QFC Tournament 1217 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Sayle (ranked 3521 p4p, 3542 weight class) and Evgeniy Yurchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexei Sayle has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sayle
vs
Yurchon

182 cm
22
188
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
196
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexei Sayle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Evgeniy Yurchon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayle walks into a left hand.
Sayle throws a looping overhand right but Yurchon ducks down to avoid it.
Yurchon misses with a left hand
letting Sayle counter with a right hand.
Yurchon looks to land a left hand but Sayle moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Sayle misses the target.
Yurchon scores with a jab to the body.
Yurchon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sayle was well out of range. Poor timing from Yurchon.
Yurchon misses with a hook. Sayle ducked under it nicely.
Yurchon with a hook.
Sayle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sayle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yurchon manages to avoid it.
Yurchon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sayle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sayle missing with a left hand there. Yurchon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yurchon misses with an uppercut.
Sayle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yurchon misses with a body shot.
A big left from Yurchon misses.
Sayle drops his hands momentarily and Yurchon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sayle ducks under a wild hook from Yurchon.
An attempted straight right counter from Sayle misses the target.
Yurchon throws a shot from downtown. Sayle moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sayle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yurchon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yurchon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sayle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yurchon.
Sayle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yurchon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yurchon slips a straight right by Sayle.
Sayle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yurchon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sayle.
Sayle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sayle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yurchon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yurchon looks to land a right hand but Sayle moved out of range.
Yurchon connects with a looping right hand.
Yurchon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sayle manages to avoid it.
Yurchon clobbers Sayle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yurchon misses with an uppercut
and Sayle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yurchon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yurchon throws an off balance right hand
and Sayle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yurchon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yurchon misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Sayle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sayle looks to land a left hand but Yurchon moved out of range nicely.
Yurchon misses with a hook
and Sayle counters with a stiff right hand.
Yurchon misses with a jab to the body
and Sayle counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Yurchon misses.
Sayle tries to move into range but Yurchon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yurchon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sayle has time to react.
Sayle is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sayle slips a straight right by Yurchon.
Yurchon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sayle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yurchon's head.
Sayle throws a hook to the side of Yurchon's head but Yurchon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yurchon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sayle, as that shot connected.
Evgeniy Yurchon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yurchon throws a right hand that misses
and Sayle counters with a left to the body.
Yurchon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sayle manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon throws a jab when Sayle was well out of range.
Sayle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yurchon was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayle.
Sayle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yurchon throws a jab when Sayle was well out of range.
Sayle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sayle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yurchon.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yurchon! But no joy.
Sayle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yurchon.
Sayle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yurchon finds it's way round the side to connect with Sayle's head.
Yurchon works the jab nicely.
Yurchon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sayle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sayle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sayle. Yurchon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yurchon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sayle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yurchon.
Yurchon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sayle.
Sayle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yurchon moves away.
Yurchon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sayle.
Nice jab there from Yurchon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sayle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sayle misses the jab.
Sayle just misses with a punch to the body.
Yurchon misses with a hook
and Sayle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Yurchon does it's job there.
Yurchon throws a sloppy body shot
and Sayle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sayle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yurchon.
It looked like Sayle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sayle cracks Yurchon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yurchon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sayle finds it's way round the side to connect with Yurchon's head.
Sayle lands a head shot.
Sayle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sayle takes a swing at Yurchon's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yurchon throws a lazy uppercut
and Sayle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sayle misses with a looping right.
A jab from Yurchon misses.
Yurchon misses the body punch
and Sayle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yurchon thinking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Evgeniy Yurchon dominated that round.
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.

