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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reynold Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is The Maple Leaf Forever. A fine choice. Reynold Blanco will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Johnson
vs
Blanco

200 cm
21
250 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

220 cm
27
278 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Determined

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Reynold Blanco!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blanco closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
It looks like Blanco might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Johnson is not content to let Blanco control the position.
Johnson sneaks back into half guard.
Blanco sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Reynold Blanco wasn't active enough on the ground.

Blanco shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blanco slips nicely into half guard.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Blanco throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Blanco content to control rather than advance.
Blanco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blanco.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blanco is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Blanco wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Blanco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blanco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blanco content to control rather than advance.
Blanco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Blanco trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Blanco sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Johnson is in trouble now - Blanco has advanced to mount!
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blanco on the ground.
Blanco moves to the back position.
Blanco controlling the position well here. Johnson rolled but Blanco kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Johnson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Blanco struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson won't enjoy being in this position. Blanco looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Johnson is tapping - it's over boys! Blanco picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Reynold Blanco!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Great Finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Curtis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Curtis
vs
Finisher

200 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Great Finisher!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finisher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Curtis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Finisher looks gassed!
Curtis misses with the combination.

Curtis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Finisher was covering up waiting for the punch and Curtis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis looking to pass the guard.
Curtis is looking to stand up but Finisher won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curtis chips away with some ground and pound.
Curtis content to stall in guard here.
Curtis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Finisher on the ground.
Curtis is pushing down on Finisher's leg trying to pass to half guard. Finisher is fighting to maintain full guard but Curtis has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis controlling the action here.
Curtis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Curtis stalling.
Curtis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Curtis working over Finisher with some ground and pound. Finisher looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finisher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Curtis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Finisher is trying to get back to full guard.
Curtis content to control rather than advance.

Curtis decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Curtis looking to score a takedown here. Finisher is defending well but Curtis drives through and ends up in Finisher's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Curtis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Finisher throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Curtis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Curtis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Curtis misses with a head kick.

Curtis shoots in and bounces Finisher off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Curtis wants to pass the guard but Finisher is keeping the position.
Curtis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because King Curtis just wasn't active enough.
Curtis is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Curtis throws a hook but Finisher blocks it.
Curtis tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Finisher moves into the clinch.
Curtis swings wildly with an uppercut but Finisher uses good head movement to avoid it.

Curtis lands a takedown into guard.
Curtis stays in close to Finisher's body and controls the position.
Finisher has momentary wrist control but Curtis slips an elbow through the middle.

Finisher is working an open guard so Curtis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Finisher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Curtis counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curtis is working Finisher over with some ground and pound from side control.
Finisher seems a little lost for a moment, as Curtis dominates the positioning.
Curtis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Finisher can do to turn this around?

Curtis has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Finisher is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Curtis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Curtis! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). King Curtis!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjell Hammarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hammarsson
vs
Hudson

199 cm
26
213 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

194 cm
21
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kjell Hammarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hammarsson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hudson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hammarsson striking off his back but it's not causing Hudson any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammarsson trying to control the position.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hudson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hammarsson trying to keep a closed guard but Hudson is proving a slippery customer.
Hammarsson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hudson wants to control from the top but Hammarsson keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jake Hudson wasn't active enough on the ground.

Hudson shoots in and gets a takedown into Hammarsson's guard.
Hudson wants to control from the top but Hammarsson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hudson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammarsson wants to get back to his feet but Hudson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammarsson is trying to control the position but Hudson postures up.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammarsson wants to stand but Hudson is controlling the position.
Hammarsson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hudson looking to sit in guard and control but Hammarsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hudson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammarsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hudson is on top in guard.
Hudson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Hammarsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hudson stops Hammarsson from standing up.

Hammarsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hudson defends it easily.
Hudson controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammarsson looking to control.
Hudson stays in close to Hammarsson's body and controls the position.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammarsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hudson is one step ahead there.
Hammarsson keeping moving, preventing Hudson from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jake Hudson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hudson shoots in looking for a takedown. Hammarsson tries to sprawl out of it but Hudson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hammarsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hammarsson misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Hudson gets tackled into the cage by Hammarsson. Hammarsson maintains the clinch.
Hammarsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Hammarsson breaks the clinch.
Hammarsson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hudson counters with a shoot takedown. Hammarsson fights it but they end up in guard.
Hudson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammarsson is breathing heavily.
Hammarsson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hudson is controlling him.
Hudson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hudson wants to control from the top but Hammarsson keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hammarsson tries for a takedown but Hudson circles away easily

and Hudson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hammarsson won't be happy with that.
Hudson controls the position.
Hudson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hudson tries to advance to mount but Hammarsson denies him.
Hudson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hammarsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammarsson is being controlled here.
Hammarsson pushes Hudson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hudson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hammarsson stops Hudson from passing to mount.
Hammarsson tries to escape but Hudson is in control.
Hammarsson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hudson is keen to just control but Hammarsson is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammarsson wants to get back to his feet.

Hudson is trying to work for a kimura but Hammarsson is defending well.
Hudson wants to control but Hammarsson is keeping him busy.
Hammarsson is in trouble now - Hudson has advanced to mount!

Hudson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hammarsson is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hammarsson stands and steps away. Hudson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hammarsson with a poor takedown

and Hudson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hammarsson is trying to keep Hudson in close.
Hammarsson keeping moving, preventing Hudson from controlling successfully.

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

Hammarsson wriggles free and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hammarsson is fending him off so far but Hudson persists. Nope, Hammarsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Hammarsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kjell Hammarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hammarsson.
Hudson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hammarsson is fending him off so far but Hudson persists. Nope, Hammarsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Hammarsson with a poor takedown

and Hudson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hammarsson's guard now.
Hudson won't allow Hammarsson to get back to his feet.
Hudson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammarsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hudson's guard.
Hammarsson trying to control but Hudson is working from the bottom.

Hammarsson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hudson misses with a takedown attempt - Hammarsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hammarsson shoots and misses

and Hudson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hudson trying to mount his opponent but Hammarsson defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hammarsson kicks Hudson off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Hudson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hudson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hammarsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hammarsson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hudson stops Hammarsson from getting back to his feet.
Hudson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hudson stops Hammarsson from getting back to his feet.
Hammarsson missing with punches from the bottom.

Hudson is looking for a kimura but Hammarsson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hudson to get the leverage.
Hammarsson is trying to stand up here but Hudson is controlling him well.
Still in half guard, Hudson seems content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hudson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hammarsson defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson is just content to waste time from the top position. Hammarsson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hudson stopping the sweep attempt from Hammarsson.
Hudson wants to control from the top but Hammarsson keeps moving.

Hammarsson wriggles free and stands up.
Hudson shoots in for a takedown but Hammarsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hammarsson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Hudson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammarsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Hudson takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Jake Hudson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammarsson keeping moving, preventing Hudson from controlling successfully.
Hudson won't allow Hammarsson to sweep him here.
Hudson postures up.
Hudson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hammarsson keeping moving, preventing Hudson from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hammarsson trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kjell Hammarsson.
Hudson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hammarsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hammarsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammarsson trying to control but Hudson is working from the bottom.

Hudson working for submissions but it's allowed Hammarsson to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammarsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hudson is trying to control but can't.
Hammarsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Hammarsson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Hammarsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hudson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson controlling from mount.
Hudson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hammarsson is looking to escape.
Kjell Hammarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammarsson tries to lock up and control but Hudson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hudson fails to take his opponent's back.
Hammarsson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jake Hudson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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 Kjell Hammarsson.
I think Hudson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Hudson!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Crushkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crushkin has chosen Arcturus - Ad Absurdum as his entrance music. Omar Little has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Little
vs
Crushkin

194 cm
27
262 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

209 cm
27
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Omar Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Crushkin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

It looks like Omar Little has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crushkin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Little lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Crushkin throws a head kick but Little moves out of range.
Crushkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
Crushkin misses with a hook
and Little counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crushkin walks into a left hand.
Crushkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Little lands the left hand.
A nice combination there by Little.
Little takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crushkin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Little counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crushkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crushkin looks gassed!
Crushkin shoots for a takedown but Little saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Little connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crushkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Little cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Little blocks the body kick.
Nice shot by Little.
Crushkin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Little as he avoids it easily.
Little catches Crushkin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Little cracks Crushkin with a hook to the temple - Crushkin is on wobbly legs here! Little swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Crushkin falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Little wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Omar Little!

