EFC Final Stand PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Nash
vs
Miller

180 cm
26
190 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

200 cm
22
200 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue 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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Vince Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, James Miller!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Nash shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nash showed some decent athleticism there.
Nash is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Miller working to try and regain half guard.
Nash unloading with bombs!
Miller is looking to get to half guard.
Nash trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Miller wants to hold on but Nash pushes him away.
Miller is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nash wants to finish this one by submission but Miller is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nash.
Nash wants to control the pace but Miller is squirming around nicely.
Miller is desperately trying to improve his position but Nash has a good base and remains in mount.
Miller is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee warns Miller that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Nash has control of Miller's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Miller regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Nash moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Miller has worked his arm free - good work by Miller!
Nash is breathing heavily.
Miller sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to stand up here but Nash is controlling him well.
Miller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miller is not content to let Nash control the position.
Miller moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nash trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Miller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nash is aware though and is defending well.
Miller 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.
Nash looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash postures up in Miller's guard and throws a big left but Miller blocks it.

Miller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nash can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nash missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nash's guard.
Nash not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miller passes Nash's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nash is trying to maintain the position but Miller is very close to passing his half guard.

Miller is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Miller is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nash wants to get back to full guard.
Miller tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nash knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nash tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.
Nash might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Miller will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Miller with a poor takedown

and Nash counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nash advances position into side control!

Nash thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Miller manages to get back to half guard.
Nash prevents Miller from improving his position.
Vince Nash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miller is trying to maintain the position but Nash is very close to passing his half guard.

Miller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Miller looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Nash has latched onto it... Big trouble! Nash pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Miller is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Nash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vince Nash!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John The Don (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John The Don has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

The Don
vs
Hunt

200 cm
20
285 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Win Nutritional

OneUnited

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John The Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from The Don does no damage.
Hunt shoots in looking for a takedown. The Don tries to sprawl out of it but Hunt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Don manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mike Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Don tries to clinch up but Hunt circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Hunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Don sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hunt somewhat.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Don moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
The Don scores with a decent looking hook.
The Don misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Don slaps away a takedown attempt from Hunt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
John The Don has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hunt.
Hunt tries for a takedown but The Don sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Don lunges at Hunt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hunt's hand.
Hunt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hunt looks gassed!
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Don as he jumps to the side.

The Don closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt pushes off an throws an elbow but The Don leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hunt fails to pull the fight into his guard.

The Don breaks from the clinch.
The Don feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hunt's calf.

The Don gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

The Don escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Don.
The Don scores with a decent looking hook.
The Don steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Hunt is out on his feet! The Don sets himself and nearly takes Hunt's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John The Don!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Plum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Beckham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Beckham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Plum
vs
Beckham

190 cm
21
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

175 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Johnny Plum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Beckham!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckham tries to clinch there but Plum circles away.

Beckham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Plum napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Plum on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Plum tries to get out of the position.
Beckham trying to control the position but Plum is working away.
Plum pushes Beckham away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Beckham gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Plum sneaks out the side door and pushes Beckham away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Beckham closes the distance and clinches up with Plum, looking for a takedown. Beckham pushes Plum against the cage but Plum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Plum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Plum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plum slaps away a takedown attempt from Beckham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beckham closes the distance and clinches up with Plum, looking for a takedown. Beckham pushes Plum against the cage but Plum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnny Plum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Beckham.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beckham checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beckham slips a jab and a cross from Plum.
Beckham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Plum but Plum pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnny Plum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckham shoots in and drives through. Plum sprawls well.
Plum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beckham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beckham thows a body shot but no joy.
Beckham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plum.
Beckham shoots in but Plum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beckham shoots in looking for a takedown. Plum tries to sprawl out of it but Beckham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Plum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beckham looks gassed!

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.
Plum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beckham circles away quickly and effectively.
Plum misses with a double jab.
Beckham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Plum misses.
Plum fails to land with a series of punches.
Beckham shoots for a takedown but Plum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Plum there.
Plum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beckham circles away quickly and effectively.
Plum throws a series of punches but Beckham moves out of range.
Plum throws a nice looking combination but Beckham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plum tries to bum rush Beckham with a series of wild strikes but Beckham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beckham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plum.
Beckham tries to clinch but Plum moves out of range.
Plum fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnny Plum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beckham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Plum keeps the fight on the outside.
Plum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick from Beckham lands but Plum takes it in his stride.
Plum leaves Beckham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Beckham is looking to clinch.
Plum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Plum tries to bum rush Beckham with a series of wild strikes but Beckham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beckham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beckham dives in and grabs Plum's left leg, looking for a takedown. Plum pushes down on Beckham's head and hops out.
Plum misses the shot to the body.
Beckham dodges the punch combination from Plum.
Plum misses with a wild combination.
Beckham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beckham dodges the punch combination from Plum.
Beckham doesn't manage to clinch there - Plum circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Plum 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.

