EIFC: Overdrive PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and anaho anaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Gracie is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Gracie
vs
anaho

200 cm
22
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
255 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, anaho anaho!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
anaho misses with a takedown attempt

and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.

Gracie stands up.
Gracie is looking to clinch.

anaho decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie tries to kick anaho off but anaho keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
anaho is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from anaho.
anaho trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
anaho stops Gracie from getting back to his feet.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
anaho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
anaho is looking to stall here but Gracie recovers full guard.
Gracie is looking to stand up but anaho isn't so interested in that idea.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
anaho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
anaho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dick Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of anaho anaho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, anaho manages to get to full guard.
Gracie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from anaho.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now anaho is on top in guard.
anaho wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.

anaho has gone for a leg lock! Gracie slips out almost immediately though and dives into anaho's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

anaho looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from anaho.

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.

Gracie gets to his feet - anaho follows without any prompting.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
anaho misses with a takedown

so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

anaho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
anaho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
anaho avoids a punch combination nicely.
anaho misses with a takedown attempt

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. anaho won't be happy with that.
anaho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
anaho struggling a bit here.

Gracie decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dick Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
anaho tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. anaho will be more careful next time no doubt.

It looks like anaho anaho has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a with a good body shot.
anaho anaho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
anaho misses with a takedown

and Gracie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for anaho!
Dick Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of anaho anaho.
anaho is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dick Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
anaho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for anaho on the ground.
Gracie controlling his opponent.
anaho is desperately trying to improve his position but Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to control but anaho wriggling away.
anaho is looking to get to half guard.

Gracie is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Gracie shoots for a takedown but anaho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
anaho fails with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a one-two to the body.

anaho changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

anaho working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
anaho wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
anaho is trying to ground and pound but Gracie uses the momentary lack of control by anaho to regain half guard.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

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.

anaho is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
anaho prevents Gracie from standing back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
anaho misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has anaho backing up. anaho nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
anaho fails with the takedown

and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
anaho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on anaho anaho's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

anaho ducks right into an uppercut from Gracie.
anaho with a poor takedown
and Gracie counters with a nice uppercut.
anaho takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. anaho manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

anaho isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gracie stacks anaho on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gracie!
anaho manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

anaho is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gracie tries to get out of the position.
It looks like anaho is going to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

anaho is looking for a kimura here.
anaho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Gracie is trying to stand back up but anaho is controlling him
anaho is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

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.
Gracie is trying to stand up here but anaho is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

anaho scores a takedown into full mount!
Gracie tries to buck anaho off but anaho takes his back!
Gracie is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

anaho is looking for the choke from the back position but Gracie is controlling his hands well.

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.

anaho has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gracie controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

anaho is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Gracie has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Gracie covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
anaho anaho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Gracie fending off the submission attempt from anaho.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to anaho anaho.
Well Gracie 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Gracie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay de Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Stacked Actors. Sam Davies is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Davies
vs
de Borg

180 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay de Borg!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Borg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davies throws a sloppy head kick and de Borg moves out of range easily.

de Borg looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
de Borg stalling.
de Borg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davies has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. de Borg is working away from the top position though.
de Borg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

de Borg decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
de Borg shoots in looking for a takedown. Davies tries to sprawl out of it but de Borg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Davies manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
de Borg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A solid body kick from Davies.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davies wants to clinch up but de Borg keeps it at a distance.
Davies changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. de Borg tries to avoid it but Davies manages to keep hold of a leg and drag de Borg to the ground. de Borg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jay de Borg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davies bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Davies throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice body kick there by Davies.
Davies goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Davies throws a front kick that sends de Borg stumbling back into the ropes.
Davies is looking to clinch.
Davies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from de Borg.
de Borg misses with the combination.

Davies gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
de Borg looks gassed!
de Borg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davies swivels though and keeps the full guard.
de Borg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davies trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
de Borg stopping the sweep attempt from Davies.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Borg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davies trying to control the position.
Davies is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davies keeping moving, preventing de Borg from controlling successfully.
de Borg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
de Borg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
de Borg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sam Davies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay de Borg.
Davies tries to clinch but de Borg is having none of it.
de Borg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch but de Borg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Davies throws a series of punches but de Borg avoids them all with ease.
de Borg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davies moves in looking to clinch but de Borg pushes him off.