Nice cross by Sayle.
Yurchon just misses with a punch to the body.
Yurchon misses with a straight left.
Yurchon throws a body shot but no joy.
Sayle throws a hook to the side of Yurchon's head but Yurchon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yurchon throws a hook but Sayle blocks it.
Sayle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good shot there by Yurchon.
Yurchon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sayles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yurchon moves away from the strike by Sayle.
A telegraphed right hand from Sayle misses the target.
Sayle misses with an uppercut. Yurchon saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yurchon throws a shot from downtown. Sayle moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sayle misses the target.
Sayle throws a hook to the side of Yurchon's head but Yurchon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yurchon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yurchon slips a jab from Sayle.
Yurchon misses with a hook. Sayle ducked under it nicely.
Sayle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yurchon.
Sayle throws a shot from downtown. Yurchon moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yurchon.
Yurchon throws an overhand right that lands on Sayle's shoulder, as Sayle tries to avoid the shot.
Sayle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yurchon.
Yurchon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sayle in his tracks.
Sayle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yurchon misses with a hook to the body
and Sayle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yurchon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sayle.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sayle might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Sayle misses the target.
Sayle misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Yurchon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sayle misses with a looping left.
Yurchon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yurchon cracks Sayle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yurchon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yurchon swings for the body but Sayle moves out of range.
Yurchon misses with an uppercut. Sayle saw that one coming.
Sayle takes one on the button.
Sayle slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Yurchon.
Sayle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Sayle misses.
Yurchon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sayle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yurchon throws the left hand but Sayle avoids the punch easily.
Yurchon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yurchon moves out of range of the strikes.
Yurchon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sayle cracks Yurchon with an open hand slap.
Yurchon throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sayle counter with a right hand.
Sayle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for Yurchon. That snapped Sayle's head back.
Sayle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yurchon manages to avoid it.
Sayle throws a hook to the side of Yurchon's head but Yurchon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yurchon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sayle.
Sayle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Yurchon - just one landing.
Yurchon looks to land a left hand but Sayle moved out of range nicely.
Sayle walks into a stiff left hand from Yurchon.
Nice defenses there by Yurchon.
Sayle scores with a jab to the body.
Evgeniy Yurchon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Sayle misses its intended target.
Sayle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yurchon.
Nice defenses there by Yurchon.
Yurchon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Yurchon.
Sayle misses with an uppercut. Yurchon saw that one coming.
Sayle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yurchon misses with an uppercut
and Sayle counters with a straight right hand.
Yurchon throws a lazy right hand but Sayle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sayle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yurchon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayle walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yurchon cracks a nice hook into Sayle's ribs.
Yurchon misses with a looping left.
Sayle misses with a hook. Yurchon ducked under it nicely.
Yurchon swings for the body but Sayle moves out of range.
Yurchon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sayle under the eye.
Yurchon thuds a left hand into Sayle's body.
Sayle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yurchon.
Sayle throws a hook but Yurchon blocks it.
Yurchon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sayle.
Sayle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yurchon.
A slow jab from Yurchon misses its intended target.
Yurchon tests Sayle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yurchon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sayle's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Evgeniy Yurchon 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!

Yurchon lands with a right hand.
Yurchon stuns Sayle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sayle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Sayle misses the target.
Sayle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yurchon.
Yurchon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yurchon defending well as Sayle loads up on a big left hand.
Yurchon misses with an uppercut.
Sayle is looking to counter punch.
Yurchon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sayle.
Sayle swings for the body but Yurchon moves out of range.
A jab from Sayle does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yurchon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sayle.
Yurchon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sayle walks into a stiff left hand from Yurchon.
Yurchon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yurchon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sayle doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurchon misses with an uppercut. Sayle saw that one coming.
Yurchon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sayle.
Yurchon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sayle.
Yurchon looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayle is just out of range.
Sayle looks to land a right hand but Yurchon moved out of range.
Yurchon throws a lazy right hand but Sayle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yurchon misses with a looping right.
Yurchon connects with a nice looking jab.
Sayle throws out a loose jab but Yurchon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yurchon cracks Sayle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good shot there by Yurchon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yurchon. Sayle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yurchon scores with the left hand. Sayle knows he should have avoided that one.
Sayle just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayle blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sayle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sayle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sayle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yurchon.
Sayle is looking to counter punch.
Sayle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yurchon lands a glancing blow to the side of Sayle's head.
Yurchon misses with a right hand
and Sayle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yurchon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sayle moves away.
Yurchon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yurchon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yurchon lands with a nice body punch.
Sayle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yurchon lands with a cross.
Yurchon slips a jab from Sayle.
Yurchon lands the left hand.
Yurchon throws a hook but Sayle blocks it.
Sayle throwing a counter right hand but Yurchon manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayle needs to keep his hands up - Yurchon had a free shot at his head there.
Yurchon connects with a body shot that sends Sayle's belly button to the back.
Sayle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sayle avoids the body shot from Yurchon.
Sayle misses the shot to the body.
Yurchon moves out of range as Sayle strikes.
Yurchon throws the left hand but Sayle avoids the punch easily.
Yurchon misses the shot to the body.
Yurchon misses with a looping left.
Sayle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice cross by Yurchon.
Yurchon throws a big shot that misses.
Sayle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Yurchon misses.
Yurchon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sayle.
Sayle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yurchon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayle moves away from the strike by Yurchon.
Sayle ducks under a wild hook from Yurchon.
Sayle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yurchon slips under a jab.
Yurchon loads up on a big right hand but Sayle slips the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Yurchon.
Yurchon misses with a lunging right hand
and Sayle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sayle lands the left hand.
Alexei Sayle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yurchon tests Sayle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yurchon thuds a left hand into Sayle's body.
Yurchon lands with a good body shot.
Sayle misses with an uppercut. Yurchon saw that one coming.
Yurchon loads up on a big right hand but Sayle slips the punch.
Evgeniy Yurchon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yurchon misses with an uppercut. Sayle saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evgeniy Yurchon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yurchon 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Evgeniy Yurchon!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Evgeniy Yurchon!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Evgeniy Yurchon!

