GFL 11 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anton Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Silva
vs
Mendez

172 cm
22
143 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

163 cm
22
143 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mendez is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Mendez circles away and we're back to standing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mendez.
Silva fails with the takedown.

Mendez rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice body punch from Mendez - that landed with a thud.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Mendez breaks from the clinch.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mendez.
Mendez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mendez scores with a punch to the head.
Mendez scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez fails with an attempt to clinch.

Mendez moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mendez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendez lands a left hand.

Mendez drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mendez working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Mendez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mendez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendez is keeping the position for now.
Mendez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mendez looking to control.

Mendez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva advances to half guard.
Silva wants to control but Mendez is keeping him busy.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mendez is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva is thwarting Mendez's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva 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.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mendez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Mendez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mendez wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mendez is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Silva punching from the bottom.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendez is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Mendez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mendez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva is trying to control but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva misses with a takedown

and Mendez counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is trying to control Mendez's posture but Mendez avoids it.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva wants to control but Mendez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Mendez 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.

Mendez wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
enabling Mendez to counter with a crisp jab.
Dan Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Mendez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mendez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Silva has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mendez regains guard immediately.
Silva preventing the sweep.

Silva is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Mendez has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Silva is looking to defend but Mendez has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Silva! Mendez pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Silva taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dan Mendez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Delta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Edgar
vs
Delta

170 cm
18
144 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
19
149 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Delta!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delta blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Delta.
Delta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Delta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Edgar misses with some punches.
Delta prevents Edgar from breaking the clinch.
Edgar is looking to break free of the clinch but Delta has double underhooks.
Delta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Delta has a couple of punches blocked by Edgar.

Edgar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delta drops his hands momentarily and Edgar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Delta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Delta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edgar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Edgar pushes Delta up against the cage in a clinch.
Delta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Edgar has picked Delta up - he's going for a ride! Edgar dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Delta is trying to control but can't.
Edgar controlling the action here.
Delta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Edgar stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Delta to get to his feet.

Delta tries to keep at a distance but Edgar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Edgar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edgar blocks an uppercut.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but Delta blocks with his arms.
Delta is trying to break the clinch but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.

Delta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Edgar pushes Delta up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Edgar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Delta's brow.

Edgar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edgar wants to clinch up but Delta keeps it at a distance.
Delta scores with the left hand. Edgar knows he should have avoided that one.
Delta tries to clinch up.
Delta looks gassed!

Edgar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Edgar stands up and waves to Delta to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delta moves in looking to clinch but Edgar pushes him off.
Edgar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Delta throws out a leg kick but Edgar moves out of range and Delta only half commits.

Edgar moves into range and clinches up with Delta.
Delta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edgar.
Delta is looking to break free of the clinch but Edgar has double underhooks.
Delta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Delta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Edgar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Delta.
Edgar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edgar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delta wants to break free but Edgar has control.
A right hand to the body from Edgar.
Edgar working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Edgar.
Edgar throws an elbow that misses.
Edgar wants to break free but Delta has control.

Edgar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edgar looks to score with a jab to the body but Delta is just out of range.
Edgar lands with a straight right. Delta didn't see that one coming.
Edgar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edgar circles away from the clinch attempt

and Edgar counters with a single leg into guard. Delta didn't expect that.

Edgar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Edgar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Delta is trying to control the position but Edgar postures up.
Delta wants to sweep here but Edgar controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Edgar stops Delta from standing up.
Delta controls Edgar momentarily but Edgar frees himself.

Edgar gets to his feet - Delta follows without any prompting.
Edgar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delta.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delta doesn't manage to clinch there - Edgar circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edgar throws the kick towards the body but Delta avoids it.
Delta checks a leg kick.
Edgar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Delta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Edgar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Edgar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Delta, pushing him back against the cage.
Edgar tries a knee to the head but Delta blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Delta.
Delta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Delta is trying to break the clinch but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
Delta lands an elbow that stopped Edgar in his tracks for a moment.
Edgar is looking to break free of the clinch but Delta has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Edgar.
Edgar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Delta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Edgar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Delta looking to throw knees to the head but Edgar is blocking nicely.
Delta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar misses with the head strike.
Edgar tries to break the clinch but Delta is controlling the position.
Delta landing knees to the body.
Delta lands a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Delta tries a body shot but Edgar blocks it.
Delta lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Edgar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edgar misses with a knee strike.
Delta is trying to break free.
Edgar has Delta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Delta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Delta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delta darts in trying to clinch

and Edgar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Delta lands a nice uppercut.
Edgar throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Delta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delta wants to clinch up but Edgar keeps it at a distance.
Delta lands a head kick. Edgar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Edgar instigates a clinch.
Edgar has had enough of the clinch but Delta keeps him there for the moment.
Delta gets through Edgar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Edgar misses with some punches.
Delta lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Delta keeps control of Edgar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Delta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Edgar wants a takedown.

