NEI - Kismet (6) PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ubereem Aplestair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ubereem Aplestair will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bones
vs
Aplestair

192 cm
19
213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
204 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ubereem Aplestair!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aplestair.
Ubereem Aplestair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aplestair on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bones misses with a few strikes there.
Bones lands a nice shot to the body.
Aplestair looks to clinch
and Bones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bones cracks Aplestair with a good jab.
Bones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aplestair has a takedown stuffed.
Bones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bones lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aplestair looks for the body kick but Bones saw that one coming.
Aplestair tries to clinch up.
Aplestair shoots and misses
and Bones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jonny Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ubereem Aplestair.
Bones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones misses with a head kick.
Bones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aplestair.
Bones blocks a leg kick.
Bones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aplestair back to the ropes. Bones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Ubereem Aplestair has been cut.
Bones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aplestair doesn't manage to clinch there - Bones circles away.
Aplestair fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Aplestair tries to keep at a distance but Bones has taken the fight into the clinch.

Aplestair has clasped his hands together around Bones's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bones holding on.
Bones is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones can't do much from the bottom here.
Bones is trying to improve his position.
An elbow from Aplestair crashes against the mat.
Bones is looking to regain half guard here but Aplestair keeps moving and retains side control.

Aplestair wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bones, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Aplestair looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bones is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aplestair tries to stand but Bones is controlling his head.

Aplestair tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aplestair has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bones tries to bench press Aplestair off him but Aplestair keeps the position.
Bones trying to control but Aplestair flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Aplestair keeps control of the position as Bones tries to break free.
Aplestair scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Bones is looking for a way out.
Bones tries to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bones trying to control but not successfully.
Bones rolls, trying to escape but Aplestair keeps control of the position.
Bones turns into Aplestair and is now in his guard.
Aplestair will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Aplestair wants to stand and escape but Bones is having none of it.
Bones lands a couple of elbows.
Bones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bones trying to control but Aplestair is working from the bottom.
Bones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bones tries to free his leg and advance position but Aplestair is retaining full guard.
Bones with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Bones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ubereem Aplestair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aplestair tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bones smiles and moves away.
Bones throws a shot to the body.
Bones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Bones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aplestair to the mat! Aplestair manages to get full guard.
Bones looking to sit in guard and control but Aplestair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bones looking for a sweep. Not yet Bones, not yet.
Aplestair thows a big elbow that misses.
Aplestair trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aplestair preventing the sweep.
Bones wants to control the position but Aplestair says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aplestair.
Bones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bones.
Aplestair wants to control from the top but Bones keeps moving.
Bones looking for a sweep. Not yet Bones, not yet.
Aplestair is in close to Bones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aplestair has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bones is proving hard to escape from.
Aplestair trying to control but Bones is working from the bottom.
Bones has a closed guard, preventing Aplestair from standing up.
Bones keeping moving, preventing Aplestair from controlling successfully.
Bones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bones tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones pulls Aplestair in close to prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jonny Bones.
Bones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aplestair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aplestair fails with the takedown.
Aplestair fails with the takedown

and Bones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jonny Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ubereem Aplestair.
Aplestair is breathing heavily.
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!
Bones connects with a couple of short punches.
Aplestair is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jonny Bones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bones lands a couple of elbows.
Bones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aplestair lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bones!
Bones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones tries to lock up and control but Aplestair gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bones is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Aplestair is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bones to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bones shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bones is desperately trying to improve his position but Aplestair has a good base and remains in mount.
Aplestair looking to control but Bones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bones is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aplestair throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bones tries to hold on but Aplestair pushes him away.

Aplestair working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Bones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ubereem Aplestair's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jonny Bones is winning the standup battle so far.
Aplestair tries to clinch there but Bones circles away.
Bones scores with a nice head shot.
Bones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bones slaps away a takedown attempt from Aplestair, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aplestair tries to clinch up but Bones circles away and keeps his distance.
Aplestair shoots for a double leg takedown but Bones sprawls well. He's pushed Aplestair's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Bones has Aplestair up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aplestair pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aplestair is trying to maintain a safe position but Bones gets an underhook and turns Aplestair into the ropes.
Bones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aplestair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bones has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Aplestair regains guard immediately.
Aplestair is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bones wants to pass the guard but Aplestair is keeping the position.
Bones trying to control but Aplestair is working from the bottom.
Bones looking to pass the guard.
Bones is in close to Aplestair's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aplestair is trying to keep Bones in close.
Bones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bones trying to control but Aplestair is working from the bottom.
Aplestair has momentary wrist control but Bones slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bones looking to sit in guard and control but Aplestair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Aplestair stopping the sweep attempt from Bones.

