QFC Tournament 169 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Black Panther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silly Franck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Panther
vs
Franck

180 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Panther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Silly Franck!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panther shoots in but Franck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice cross by Franck.
Panther takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Franck connects with a right hand. Panther shakes it off.
Panther dives in and grabs Franck's left leg, looking for a takedown. Franck pushes down on Panther's head and hops out.
Panther really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Franck works Panther's body with a nice hook.
Panther avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panther manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Franck misses.
Panther takes one to the chin there.
Franck cracks a nice hook into Panther's ribs.
Franck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Panther. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Panther throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franck fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Franck changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Franck misses with the combination.
Panther fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Franck scores with a hook.
Panther throws a lazy right hand but Franck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Franck connects with a nice looking jab.
No joy there for Franck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Panther darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Franck keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Franck wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Panther is working for a kimura but Franck is defending it quite comfortably.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franck keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Franck won't allow Panther to pass to mount.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Black Panther!

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Apache Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcho Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Creed
vs
Rocha

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Apache Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcho Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rocha has Creed up against the cage in a clinch.
Creed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rocha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rocha tries to land knees in the clinch but Creed avoids the damage to the body.
Creed avoiding damage as Rocha throws knees to the body.
Rocha with a knee to the head.

It looks like Apache Creed has been cut.
Rocha prevents a body shot from Creed.
Rocha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rocha crunches a lovely knee into Creed's ribcage.
Rocha avoiding damage.
Creed struggles to land a body shot inside as Rocha controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocha stalling in the clinch.
Creed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rocha lands an elbow that stopped Creed in his tracks for a moment.
Rocha lands an elbow inside.

Creed is rocked!
Rocha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oh Creed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Creed is breathing heavily.
Rocha has Creed pressed against the cage. He pushes Creed back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Rocha throws a beautiful elbow that sends Creed crashing to the floor! Rocha piles on the pressure with more strikes! Creed is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcho Rocha!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ross Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moa Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hardy
vs
Soto

172 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Moa Soto!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Hardy as he checks the leg kick.
Soto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soto pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Hardy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Soto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hardy wants to pass to mount but Soto is defending the position.
Hardy prevents Soto from standing back up.
Soto is staying active underneath Hardy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Soto pushes Hardy off looking to stand but Hardy dives back in and keeps control.
Hardy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Soto tries to kick Hardy off but Hardy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hardy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Soto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hardy trying to control the action but Soto is working from the bottom.
Soto is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hardy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hardy's back!
Soto struggling to keep hold of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soto keeps control of the position as Hardy tries to break free.
Hardy trying to control but not successfully.
Hardy looking very determined here, making life difficult for Soto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hardy rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hardy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Moa Soto has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto wants to clinch.
Soto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soto cracks Hardy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soto.
Soto connects with a leg kick. Hardy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Soto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Soto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soto looks winded!
Some bone on bone action there as Hardy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Soto moves away and avoids it.

Hardy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Soto's guard.
Hardy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hardy throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Soto is keeping the position.
Hardy landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hardy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hardy throwing strikes but missing.
Soto trying to keep a closed guard but Hardy is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ross Hardy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Soto throws a head kick that misses.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Soto's head but Soto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Hardy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hardy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Soto is trying to stand up here but Hardy is controlling him well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hardy connects with a nice short shot to Soto's temple.
Hardy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Soto trying to control here.
Hardy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hardy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soto keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to pass to mount but Soto is defending the position.
Hardy prevents Soto from standing back up.
Soto is breathing heavily.
Hardy working Soto over with strikes.
Soto wants to control the action here but instead Hardy manages to pass to full mount!
Hardy landing shots from mount.
Hardy looking to finish Soto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Soto!
Ross Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
BOOM! Hardy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hardy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Soto is rocked!

It looks like Moa Soto has been cut.
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!
Hardy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Soto is still in real trouble! Can Hardy finish him?
Soto is working to get back to half guard.
Hardy with shots to the head and body - Soto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hardy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hardy punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Soto out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Hardy goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ross Hardy!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bald No Hair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Godfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