Beckham throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Plum throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Plum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beckham misses with a two punch combination.
Plum misses with the combination.
Beckham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plum.
Plum tries to bum rush Beckham with a series of wild strikes but Beckham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plum swinging wilding here.
Beckham shoots in looking for a takedown. Plum tries to sprawl out of it but Beckham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Plum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckham throws a jab when Plum was well out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Beckham blocks the low kick.
Beckham tries to clinch but Plum moves out of range.
Plum misses with a straight left.
Beckham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Plum as he avoids it easily.
Plum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beckham shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Plum sprawls well. Plum wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beckham gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnny Plum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Beckham.
Plum scores with a decent looking hook.
Beckham shoots in looking for a takedown. Plum tries to sprawl out of it but Beckham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Plum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beckham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beckham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Plum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beckham counters with a nice body kick.
Beckham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Plum as he jumps to the side.
Plum lands a jab to the head.
Beckham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Plum is looking to score with low kicks.
Plum is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Plum pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beckham is out of range and Plum settles back down.
Beckham tries to clinch but Plum moves out of range.
Johnny Plum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick from Beckham.
Plum slaps away a takedown attempt from Beckham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Beckham tries to clinch up but Plum circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beckham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plum stuffs the takedown.
Beckham dodges the punch combination from Plum.
Beckham tries to close the distance and clinch but Plum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Plum.
Beckham looks to land a combination but Plum avoids it well.
Plum fails to land with a series of punches.
Beckham is looking to clinch but Plum is avoiding it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Plum throws a series of punches but Beckham moves out of range.
Plum misses with a jab, cross combination.

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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beckham is defended easily by Plum.
Plum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beckham momentarily.
The fighters circling - Plum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Plum missing with a left hand there. Beckham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beckham shoots in for a double leg but Plum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Plum scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Beckham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Plum as he avoids it easily.
Beckham avoids the body shot from Plum.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Plum misses with a few strikes there.
Beckham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Plum throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beckham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Plum dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.

Plum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beckham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Plum tries to avoid it but Beckham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Plum to the ground. Plum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beckham shoots for a takedown but Plum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Plum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beckham shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnny Plum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Beckham.
Beckham shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Plum defends it nicely.
Beckham tries to clinch but Plum is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plum.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plum connects with a right hand. Beckham shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beckham tries for a takedown but Plum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Plum is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Plum misses with a double jab

and Beckham counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beckham.
Beckham wants to stall.

Plum manages to break the clinch.
Beckham moves out of range of the strikes.
Plum wants to land a leg kick but Beckham is out of range.
Beckham connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Plum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beckham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

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.
Beckham tries to clinch but Plum moves out of range.
Beckham dodges the punch combination from Plum.
Beckham throws a series of punches but Plum moves out of range.
Plum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beckham wants to clinch.
Plum throws a looping overhand right but Beckham ducks down to avoid it.

Beckham scores a takedown into full mount!
Beckham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Plum is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Plum bucks Beckham off and manages to get back to his feet!

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.
Beckham shoots in for a takedown but Plum shows good takedown defense.
Plum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beckham is trying hard to land a takedown here. Plum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Plum connects with a jab.
Plum throws a nice looking combination but Beckham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beckham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plum has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Beckham dodges the punch combination from Plum.
Beckham closes the distance and clinches up with Plum, looking for a takedown. Beckham pushes Plum against the cage but Plum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beckham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Plum pinned against the cage. Plum gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
David Beckham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Plum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Beckham counters with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Plum.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Plum, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Plum!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Garry Buttridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Salek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Salek is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Buttridge
vs
Salek

160 cm
20
135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

160 cm
20
137 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Garry Buttridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Salek!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Buttridge.
Salek scores with a jab. Buttridge acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Buttridge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buttridge blocks a head kick by Salek.
Salek tries to clinch but Buttridge is having none of it.
Salek throws a sloppy head kick and Buttridge moves out of range easily.
Rob Salek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buttridge fails with the takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Salek.
Buttridge is trying hard to land a takedown here. Salek sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garry Buttridge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buttridge ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Buttridge clinches but Salek breaks the clinch
and Salek counters with a nice uppercut.
Salek throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Buttridge rushes Salek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Buttridge working hard to break the clinch.
Buttridge can't break the clinch.