Delta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delta throws a head kick that half lands.
Delta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delta tries to clinch but Edgar moves away

and Edgar counters by moving into the clinch.

Edgar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delta moves away from the strike by Edgar.
Delta throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Delta.
Delta clinches but Edgar breaks the clinch

and Edgar moves into the clinch.
Edgar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Delta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Delta is looking to break free of the clinch but Edgar has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edgar.
Edgar can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Delta.
Edgar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Edgar throws a punch but it's blocked by Delta.
Edgar is trying to break the clinch but Delta has him pressed against the cage.

Delta breaks the clinch.
Delta moves away from the strike by Edgar.
Delta tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Edgar counters by clinching up.

Edgar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delta's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Delta duly obliges.
Delta swats away the attempt to clinch by Edgar.
Edgar throws a nice looking combination but Delta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edgar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Delta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edgar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Edgar clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delta is trying to break the clinch but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.

Edgar has picked Delta up - he's going for a ride! Edgar dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Delta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edgar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Delta scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Edgar manages to mount him!
Edgar with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Edgar.
Delta is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edgar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Edgar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Edgar dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Edgar darts in trying to clinch
and Delta counters with a head kick.
Edgar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Delta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Edgar clinches up against the cage.
Delta is trying to break free.
Edgar takes a shot to the head.
Delta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Delta blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edgar.
Edgar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Delta has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar crunches a lovely knee into Delta's ribcage.
Edgar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Delta can't break the clinch.
Edgar wants to get back to striking at distance but Delta won't allow it.
Delta managing to block the knees to the body from Edgar.
Delta tries to break the clinch but Edgar is controlling the position.
Delta works on Edgar's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delta is looking to break free of the clinch but Edgar has double underhooks.
Edgar is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delta misses with an elbow over the top.
Edgar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Edgar can't break the clinch.
Edgar struggles to land a body shot inside as Delta controls his hands.

Delta breaks the clinch.
Matt Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delta throws a head kick but Edgar moves out of range.
Delta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Delta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Delta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Edgar tries to clinch but Delta moves away
and Delta counters with a good low kick that Edgar was not able to check.
Delta lands a body shot.
Edgar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Delta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edgar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Edgar misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Edgar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delta scores with a decent looking hook.
Edgar motions for Delta to come forward. Edgar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edgar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Delta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Delta scores with a spinning back kick!
Delta avoids the head kick by Edgar.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edgar is looking to clinch.
Delta throws a combination. Edgar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Edgar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Delta lands but Edgar takes it in his stride.
Delta misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delta throws a head kick but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Delta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Edgar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Delta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Delta wants to clinch.
Oscar Delta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edgar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Delta counters with a nice uppercut.

Edgar moves into the clinch successfully.
Edgar tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Delta.
Delta avoids a wild elbow strike from Edgar.
Edgar digs a right hand into Delta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Delta's gas tank.

Delta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edgar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delta circles away quickly and effectively.
Edgar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Delta checks it well.

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.
Edgar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Delta tries to clinch there but Edgar circles away.
Edgar tries to clinch there but Delta circles away.
Delta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Edgar moves into the clinch.
Edgar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edgar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Delta lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Edgar breaks the clinch.
Edgar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Delta.
Delta avoids the head kick by Edgar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Delta tries to clinch but Edgar is having none of it.
Edgar keeps the fight on the outside.
Oscar Delta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delta throws a right and a left that Edgar avoids nicely.
Matt Edgar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Edgar instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oscar Delta.
I think Edgar 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Edgar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Clovey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Bradley looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Clovey
vs
Bradley

181 cm
22
174 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

171 cm
19
167 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Clovey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Bradley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradley looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bradley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bradley.

Clovey breaks the clinch.
Clovey walks into a jab.

Clovey closes the distance and clinches.
Clovey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Clovey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clovey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bradley throws a hook to the side of Clovey's head but Clovey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bradley stuffs the takedown attempt from Clovey. Clovey gets slowly back to his feet.

Clovey clinches up with Bradley and pushes him back against the cage.
Clovey crunches a lovely knee into Bradley's ribcage.
The referee calls for Clovey to work.
Clovey lands with a left to the head.

Clovey breaks the clinch.
Nathan Clovey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clovey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Clovey has closed the distance and engaged Bradley in a clinch.