No Hair
vs
Godfrey

155 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Determined

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bald No Hair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Godfrey!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No Hair tries to land a leg kick but Godfrey saw it coming and moves away.
No Hair throws a quick inside leg kick.
No Hair throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Godfrey blocks a head kick by No Hair.
No Hair checks a leg kick.
No Hair blocks a head kick by Godfrey.
A head kick misses from No Hair.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Godfrey checks a leg kick.
Godfrey is looking to chop away at No Hair's legs.
No Hair walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Godfrey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Godfrey moves in looking to clinch but No Hair pushes him off.
Godfrey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No Hair blocks the body kick.
No Hair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godfrey.
Godfrey tries to clinch but No Hair is having none of it.
No Hair could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
No Hair throws a head kick that misses.
No Hair scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Godfrey takes the fight into the clinch.
No Hair is trying to break the clinch but Godfrey is controlling him.
No Hair can't break the clinch.
No Hair can't break the clinch.
Godfrey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
No Hair managing to block the knees to the body from Godfrey.
Godfrey misses with a knee to the head.
No Hair blocks an elbow strike from Godfrey.
No Hair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
No Hair can't break the clinch.
Godfrey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
No Hair tries to break the clinch but Godfrey is controlling the position.
Godfrey looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Hair managing to block the knees to the body from Godfrey.
No Hair avoids a wild elbow strike from Godfrey.
Godfrey with a knee to the head.
Godfrey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Godfrey obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No Hair wants to get back to striking at distance but Godfrey won't allow it.
Godfrey throws an elbow that misses.
No Hair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
No Hair tries to break free but Godfrey pushes him back against the cage.
Godfrey throws an elbow but it misses.
Godfrey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
No Hair tries to circle away but Godfrey has him pinned against the cage.
Godfrey keeps control of No Hair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
No Hair takes a knee to the side of the body.
Godfrey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. No Hair is defending well for now.
Godfrey prevents No Hair from breaking the clinch.
No Hair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Godfrey trying to land knees to the body.
No Hair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Godfrey prevents a body shot from No Hair.
Godfrey landing knees to the body.
No Hair has had enough of the clinch but Godfrey keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Godfrey throws an elbow but misses.
No Hair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Godfrey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Godfrey landing knees to the body.
Godfrey has No Hair pressed against the cage, preventing No Hair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
No Hair tries to break free but Godfrey pushes him back against the cage.
No Hair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Godfrey tries to land knees in the clinch but No Hair avoids the damage to the body.
No Hair avoiding damage as Godfrey throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godfrey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Bald No Hair has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Godfrey obliges.
A frustrated look appears on No Hair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Godfrey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bald No Hair's cut.
That's time! No Hair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

No Hair throws a head kick that misses.
No Hair tries a head kick but it misses.
Godfrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No Hair throws a front kick aimed at Godfrey's knee but Godfrey avoids it well.
Godfrey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
No Hair fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Godfrey.
Godfrey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from No Hair. Godfrey shrugs it off though.
No Hair fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Godfrey is out of range.
No Hair misses with a leg kick.
Godfrey tries to clinch up.
Godfrey throws a chopping leg kick but No Hair manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
No Hair throws a leg kick but Godfrey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
No Hair throws a chopping leg kick but Godfrey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Godfrey moves out of range of the body kick from No Hair.
Bald No Hair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Godfrey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Godfrey slows down the pace here.
Godfrey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
No Hair is trying to push Godfrey away but Godfrey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Godfrey throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
No Hair managing to block the knees to the body from Godfrey.
A frustrated look appears on No Hair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
No Hair takes an elbow to the temple.
No Hair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Godfrey scores a nice knee to the body.
No Hair is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Hair has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Godfrey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
No Hair dodges an elbow strike from Godfrey.
Godfrey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. No Hair is defending well for now.
Godfrey lands an elbow that stopped No Hair in his tracks for a moment.
No Hair takes a knee to the side of the body.
Godfrey working No Hair over with knees to the body.
No Hair is trying to break the clinch but Godfrey has him pressed against the cage.
No Hair tries to break the clinch but Godfrey is controlling the position.
No Hair letting Godfrey take a breather here.
Roger Godfrey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No Hair is looking to break free of the clinch but Godfrey has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. No Hair is defending well for now.
Godfrey tries to land knees in the clinch but No Hair avoids the damage to the body.
No Hair is trying to break the clinch but Godfrey is controlling him.
Godfrey missing with knees to the body.
Godfrey lands an elbow inside.
Godfrey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
No Hair is trying to break free.
No Hair avoiding damage as Godfrey throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Godfrey throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Godfrey.
No Hair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Godfrey has him pressed against the cage.