Salek manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buttridge tries for a takedown but Salek circles away easily

and Salek counters with a shoot takedown. Buttridge fights it but they end up in guard.
Buttridge is breathing heavily.

Buttridge working for a triangle but Salek defends it easily.

Salek decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Salek lands a big head kick that sends Buttridge tumbling to the mat! Salek takes a step backwards and waves Buttridge back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Buttridge is rocked!

It looks like Garry Buttridge has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh Buttridge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salek is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Buttridge seems to have got his legs back now.
Salek with a knee to the head.
Salek lands a hook that snaps the head of Buttridge backwards.

Salek breaks from the clinch.

Salek closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Salek.

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

Salek gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Salek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Salek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salek connects with a knee to the head.
Salek slows down the pace here.

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

Salek gets a clinch.

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

Salek gets a clinch.
Salek lands a good knee to the midsection. Buttridge won't want to take too many of those.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees to the body from Salek.
Salek lands a nice knee to the body.

Salek has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Buttridge uses from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttridge wants to stand and escape but instead Salek has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Salek gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Salek keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Salek.

Salek shoots in and bounces Buttridge off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Buttridge is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Salek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Garry Buttridge's cut.
That's time! Buttridge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab from Salek does it's job there.
Buttridge wants to clinch but Salek slips to the side

and Salek counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Salek breaks from the clinch.

Buttridge 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.
Buttridge wants to control from the top but Salek keeps moving.

Salek scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salek.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Salek scores a takedown into full mount!
Salek takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salek prevents Buttridge from getting the reversal.
Salek avoids the attempt from Buttridge to control.

Salek stands up from mount. Strange move.
Buttridge tries to clinch but Salek moves away
and Salek counters with a big head kick but Buttridge shrugs it off.
Salek is trying hard to land a takedown here. Buttridge sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Buttridge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salek.
A head kick from Salek lands but Buttridge takes it in his stride.
Salek doesn't manage to clinch there - Buttridge circles away.

Salek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Buttridge tries to pull guard but Salek won't allow it.
Salek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Buttridge tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Salek just stands there and leans against the cage.
Salek prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garry Buttridge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Buttridge lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Buttridge looking to stall.

Salek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buttridge tries for a takedown but Salek circles away easily

and Salek counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Buttridge.
Buttridge throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salek blocks it with crossed arms.
Buttridge is looking to break free of the clinch but Salek has double underhooks.
Salek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Salek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buttridge blocks it with crossed arms.

Salek jumps into guard, dragging Buttridge to the mat.
Buttridge wants to control from the top but Salek keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Salek uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttridge tries for a takedown but Salek circles away easily

and Salek counters with a single leg into guard. Buttridge didn't expect that.
Salek would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rob Salek has got the better of the ground game so far.

Salek stands up and waves to Buttridge to follow him.

Buttridge shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Salek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Garry Buttridge's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Buttridge gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Buttridge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buttridge blocks an elbow strike from Salek.
Buttridge wants a takedown but no success here.

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

Buttridge tries to keep at a distance but Salek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Buttridge misses with a knee to the head.
Salek pressing his opponent against the cage.
Salek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Salek breaks from the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salek.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttridge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee calls for Salek to work.
Salek connects with a knee to the head.
Salek slowing the pace effectively.
Buttridge fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Salek is stalling here.
Salek scores with a shoulder strike.

Salek jumps guard.
Salek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Buttridge is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Buttridge would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Salek keeping moving, preventing Buttridge from controlling successfully.
Buttridge thows a big elbow that misses.
Buttridge controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Salek manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Buttridge throws a head kick that misses

and Salek counters by moving into the clinch.
Buttridge tries a knee to the head but Salek blocks it.

Salek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Buttridge.
Buttridge tries for a takedown but Salek circles away easily

and Salek counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garry Buttridge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buttridge is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Salek lands a damaging elbow.

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.
Salek has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Buttridge is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Buttridge wants to break the clinch but can't.
Salek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buttridge's defenses.
Salek stalls.
Buttridge wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Salek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garry Buttridge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rob Salek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Salek has managed to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Salek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Salek has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Salek!