Davies gets a clinch.
Davies lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Davies lands a knee to the head.
de Borg drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davies pulls his leg out and moves away.
Davies throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Davies throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
de Borg swats away the attempt to clinch by Davies.
A slapping body kick lands there for Davies.
Davies shoots in and drives through. de Borg sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Davies.
de Borg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
de Borg throws a leg kick but Davies checks it.
Davies throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies throws a head kick that de Borg semi-blocks.
Davies throws a nice outside leg kick.
de Borg throws a right hand that Davies ducks under and follows up with a left that Davies also avoids with ease.
de Borg takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Davies closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
de Borg stops a takedown attempt from Davies.
Davies tries to stall but de Borg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Davies landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
de Borg fails to pull guard.
Davies lands a knee to the body.
de Borg has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davies is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Davies has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. de Borg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Davies prevents a takedown attempt there.
Davies throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but de Borg blocks it with crossed arms.
de Borg is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Davies gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
de Borg blocks the elbow strike.

de Borg jumps guard and drags Davies to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
de Borg looking to control.
Davies wants to pass the guard but de Borg is keeping the position.
de Borg has his hands on Davies's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

de Borg shoots in but Davies avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davies cracks the inside of de Borg's front leg.
de Borg fails to land with a series of punches.
de Borg wants to clinch
and Davies counters with a low kick, right behind de Borg 's knee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davies.

de Borg bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Davies is trying to get back to his feet.
Davies wants to control but de Borg postures up.
Davies wants to get back to his feet.

de Borg decides to take the fight back to the feet.
de Borg slips a jab and a cross from Davies.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies shoots in but no luck this time.
de Borg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
de Borg has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Davies.
Davies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davies has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
de Borg thows a leg kick but Davies checks it
and Davies counters with a nice body kick.
Davies clinches but de Borg breaks the clinch

and de Borg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by de Borg.
Davies trying to keep a closed guard but de Borg is proving a slippery customer.
de Borg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
de Borg looking to pass the guard.
Davies wants to stand and escape but de Borg is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Borg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
de Borg works over Davies with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells de Borg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

de Borg gets to his feet - Davies follows without any prompting.
Davies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from de Borg.
Davies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davies throws a nice head kick!
de Borg scores with a nice head shot.
Davies lands a high kick!
Davies closes the distance looking to clinch
and de Borg counters with a straight right hand.
de Borg steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Davies. That one must have hurt.
A good leg kick by Davies.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Borg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Davies throws a nice head kick!
Davies scores with a head kick.
Davies throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
de Borg throws a right hand that Davies ducks under and follows up with a left that Davies also avoids with ease.
Davies circles away from the clinch attempt.

Davies forces de Borg back against the ropes and clinches.
Davies is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

de Borg tightens his grip and picks Davies up, before dumping him to the ground. Davies manages to land in guard.
Davies looking to control.

Davies kicks de Borg off and gets to his feet.
Davies connects with a solid leg kick.
Davies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

de Borg has managed to clinch.
Davies tries to stall but de Borg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Davies lands a knee to the body.

de Borg gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
de Borg scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Borg stops Davies from getting back to his feet.
de Borg looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
de Borg is thwarting Davies's attempts to control the position.
de Borg frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
de Borg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
de Borg looking to finish Davies with some ground and pound. This is bad for Davies!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davies is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Borg controlling the position easily from mount.
Davies really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay de Borg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

de Borg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davies's waist but Davies gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing de Borg off to one side.
Davies fakes the leg kick and cracks de Borg in the body.
de Borg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davies lets loose with a powerful body kick. de Borg will feel that in the morning.
de Borg misses with a wild combination.
Nice straight punches there by Davies. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davies.
Davies lands a high kick!
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch but de Borg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davies wants to clinch but de Borg slips to the side

and de Borg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by de Borg.
Davies can't get the takedown.
Davies can't break the clinch.
de Borg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davies looking to slow down the pace here.

de Borg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Davies scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
de Borg holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Davies trying to advance position but de Borg counters by regaining guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies being controlled here momentarily.
de Borg keeping moving, preventing Davies from controlling successfully.
de Borg wants to sweep but no luck.
Davies trying to control but de Borg is working from the bottom.
Jay de Borg has got the better of the ground game so far.

de Borg has his feet on Davies's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
de Borg cracks Davies with an open hand slap.