Evgeniy Yurchon wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Havue Daloa (ranked 3656 p4p, 3637 weight class) and Abdul King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Daloa
vs
King

190 cm
21
193
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
192
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Likes comics

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

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 London, Havue Daloa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdul King!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King wants it to stay on the feet.
King steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Daloa.
Havue Daloa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

King gets a double leg takedown into Daloa's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
King is stalling in the full guard.

Daloa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
King is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King chips away with some ground and pound.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Daloa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Daloa looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
King slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
King sitting in guard here, content to control.
King with a nice head shot there.

Daloa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! King escapes and throws Daloa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Daloa tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but King presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
King wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Daloa is trying to escape the mount.
Daloa tries to improve his position but instead King has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Daloa rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Well, if King 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.
It looks like King might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Daloa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
King tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from King there.

Daloa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Daloa looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and King pushes past his half guard into mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daloa is trying to escape the mount.
Daloa tries to improve his position but instead King has taken his back!

King working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
King punches Daloa on the ear.
King has the hooks in. Daloa is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
What can Daloa do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
King is continuing to stall.
King is trying to stick to Daloa's back but Daloa is turning into King. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in King's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Daloa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

King advances nicely into full mount.
King controlling the pace for now.
Daloa is desperately trying to improve his position but King has a good base and remains in mount.
Daloa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Daloa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
King trying to control from half guard but Daloa is working away.

Daloa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Daloa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul King dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Daloa slips a jab and a cross from King.

King closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Daloa's guard.

Daloa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.

Daloa looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.

Daloa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Daloa's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Daloa is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.

Daloa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
King pushing down on Daloa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daloa manages to get to full guard.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daloa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Daloa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! King escapes and throws Daloa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Daloa gets back to half guard.
King looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Daloa actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daloa actively working from the bottom here.
King stalling.

Daloa actively working from the bottom here.

Daloa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
King trying to mount his opponent but Daloa defends it.
King sitting and controlling from the half guard.
King slips a nice elbow through Daloa's hands, connecting with Daloa's forehead.
Abdul King has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daloa actively working from the bottom here.
King working Daloa over with strikes.

Daloa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
Daloa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but King scores with a couple of nice shots.

Daloa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.

Daloa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
King is taking a breather. Daloa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
King seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Daloa looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands strikes from half guard.
King controlling the pace.

Daloa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Daloa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daloa wants to get back to full guard but King has passed into side control.
King working the body and head with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Daloa tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.

King feints and as Daloa raises his hands in defense, King changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

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

Daloa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
King would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking to pass the guard.

Daloa has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think King should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Daloa has tightened it up now! King should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Havue Daloa!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glacius Candy (ranked 3540 p4p, 3520 weight class) and Louis Caron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Candy
vs
Caron