Aplestair thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aplestair won't allow Bones to sweep him here.
Aplestair wants to stand but Bones is controlling his posture from full guard.
Aplestair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bones is keeping the position for now.
Bones is controlling Aplestair's posture.
Bones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aplestair on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bones is on top in guard.
Bones wants to control from the top but Aplestair keeps moving.
Ubereem Aplestair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones cracks Aplestair with a solid left hand.
Bones with a nice head shot there.
Bones trying to control but Aplestair is working from the bottom.
Jonny Bones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bones tries to free his leg and advance position but Aplestair is retaining full guard.

Aplestair escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Aplestair is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Aplestair can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bones controls the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Bones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Jonny Bones!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Jonny Bones!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Jonny Bones!

Jonny Bones wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phineus Gage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gage is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Guns N Roses - Welcome to the Jungle. Phineus Gage will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mills
vs
Gage

190 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

165 cm
20
146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dylan Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Phineus Gage!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gage doesn't manage to clinch there - Mills circles away.
Gage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gage defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mills.
Gage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gage misses with a takedown attempt - Mills sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mills looks for a takedown but Gage sprawls well.

Gage lands a left and a right that send Mills crashing to the mat, dazed. Gage thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Mills is rocked!
Phineus Gage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mills is holding his hands too far apart here. Gage throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Mills is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phineus Gage!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Awts Wew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Franusik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tomasz Franusik was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Wew
vs
Franusik

175 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
20
169 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Awts Wew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomasz Franusik!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wew tries to score a power double leg takedown but Franusik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wew somewhat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Franusik. Wew does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wew throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Franusik's waist but Franusik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wew off to one side.
Wew with a lazy takedown attempt
and Franusik counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Awts Wew. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Franusik manages to break the clinch.
Wew gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Franusik counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wew's knee momentarily.

Franusik has taken the fight to the clinch.

Franusik breaks the clinch.

Franusik clinches up against the ropes.
Franusik gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wew.
Franusik prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wew wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wew can't get the takedown.
Franusik has Wew pressed against the ropes.

Franusik breaks the clinch.
Wew has his takedown stuffed

and Franusik counters by clinching up.
Wew changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Franusik fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Franusik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wew, pushing him back against the ropes.
Franusik lands a knee to the body.
Franusik working Wew over with knees to the body.

Franusik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wew fails with a takedown attempt.
Wew is breathing heavily.
Wew changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Franusik tries to avoid it but Wew manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Franusik to the ground. Franusik escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Franusik has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wew tries for a takedown but Franusik manages to get underhooks.

Franusik breaks the clinch.
Wew gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Franusik counters with a solid body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Franusik moves into the clinch.
Wew tries to pull guard but Franusik won't allow it.

Franusik manages to break the clinch.

Franusik closes the distance and clinches.

Franusik manages to break the clinch.
Franusik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wew stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wew steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Franusik. That one must have hurt.
Franusik connects with a high kick.
Franusik misses with a two punch combination.
Franusik lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Franusik throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Franusik misses with a few strikes there.
Horrible takedown by Wew or perhaps it was just good defense by Franusik which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Franusik lands but Wew takes it in his stride.

Wew tries to keep at a distance but Franusik has taken the fight into the clinch.

Franusik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice sprawl there from Franusik as Wew shoots in.
Franusik slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Franusik throws a shot to the body.
Franusik jabs Wew to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wew on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Franusik has closed the distance and engaged Wew in a clinch.

Franusik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wew sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Franusik closes the distance and clinches.

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

Franusik has closed the distance and engaged Wew in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wew wants a takedown but no success here.
Wew takes an elbow to the temple.
Wew looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Franusik manages to break the clinch.
Franusik lands a jab-cross combination.
Franusik takes one to the chin there.
Franusik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wew moves away.

