GMMA 2: Bowron Vs. Daga PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between MT king (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cecil Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

king
vs
Salace

172 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, MT king!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cecil Salace!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
king tries to clinch but Salace moves out of range.
king doesn't manage to clinch there - Salace circles away.
king fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salace keeps the fight on the outside.
Salace keeps the fight on the outside.
king tries to clinch up but Salace circles away and keeps his distance.
king wants to clinch up but Salace keeps it at a distance.

Salace looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for king!

Salace working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. king looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Salace! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cecil Salace!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hendo Kharinatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kharinatov
vs
Romero

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hendo Kharinatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rich Romero!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharinatov keeps the fight on the outside.
Rich Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kharinatov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Kharinatov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kharinatov trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
Kharinatov passes Romero's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Kharinatov wants to work for an arm triangle but Romero is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Kharinatov is trying to work for a kimura but Romero is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharinatov trying to control the pace.

Kharinatov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Kharinatov seems to be working for a kimura but Romero defends the submission attempt.

Kharinatov is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hendo Kharinatov!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Thomas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Salace
vs
Thomas

180 cm
24
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril Salace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Salace in a clinch.
Thomas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Salace blocking some punches.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salace backwards.
Thomas misses with some punches.
Thomas landing knees to the head.

It looks like Cyril Salace has been cut.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Salace is blocking nicely.

Salace turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Thomas is trying to control Salace's posture but Salace avoids it.
Thomas trying to remain calm as Salace controls from the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Salace trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.

Salace tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Salace has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Thomas tries to improve position but can't.
Thomas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Salace has hold of Thomas's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Thomas tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Salace cranks the arm and Thomas screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Thomas, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Cyril Salace!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Matuylevski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Grimas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver Grimas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Matuylevski
vs
Grimas

185 cm
26
276 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Miroslav Matuylevski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Grimas!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matuylevski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Miroslav Matuylevski has been cut.
Grimas swinging wildly here.
Grimas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matuylevski is fending him off so far but Grimas persists. Nope, Matuylevski circles away and we're back to standing.
Grimas is looking to clinch.
Oliver Grimas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matuylevski misses with a two punch combination.

Matuylevski scores with a takedown into Grimas's guard.
Matuylevski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Matuylevski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grimas is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matuylevski landing some decent shots from guard.
Matuylevski controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Miroslav Matuylevski just wasn't active enough.
Some wild striking there from Matuylevski.
Grimas has his takedown stuffed

so Matuylevski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Matuylevski cracks Grimas with a solid left hand.
Grimas tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matuylevski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Grimas looks gassed!
Matuylevski is staying tight to Grimas's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Matuylevski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grimas on the ground.
Grimas is trying to control Matuylevski's posture but Matuylevski avoids it.
Matuylevski misses with the ground and pound.

Matuylevski stands up.
Matuylevski slips a jab from Grimas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matuylevski scores with a takedown into Grimas's guard.
Matuylevski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Matuylevski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Grimas, up you get!
Grimas misses with a hook.

Grimas gets caught flat footed, as Matuylevski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Matuylevski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matuylevski connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matuylevski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Some wild striking there from Matuylevski.
Matuylevski looks to land a body kick but Grimas moved away.
Matuylevski moves forwards but Grimas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grimas shoots and misses

and Matuylevski counters with a shoot takedown. Grimas fights it but they end up in guard.
Miroslav Matuylevski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Grimas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matuylevski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miroslav Matuylevski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miroslav Matuylevski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Grimas tries for a takedown but Matuylevski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grimas shoots and misses
and Matuylevski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matuylevski misses with a two punch combination.