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Drudge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Hatter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mad Hatter has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Drudge
vs
Hatter

160 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 8 - 0

170 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Drudge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mad Hatter!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Hatter with that takedown attempt.
Drudge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drudge tries to clinch but Hatter is having none of it.
Drudge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gary Drudge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drudge lands a head shot.
Hatter looks for a takedown but Drudge sprawls well.
Drudge tries to clinch up but Hatter circles away and keeps his distance.
Hatter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hatter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drudge tries to clinch up but Hatter circles away and keeps his distance.
Drudge throws a hook to the side of Hatter's head but Hatter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gary Drudge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drudge.
Hatter keeps the fight on the outside.
Hatter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drudge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hatter circles away quickly and effectively.
Drudge throws a hook but Hatter avoids it easily.
Drudge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drudge tries to close the distance and clinch but Hatter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drudge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drudge stuffs the takedown.
Gary Drudge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Hatter.
Hatter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drudge avoids it really well and circles away.
Hatter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

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.
Drudge wants to clinch up but Hatter keeps it at a distance.
Drudge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drudge wants to clinch up but Hatter keeps it at a distance.
Drudge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drudge connects with a single shot there.
Drudge tries to clinch up.
Drudge tries to clinch there but Hatter circles away.
Drudge tries to close the distance and clinch but Hatter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatter moves out of range of the strikes.
Hatter shoots in but no luck this time.
Drudge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drudge tries to clinch but Hatter moves out of range.
Drudge tries to clinch there but Hatter circles away.
Drudge moves in looking to clinch but Hatter pushes him off.
Drudge misses with a two punch combination.
Drudge moves in looking to clinch but Hatter pushes him off.
Hatter has a takedown stuffed.
Hatter keeps the fight on the outside.

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.
A bone on bone clash there as Hatter blocks the leg kick.
Hatter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drudge.
Drudge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hatter swats away the attempt to clinch by Drudge.
Hatter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drudge pinned against the cage. Drudge gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drudge tries to clinch but Hatter moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drudge wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hatter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drudge as he jumps to the side.
Drudge tries to clinch up but Hatter circles away and keeps his distance.

Hatter gets the takedown into side control.
Hatter lands some shots froms side control.
Hatter is looking to take a break and control but Drudge is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hatter staying calm.
An elbow from Hatter crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatter trying to control the action but Drudge is working from the bottom.
Hatter controlling the position from side mount.
Drudge pushes Hatter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hatter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hatter throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Drudge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drudge tries to clinch but Hatter is having none of it.
Hatter keeps the fight on the outside.
Hatter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drudge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatter paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Drudge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hatter tries for a takedown but Drudge sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drudge looks to land a combination but Hatter avoids it well.
Hatter keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hatter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hatter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drudge is fending him off so far but Hatter persists. Nope, Drudge circles away and we're back to standing.
Gary Drudge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Hatter.
Drudge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hatter shoots in looking for a takedown. Drudge tries to sprawl out of it but Hatter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drudge manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hatter scores a takedown into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Hatter.
Hatter throwing strikes here but Drudge is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Drudge avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hatter.
Hatter wants to control the pace but Drudge is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Drudge takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hatter content just to control the position here.
Hatter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Drudge?
Drudge is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatter looking to finish Drudge with some ground and pound. This is bad for Drudge!
Hatter thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hatter lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hatter with a couple of short strikes.
Drudge is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hatter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hatter cracks Drudge with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Drudge defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hatter.
Hatter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hatter breaks from Drudge's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Hatter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hatter lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mad Hatter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Hatter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drudge tries to clinch up.
Hatter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drudge wants to clinch up but Hatter keeps it at a distance.

Hatter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hatter lands in his opponent's guard.
Hatter trying to control but Drudge is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatter thows a big elbow that misses.
Hatter prevents Drudge from getting back to his feet.
Hatter content to stall in guard here.
Hatter trying to control the position from guard on top but Drudge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drudge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hatter trying to control the position from guard on top but Drudge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hatter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hatter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drudge doesn't manage to clinch there - Hatter circles away.
Hatter moves out of range of the strikes.
Drudge tries to clinch there but Hatter circles away.
Hatter shoots in but no luck this time.

Hatter gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatter trying to control the position but Drudge is working away.
Hatter cracks Drudge with a big right hand but Drudge just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hatter lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hatter controlling the position.
Drudge is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Hatter.
Drudge is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hatter scores a takedown into full mount!

Hatter has control of Drudge's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Drudge regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatter sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Drudge is trying to stand up.
Hatter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Drudge hang on?
Hatter working the ground and pound effectively.
Hatter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hatter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hatter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hatter with good strikes from the mount here!
Drudge takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Drudge is trying to stand.

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.
Hatter working the ground and pound effectively.

Drudge defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hatter.
You get the feeling that Drudge really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hatter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Drudge is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hatter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Drudge can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Drudge wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hatter landing punches.
Drudge is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Hatter is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Drudge can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mad Hatter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hatter 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mad Hatter!