Franusik rushes Wew and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Franusik breaks from the clinch.
Tomasz Franusik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franusik throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franusik lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wew will feel that in the morning.
Wew shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Franusik sprawls well. Franusik wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wew gets slowly back to his feet.

Franusik has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Franusik throws a head kick that misses.

Franusik gets caught napping as Wew dives in and scores a takedown. Franusik manages to retain guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Wew drops back looking for a leg! Franusik is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Franusik manages to kick Wew off! Wew jumps back into Franusik's guard.
Wew missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Wew is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Franusik is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Franusik has escaped and now he's on top!
Wew is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wew is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Franusik controlling the position well.
Franusik is not content to let Wew control the position.
Franusik trying to hold on to Wew's head to control him but Wew postures up.
Wew thows a huge punch but Franusik dodges it nicely.
Wew prevents Franusik from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franusik makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Franusik.
Wew trying to control the position from guard on top but Franusik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franusik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Wew drops back looking for a leg! Franusik is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Franusik manages to kick Wew off! Wew jumps back into Franusik's guard.

Wew drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Franusik manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wew has Franusik in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Wew is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Franusik defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Franusik gets to his feet - Wew follows without any prompting.
Wew fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Franusik closes the distance and clinches.
Wew drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Franusik breaks from the clinch.
Wew fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Awts Wew. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Franusik gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Franusik manages to break the clinch.

Franusik clinches with his opponent.
Wew jumps guard but Franusik stands there with Wew around his waist. Wew gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wew goes for a takedown attempt but Franusik pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wew fails with a takedown attempt.

Franusik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Franusik lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franusik prevents the takedown attempt.
Wew has Franusik pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Franusik manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Franusik breaks the clinch.

Franusik has Wew up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tomasz Franusik will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Franusik throws a front kick that sends Wew stumbling back into the ropes.
Franusik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Franusik has Wew up against the ropes in a clinch.

Franusik manages to break the clinch.

Franusik rushes Wew and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Franusik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

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

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

Franusik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wew crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Franusik - the referee stops the clock and Wew gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Franusik. Wew manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Franusik moves into the clinch.
Tomasz Franusik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Franusik avoiding damage.

Franusik breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wew sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wew will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Franusik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Awts Wew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Franusik moves into the clinch successfully.
Franusik gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wew.
Wew is working for takedown but Franusik is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Awts Wew. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Franusik manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wew is working for takedown but Franusik is calmly controlling the position for now.

Franusik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franusik throws a head kick but Wew moves out of range.
Franusik misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Wew with that takedown attempt.
Wew takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wew will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wew fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Franusik stuffs the takedown attempt from Wew. Wew gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Franusik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Franusik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wew shoots in for a double leg but Franusik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Franusik looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Franusik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Wew tries to keep at a distance but Franusik has taken the fight into the clinch.

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

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Franusik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franusik lands a body shot.

Franusik has closed the distance and engaged Wew in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Franusik.

Franusik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franusik slaps away a takedown attempt from Wew, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Franusik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wew, pushing him back against the ropes.
Franusik leaning against his opponent.
Wew is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Franusik is pressed up against the ropes. Wew has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Franusik down to the mat. Franusik avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Franusik rushes Wew and presses him up against the ropes.
Franusik blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Franusik.
Wew changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Franusik fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wew takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Franusik pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Franusik has closed the distance and engaged Wew in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franusik stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wew is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Franusik gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Franusik breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wew shoots in looking for a takedown but Franusik manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wew's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wew blocks a head kick by Franusik.
Wew blocks a head kick by Franusik.
Awts Wew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomasz Franusik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wew throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Franusik counters with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomasz Franusik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Franusik winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 for Tomasz Franusik!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Tomasz Franusik!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Tomasz Franusik!

Tomasz Franusik wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

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

Miller
vs
Carnophage

200 cm
28
200 lbs
11 - 25 - 0

189 cm
24
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 11 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, James Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ragnatus Carnophage!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Carnophage misses its intended target.
Carnophage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carnophage with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Carnophage coming out on top.
Carnophage scores with a nice right hand.

Miller is rocked!
Carnophage shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Miller takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Carnophage sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Miller bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ragnatus Carnophage!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fred Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Spataro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Fred Goodman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Fred Goodman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Goodman
vs
Spataro

190 cm
20
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
158 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Julio Spataro!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman keeps the fight on the outside.
Goodman throws a right and a left that Spataro avoids nicely.
Goodman avoids a punch combination nicely.