That's two 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.
Davies scores with a push kick.
de Borg throws a series of punches but Davies avoids them all with ease.
de Borg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sam Davies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay de Borg.
Davies throws a head kick that de Borg semi-blocks.
Sam Davies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davies throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Davies lands a high kick!

de Borg bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Davies is trying to escape the position but de Borg is controlling the position.
Davies is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but de Borg has just dragged him back down to the mat.
de Borg tries to advance to mount but Davies denies him.
Davies is looking to regain half guard here but de Borg keeps moving and retains side control.
de Borg is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Davies will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

de Borg decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Davies lands a nice hook to de Borg's body. de Borg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Davies scores with a head kick.
Davies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davies needs to keep his hands up - de Borg had a free shot at his head there.
Davies looks to land a body kick but de Borg moved away.
Left hook, right uppercut from de Borg.
Davies doesn't manage to clinch there - de Borg circles away.
de Borg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davies.
Nice cross by de Borg.
Davies explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
de Borg lands an overhand right.
Davies lands a nice looking body kick.
de Borg misses with a series of wild punches.
Davies is looking to slow de Borg down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but de Borg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
de Borg throws a right and a left that Davies avoids nicely.

de Borg rushes Davies and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Davies misses with a knee strike.
de Borg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Davies gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from de Borg.
Davies is trying to break free.
Davies is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

de Borg gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Davies wants to stand up but de Borg is controlling him.
de Borg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Davies looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
de Borg looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay de Borg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think de Borg 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay de Borg!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Odachowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knox Yodsenklai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odachowski comes to the ring accompanied by Nativity in Black. Yodsenklai has chosen Traditional Wai Kru as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Odachowski
vs
Yodsenklai

181 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

175 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerzy Odachowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Knox Yodsenklai!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odachowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knox Yodsenklai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Odachowski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yodsenklai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yodsenklai has a closed guard, preventing Odachowski from standing up.
Yodsenklai thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Odachowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yodsenklai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Yodsenklai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yodsenklai throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Odachowski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yodsenklai is proving hard to escape from.

Yodsenklai throws his legs up looking for a submission but Odachowski uses it to pass to side control.
Odachowski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yodsenklai tries to buck Odachowski off but Odachowski is having none of it.
Yodsenklai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yodsenklai sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsenklai is not content to let Odachowski control the position.
Odachowski throwing shots but Yodsenklai is blocking nicely.
Odachowski blocks the strikes from Yodsenklai.
Odachowski throwing shots but Yodsenklai is blocking nicely.
Yodsenklai gets full guard.
Yodsenklai keeping moving, preventing Odachowski from controlling successfully.
Odachowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yodsenklai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Odachowski distracts Yodsenklai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Odachowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yodsenklai on the ground.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yodsenklai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab-cross combination lands for Odachowski and sends Yodsenklai crashing to the mat! Odachowski follows him down to the mat - Yodsenklai regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Yodsenklai throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Odachowski moves into full mount! Yodsenklai won't be happy about that!
Yodsenklai looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Odachowski is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Yodsenklai has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Yodsenklai tries to reverse the position but Odachowski maintains control.
Yodsenklai throwing hammer fists to the chest of Odachowski. What's that going to do exactly?
Odachowski prevents Yodsenklai from getting the reversal.
Odachowski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yodsenklai is trying desperately to improve position.
Odachowski dominating with strikes here.
Odachowski working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Odachowski tries to control but Yodsenklai wriggling away.
Odachowski throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yodsenklai tries to lock up and control but Odachowski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Odachowski misses with a head shot.
Yodsenklai is working to get back to half guard.
Yodsenklai is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Odachowski looking to control but Yodsenklai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yodsenklai bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Odachowski is looking to stand up but Yodsenklai isn't so interested in that idea.
Odachowski keeping moving, preventing Yodsenklai from controlling successfully.