190 cm
21
197
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
168
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 London, Glacius Candy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Caron!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Candy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Caron takes a step back to recover.
Caron misses with a head kick.
Candy is looking to counter with head kicks.
Caron takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Caron shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Candy sprawls well. Candy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Caron gets slowly back to his feet.
Caron with a poor takedown
and Candy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Caron has his takedown stuffed
and Candy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Glacius Candy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louis Caron.
Caron fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Candy avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Candy lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caron throws a push kick but Candy slaps the foot to one side.
Glacius Candy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Candy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Caron scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Candy lands a front kick.
Candy slaps away a takedown attempt from Caron, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Caron takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Caron is trying hard to land a takedown here. Candy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Candy jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Caron throws a leg kick
and Candy counters with a solid body kick.
Caron looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caron shoots and misses
and Candy counters with a good low kick that Caron was not able to check.
Candy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
Caron shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Candy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Candy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Candy throws a head kick but Caron moves out of range.
Candy lands a leg kick that knocks Caron off balance momentarily.
Caron shoots and misses
and Candy counters with a nice leg kick.
Candy lands a front kick.
Candy lands with a kick to the temple. Caron shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Caron fails with the takedown
and Candy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Candy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Caron is rocked!
Candy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Caron is still on wobbly legs! Can Candy finish him?
Caron sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Caron seems to have recovered his senses.
Candy lands with a slapping head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Candy.
Candy connects with a leg kick.
Caron shoots and misses
and Candy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Candy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Louis Caron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Candy swats away the attempt to clinch by Caron.
Candy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caron avoids the head kick by Candy.
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!
Caron wants to clinch
and Candy counters with a solid body kick.
Crunch! Candy slams his shin into Caron's torso.
Candy swats away the attempt to clinch by Caron.
Candy lands a nice looking body kick.
Caron tries for a takedown but Candy circles away easily
and Candy counters with a solid body kick.
Candy lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Glacius Candy 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.

Candy throws a head kick that misses.
Caron closes this distance looking for a takedown but Candy circles away.
Candy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Candy scores with a spinning back kick!
Candy thows a body kick. Caron tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Caron takes a kick to the side of the head.
Caron closes the distance but Candy moves to the side
and Candy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Caron really felt that one!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Candy keeps Caron at a distance using the push kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Caron might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Candy has got the better of the exchanges.
Caron is breathing heavily.
Candy circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Caron drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Candy follows Caron to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glacius Candy!
Glacius Candy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Diddy Kong (ranked 4111 p4p, 4112 weight class) and Stella Yakuub (ranked 418 p4p, 237 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Diddy Kong
vs
Yakuub

187 cm
18
192
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
143
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

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 London, Sean Diddy Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stella Yakuub!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diddy Kong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diddy Kong wants it to stay on the feet.
Yakuub shoots in and drives through. Diddy Kong sprawls well.
Diddy Kong shoots in and drives through. Yakuub sprawls well.
Yakuub tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Diddy Kong fails with the takedown
and Yakuub counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yakuub tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diddy Kong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yakuub somewhat.
Sean Diddy Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stella Yakuub.

Diddy Kong has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddy Kong is trying to pull guard but Yakuub has him pressed against the cage.
Yakuub drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Yakuub breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakuub fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Good work by Diddy Kong as he checks the leg kick.
Diddy Kong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yakuub.
Diddy Kong throws a big counter combination but Yakuub scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Diddy Kong looks for a takedown but Yakuub sprawls well.
Yakuub lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Diddy Kong with a poor takedown

and Yakuub counters by clinching up.

Diddy Kong breaks the clinch.
Yakuub avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diddy Kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yakuub fails with a takedown attempt.
Diddy Kong seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Diddy Kong.
Yakuub shoots in for a takedown but Diddy Kong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diddy Kong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diddy Kong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diddy Kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yakuub tries to counter by closing the distance.

Yakuub closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Diddy Kong quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Yakuub is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diddy Kong doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yakuub.
Diddy Kong punching from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakuub is just content to waste time from the top position. Diddy Kong takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Diddy Kong is trying to control the position but Yakuub postures up.

Diddy Kong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yakuub doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yakuub manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yakuub wants to stand and escape but instead Diddy Kong has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Diddy Kong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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.
Diddy Kong trying to control the position from guard on top but Yakuub is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diddy Kong stops Yakuub from standing up.
Diddy Kong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Diddy Kong wants to pass the guard but Yakuub is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diddy Kong throws a big elbow that misses.
Diddy Kong trying to control but Yakuub is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sean Diddy Kong will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yakuub missing with a left hand there. Diddy Kong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diddy Kong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diddy Kong slaps away a takedown attempt from Yakuub, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diddy Kong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yakuub defends it nicely.
Yakuub is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yakuub misses with a takedown attempt - Diddy Kong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Diddy Kong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A combination from Diddy Kong does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Yakuub moves into range and clinches up with Diddy Kong.
Diddy Kong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yakuub just stands there and leans against the cage.