Clovey breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clovey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clovey lands a head kick that stumbles Bradley and the fighters go to the mat.

Bradley is rocked!
Clovey landing with the ground and pound.
Bradley is still in real trouble! Can Clovey finish him?
Clovey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Clovey cracks Bradley with a solid left hand.

Clovey stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bradley seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice takedown defense from Bradley. No joy for Clovey on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Clovey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Clovey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Clovey tries for a kimura but Bradley is defending well.
Clovey in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clovey working the body and head with strikes.
Bradley striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Clovey misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Clovey decides to stand back up. Clovey steps back and let's Bradley get back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Clovey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Bradley has one foot on Clovey's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Clovey fails with the takedown.
Bradley lands a nice hook to Clovey's body. Clovey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clovey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clovey circles away from the clinch attempt

and Clovey counters with a takedown into side control.
Bradley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Clovey has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Clovey's best efforts.
Bradley keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bradley wants to get back to his feet.
Bradley wants to improve his position but Clovey is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clovey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clovey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bradley is looking to control Clovey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bradley avoid being mounted?
Bradley moves into full guard.

Clovey gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clovey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Clovey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bradley tries a knee to the head but Clovey blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Clovey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bradley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bradley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clovey misses with a takedown attempt - Bradley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clovey prevents Bradley from breaking the clinch.
Clovey tries to pull guard but Bradley won't allow it.
Clovey tries to score a body lock takedown but Bradley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Clovey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Clovey jumps guard and drags Bradley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bradley thows a big elbow that misses.

Clovey scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Clovey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Clovey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bradley is looking to improve his position but Clovey isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clovey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Clovey working Bradley over with strikes here.
Bradley gets back to half guard.
Bradley is trying to stand.
Clovey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Clovey working Bradley over with strikes.
Bradley is looking to control Clovey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bradley avoid being mounted?
Bradley throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bradley wants to get back to his feet.

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.
Clovey takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Clovey is looking to take a break and control but Bradley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bradley tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Clovey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bradley as the two fighters clinch.
Bradley throws a head punch that misses.
Clovey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bradley is working for takedown but Clovey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bradley can't break the clinch.

Bradley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clovey. That's going to slow Bradley down.

Bradley clinches.
Clovey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley keeps control of Clovey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bradley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clovey wants to clinch.
Clovey shoots in for a takedown but Bradley shows good takedown defense.
Bradley fails to land the takedown.
Bradley tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Clovey counters with a big head kick but Bradley shrugs it off.
Bradley tries to clinch up

and Clovey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bradley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Clovey.

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.

Clovey has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bradley regains guard immediately.

Bradley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Clovey wanted to stand there but Bradley had control of the position.
Clovey distracts Bradley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bradley looking to control.
Clovey landing some decent shots from guard.
Clovey wants to stand and escape but instead Bradley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Clovey keeping moving, preventing Bradley from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Clovey dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bradley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clovey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clovey lands with a nice combination. Bradley backs away looking to recover.

Clovey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bradley is trying to improve his position.
Bradley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bradley sneaks back into half guard.
Clovey lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clovey lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley is pressing down on Clovey's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bradley wants to sweep but no luck.
Bradley wants to stand but Clovey is controlling the position.

Bradley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clovey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Clovey throws a big right hand that misses.
Bradley wants to get back to his feet but Clovey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Clovey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bradley throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.

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.

Bradley is looking for a triangle but Clovey pushes his legs off easily.
Clovey preventing the sweep.

Bradley working for submissions but it's allowed Clovey to get to half guard.
Bradley is trying to get back to full guard.
Clovey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bradley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Clovey is looking to work some ground and pound but Bradley has wrist control.
Nathan Clovey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley wants to sweep here but Clovey controlling him for the moment.
Clovey is looking to stand up but Bradley won't let him.

Bradley is looking for a triangle but Clovey pushes his legs off easily.
Bradley trying to strike off his back.
Clovey wants to get up but he can't break Bradley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Clovey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Bradley scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bradley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clovey but Clovey pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bradley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bradley counters with a head kick. That will keep Clovey thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bradley throws a combination that misses
enabling Clovey to counter with a crisp jab.
Clovey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bradley tries to avoid it but Clovey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bradley to the ground. Bradley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Clovey shoots in for a takedown but Bradley shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Clovey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bradley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clovey wants to clinch.
Bradley tries to clinch but Clovey moves out of range.
Pablo Bradley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathan Clovey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Clovey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clovey 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Clovey!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Stripe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Krundel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Stripe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stripe
vs
Krundel

177 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

174 cm
19
206 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Tyson Stripe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, AJ Krundel!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Krundel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stripe sprawls well initially but Krundel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Stripe is trying to stand back up but Krundel is controlling him
Krundel is keen to just control but Stripe is a slippery customer.

