BFC: 7 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seb Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Smith
vs
Williams

160 cm
26
147 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

168 cm
22
148 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Williams!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams closes the distance but Smith moves to the side

and Smith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Williams's guard.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Williams looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Smith puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith is looking to advance position but Williams won't allow it.
Smith is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to stand but Williams has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Smith trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Williams wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.

Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Williams defends the submission attempt.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith is trying to control. Williams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.
Williams wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Williams tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Smith is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.

Smith 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.
Williams tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Williams is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Williams could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Smith has cracked it and Williams is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Smith!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shawn Smith!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

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

Bowron
vs
Godley

186 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
211 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Bowron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Godley!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bowron gets the takedown into side control.
Godley tries to improve position but can't.
Bowron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Godley keeps working.
Godley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Godley sneaks back into half guard.

Godley has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Bowron. Oh but Godley has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Bowron goes limp - he's gone! Godley jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chris Godley!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Isaev Ivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomislav Grobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ivan
vs
Grobar

178 cm
19
137 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

183 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Isaev Ivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomislav Grobar!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grobar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Grobar passes the guard and advances to mount!
Grobar controlling his opponent.
Ivan is desperately trying to improve his position but Grobar has a good base and remains in mount.
Grobar controlling the position easily from mount.
Grobar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Grobar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ivan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grobar working for a submission but Ivan is keeping him at bay.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grobar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Grobar raining down shots from the mount!

Ivan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Grobar.
Grobar controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grobar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Grobar content just to control the position here.
Ivan really wants to buck Grobar off and get back to his feet.
Grobar scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Grobar working for a submission but Ivan is keeping him at bay.
Grobar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grobar is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grobar raining down hammerfists from mount.
Grobar scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Grobar is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ivan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ivan shrugs it off.
A nice elbow there by Grobar.
Grobar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Grobar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Grobar working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Ivan turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Grobar off and cradles Ivan's limp body as Grobar celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Tomislav Grobar!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

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

Magnum
vs
Jimenez

173 cm
20
153 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

169 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Micah Magnum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Franco Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez looks to clinch
and Magnum counters with a straight right hand.
Jimenez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Magnum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magnum is looking to slow Jimenez down with leg kicks.

Magnum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jimenez, pushing him back against the cage.
Magnum lands a nice elbow.
Jimenez wants a takedown.

Magnum gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Magnum slips a nice elbow through Jimenez's hands, connecting with Jimenez's forehead.
Jimenez has hold of Magnum's hands but Magnum slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jimenez tries to roll over but Magnum keeps him under control.
Magnum is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magnum is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jimenez trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Magnum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez trying to hold on to Magnum's head to control him but Magnum postures up.
Magnum wants to take a breather but Jimenez is having none of it.

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

Jimenez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Magnum pulls his head out easily.
Magnum tries to pass to full mount but Jimenez defends it.
Magnum landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Magnum scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Magnum working Jimenez over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Magnum there.
Jimenez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Jimenez looking for a guillotine here but Magnum defends easily.

Magnum is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Magnum stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jimenez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magnum keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jimenez's head.
Jimenez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magnum slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Magnum working away.
A big shot lands for Magnum! That's hurt Jimenez! Will he recover? Magnum fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micah Magnum!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlin McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Jenkins will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

McCann
vs
Jenkins

167 cm
20
149 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marlin McCann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a big shot that misses.
Jenkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Marlin McCann has been cut.
Jenkins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McCann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jenkins throws a right hand that misses
and McCann counters with a stiff right hand.
Steve Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jenkins enables McCann to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jenkins manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCann postures up in Jenkins's guard and throws a big left but Jenkins blocks it.
McCann slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jenkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCann. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McCann trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCann forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann is keen to just control but Jenkins is a slippery customer.
McCann frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McCann misses with a head shot.
McCann tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jenkins blocking the ground and pound.
McCann punching from mount but Jenkins doing a good job of avoiding damage.
McCann controlling from mount.
McCann 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.

