avoids the body shot from Spatz.
An inside leg kick lands from Spatz.
Spatz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spatz.
Spatz lands a jab to Horton's midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Spatz.
An inside leg kick lands from Spatz.
Horton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spatz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spatz, as that shot connected.
Spatz scores with a hook to the body. Horton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jamie Horton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spatz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spatz connects with a crisp jab.
Spatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Horton might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Spatz has got the better of the exchanges.
Spatz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spatz lands a nice looking body shot.
Spatz lands with an uppercut that bounces Horton off the ropes and back into rage.
Spatz scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton avoids the body shot from Spatz.
Nice body punch from Spatz.
Spatz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spatz connects with a body shot.
Spatz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
Horton throws a series of punches but Spatz moves out of range.
Spatz lands with a nice body punch.
Spatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Horton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spatz throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton throws a hook to the side of Spatz's head but Spatz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spatz misses with a wild body shot.
Spatz lands a slapping body shot.
Spatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spatz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Horton's sensitive parts.
Spatz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Horton backs up against the ropes.
Spatz connects with a body shot.
Jamie Horton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Horton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spatz.
Karl Spatz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Horton misses with a shot to the body
and Spatz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Spatz!

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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Punch Von Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giuseppe Castiglioni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Von Spar
vs
Castiglioni

190 cm
23
195 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

188 cm
20
197 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Punch Von Spar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giuseppe Castiglioni!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Spar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Castiglioni looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Spar is just out of range.
Castiglioni throws the left hand but Von Spar avoids the punch easily.
Castiglioni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A cross from Von Spar lands.

It looks like Giuseppe Castiglioni has been cut.
Von Spar lands a lovely overhand right.
Castiglioni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice uppercut there from Von Spar.
Von Spar scores with a hook.
Von Spar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Castiglioni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Spar.
Von Spar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Von Spar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Von Spar lands a jab to Castiglioni's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Spar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castiglioni has time to react.
Von Spar scores with a jab to the head.

Castiglioni is rocked!
Von Spar connects with a body shot.
Castiglioni is still on wobbly legs! Can Von Spar finish him?
Castiglioni looks gassed!
Are you kidding me?! Von Spar ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Castiglioni clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Punch Von Spar!

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