Stripe makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Krundel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stripe as he avoids it easily.

Stripe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Krundel looks gassed!
Stripe throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Stripe tries to advance to mount but Krundel denies him.
Krundel throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

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

Stripe goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Krundel rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Stripe's guard! Nice work there by Krundel!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stripe 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.
Stripe is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Krundel dives into side control.
Stripe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Krundel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stripe bucks up and tries to throw Krundel off but instead Krundel has got his back!
Stripe controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Stripe is trying to defend against the choke here but Krundel has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Krundel Tightens the hold and Stripe taps out furiously! Krundel displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). AJ Krundel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Oreily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Oreily
vs
Morgan

174 cm
22
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Duke Oreily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Van Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oreily looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oreily in particular looking to stall.
Oreily wants to free his trapped foot but Morgan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Oreily controlling the pace.
Oreily is tying to control. Morgan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Oreily is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morgan sees it coming and defends easily.
Oreily tries to pass to full mount but Morgan defends it.
Oreily is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Oreily shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Oreily throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oreily trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan has a closed guard, preventing Oreily from standing up.

Morgan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oreily can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morgan looks gassed!
Oreily not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oreily is looking to work some ground and pound but Morgan has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oreily missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oreily postures up.
Oreily trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oreily trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oreily lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Oreily wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.

Oreily gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oreily lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oreily.
Oreily prevents a takedown attempt there.

Oreily breaks from the clinch.

Oreily looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Oreily wants to take a breather but Morgan is having none of it.
Oreily seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Morgan is not content to let Oreily control the position.
Oreily is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Oreily is nestled in close to Morgan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oreily is trying to control the action in half guard but Morgan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morgan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Oreily throws a right hand that Morgan ducks under and follows up with a left that Morgan also avoids with ease.
Oreily misses with a body kick.

Oreily scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Oreily trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan is trying to control Oreily's posture but Oreily avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Oreily dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Morgan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oreily counters with a three punch combo that has Morgan backing up. Morgan nods at Oreily to acknowledge the strikes.

Oreily looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Oreily is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Morgan!
Oreily is landing with some decent strikes but Morgan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oreily knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morgan on the ground.
Oreily content just to control the position here.

Oreily is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Morgan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Oreily scoring with strikes but Morgan is staying in there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oreily controlling his opponent.
Morgan wants to control but Oreily is having none of it.
Oreily trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.

Oreily jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Morgan manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Oreily decides to stand up, so the ref orders Morgan to his feet.

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.

Morgan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Morgan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Oreily tries to reverse the position but Morgan maintains control.
Morgan with the ground and pound from mount.
Oreily tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oreily is working hard here to advance position.
Morgan pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oreily working to try and regain half guard.
Oreily wants to hold on but Morgan pushes him away.
Oreily squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Morgan is working for a guillotine from mount but Oreily frees his head quite easily.
Oreily working to try and regain half guard.
Oreily is trying to reverse the position but instead Morgan has taken his back - oops!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oreily trying to get back to his feet but Morgan is in full control for now.
Morgan has Oreily flattened out and is raining down punches.
Well, with Morgan on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Oreily is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
I really don't envy Oreily right now.

Oreily manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Morgan has his takedown stuffed

and Oreily counters with a single leg into guard. Morgan didn't expect that.

Oreily drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morgan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Oreily has Morgan in his guard.
Morgan trying to control but Oreily is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oreily gets the takedown into side control.
Morgan tries to buck Oreily off but Oreily is having none of it.
Morgan is not content to let Oreily control the position.
Morgan prevents Oreily from moving into mount.
Morgan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oreily slows the pace down.
Oreily wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
Morgan is looking to regain half guard here but Oreily keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreily scoring with punches and elbows.

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

Oreily feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Morgan is working an open guard so Oreily takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Oreily has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Morgan can't get the takedown.

Oreily breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oreily.
Oreily throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oreily shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Morgan can't keep his opponent in guard - Oreily advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Morgan trying to hold on to Oreily's head to control him but Oreily postures up.

Morgan is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Oreily pulls his head out easily.
Morgan gets full guard.

