G.F.C 21 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between john ketchup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy NoMates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

ketchup
vs
NoMates

199 cm
24
135 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

178 cm
25
144 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

(T.H.C) BlackOut Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, john ketchup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy NoMates!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

NoMates shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
NoMates seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but ketchup does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
NoMates uses his free foot to push down on ketchup's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for ketchup.
ketchup really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
NoMates avoids the attempt from ketchup to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, NoMates cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

NoMates is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
NoMates cracks ketchup with a right hand to the side of the head.
NoMates fails with a takedown attempt.
ketchup fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
NoMates connects with a looping right hand.

NoMates shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ketchup is desperately trying to improve his position but NoMates has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ketchup wants to control but NoMates is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
NoMates wants to control the pace but ketchup is squirming around nicely.

NoMates looking for a guillotine from mount but ketchup is having none of it.
NoMates tries to control but ketchup wriggling away.
ketchup working to try and regain half guard.
NoMates controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

NoMates get's back to his feet.
NoMates shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as ketchup sprawls well. ketchup wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. NoMates gets slowly back to his feet.
NoMates looks gassed!
NoMates fails in his attempt to clinch.
ketchup shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as NoMates sprawls well. NoMates wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. ketchup gets slowly back to his feet.

NoMates scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on ketchup's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
NoMates decides to take the fight back to the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from ketchup.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for john ketchup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
NoMates throws a nice looking combination but ketchup bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
NoMates tries for a takedown but ketchup circles away easily

and ketchup counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
ketchup drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ketchup tries to pull guard but NoMates won't allow it.

NoMates decides to pull guard.
ketchup looking to sit in guard and control but NoMates gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
ketchup keeping full guard, as NoMates tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ketchup looking to hit a scissor sweep but NoMates is one step ahead there.
ketchup wants to get back to his feet but NoMates is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
ketchup trying to keep a closed guard but NoMates is proving a slippery customer.
NoMates trying to control but ketchup is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

ketchup shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
ketchup wants to control but instead NoMates manages to regain half guard.

NoMates manages to escape and get back to his feet!
NoMates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

ketchup gets a clinch.
NoMates looking for a takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from ketchup.

ketchup has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but NoMates regains guard immediately.
NoMates wants to stand and escape but ketchup is having none of it.
NoMates is breathing heavily.

ketchup stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
NoMates tries to clinch but ketchup is having none of it.
john ketchup is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
NoMates throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and ketchup counters with a low kick, right behind NoMates 's knee.
ketchup shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has NoMates pinned against the cage. NoMates gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

ketchup closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
ketchup wants to stand but his hand is trapped. NoMates uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
NoMates trying to keep a closed guard but ketchup is proving a slippery customer.
NoMates throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

ketchup decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on NoMates, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ketchup fails with the takedown.
ketchup with a poor takedown

and NoMates counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for john ketchup. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

ketchup gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

ketchup looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
NoMates wants to pass the guard but ketchup is keeping the position.
NoMates seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
NoMates won't allow ketchup to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
NoMates wants to pass the guard but ketchup is keeping the position.
NoMates trying to control but ketchup is working from the bottom.
NoMates is fighting to break ketchup's control of his arms but ketchup is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
ketchup looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? NoMates is fending him off so far but ketchup persists. Nope, NoMates circles away and we're back to standing.
NoMates uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
NoMates swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
NoMates is stalling here.
ketchup prevents a takedown attempt there.
NoMates tries to break free but ketchup pushes him back against the cage.

ketchup pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
ketchup fails with the takedown.
NoMates misses with a takedown attempt

and ketchup counters with a nice double leg into guard.
NoMates 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.

ketchup got a little sloppy there for a moment and NoMates has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, ketchup has managed to get both his arms back between NoMates's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ketchup trying to control but NoMates is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

john ketchup dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

ketchup shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in NoMates's guard.
NoMates trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
NoMates is adopting a defensive guard.
ketchup wants to control from the top but NoMates keeps moving.
ketchup in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ketchup pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. NoMates is keeping the position for now.
ketchup trying to control the position from guard on top but NoMates is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ketchup looking to sit in guard and control but NoMates gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
ketchup looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but NoMates puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
NoMates is trying to control the action in half guard but ketchup is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

ketchup clinches.
NoMates lands a right hand that snaps the head of ketchup backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, NoMates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A frustrated look appears on NoMates's face as he tries to break the clinch.
ketchup tries to circle away but NoMates has him pinned against the cage.
ketchup stops a takedown attempt from NoMates.
ketchup changes levels and goes for a takedown here. NoMates fights it off and pushes away nicely.
ketchup fails with a takedown attempt.
NoMates connects with a looping right hand.

NoMates shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in ketchup's guard.
NoMates controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
NoMates has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of ketchup is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
NoMates wants to control from the top but ketchup keeps moving.

ketchup is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and NoMates defends well.
NoMates working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
NoMates trying to control the position from guard on top but ketchup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
NoMates tries to free his leg and advance position but ketchup is retaining full guard.