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.
Jenkins is squirming around, avoiding McCann's attempts to control the action.
McCann thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jenkins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McCann 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 three minutes gone in the round.
McCann thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
McCann throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
McCann looking to finish with strikes here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins avoids a series of strikes thrown by McCann.
Jenkins tries to hold on but McCann postures up.
McCann punching from mount but Jenkins doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jenkins holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as McCann tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
McCann thowing shots but they're missing.
Jenkins is trying to stand.
McCann can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jenkins is looking to escape.
McCann throwing strikes here but Jenkins is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
McCann wants to control the pace but Jenkins is squirming around nicely.
McCann breaks from Jenkins's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marlin McCann dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marlin McCann's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

McCann slips a jab from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a body punch

and McCann counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McCann.
McCann controls from within his opponent's guard.
McCann has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
McCann trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCann passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann is trying to control the action in half guard but Jenkins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, McCann seems content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marlin McCann wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McCann tests Jenkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.

McCann closes the distance and clinches.
Jenkins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jenkins prevents a takedown attempt there.
McCann with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McCann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jenkins throws a right hand that McCann ducks under and follows up with a left that McCann also avoids with ease.
McCann shoots in looking for a takedown. Jenkins tries to sprawl out of it but McCann keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jenkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but McCann avoids them all with ease.
Jenkins looks to land a left hand but McCann moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jenkins enables McCann to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jenkins manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McCann advances position into side control!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting McCann here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The referee asks McCann politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. McCann prefers to stall for the moment though.
McCann throws a strike aimed at the side of Jenkins's head but Jenkins avoids it well.
McCann trying to control the position but Jenkins is working away.
McCann tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
McCann in side control, throwing shots but Jenkins defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jenkins keeps working.
McCann misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McCann wants to control but Jenkins is keeping him busy.
McCann has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jenkins!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McCann fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McCann.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McCann shoots in looking for a takedown but Jenkins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McCann's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marlin McCann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCann slips under a jab.
Jenkins scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Jenkins misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jenkins wants to clinch but McCann slips to the side

and McCann counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
McCann throwing strikes from guard but Jenkins blocks nicely.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet but McCann is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McCann trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCann tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenkins is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Marlin McCann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCann wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
McCann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Marlin McCann has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jenkins moves to clinch but McCann breaks away

and McCann counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McCann.
McCann looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCann accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCann sitting in guard here, content to control.
McCann looking to sit in guard and control but Jenkins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McCann pulls Jenkins in close to his closed guard and prevents Jenkins from doing any damage or advancing position.
McCann on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McCann tries to get out of the position.

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marlin McCann.
Jenkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCann doesn't seem bothered though.
Jenkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCann circles away quickly and effectively.
Jenkins misses the jab.
Jenkins throws a good cross that connects.
Steve Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marlin McCann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

McCann instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marlin McCann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCann, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marlin McCann!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nmr Bin Odwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Della Rovere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bin Odwan
vs
Della Rovere

165 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

156 cm
24
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nmr Bin Odwan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Della Rovere!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Della Rovere.
Bin Odwan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Della Rovere can pounce on him.
Bin Odwan fails with the takedown.
Bin Odwan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bin Odwan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Della Rovere sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bin Odwan somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nmr Bin Odwan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bin Odwan jabs at Della Rovere's body.
Della Rovere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bin Odwan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Della Rovere's waist but Della Rovere gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bin Odwan off to one side.
Della Rovere tries to bum rush Bin Odwan with a series of wild strikes but Bin Odwan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Della Rovere stalks Bin Odwan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bin Odwan's face. Bin Odwan staggers backwards, shaken.
Bin Odwan shoots in looking for a takedown but Della Rovere manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bin Odwan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Della Rovere clobbers Bin Odwan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bin Odwan shoots in and drives through. Della Rovere sprawls well.
Bin Odwan is breathing heavily.

Bin Odwan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Della Rovere 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Della Rovere trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Della Rovere throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Della Rovere throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Della Rovere throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Della Rovere striking off his back but it's not causing Bin Odwan any problems.