Morgan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oreily gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oreily missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morgan looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Oreily is defending well. Morgan quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Oreily has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Morgan celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Van Morgan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Crewe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Crewe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Drake
vs
Crewe

172 cm
22
267 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
19
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Takashi Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Crewe!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drake darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Drake is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Crewe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Crewe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crewe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crewe is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Drake dives into side control.
Drake wants to control but Crewe is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake scoring with punches and elbows.
Crewe wants to control but Drake postures up.
Drake lands a few punches from side control.

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

Drake thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Drake thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Drake is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crewe tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Drake easily slips into full mount!
Crewe is desperately trying to improve his position but Drake has a good base and remains in mount.

Drake is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Crewe has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Drake jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Crewe manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake scores with punches from side control.
Drake really is a fat lump.
Crewe manages to get back to half guard.
Crewe trying to hold on to Drake's head to control him but Drake postures up.
Crewe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drake.
Drake is thwarting Crewe's attempts to control the position.
Crewe wants to improve his position but Drake is controlling well.

Drake stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

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.

Crewe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Drake is pressing down on Crewe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Drake trying to keep a closed guard but Crewe is proving a slippery customer.
Crewe trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Drake manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Crewe wants to sweep but no luck.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takashi Drake 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.

Drake gets a takedown into half guard.
Drake wants to free his trapped foot but Crewe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drake connects with a nice short shot to Crewe's temple.
Drake is pressing down on Crewe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crewe is holding on for now.
Crewe is staying active underneath Drake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

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

Crewe actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drake is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Drake thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drake circles away from the clinch attempt.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crewe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Drake struggling a bit here.
Crewe content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Drake tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crewe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Crewe working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crewe tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is trying to control Crewe's posture but Crewe avoids it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Drake feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Crewe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crewe wants to sweep but no luck.
Drake working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crewe's head.
Drake working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crewe's head.
Crewe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drake is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake landing some decent shots from guard.
Drake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Crewe is looking for a triangle but Drake pushes his legs off easily.
Drake is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takashi Drake dominated that second 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.

Drake jabs at Crewe's body.
Crewe tries for a takedown but Drake circles away easily

and Drake counters with a takedown into side control.
Drake passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Crewe!
Drake tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Drake.
Drake postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crewe looks a forlorn figure.
Drake takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Crewe is bucking up trying to escape but Drake cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake landing strikes from the mount and Crewe is in trouble!
Drake wants to control the pace but Crewe is squirming around nicely.

Drake jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Crewe manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Drake trying to control the position but Crewe is working away.
Takashi Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crewe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Crewe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake slips a nice elbow through Crewe's hands, connecting with Crewe's forehead.
Drake scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Crewe won't allow Drake to pass to mount.
Drake is tying to control. Crewe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crewe looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crewe trying to hold on to Drake's head to control him but Drake postures up.

Drake decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Drake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crewe with a poor takedown

and Drake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drake.
Crewe is trying to break free.

Drake manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Crewe trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake pulls Crewe in close to prevent any damage.
Crewe trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.

Drake has his foot on Crewe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crewe works his way back into a safe position though.
Drake 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.

Drake working for submissions but it's allowed Crewe to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to roll over but Crewe keeps him under control.
Drake trying to control from the bottom.
Crewe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drake keeps working.
Drake is trying to maintain the position but Crewe is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takashi Drake clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Crewe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Drake counters with a shoot takedown. Crewe fights it but they end up in guard.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Crewe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crewe wants to control but Drake passes easily into half guard.
Drake thows a huge punch but Crewe dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Drake there.
Crewe is pressing down on Drake's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Drake 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.
Drake postures up and lands a big shot to Crewe's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crewe keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Drake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crewe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drake working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Drake advances to half guard.
Crewe trying to control but Drake postures up.
Crewe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drake working the head and body with strikes.
Drake passes to full mount!

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.
Crewe is desperately trying to improve his position but Drake has a good base and remains in mount.
Drake can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crewe is looking to escape.
Crewe taking shots to the head.
Drake lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Crewe hang on?
Crewe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Drake breaks from Crewe's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Drake working for a guillotine from mount but Crewe is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crewe regains half guard.
Crewe is staying active underneath Drake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Drake is taking a breather. Crewe 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.
Crewe striking from the bottom.
Crewe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Drake's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Drake's back!
Drake can't escape the position.
Drake rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crewe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Drake avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crewe.
Drake tries to get to full guard but Crewe has control of the leg.
Drake is trying to maintain the position but Crewe is very close to passing his half guard.
Drake wants to get back to full guard.
Paul Crewe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takashi Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drake trying to control here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Takashi Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 40:36
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 40:36
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 40:36

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takashi Drake!