Grimas tries to sprawl but Matuylevski drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Matuylevski drops an elbow to the side of Grimas's head.
Matuylevski winds up and cracks Grimas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Matuylevski controlling the action here.
Grimas won't allow Matuylevski to pass to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matuylevski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Matuylevski prevents Grimas from standing back up.
Matuylevski is thwarting Grimas's attempts to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Miroslav Matuylevski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Matuylevski shoots in and bounces Grimas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Matuylevski trying to control the position from guard on top but Grimas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimas working a defensive guard here.
Matuylevski content to stall in guard here.
Matuylevski prevents Grimas from getting back to his feet.
Miroslav Matuylevski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimas working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matuylevski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matuylevski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimas.
Grimas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grimas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grimas darts in trying to clinch

and Matuylevski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Matuylevski.
Matuylevski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grimas wants to get back to his feet but Matuylevski passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matuylevski prevents Grimas from standing back up.
Matuylevski is taking a breather. Grimas 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Matuylevski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miroslav Matuylevski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miroslav Matuylevski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Matuylevski throws a head kick that misses.
Grimas falls off balance throwing a combination

and Matuylevski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Matuylevski.
Matuylevski postures up.
Matuylevski stands and throws Grimas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Grimas tries to escape but Matuylevski is in control.
Grimas can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grimas is pushing Matuylevski's head away, looking to escape. Matuylevski manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimas is trying to get back to half guard.
Matuylevski landing a few strikes.
Grimas can't do much from the bottom here.
Grimas seems a little lost for a moment, as Matuylevski dominates the positioning.
Grimas is trying to control Matuylevski's posture but Matuylevski avoids it.
Matuylevski moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Matuylevski throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Grimas works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Grimas tries to kick Matuylevski off but Matuylevski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Matuylevski trying to advance position but Grimas counters by regaining guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matuylevski stands up from Grimas's guard - Matuylevski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Miroslav Matuylevski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Matuylevski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Matuylevski controlling the action here.
Matuylevski wants to free his trapped foot but Grimas is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matuylevski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Matuylevski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Matuylevski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grimas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Matuylevski is trying to control the action in half guard but Grimas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grimas trying to hold on to Matuylevski's head to control him but Matuylevski postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miroslav Matuylevski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matuylevski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miroslav Matuylevski!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between rolan tiongson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

tiongson
vs
Yamamoto

183 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
389 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, rolan tiongson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Henrique Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tiongson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yamamoto looks gassed!
Nice takedown defense from Yamamoto. No joy for tiongson on that attempt.
tiongson is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - tiongson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by tiongson or perhaps it was just good defense by Yamamoto which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rolan tiongson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
tiongson has a takedown stuffed.
Yamamoto blocks a head kick by tiongson.
Yamamoto leaves tiongson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Yamamoto drives through and clinches with tiongson against the cage.
tiongson fails to pull guard.
tiongson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamamoto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Yamamoto lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Yamamoto seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tiongson trying to control here.
tiongson punching from the bottom.

Yamamoto is working for a kimura but tiongson is defending it quite comfortably.
tiongson tries to roll over but Yamamoto keeps him under control.
Yamamoto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yamamoto prevents tiongson from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
tiongson wants to get back to full guard.
tiongson pushes Yamamoto off looking to stand but Yamamoto dives back in and keeps control.
Yamamoto blocks the strikes from tiongson.
tiongson is looking to improve his position.
tiongson is working hard here to advance position.
Yamamoto stops tiongson from getting back to his feet.
Yamamoto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
tiongson trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

tiongson is defending against the submission attempts here by Yamamoto.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
tiongson wants to control but Yamamoto is keeping busy.
tiongson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
tiongson wants to control but Yamamoto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
tiongson wants to get back to full guard.
Yamamoto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. tiongson defending well though.

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.
Yamamoto prevents tiongson from improving his position.
tiongson is trying to stand.
tiongson is looking to improve his position.
Yamamoto is keen to just control but tiongson is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
tiongson is trying to stand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yamamoto circles away from the clinch attempt

so Yamamoto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
tiongson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yamamoto on the ground.
Yamamoto scoring with punches to the head and body.

Yamamoto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

tiongson misses with a takedown attempt

and Yamamoto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for tiongson!
tiongson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
tiongson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yamamoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as tiongson is looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Yamamoto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
tiongson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
tiongson tries to lock up and control but Yamamoto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to control the pace but tiongson is squirming around nicely.
Yamamoto tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Yamamoto trying to control but tiongson is having none of it.