Bin Odwan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Della Rovere tries to close the distance and clinch but Bin Odwan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Della Rovere scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Della Rovere doesn't manage to clinch there - Bin Odwan circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Della Rovere looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Della Rovere slaps away a takedown attempt from Bin Odwan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bin Odwan tries for a takedown but Della Rovere circles away easily
and Della Rovere counters with an outside leg kick.
Bin Odwan circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Della Rovere.
Della Rovere tries to clinch but Bin Odwan is having none of it.
Della Rovere doesn't manage to clinch there - Bin Odwan circles away.
Della Rovere lands a nice looking body shot.
Bin Odwan fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Della Rovere. Those never looked like landing.
Della Rovere throws a nice looking combination but Bin Odwan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Della Rovere bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheers as Della Rovere lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bin Odwan doesn't seem phased though.
Bin Odwan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Della Rovere digs a good body shot into Bin Odwan's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Della Rovere lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Della Rovere looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Della Rovere ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Della Rovere tries to clinch up.
Della Rovere scores with a push kick.
Della Rovere tries to clinch there but Bin Odwan circles away.
Della Rovere lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bin Odwan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Della Rovere bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bin Odwan's head backwards.
Della Rovere lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Della Rovere throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Della Rovere lands a right hook to the body.

Della Rovere drives through and clinches with Bin Odwan against the cage.
Bin Odwan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bin Odwan looking for a takedown.
Della Rovere lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Della Rovere lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Della Rovere lands a left hand.
Della Rovere misses with a short punch on the inside.

Della Rovere escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Della Rovere throws a right hand that Bin Odwan ducks under and follows up with a left that Bin Odwan also avoids with ease.
Bin Odwan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Della Rovere but Della Rovere pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bin Odwan avoids the head kick by Della Rovere.
Della Rovere tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bin Odwan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bin Odwan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Della Rovere swivels and escapes.

Della Rovere drives through and clinches with Bin Odwan against the cage.
Bin Odwan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Della Rovere pulls him back up using the underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Della Rovere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Della Rovere scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Della Rovere.

Bin Odwan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Della Rovere takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Della Rovere dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Della Rovere scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bin Odwan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some wild striking there from Della Rovere.
Bin Odwan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Bin Odwan scores with a takedown into Della Rovere's guard.
Bin Odwan wants to control from the top but Della Rovere keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Della Rovere striking off his back but it's not causing Bin Odwan any problems.
Bin Odwan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Della Rovere swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bin Odwan stopping the sweep attempt from Della Rovere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Della Rovere throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Bin Odwan stays in close to Della Rovere's body and controls the position.
Della Rovere trying to strike off his back.
Della Rovere throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Della Rovere trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bin Odwan content to stall in guard here.
Bin Odwan pushes down on Della Rovere's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Della Rovere punching from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Della Rovere strikes from the bottom but Bin Odwan passes into mount!
Bin Odwan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bin Odwan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bin Odwan dominating with strikes here.
Bin Odwan controlling the position easily from mount.
Della Rovere flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Bin Odwan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Della Rovere throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Odwan content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Della Rovere swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Della Rovere tries to improve his position but instead Bin Odwan has taken his back!
Bin Odwan has good solid back control here.
Bin Odwan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bin Odwan.
Bin Odwan keeps control of the position as Della Rovere tries to break free.
Della Rovere covers up after that shot from Bin Odwan.
Bin Odwan controls the position.
Della Rovere can't escape the position.
Della Rovere covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Bin Odwan. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bin Odwan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Della Rovere manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bin Odwan lands a couple of digs.
Della Rovere throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Della Rovere striking off his back but it's not causing Bin Odwan any problems.
Della Rovere being controlled here, momentarily.
Bin Odwan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Della Rovere for as long as he can get away with.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nmr Bin Odwan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bin Odwan dives in and grabs Della Rovere's left leg, looking for a takedown. Della Rovere pushes down on Bin Odwan's head and hops out.
Stefan Della Rovere seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bin Odwan forces Della Rovere back against the cage and clinches.
Della Rovere lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bin Odwan.
Della Rovere lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bin Odwan backwards.
Bin Odwan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Della Rovere lands with a light punch inside.
Bin Odwan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nmr Bin Odwan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Della Rovere prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Della Rovere.
Bin Odwan blocks an uppercut.
Della Rovere pushes Bin Odwan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Della Rovere misses with a hook from the clinch.
Della Rovere misses with a short punch on the inside.
Della Rovere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Della Rovere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bin Odwan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Della Rovere misses with a punch on the inside.
Bin Odwan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Della Rovere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Della Rovere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bin Odwan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Della Rovere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Della Rovere has a couple of punches blocked by Bin Odwan.
Della Rovere lands with a light punch inside.
Della Rovere lands with a light punch inside.
Bin Odwan goes for a takedown attempt but Della Rovere pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Della Rovere moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Della Rovere lands a jab-cross combination.
Della Rovere is looking to clinch but Bin Odwan is avoiding it.
Della Rovere lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Della Rovere throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bin Odwan.
A good leg kick by Della Rovere.
Bin Odwan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Della Rovere sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Della Rovere throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters circling a little - Della Rovere finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bin Odwan shoots in and drives through. Della Rovere sprawls well.
Della Rovere is looking to clinch.
Stefan Della Rovere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Della Rovere stalks Bin Odwan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bin Odwan's face. Bin Odwan staggers backwards, shaken.
Della Rovere looks to land a right hand but Bin Odwan moved out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bin Odwan.
Della Rovere lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Della Rovere is looking to clinch but Bin Odwan is avoiding it.