Yodsenklai drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yodsenklai jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yodsenklai stands up over Odachowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Odachowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yodsenklai is controlling him.
Yodsenklai preventing the sweep.
Odachowski can't keep his opponent in guard - Yodsenklai advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yodsenklai working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Yodsenklai is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yodsenklai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Odachowski won't allow Yodsenklai to pass to mount.
Odachowski tries to kick Yodsenklai off but Yodsenklai keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Odachowski moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yodsenklai looks to clinch
and Odachowski counters with a straight right hand.

Odachowski has closed the distance and engaged Yodsenklai in a clinch.
Yodsenklai missing with knees to the body.

Odachowski breaks the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Odachowski.
Yodsenklai closes the distance and clinches up with Odachowski, looking for a takedown. Yodsenklai pushes Odachowski against the ropes but Odachowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yodsenklai tries to clinch but Odachowski moves away
and Odachowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Odachowski shoots in but Yodsenklai avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Yodsenklai has managed to clinch.

Yodsenklai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yodsenklai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Odachowski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Odachowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yodsenklai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Odachowski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yodsenklai clinches but Odachowski breaks the clinch
and Odachowski counters with a left and a right that stings Yodsenklai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsenklai tries to clinch but Odachowski moves away
and Odachowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Odachowski looks to land a combination. Yodsenklai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yodsenklai darts in trying to clinch
and Yodsenklai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Odachowski closes the distance and clinches.

Yodsenklai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yodsenklai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yodsenklai looks to clinch
and Odachowski counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Yodsenklai.
Yodsenklai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yodsenklai throws a head kick that misses
and Odachowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Odachowski moves into the clinch successfully.
Odachowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Yodsenklai has double underhooks.
Yodsenklai keeps control of Odachowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yodsenklai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Odachowski.
Odachowski wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yodsenklai tries to land knees in the clinch but Odachowski avoids the damage to the body.
Yodsenklai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Odachowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Odachowski tries to break the clinch but Yodsenklai is controlling the position.

Odachowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yodsenklai with a poor takedown
enabling Odachowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Odachowski lands with a right hand.
Odachowski throws a head kick but Yodsenklai moves out of range.

Yodsenklai clinches.
Odachowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Yodsenklai landing knees to the head.
Yodsenklai is pressed up against the ropes. Odachowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yodsenklai down to the mat. Yodsenklai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yodsenklai swats away the attempt to clinch by Odachowski.
Yodsenklai clinches but Odachowski breaks the clinch
and Odachowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yodsenklai tries to clinch
and Odachowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yodsenklai shoots in but no luck this time.
Jerzy Odachowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Knox Yodsenklai.
Yodsenklai avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yodsenklai moves out of range of the strikes.

Odachowski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Yodsenklai controls Odachowski momentarily but Odachowski frees himself.
Odachowski wanted to stand there but Yodsenklai had control of the position.
Yodsenklai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Odachowski's guard.
Yodsenklai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yodsenklai stands and throws Odachowski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yodsenklai lands an elbow.
Yodsenklai tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Yodsenklai lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yodsenklai looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Odachowski is avoiding damage well.
Odachowski wants to get back to his feet but Yodsenklai drags him back down.
Yodsenklai working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yodsenklai lands an elbow.

Yodsenklai working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Odachowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Yodsenklai darts in and clinches Odachowski up against the ropes.
Yodsenklai scores with a knee to the head.
Yodsenklai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerzy Odachowski dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Odachowski tries to clinch there but Yodsenklai circles away.
Odachowski is looking to clinch but Yodsenklai is avoiding it.
Odachowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Odachowski throws a series of punches but Yodsenklai avoids them all with ease.
Yodsenklai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yodsenklai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Odachowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice takedown defense from Yodsenklai. No joy for Odachowski on that attempt.
Yodsenklai wants to clinch
and Odachowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Yodsenklai clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yodsenklai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Odachowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Yodsenklai.
Odachowski tries to break the clinch but Yodsenklai is controlling the position.
Yodsenklai scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odachowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yodsenklai misses with a knee strike.
Odachowski fails to pull guard.
Odachowski is trying to break the clinch but Yodsenklai has him pressed against the ropes.
Yodsenklai tries to land a knee to the head but Odachowski blocks with his arms.
Yodsenklai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Odachowski dodges an elbow strike from Yodsenklai.
Yodsenklai is trying to maintain a safe position but Odachowski gets an underhook and turns Yodsenklai into the ropes.
Odachowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yodsenklai gets underhooks to prevent Odachowski's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerzy Odachowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Yodsenklai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Odachowski's brow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yodsenklai leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Yodsenklai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Odachowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yodsenklai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Odachowski wants a takedown but no success here.