Diddy Kong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diddy Kong fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Diddy Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakuub looks for a takedown but Diddy Kong sprawls well.
Diddy Kong feinted with a counter takedown.
Yakuub swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yakuub blocks the body kick.
Diddy Kong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yakuub sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yakuub feints the counter takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diddy Kong.
Yakuub has his takedown stuffed

and Diddy Kong moves into the clinch.
Diddy Kong is trying to maintain a safe position but Yakuub gets an underhook and turns Diddy Kong into the cage.
Yakuub gets underhooks to prevent Diddy Kong's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yakuub escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yakuub lands with a straight right. Diddy Kong didn't see that one coming.
Yakuub darts in looking for a takedown but Diddy Kong gets double underhooks and turns Yakuub into the cage.
Diddy Kong doesn't manage to clinch there - Yakuub circles away.

Yakuub clinches up with Diddy Kong and pushes him back against the cage.

Diddy Kong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diddy Kong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diddy Kong tries to counter with a takedown but Yakuub is quick to defend against it.
Diddy Kong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diddy Kong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diddy Kong leaves Yakuub with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakuub checks a leg kick.
Yakuub unleashes a big counter combination but Diddy Kong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Diddy Kong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diddy Kong tries to clinch up.

Diddy Kong instigates a clinch.

Yakuub breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yakuub stuffs the takedown attempt from Diddy Kong. Diddy Kong gets slowly back to his feet.
Stella Yakuub seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Diddy Kong darts in and clinches Yakuub up against the cage.

Yakuub breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yakuub throws a leg kick but Diddy Kong checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddy Kong shoots in but Yakuub avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Yakuub closes the distance and clinches.

Diddy Kong breaks the clinch.
Diddy Kong tries to close the distance and clinch but Yakuub swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Yakuub has Diddy Kong up against the cage in a clinch.
Yakuub wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yakuub taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yakuub tries to land knees in the clinch but Diddy Kong avoids the damage to the body.
Diddy Kong fails to pull guard.
Diddy Kong misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stella Yakuub showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Diddy Kong misses with a body shot

and Yakuub counters by moving into the clinch.

Diddy Kong breaks the clinch.
Diddy Kong tries to clinch but Yakuub is having none of it.
Yakuub throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yakuub shoots in and drives through. Diddy Kong sprawls well.
Diddy Kong misses with a body kick.
Yakuub shoots in for a takedown but Diddy Kong shows good takedown defense.
Yakuub stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yakuub wants it to stay on the feet.
Yakuub unleashes a big counter combination but Diddy Kong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Diddy Kong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yakuub swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddy Kong dives in for a single leg takedown but Yakuub sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Diddy Kong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yakuub fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sean Diddy Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stella Yakuub.

Diddy Kong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakuub fails with the takedown.
Diddy Kong is looking to counter with a body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diddy Kong.
Yakuub appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yakuub fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yakuub avoids the head kick by Diddy Kong.
Yakuub blocks the body kick.
Yakuub moves out of range of the body kick from Diddy Kong.
Diddy Kong shoots in looking for a takedown. Yakuub tries to sprawl out of it but Diddy Kong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yakuub manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakuub shoots in but no luck this time.
Diddy Kong tries to clinch up but Yakuub circles away and keeps his distance.
Yakuub is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Diddy Kong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yakuub avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yakuub tries a quick counter leg kick but Diddy Kong is wise to it.
Diddy Kong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yakuub.
Diddy Kong looks to score with a jab to the body but Yakuub is just out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diddy Kong is defended easily by Yakuub.
Danga de danga de dang - Diddy Kong scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yakuub closes the distance and clinches.

Diddy Kong jumps guard.
Yakuub is working Diddy Kong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diddy Kong being controlled here, momentarily.
Yakuub works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Diddy Kong is looking to improve his position.
Diddy Kong gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddy Kong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yakuub's guard.

Diddy Kong tries to stand but Yakuub is controlling from the bottom.
Diddy Kong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yakuub looking for a sweep. Not yet Yakuub, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yakuub can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diddy Kong tries to free his leg and advance position but Yakuub is retaining full guard.
Diddy Kong wants to control from the top but Yakuub keeps moving.
Yakuub managing to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diddy Kong preventing the sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Diddy Kong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diddy Kong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Sean Diddy Kong!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Stella Yakuub!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Stella Yakuub!

Stella Yakuub wins by split decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

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