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from NoMates. No joy for ketchup on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for john ketchup. That's going to take a lot out of him.
NoMates shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and ketchup decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in NoMates's guard.

ketchup drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but NoMates manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now ketchup has NoMates in his guard.
NoMates is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
NoMates tries to free his leg and advance position but ketchup is retaining full guard.
ketchup looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
NoMates in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to john ketchup.
I think ketchup 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... john ketchup!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dave houses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Franks
vs
houses

172 cm
23
130 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

200 cm
24
135 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Franks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, dave houses!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

houses scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Franks looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
houses not doing much here.

houses decides to stand up.

houses has taken the fight to the clinch.

houses is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Franks can't fight it off and eventually houses manages to take the fight to the floor. Franks looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
houses controlling from the top position.

houses stands up from Franks's guard - houses perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
houses thuds a left hand into Franks's body.

houses shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
houses looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Franks with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
houses is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
houses performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Franks tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
houses controlling the pace.
houses takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

houses has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Franks defend it? houses steps over the head and cranks it - Franks is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for houses!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). dave houses!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between denis opal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tombstone terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

opal
vs
terry

156 cm
24
135 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

188 cm
24
135 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, denis opal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, tombstone terry!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

opal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
opal frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
opal lands a big elbow.
opal controlling from the full mount.
opal trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
terry tries to hold on but opal postures up.

opal looking for a guillotine from mount but terry is having none of it.

opal moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, terry has worked his arm free - good work by terry!

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.
terry pushes opal away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, opal gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by opal.
terry is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but opal has just dragged him back down to the mat.

terry throws opal to one side and escapes!
opal closes this distance looking for a takedown but terry circles away.
terry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with opal but opal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
tombstone terry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

opal throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. terry was covering up waiting for the punch and opal finishes the takedown easily into guard.
opal stops terry from standing up.
opal trying to control the position from guard on top but terry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
terry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
opal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
terry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

terry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
opal stopping the sweep attempt from terry.
opal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

opal keeps the fight on the outside.
terry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and opal counters with a series of strikes. terry will be more careful next time no doubt.
terry shoots and misses

and opal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
opal stalling away here and it's allowed terry to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
opal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
terry wants to stand but opal is controlling the position.
opal throwing strikes but missing.
opal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
terry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst opal is controlling him.
terry wants to sweep but no luck.

opal postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! terry is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of opal, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
opal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
terry won't allow opal to sweep him here.
opal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from terry.
opal throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

opal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
opal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as terry controls the pace.
terry wants to control from the top but opal keeps moving.
terry trying to stand up but can't free himself from opal's guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by opal or perhaps it was just good defense by terry which made him look bad.
opal shoots in for a double leg but terry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
terry wants to clinch but opal slips to the side

and opal counters with a nice double leg into side control. terry won't be happy with that.
opal is looking to take a break and control but terry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
terry controls the position for a moment.
terry bucks up and tries to throw opal off but instead opal has got his back!
opal is riding his opponent, not letting terry buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

denis opal dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

terry fails with the takedown.
opal wants to clinch up but terry keeps it at a distance.

terry takes the fight into the clinch.
terry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. opal is defending well for now.
opal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
opal prevents the takedown attempt.
opal misses with a body punch.
terry throws a knee to the head but misses.
terry taking a breather.
opal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as terry walks away with a smile on his face. opal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
opal closes the distance but terry moves to the side

and terry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
opal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

opal throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! terry escapes and throws opal's legs to the side, diving into side control!
opal can't do much from the bottom here.

terry stands up and beckons opal to his feet.
opal lands with a thumping leg kick.
terry wants to clinch

and opal counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for terry!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
opal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as terry is looking to escape.
terry really wants to buck opal off and get back to his feet.
terry is working to get back to half guard.
opal controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
terry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
terry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
terry trying desperately to get to his feet.
opal controlling the pace for now.

opal is working for a guillotine from mount but terry frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
opal thowing shots but they're missing.
opal wants to control but terry has made it back to half guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to tombstone terry.
I think opal 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... denis opal!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and terry cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel's entrance music is Ole! . A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Manuel
vs
cheese

185 cm
19
130 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

150 cm
21
124 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joaquim Manuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, terry cheese!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

cheese scores a takedown into full mount!
Manuel is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manuel is working hard here to advance position.
Manuel tries to improve his position but instead cheese has taken his back!
Manuel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

cheese has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Manuel! Can he survive? No! He's out! cheese gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). terry cheese!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Diagana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diagana has chosen Judas Priest - Painkiller as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Thomas
vs
Diagana

175 cm
26
135 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

168 cm
24
133 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Alberto Diagana!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diagana closes the distance and pushes Thomas back into the cage.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas tries to break free but Diagana pushes him back against the cage.
Diagana missing with knees to the body.