Yodsenklai breaks the clinch.
Yodsenklai moves in looking to clinch but Odachowski pushes him off.
Yodsenklai closes the distance looking to clinch

and Odachowski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Odachowski.

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.
Odachowski tries to pull guard but Yodsenklai holds him up against the ropes and eventually Odachowski drops back down to his feet.
Odachowski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yodsenklai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Yodsenklai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Odachowski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Odachowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Yodsenklai tries to clinch up.
Odachowski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yodsenklai as he avoids it easily.

Yodsenklai clinches with his opponent.

Yodsenklai manages to break the clinch.

Yodsenklai forces Odachowski back against the ropes and clinches.
Yodsenklai landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yodsenklai.
Odachowski tries to pull guard but Yodsenklai holds him up against the ropes and eventually Odachowski drops back down to his feet.

Odachowski jumps into guard, dragging Yodsenklai to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yodsenklai scoring with punches to the head and body.
Odachowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yodsenklai.
Odachowski is trying to control the position but Yodsenklai postures up.
Odachowski throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Odachowski is looking to stand up but Yodsenklai isn't so interested in that idea.
Yodsenklai slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yodsenklai creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Knox Yodsenklai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Odachowski is looking to regain half guard here but Yodsenklai keeps moving and retains side control.
Yodsenklai is putting a hurting on Odachowski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Odachowski taking a bit of punishment here - Yodsenklai scoring with strikes.

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.
Odachowski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yodsenklai working the ground and pound.
Yodsenklai working the ground and pound from side control.
Odachowski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Yodsenklai off and has taken his back!
Yodsenklai rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Odachowski seems to be looking for submissions.
Yodsenklai is pressing down on Odachowski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Odachowski wants to control from the top but Yodsenklai keeps moving.
Yodsenklai lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Odachowski!

And that's the end of the fight!
Knox Yodsenklai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Odachowski 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerzy Odachowski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovi comes into the arena with Du Hast- Rammstein blaring out of the sound system. Mirko Filipovi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Filipovi
vs
Miles

188 cm
19
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
222 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Filipovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Master Miles!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovi throws a head kick but Miles moves out of range.

Filipovi moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Filipovi.
Filipovi is pressed up against the ropes. Miles has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Filipovi down to the mat. Filipovi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Filipovi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Miles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miles is looking to clinch but Filipovi is avoiding it.

Filipovi takes the fight into the clinch.
Miles looking to stall.
Filipovi lands an elbow that stopped Miles in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Master Miles has been cut.
Filipovi gets underhooks to prevent Miles's takedown attempt.
Miles looks gassed!

Filipovi pulls Miles into guard.
Miles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Filipovi is keeping the position for now.
Miles trying to stand up but can't free himself from Filipovi's guard.
Filipovi wants to get back to his feet but Miles is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Filipovi wants to stand and escape but Miles is having none of it.

Miles postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Filipovi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Miles, into his guard.
Filipovi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miles is keeping the position for now.
Filipovi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Filipovi is working hard here to advance position.