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hype
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A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Dexter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Walker Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter comes to the cage accompanied by Flipsyde - Someday. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Dexter
vs
Walker Jones

186 cm
25
203 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

195 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Dexter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Walker Jones!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dexter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walker Jones circles away.
Walker Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Dexter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dexter advances position into side control!
Walker Jones being controlled for a moment.
Dexter grinds an elbow into Walker Jones's temple.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walker Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dexter is putting a hurting on Walker Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
An elbow from Dexter crashes against the mat.
Walker Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dexter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker Jones seems a little lost for a moment, as Dexter dominates the positioning.
The strikes coming from Dexter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dexter throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dexter working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dexter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dexter trying to control the position but Walker Jones is working away.
Dexter tries to move into full mount but can't pass Walker Jones's legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dexter scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexter is looking to take a break and control but Walker Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dexter landing strikes.
Walker Jones is not content to let Dexter control the position.
Dexter throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dexter throws a strike aimed at the side of Walker Jones's head but Walker Jones avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Dexter seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Walker Jones is trying to buck Dexter off.
The strikes coming from Dexter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Walker Jones is not content to let Dexter control the position.
Dexter 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.
Dexter lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexter scoring with punches from side control.
Walker Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dexter looks up at the clock and then as Walker Jones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dexter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dexter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dexter controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker Jones prevents Dexter from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Walker Jones swings for the body but Dexter moves out of range.
Walker Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walker Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Walker Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dexter looks for a takedown but Walker Jones sprawls well.
Walker Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Dexter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Dexter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Walker Jones.
Walker Jones misses with a head kick.
Walker Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dexter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walker Jones circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Dexter counters with a takedown into side control.
Dexter is looking to take a break and control but Walker Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dexter scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexter lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dexter controlling the position from side mount.
Walker Jones is not content to let Dexter control the position.
Walker Jones dodges the ground and pound from Dexter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Walker Jones is trying to get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Dexter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dexter trying to control the position but Walker Jones is working away.
Matt Dexter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Dexter stands up and beckons Walker Jones to his feet.
Dexter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Walker Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Walker Jones is breathing heavily.
Dexter shoots for a takedown but Walker Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dexter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walker Jones.
Nice sprawl there from Walker Jones as Dexter shoots in.
Matt Walker Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Dexter slips under a jab.
Walker Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dexter fails with the takedown.
Dexter closes the distance and clinches up with Walker Jones, looking for a takedown. Dexter pushes Walker Jones against the cage but Walker Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Walker Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker Jones throws a head kick that Dexter semi-blocks.
Dexter shoots in looking for a takedown. Walker Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Dexter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walker Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker Jones misses with the combination.
Walker Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker Jones.

Dexter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dexter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dexter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dexter looking to control but Walker Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Walker Jones wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Dexter dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A shot to the body from Walker Jones misses

and Dexter counters with a single leg into guard. Walker Jones didn't expect that.
Walker Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Dexter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dexter trying to control from half guard but Walker Jones is working away.
Dexter passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Walker Jones!
Poor strikes thrown by Dexter there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dexter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dexter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dexter tries to control but Walker Jones wriggling away.
Dexter landing strikes from the mount and Walker Jones is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dexter misses with a head shot.
Dexter wants to control the pace but Walker Jones is squirming around nicely.
Dexter content just to control the position here.
Dexter thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker Jones is squirming around, avoiding Dexter's attempts to control the action.
Walker Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dexter.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dexter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dexter with a couple of short strikes.
Dexter thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dexter controlling his opponent.
Dexter looking to control but Walker Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dexter thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Sheeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Velo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Sheeks
vs
Velo

183 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
189 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Sheeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Velo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Velo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sheeks's guard.

Sheeks has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Velo doesn't defend quickly enough and Sheeks has managed to lock this one up! Can Velo escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sheeks on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chad Sheeks!