Diagana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diagana sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diagana lands a two punch combo.
Diagana is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Diagana is looking to land body kicks.
Diagana wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Diagana wants to clinch.

Diagana moves into the clinch.
Diagana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Diagana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diagana as he avoids it easily.

Thomas tries to keep at a distance but Diagana has taken the fight into the clinch.

Diagana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.

Diagana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas is looking to control Diagana's arms but Diagana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thomas has his back to the cage.
Thomas dodges an elbow strike from Diagana.
Diagana utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diagana stalls.
Diagana is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diagana leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diagana working hard to break the clinch.

Diagana breaks from the clinch.
Diagana is looking to clinch.

Diagana clinches.
Diagana gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thomas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Diagana keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diagana prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Diagana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diagana missing with knees to the body.
Diagana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diagana has Thomas pressed against the cage.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.

Thomas is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Diagana can't fight it off and eventually Thomas manages to take the fight to the floor. Diagana looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thomas stays in close to Diagana's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diagana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thomas stopping the sweep attempt from Diagana.
Diagana is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diagana manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thomas manages to get himself to full guard.

Thomas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thomas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Diagana gets to his feet. Thomas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Diagana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Diagana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Diagana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thomas drives through and clinches with Diagana against the cage.
Diagana utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diagana avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Diagana stalling against the cage.
Diagana is trying to force a seperation but Thomas has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Diagana.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Diagana.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diagana.
Diagana lands a good knee to the midsection. Thomas won't want to take too many of those.

Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Diagana avoids them all with ease.
Diagana stuffs the takedown attempt from Thomas. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
Diagana lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Diagana tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diagana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diagana shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Thomas clinches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diagana lands a nice knee to the body.
Diagana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thomas is keeping busy.
Diagana lands a good knee to the midsection. Thomas won't want to take too many of those.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Diagana sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diagana wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.

Diagana forces Thomas back against the cage and clinches.
Thomas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diagana avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diagana lands a body punch.
Diagana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diagana taking a breather.
Diagana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Diagana is trying to force a seperation but Thomas has the dominant position.
Diagana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diagana lands an elbow inside.
Diagana lands a knee to the body.
Diagana leaning his opponent against the cage.

Thomas gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Diagana kicks Thomas off and gets to his feet.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.

Diagana scores a takedown into full mount!
Diagana content just to control the position here.
Diagana tries to control but Thomas wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diagana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Diagana goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Thomas turns into him and now he's in Diagana's guard.
Diagana throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Thomas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thomas thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thomas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Diagana looking for a sweep. Not yet Diagana, not yet.
Thomas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Diagana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Thomas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Diagana to the mat! Diagana manages to get full guard.
Diagana wants to sweep but no luck.

Thomas gets to his feet - Diagana follows without any prompting.
Thomas shoots for a takedown but Diagana saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diagana shoots in and drives through. Thomas sprawls well.

Diagana drives through and clinches with Thomas against the cage.
Diagana is leaning against Thomas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diagana lands a good knee to the midsection. Thomas won't want to take too many of those.
Diagana utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diagana is trying to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling him.
Diagana lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thomas or not.
Thomas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diagana walks away with a smile on his face. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diagana but Diagana pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Diagana shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Thomas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thomas wants to stand up but Diagana is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto Diagana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Diagana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diagana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Diagana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diagana wants to clinch.
Diagana tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diagana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas fails with the takedown.
Diagana is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diagana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Diagana as Thomas shoots in.
Diagana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diagana slaps away a takedown attempt from Thomas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Diagana or perhaps it was just good defense by Thomas which made him look bad.
Diagana lands with a cross.
Diagana misses with a body kick.

Diagana has closed the distance and engaged Thomas in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.

Diagana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diagana tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas looks for a takedown but Diagana sprawls well.
Thomas is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a head kick by Diagana.
Diagana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Thomas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Diagana missing with knees to the body.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

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

Thomas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Diagana manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Diagana is keeping the position.
Diagana is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Diagana wants to get back to his feet but Thomas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diagana throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Diagana wants to stand and escape but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas is working Diagana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diagana keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Alberto Diagana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas landing with the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diagana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diagana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
Thomas shoots in but Diagana avoids the takedown attempt easily.

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

Diagana closes the distance and clinches.
Diagana gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thomas.
Thomas being controlled against the cage.
Diagana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diagana lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off.
Paul Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas lands an elbow that stopped Diagana in his tracks for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alberto Diagana.
I've got Diagana 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alberto Diagana!

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Musa Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and that guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ali
vs
guy

198 cm
20
133 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
135 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Musa Ali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, that guy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

guy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ali looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ali has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. guy is working away from the top position though.
guy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ali's head.
guy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
guy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

guy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ali sees it coming and defends easily.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). that guy!
that guy is the new bantamweight champion!