Yamamoto is going oldschool here, as he tries to force tiongson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so tiongson shrugs it off.
Yamamoto prevents tiongson from getting the reversal.
tiongson wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Yamamoto has control of tiongson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and tiongson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
tiongson is looking to get to half guard.
tiongson wants to control but Yamamoto is having none of it.
tiongson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yamamoto stands up from mount. Strange move.
tiongson fails with a takedown attempt.
tiongson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
tiongson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yamamoto as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rolan tiongson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
tiongson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
tiongson shoots in and drives through. Yamamoto sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for tiongson with that takedown attempt.
tiongson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henrique Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Yamamoto moves into range and clinches up with tiongson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yamamoto as tiongson tries to tie him up.
tiongson fails to pull guard.
tiongson has had enough of the clinch but Yamamoto keeps him there for the moment.
tiongson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamamoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yamamoto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. tiongson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
tiongson wants to clinch but Yamamoto slips to the side

and Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
tiongson taking a breather.
tiongson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yamamoto smiles and moves away.
tiongson tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrique Yamamoto 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!

tiongson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Yamamoto counters by moving into the clinch.
tiongson tries to score a body lock takedown but Yamamoto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
tiongson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yamamoto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rolan tiongson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
tiongson is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling him.
Yamamoto prevents tiongson from breaking the clinch.
tiongson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yamamoto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
tiongson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
tiongson is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling him.
tiongson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yamamoto smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
tiongson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
tiongson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
rolan tiongson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tiongson misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
tiongson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yamamoto defends it nicely.
tiongson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yamamoto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body kick from tiongson.
Nice sprawl there from tiongson as Yamamoto shoots in.
tiongson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yamamoto as he jumps to the side.
tiongson tries to clinch up.
tiongson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yamamoto tries to avoid it but tiongson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yamamoto to the ground. Yamamoto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
tiongson pulls out of a head kick attempt.

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.
tiongson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
tiongson looks for a takedown but Yamamoto sprawls well.

Yamamoto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming tiongson to the mat! tiongson manages to get full guard.

Yamamoto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yamamoto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
tiongson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
tiongson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yamamoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as tiongson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yamamoto stays in close to tiongson's body and controls the position.
Yamamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

tiongson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yamamoto defends well.
Yamamoto preventing the sweep.
Yamamoto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yamamoto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
tiongson wants to stand up but Yamamoto is controlling him.
Yamamoto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Henrique Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
tiongson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Henrique Yamamoto wasn't active enough on the ground.
tiongson tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Yamamoto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on tiongson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
tiongson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
tiongson is trying to stall.
tiongson wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamamoto won't allow it.
rolan tiongson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
tiongson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
tiongson trying to stall but Yamamoto improves his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henrique Yamamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yamamoto 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique Yamamoto!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between roger mallao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Ruchkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruchkin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica-Al Nightmare Long. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

mallao
vs
Ruchkin

194 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, roger mallao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Ruchkin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mallao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruchkin's waist but Ruchkin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing mallao off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruchkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
mallao tries a head kick but it misses.

mallao gets a takedown into half guard.
Ruchkin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of mallao's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take mallao's back!