Spataro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Spataro pushes down on Goodman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Spataro moves nicely into side control.
Goodman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Spataro landing strikes.
Spataro lands some shots froms side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spataro works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Spataro moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spataro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Spataro scores with punches from side control.
Spataro lands some shots froms side control.

Goodman is rocked!

It looks like Fred Goodman has been cut.
The crowd goes nuts as Spataro knocks Goodman out cold with a massive hammerfist! Spataro Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Julio Spataro!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Charcoal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Flash (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.

Charcoal
vs
Flash

182 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

182 cm
26
165 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

WTF? $8
GTI - 1337 Franchised

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Charcoal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Flash!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Charcoal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Charcoal, right into the meat.
Flash shoots in but no luck this time.
Flash tries to move into range but Charcoal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Charcoal misses with a series of wild punches.
Charcoal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Charcoal cracks Flash with a right hand to the side of the head.
Flash shoots in for a takedown but Charcoal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Flash shoots in looking for a takedown but Charcoal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Flash's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mr Charcoal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Flash.
Charcoal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jeff Flash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charcoal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Charcoal. No joy for Flash on that attempt.
Flash takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Charcoal.
Flash dives in and grabs Charcoal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Charcoal pushes down on Flash's head and hops out.
Charcoal fails to land with a series of punches.
Flash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charcoal.
Charcoal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flash shoots and misses
and Charcoal counters with a right hand to the body.
Charcoal throws a jab but it's blocked by Flash.
Flash takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Flash dodges the punch combination from Charcoal.
Flash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charcoal.
Flash takes one to the side of the head.
Flash closes the distance and clinches up with Charcoal, looking for a takedown. Flash pushes Charcoal against the ropes but Charcoal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Flash has a takedown stuffed.
Flash ducks under a wild hook from Charcoal.
Flash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charcoal.
Flash shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Charcoal sprawls well. Charcoal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flash gets slowly back to his feet.
Charcoal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Charcoal misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flash on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Charcoal throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flash.
Charcoal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Charcoal is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Charcoal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flash misses with a takedown attempt
and Charcoal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flash looks gassed!
Nice sprawl there from Charcoal as Flash shoots in.
Flash has a takedown stuffed.
Flash on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Flash's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Charcoal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Flash scrambles back to his feet.
Flash with a lazy takedown attempt
and Charcoal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Charcoal.
Charcoal lands a lovely overhand right.
Flash takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal lands a jab.

Flash is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Charcoal knocks Flash out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mr Charcoal!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Foulger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fray Bentos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Foulger
vs
Bentos

190 cm
26
213 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

184 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Foulger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fray Bentos!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foulger swings for the body but Bentos moves out of range.
Bentos lands with a nice body punch.
Bentos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Foulger misses with a body shot
enabling Bentos to counter with a crisp jab.
Bentos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foulger moves away.
Bentos clobbers Foulger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Foulger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bentos cracks Foulger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bentos tests Foulger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fray Bentos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!

Bentos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Foulger, pushing him back against the ropes.
Foulger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bentos is keeping busy.
Foulger misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foulger tries a body shot but Bentos blocks it.
Bentos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foulger backwards.
Foulger trying to control the position but instead, Bentos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Foulger into the ropes.
Bentos stalling in the clinch.
Bentos works on Foulger's body with a couple of short punches.
Bentos lands a left hand.
Bentos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foulger.

Bentos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bentos throws out a loose jab but Foulger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foulger scores with a nice head shot.
Foulger wants to clinch
and Bentos counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Foulger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bentos slips a jab and a cross from Foulger.
Foulger just misses with a punch to the body.
Bentos throws a front kick aimed at Foulger's knee but Foulger avoids it well.
Foulger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foulger connects with the punch.
Foulger lands with a nice body punch.
Foulger avoids the body shot from Bentos.
Bentos throws a right and a left that Foulger avoids nicely.
Foulger takes a swing at Bentos's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foulger checks a leg kick.
Bentos thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Foulger misses.
A clash of legs there as Foulger blocks the low kick.
Bentos misses with a wild body shot.
Bentos thows a body shot but no joy.
Bentos throws a wild body kick that Foulger sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot by Foulger.