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.
Filipovi wants to stand and escape but instead Miles has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Filipovi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Filipovi tries to get out of the position.
Miles sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Filipovi's guard.
Filipovi is looking to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Miles is looking to stall here but Filipovi recovers full guard.
Filipovi wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Miles drops back looking for a leg! Filipovi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Filipovi manages to kick Miles off! Miles jumps back into Filipovi's guard.
Filipovi is controlling Miles's posture.
Miles trying to control the position from guard on top but Filipovi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Filipovi seems keen to control Miles's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Filipovi controls Miles momentarily but Miles frees himself.
Miles won't allow Filipovi to get back to his feet.
Miles wants to pass the guard but Filipovi is keeping the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Miles swats away the attempt to clinch by Filipovi.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Filipovi chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Filipovi takes the fight into the clinch.
Filipovi lands an elbow that stopped Miles in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Filipovi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Master Miles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Filipovi lands a front kick.
Master Miles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Filipovi throws a sloppy head kick and Miles moves out of range easily.

Filipovi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Filipovi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Miles is desperately trying to improve his position but Filipovi has a good base and remains in mount.
Filipovi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Miles is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Miles for as long as he can get away with.
Filipovi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miles is looking to escape.
Filipovi controlling from mount.

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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Mirko Filipovi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Miles has his takedown stuffed

and Filipovi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Filipovi lands a nice elbow.
Miles trying to land knees to the body.

Filipovi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Filipovi - that's a beauty! Miles is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Filipovi can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mirko Filipovi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morote Gari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juanito Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Gari
vs
Sandoval

200 cm
23
245 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

KGB
Force of Nature Sport Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Morote Gari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Juanito Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Morote Gari has been cut.
Sandoval fails to land with a series of punches.
Sandoval fails to land with a series of punches.
Morote Gari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandoval lands with a shot to the body.
Gari scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sandoval cracks Gari with an uppercut from hell and Gari crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Sandoval's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Gari is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sandoval gets to his feet and stands over Gari, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Gari felt that one! Sandoval unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Gari from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juanito Sandoval!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ekel Alfred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Loyal to no one - Dropkick Murphys kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Stefan Karlsson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ekel Alfred's chin.

Alfred
vs
Karlsson

172 cm
18
197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
207 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ekel Alfred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Alfred with that takedown attempt.
Alfred uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karlsson.
Nice takedown defense from Karlsson. No joy for Alfred on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson is looking to clinch.
Karlsson tries to clinch up but Alfred circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alfred shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Alfred looking to pass the guard.
Alfred is working hard here to advance position.
Karlsson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Alfred pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karlsson is keeping the position for now.

Alfred drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Alfred as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Karlsson screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Alfred! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ekel Alfred!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Django Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rotti Largo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Django Flash is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Flash
vs
Largo

192 cm
23
209 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
209 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Django Flash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rotti Largo!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flash throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Flash misses.
Largo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good leg kick by Flash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Largo looks gassed!
A jab from Flash does it's job there.
Danga de danga de dang - Flash scores with a four punch combination!

Largo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Flash misses.
Largo is still on wobbly legs! Can Flash finish him?
Flash missing with a left hand there. Largo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flash throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flash throws an overhand right that lands on Largo's shoulder, as Largo tries to avoid the shot.
Flash lands a nice looking body shot.
Flash throws a looping overhand right but Largo ducks down to avoid it.
Flash waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Largo.
Flash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Largo blocks a jab.
Largo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flash.
Flash throws a shot from downtown. Largo moves away and avoids it.
Flash throws a big shot that misses.
Flash looks to land a right hand but Largo moved out of range.
Largo ducks under a wild hook from Flash.
A slow jab from Flash misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Flash.
Flash waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Largo.
Flash misses with an uppercut. Largo saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flash misses with a looping right.
Largo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flash.
Largo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flash.
Flash lands with a right and another and another! Largo is in big trouble! Flash lands again and this time it's lights out for Largo! A quality knockout there for Flash.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Django Flash!

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Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taylor
vs
Adebisi

189 cm
23
202 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
208 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Red Moon Nutrition
MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominic Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Adebisi!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor misses with the combination.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adebisi blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Adebisi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Taylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taylor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor shoots in and drives through. Adebisi sprawls well.

Adebisi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Taylor gets back to half guard.
Adebisi is nestled in close to Taylor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Adebisi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adebisi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor missing with punches from the bottom.
Taylor is not content to let Adebisi control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi drops an elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Taylor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adebisi stopping the sweep attempt from Taylor.