Ruchkin decides to stand up.
Ruchkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but mallao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick from mallao lands but Ruchkin takes it in his stride.
Nice cross by mallao.
Ruchkin wants to clinch.
mallao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ruchkin avoids it really well and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruchkin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
mallao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for roger mallao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mallao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruchkin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruchkin misses with a knee to the head.
Ruchkin tries to land a knee to the head but mallao blocks with his arms.
Ruchkin looking to throw knees to the head but mallao is blocking nicely.
mallao takes a knee right on the jaw!
mallao tries to break the clinch but Ruchkin is controlling the position.
Ruchkin connects with a nasty looking knee right to mallao's face.
Ruchkin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruchkin looks gassed!
mallao trying to control the position but instead, Ruchkin has worked for underhooks and has pushed mallao into the cage.
Ruchkin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but mallao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
mallao tries to pull guard but Ruchkin holds him up against the cage and eventually mallao drops back down to his feet.
Ruchkin misses with a knee to the head.
Ruchkin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
mallao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ruchkin with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mallao fails to pull guard.
mallao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ruchkin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
mallao wants a takedown.
mallao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
mallao wants to break free but Ruchkin has control.
Ruchkin tries to land a knee to the head but mallao blocks with his arms.
mallao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
mallao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
mallao can't break the clinch.
mallao tries to pull guard but Ruchkin won't allow it.
Ruchkin tries a knee to the head but mallao blocks it.
Ruchkin throws a knee to the head but misses.
mallao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
mallao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
mallao can't break the clinch.
Ruchkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
mallao stalling in the clinch but Ruchkin improves position.
mallao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
mallao tries a knee to the head but Ruchkin blocks it.
mallao is trying to break the clinch but Ruchkin is controlling him.
Ruchkin looking to throw knees to the head but mallao is blocking nicely.
mallao tries for a takedown but Ruchkin manages to get underhooks.
Ruchkin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mallao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ruchkin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ruchkin tries a knee to the head but mallao blocks it.
Ruchkin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but mallao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
mallao is trying to break the clinch but Ruchkin has him pressed against the cage.
mallao tries for a takedown but Ruchkin manages to get underhooks.
mallao looking to stall.
mallao fails to pull guard.
mallao fails to pull guard.
mallao misses with the head strike.
Ruchkin scores with a knee to the head.
mallao changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ruchkin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ruchkin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from mallao.
Ruchkin wants to clinch.
mallao fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

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.
Ruchkin blocks a head kick by mallao.
mallao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruchkin's waist but Ruchkin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing mallao off to one side.

Ruchkin moves into the clinch.
Ruchkin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruchkin tries a knee to the head but mallao blocks it.
mallao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ruchkin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruchkin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but mallao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruchkin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but mallao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
mallao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruchkin has him pressed against the cage.
Ruchkin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
mallao tries to pull guard but Ruchkin holds him up against the cage and eventually mallao drops back down to his feet.
Ruchkin tries a knee to the head but mallao blocks it.
Ruchkin tries to land a knee to the head but mallao blocks with his arms.
mallao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Ruchkin 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.

mallao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ruchkin circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ruchkin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ruchkin.
Ruchkin keeps control of mallao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ruchkin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
mallao is trying to break the clinch but Ruchkin is controlling him.
mallao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ruchkin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruchkin looking to throw knees to the head but mallao is blocking nicely.
mallao is trying to push Ruchkin away but Ruchkin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
mallao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ruchkin tries a knee to the head but mallao blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruchkin misses with a knee to the head.
mallao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ruchkin smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for roger mallao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruchkin moves forwards but mallao connects with a nice, crisp jab.
mallao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

mallao shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ruchkin is trying to defend but mallao finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ruchkin wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if mallao 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.
mallao prevents Ruchkin from improving his position.
mallao slows the pace down in half guard.
Ruchkin wants to improve his position but mallao is controlling well.
mallao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruchkin on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruchkin wants to get back to full guard but mallao has passed into side control.
mallao controlling from mount.
Ruchkin is trying to reverse the position but instead mallao has taken his back - oops!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mallao is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

mallao looking for the RNC.
Ruchkin tries to roll but mallao sticks to his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruchkin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
mallao has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Ruchkin's body.

Ruchkin fending off the submission attempt from mallao.