It looks like Fray Bentos has been cut.
Foulger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bentos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foulger lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bentos has closed the distance and engaged Foulger in a clinch.

Bentos breaks the clinch.
Bentos misses with the combination.
Bentos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foulger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Foulger misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bentos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Foulger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bentos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Foulger on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fray Bentos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fray Bentos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A slow jab from Foulger misses its intended target.
Bentos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bentos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A big right from Bentos misses.
Bentos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bentos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foulger.
Foulger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bentos on the side of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bentos. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bentos stuns Foulger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bentos clobbers Foulger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Foulger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bentos wants to slow Foulger down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentos blocks a jab.
Bentos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bentos staying out of range there.
Foulger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bentos moves away.
Bentos throws a body punch but Foulger moves out of range.
Bentos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bentos tries a low kick but Foulger avoids it.
Foulger misses with a double jab.

Bentos pushes Foulger up against the ropes in a clinch.
Foulger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foulger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bentos prevents a body shot from Foulger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bentos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foulger backwards.
Come on Bentos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Foulger trying to control the position but instead, Bentos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Foulger into the ropes.
Foulger dodges an elbow strike from Bentos.

Bentos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bentos ducks under a wild hook from Foulger.
Foulger takes a swing at Bentos's ribcage but misses.
Foulger swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentos ducks under a wild hook from Foulger.
Bentos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bentos blocks a jab.
Foulger misses with a wild body shot.
Foulger tries to clinch up but Bentos circles away and keeps his distance.
Foulger misses with a hook.
Foulger works the jab nicely.
Fray Bentos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bentos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bentos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bentos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foulger throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bentos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foulger tries to pull guard but Bentos won't allow it.
Foulger throws a punch but it's blocked by Bentos.
Bentos lands with a right to the head.
Foulger is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Foulger misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bentos holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Foulger lands a right hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Bentos.
Foulger misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bentos throws an elbow that misses.
Foulger stalling in the clinch but Bentos improves position.
Foulger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fray Bentos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Fray Bentos'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. This is the final round!

Foulger throws a hook but Bentos avoids it easily.
Bentos avoids the body shot from Foulger.
Foulger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Foulger misses.
Bentos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bentos throws a hook but Foulger avoids it easily.
Foulger lands a jab.
Bentos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Foulger is rocked!
Foulger misses with a straight right.
Bentos avoids the body shot from Foulger.
Bentos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Foulger's hands.
Oh Foulger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentos lands a big right hook! Foulger looks hurt but is still standing! Bentos lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Foulger falls down and Bentos dives in with a huge hammer fist! Foulger's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Bentos runs up the ropes to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fray Bentos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Berkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerry Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Berkovic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kerry Lawson's chin.

Berkovic
vs
Lawson

197 cm
20
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
221 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Berkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kerry Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Lawson misses.
Lawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berkovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawson.
Berkovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lawson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berkovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lawson avoids it really well and circles away.
Berkovic throws a combination that misses
enabling Lawson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawson avoids the body shot from Berkovic.
Berkovic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lawson.

It looks like Mario Berkovic has been cut.
Berkovic looks to land a combination but Lawson avoids it well.
Lawson lands with a straight right. Berkovic didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berkovic misses with a combination
and Lawson counters with a left to the body.
Mario Berkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lawson throws a right and a left that Berkovic avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Lawson.
Lawson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Berkovic backs up against the ropes.
Lawson misses with a wild combination.
Lawson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawson dodges the punch combination from Berkovic.
Berkovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lawson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lawson throws a nice looking combination but Berkovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Berkovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lawson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berkovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawson manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berkovic. Lawson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berkovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lawson's head.
Sloppy strikes from Lawson. Those never looked like landing.
Lawson lands with a straight right. Berkovic didn't see that one coming.
Lawson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kerry Lawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berkovic looks for a takedown but Lawson sprawls well.
Lawson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Berkovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Berkovic is breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Lawson scores with a four punch combination!
Nice body punch from Lawson.
Berkovic throws a jab when Lawson was well out of range.
Lawson blocks a jab.
Berkovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lawson connects with a combination that backs up Berkovic into the ropes. Lawson lands a flurry of punches that gets past Berkovic's guard. Berkovic is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Lawson bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kerry Lawson!