Taylor had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Adebisi is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Taylor Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Adebisi's back instead.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Adebisi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Taylor's guard. Nice work there by Adebisi.
Adebisi is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Adebisi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Taylor gets back to full guard.
Adebisi won't allow Taylor to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi landing with the ground and pound.
Adebisi wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Adebisi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Adebisi trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Adebisi throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Adebisi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adebisi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Adebisi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
Adebisi looking to control but Taylor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adebisi looking to finish Taylor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Taylor!
Taylor is trying desperately to improve position.
Taylor slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Adebisi lands with a punch from half guard.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Adebisi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Adebisi stops Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Adebisi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is working to get back to half guard.
Adebisi lands a big elbow.
Taylor slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Adebisi thows a huge punch but Taylor dodges it nicely.
Adebisi wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Adebisi prevents Taylor from improving his position.
Adebisi blocks the strikes from Taylor.
Adebisi thows a huge punch but Taylor dodges it nicely.
Adebisi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adebisi is working away from the top position though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Taylor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Adebisi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dominic Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Adebisi cracks the inside of Taylor's front leg.
Adebisi avoids a punch combination nicely.

Adebisi closes the distance and clinches.

Adebisi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adebisi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Adebisi, right into the meat.
Taylor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dominic Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adebisi.
Adebisi slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.

Adebisi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Adebisi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Taylor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adebisi is tying to control. Taylor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Adebisi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Taylor wants to control but Adebisi is having none of it.
Adebisi looking to control but Taylor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adebisi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Taylor is trying desperately to improve position.
Adebisi lands a nice shot to the head.
Adebisi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Adebisi unloads with some shots from mount but Taylor bucks and avoids them well.

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.
Taylor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Adebisi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Taylor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Adebisi working Taylor over with strikes here.
Taylor is in a horrible position here. Adebisi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Taylor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Adebisi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taylor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adebisi looking to secure an arm triangle but Taylor defends it well.
Taylor bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Adebisi working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.
Adebisi wants to sweep but no luck.

Adebisi has an active guard here but Taylor has managed to pass into half guard.
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Taylor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Adebisi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.
Taylor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adebisi moves into full guard.
Taylor postures up.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Adebisi keeps moving.
Taylor wants to stand but Adebisi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Adebisi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Adebisi.
Taylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taylor.
Taylor throws a lazy head kick
and Adebisi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Adebisi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taylor, pushing him back against the ropes.

Adebisi manages to break the clinch.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Adebisi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Adebisi.
Taylor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taylor tries to get out of the position.
Adebisi trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adebisi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Adebisi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adebisi cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.
Taylor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Adebisi.
Adebisi won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Simon Adebisi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adebisi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses

and Adebisi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Adebisi lands a damaging elbow.
Taylor has Adebisi pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Adebisi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Taylor has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adebisi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Adebisi leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Adebisi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Taylor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor has Adebisi pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Adebisi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Adebisi manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Adebisi.
Nice takedown defense from Taylor. No joy for Adebisi on that attempt.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi scores with a punch to the head.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
A head kick from Adebisi lands but Taylor takes it in his stride.
Taylor throws a lazy head kick
and Adebisi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Taylor's knee momentarily.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adebisi counters with a body kick that stops Taylor in his tracks momentarily.

Taylor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Adebisi has hold of Taylor's hands but Taylor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Adebisi tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Adebisi trying to control but Taylor postures up.

Adebisi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi won't allow Taylor to pass to mount.
Adebisi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor misses with a double jab
and Adebisi counters with a head kick. That will keep Taylor thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Taylor with a poor takedown
and Adebisi counters with a two punch combo.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adebisi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adebisi throws a head kick that half lands.
Dominic Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Adebisi counters with a good low kick that Taylor was not able to check.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adebisi counters with a head kick.
Taylor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adebisi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adebisi closes the distance and clinches up with Taylor, looking for a takedown. Adebisi pushes Taylor against the ropes but Taylor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adebisi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taylor misses with a double jab
and Adebisi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adebisi counters with an inside leg kick.
Adebisi misses with a double jab.
Taylor throws a combination that misses

and Adebisi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Adebisi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adebisi 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Adebisi! Simon Adebisi retains his light heavyweight title!