Ruchkin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
mallao loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Ruchkin hold on?
mallao trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

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.
Ruchkin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ruchkin covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
A bit of a pause in the action here. mallao controlling the positon.

mallao tightening his grip on Ruchkin, looking for the choke.
mallao is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

Ruchkin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

roger mallao 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!

mallao shoots in looking for a takedown. Ruchkin tries to sprawl out of it but mallao keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ruchkin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ruchkin wants to clinch but mallao slips to the side
enabling mallao to counter with a crisp jab.
mallao shoots for a takedown but Ruchkin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ruchkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruchkin moves in looking to clinch but mallao pushes him off.
mallao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for roger mallao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruchkin fails with an attempt to clinch.
roger mallao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
mallao changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ruchkin tries to avoid it but mallao manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ruchkin to the ground. Ruchkin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ruchkin closes the distance looking to clinch
and mallao counters with a left and a right that stings Ruchkin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mallao tries a head kick but it misses.
Ruchkin tries to clinch there but mallao circles away.
mallao shoots in but no luck this time.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ruchkin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ruchkin doesn't manage to clinch there - mallao circles away.
Ruchkin tries to clinch but mallao is having none of it.
mallao tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ruchkin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten mallao somewhat.

Ruchkin gets a clinch.
mallao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ruchkin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruchkin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruchkin misses with a knee to the head.
mallao is trying to break the clinch but Ruchkin is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ruchkin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ruchkin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but mallao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
mallao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ruchkin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
mallao changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ruchkin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
mallao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruchkin tries to clinch there but mallao circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - mallao scores with a four punch combination!
mallao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, jab by mallao - just one landing.
mallao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
mallao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
mallao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mallao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ruchkin avoids it really well and circles away.

Ruchkin darts in and clinches mallao up against the cage.
mallao tries to pull guard but Ruchkin holds him up against the cage and eventually mallao drops back down to his feet.
mallao tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ruchkin tries a knee to the head but mallao blocks it.
mallao is trying to break free.
Ruchkin keeps control of mallao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
mallao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ruchkin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ruchkin tries a knee to the head but mallao blocks it.
mallao goes for a takedown attempt but Ruchkin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ruchkin tries to clinch but mallao moves out of range.

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.
mallao tries to clinch

and Ruchkin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
mallao is trying to break the clinch but Ruchkin has him pressed against the cage.
mallao looking for a takedown.
mallao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ruchkin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ruchkin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
mallao is trying to break the clinch but Ruchkin is controlling him.
Ruchkin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruchkin tries to land a knee to the head but mallao blocks with his arms.
Ruchkin tries to land a knee to the head but mallao blocks with his arms.
Ruchkin has mallao pressed against the cage, preventing mallao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ruchkin misses with a knee to the head.
Ruchkin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
mallao tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ruchkin misses with a knee strike.
mallao is trying to drag Ruchkin to the mat but Ruchkin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ruchkin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but mallao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ruchkin tries a knee to the head but mallao blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Ruchkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ruchkin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Ruchkin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ tiongson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Silva (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.

tiongson
vs
Silva

179 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, DJ tiongson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. tiongson is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva prevents tiongson from standing back up.
tiongson missing with punches from the bottom.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva throwing shots but tiongson is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but tiongson keeps working.
tiongson is trying to control but Silva passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on tiongson's face as Silva controls the position.
tiongson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Silva's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
tiongson wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
tiongson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
tiongson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva trying to control but tiongson is working from the bottom.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stays in close to tiongson's body and controls the position.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
tiongson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva cracks tiongson with a solid left hand.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but tiongson has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva trying to control but tiongson is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
tiongson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva passes tiongson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
tiongson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
tiongson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for tiongson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Silva 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.

Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
tiongson trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
tiongson is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
tiongson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva throws some wild stikes that tiongson manages to avoid easily.
tiongson is trying to escape the mount.
tiongson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
tiongson is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva raining down hammerfists from mount.
Silva landing punches.

tiongson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands a big elbow.
Oh tiongson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Silva cracks tiongson with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Bowron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dondi Daga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross Bowron has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bowron
vs
Daga

190 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

201 cm
21
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Bowron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dondi Daga!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daga dives in and grabs Bowron's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bowron pushes down on Daga's head and hops out.
Ross Bowron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Daga darts in and clinches Bowron up against the cage.
Bowron has a couple of punches blocked by Daga.
Daga dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Daga turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Daga fails to land a wild elbow strike.
A lull in the action here.
Daga tries to advance to mount but can't.