Bin Odwan shoots in and bounces Della Rovere off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Della Rovere thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Odwan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bin Odwan trying to control but Della Rovere is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nmr Bin Odwan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bin Odwan keeps the fight on the outside.
Della Rovere tries to clinch up but Bin Odwan circles away and keeps his distance.
Bin Odwan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Della Rovere pinned against the cage. Della Rovere gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Della Rovere circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stefan Della Rovere.
I think Della Rovere 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 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stefan Della Rovere!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
63%

Main event

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

Johnson
vs
Sauers

195 cm
18
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brett Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Sauers!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sauers throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Sauers finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sauers trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Sauers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sauers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sauers working some strikes from top position.
Sauers slips nicely into half guard.
Sauers prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Sauers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sauers is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauers is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson trying to hold on to Sauers's head to control him but Sauers postures up.

Sauers seems to be looking for submissions.

Sauers is looking for a kimura here.
Well, if Sauers is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sauers is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauers trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Sauers is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Sauers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Sauers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sauers sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Sauers seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sauers controlling the pace.
Johnson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sauers takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sauers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Sauers is controlling well.
Sauers throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Sauers passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauers raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sauers takes Johnson's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Johnson is in trouble.

Sauers tightening his grip on Johnson, looking for the choke.

Sauers is looking for the choke from the back position but Johnson is controlling his hands well.
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 crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sauers patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Sauers cracks Johnson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Johnson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Johnson is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Sauers shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Sauers finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sauers throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sauers.
Johnson wants to control but Sauers is keeping busy.
Sauers seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sauers lands with a punch from half guard.
Sauers working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sauers passes to full mount!

Sauers working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Sauers looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
Sauers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Sauers maintains control.
Sauers controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sauers on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sauers working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
Sauers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Sauers is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Johnson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sauers lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sauers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Sauers with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sauers scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Sauers breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sauers breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sauers controlling the position easily from mount.
Sauers with a couple of short strikes.
Sauers lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.

Sauers with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
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!
Sauers controlling his opponent.
Sauers lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sauers is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sauers lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Sauers lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Sauers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sauers counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Sauers controlling his opponent.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Sauers landing punches.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Sauers looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sauers landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sauers with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauers looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Sauers.

Sauers is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Johnson is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Johnson flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Sauers anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Johnson and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Sauers slips an arm under Johnson chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Sauers has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Sauers is squeezing on Johnson like an anaconda would it's prey. Johnson fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shane Sauers!