Daga decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bowron to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daga misses with a wild body shot.
Daga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bowron digs a good body shot into Daga's ribs.
Daga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bowron lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bowron.

Daga tries to keep at a distance but Bowron has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bowron goes for a takedown in the clinch but Daga prevents it.

Daga decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowron pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daga is keeping the position for now.
Bowron not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Daga keeping moving, preventing Bowron from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowron tries to free his leg and advance position but Daga is retaining full guard.
Daga keeping moving, preventing Bowron from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Ross Bowron just wasn't active enough.
Bowron shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Daga eats them both and turns towards Bowron to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Daga looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowron misses with a few strikes there.
Bowron fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Bowron gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Daga to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Bowron pushes Daga off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bowron manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bowron tries to clinch there but Daga circles away.
Bowron doesn't manage to clinch there - Daga circles away.

Bowron rushes Daga and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bowron lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Bowron.
Bowron using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daga is trying to break the clinch but Bowron has him pressed against the cage.
Bowron has Daga pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Daga manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right from Bowron.
A short left from Bowron.
Bowron lands with a light punch inside.

Bowron has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Daga clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowron controls the position.
Daga tries to escape the position.

Bowron working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Daga trying to control the position but Bowron manages to sink in the hooks.
Bowron biding his time, controlling Daga.

Bowron looking for the choke but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daga looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bowron.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bowron fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bowron gets a clinch.
Bowron lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Bowron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowron fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Daga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Bowron gets a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bowron.
Bowron wants a takedown but no success here.
Daga drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bowron pulls his leg out and moves away.
Daga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bowron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bowron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bowron connects with an inside leg kick.

Bowron scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daga is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daga misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Daga takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bowron landing strikes.
Bowron landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Daga is looking for a sweep.
Bowron passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Daga!
Bowron raining down hammerfists from mount.
Daga in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bowron controlling his opponent.
Bowron lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowron looking to control but Daga is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bowron is really struggling to control Daga but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bowron controlling from mount.
Bowron looking to finish Daga with some ground and pound. This is bad for Daga!
Bowron controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowron trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daga takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bowron is landing with some decent strikes but Daga is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bowron lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Daga hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowron wants to control the pace but Daga is squirming around nicely.
Bowron tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bowron has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bowron lands with some strikes.
Bowron looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowron tries to control but Daga wriggling away.
Bowron landing punches.
Bowron trying to control but Daga is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daga can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bowron is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Daga is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bowron takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Bowron dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bowron lands a leg kick that knocks Daga off balance momentarily.

Daga clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Bowron.
Daga is looking to control Bowron's arms but Bowron gets an underhook and turns him. Now Daga has his back to the cage.
Bowron prevents a takedown attempt there.
Daga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bowron makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Bowron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bowron darts in trying to clinch

and Daga counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bowron looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daga looking to sit in guard and control but Bowron gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowron chips away with some ground and pound.
Bowron trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bowron trying to control the position from guard on top but Daga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bowron wants to pass the guard but Daga is keeping the position.
Daga looking for a sweep. Not yet Daga, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Daga keeping moving, preventing Bowron from controlling successfully.

Ross Bowron has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Bowron gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bowron lands an uppercut.
Bowron wants a takedown but no success here.
Bowron has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Daga avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Bowron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bowron closes the distance looking to clinch

and Daga counters with a takedown into side control.
Daga wants to control but Bowron is keeping him busy.
Bowron struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daga wants to stand but Bowron has his arm trapped.
Bowron tries to buck Daga off but Daga is having none of it.
Daga wants to stand but Bowron is controlling his arm.
Bowron sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

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.
Bowron makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bowron.
Daga tries to stand but Bowron is controlling from the bottom.
Bowron keeping moving, preventing Daga from controlling successfully.
Ross Bowron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dondi Daga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bowron has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Bowron!