No Hair breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey is looking to clinch.
Godfrey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick from No Hair misses.
No Hair lands with a thumping leg kick.
Godfrey throws a hook but No Hair avoids it easily.
No Hair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No Hair misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No Hair walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Godfrey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No Hair swats away the attempt to clinch by Godfrey.
A head kick misses from No Hair.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godfrey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before No Hair can pounce on him.
No Hair 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.
No Hair moves out of range of the leg kick from Godfrey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Roger Godfrey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bald No Hair'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. This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by No Hair.
No Hair throws a low kick but Godfrey avoids it.
Godfrey fails in his attempt to clinch.
No Hair looks to land a body kick but Godfrey moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Godfrey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Godfrey throws a push kick but No Hair slaps the foot to one side.
Godfrey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. No Hair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from No Hair lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Godfrey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Godfrey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Godfrey takes the fight into the clinch.
No Hair working hard to break the clinch.
No Hair avoiding damage as Godfrey throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Godfrey throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No Hair avoiding damage as Godfrey throws knees to the body.
No Hair working hard to break the clinch.
Godfrey leaning against his opponent.
Godfrey throws an elbow but it misses.
No Hair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
No Hair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Godfrey throws an elbow but it misses.
Godfrey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
No Hair tries to break the clinch but Godfrey is controlling the position.
Godfrey pushes off an throws an elbow but No Hair leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Godfrey obliges.
Godfrey scores a nice knee to the body.
Godfrey tries to land knees in the clinch but No Hair avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Godfrey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. No Hair is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on No Hair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
No Hair looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Godfrey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Godfrey prevents No Hair from breaking the clinch.
Godfrey lands an elbow just above No Hair 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No Hair managing to block the knees to the body from Godfrey.
Godfrey connects with a knee to the head.
No Hair blocks an elbow strike.
Godfrey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Godfrey missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey working No Hair over with knees to the body.
No Hair is trying to force a seperation but Godfrey has the dominant position.
Godfrey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Godfrey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bald No Hair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Godfrey landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Godfrey just misses with a elbow thrown towards No Hair's brow.
Godfrey trying to land knees to the body.
No Hair tries to break free but Godfrey pushes him back against the cage.
No Hair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Godfrey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
No Hair wants to break free but Godfrey has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Hair managing to block the knees to the body from Godfrey.
No Hair dodges an elbow strike from Godfrey.
No Hair can't break the clinch.
Godfrey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. No Hair is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Godfrey.
No Hair tries to break free but Godfrey pushes him back against the cage.
Godfrey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and No Hair avoids it.
No Hair has had enough of the clinch but Godfrey keeps him there for the moment.
No Hair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Godfrey misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godfrey tries to land a knee to the head but No Hair blocks with his arms.
Godfrey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Godfrey looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Godfrey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Godfrey 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Roger Godfrey!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Roger Godfrey!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Roger Godfrey!

Roger Godfrey wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hal Moodheads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Begovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Moodheads
vs
Begovic

156 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hal Moodheads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Begovic!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moodheads swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Moodheads with that takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Begovic scores with a four punch combination!
Moodheads on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Begovic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Moodheads really is a fat lump.
Begovic misses with a two punch combination.
Begovic tries to bum rush Moodheads with a series of wild strikes but Moodheads uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Begovic scores with a one two! Moodheads had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Moodheads is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Begovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moodheads moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Begovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moodheads.
Begovic leaves Moodheads with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Moodheads will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hal Moodheads. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Begovic looks to land a combination. Moodheads sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Moodheads fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Moodheads.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Begovic, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moodheads takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Moodheads. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Moodheads closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Begovic struggling a bit here.

Moodheads is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Begovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Begovic can't do much from the bottom here.

Moodheads looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Begovic is trying to get back to half guard.
Moodheads prevents Begovic from escaping the position.
Moodheads moves into full mount!

Moodheads working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Begovic looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Moodheads! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hal Moodheads!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Watene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Arai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Watene
vs
Arai

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Watene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jun Arai!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arai fails with the takedown.
Watene turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arai avoids a kick to the body.
Arai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watene sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Watene. No joy for Arai on that attempt.
Joseph Watene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jun Arai.
Watene swats away the attempt to clinch by Arai.
Watene tries a low kick but Arai avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Arai.
Watene tries to score with a low kick but Arai moves his leg out of the way.
Watene moves out of range of the leg kick from Arai.
Arai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Watene circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Arai is defended easily by Watene.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arai blocks a head kick by Watene.
Arai tries to clinch but Watene is having none of it.
Watene throws a solid leg kick but Arai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Watene.
Arai checks a leg kick.
Watene throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Arai does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Watene.
Arai avoids the head kick by Watene.
Watene stuffs the takedown.
Arai shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watene tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arai moves out of range of the body kick.
Arai lands a nice looking body kick.
Watene tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watene throws a wild body kick that Arai sees coming a mile off.
Arai tries to clinch but Watene is having none of it.
Watene tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arai blocks the body kick.

Arai clinches up against the cage.

Arai jumps into guard, dragging Watene to the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Watene preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watene forces his way into half guard.
Arai is trying to stand.
Arai looks winded!
Watene prevents Arai from improving his position.
Arai is trying to stand back up but Watene is controlling him
Arai misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Watene trying to control the action but Arai is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joseph Watene wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Watene throws a half hearted mid kick.

Arai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Watene wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arai tries to land knees in the clinch but Watene avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Arai.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watene is trying to stall.
Watene looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arai is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jun Arai will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Watene misses with a low kick.
Watene throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arai.

Arai closes the distance and pushes Watene back into the cage.
Arai tries to score a body lock takedown but Watene shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arai is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Watene pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Arai is working for takedown but Watene is calmly controlling the position for now.
Joseph Watene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jun Arai.
A short uppercut from Arai.
Watene is trying to break free.
Watene looking to stall.
Watene wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arai has him pressed against the cage.
Watene can't break the clinch.
Arai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arai has Watene pressed against the cage, preventing Watene from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Watene backwards.
Watene has Arai pushed against the cage.
Watene can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Watene is trying to break the clinch but Arai has him pressed against the cage.

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

Arai takes the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Arai trying to land knees to the body.
Watene is trying to break the clinch but Arai is controlling him.
Arai tries to work over Watene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arai pulls guard successfully.
Watene preventing the sweep.
Arai looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Watene puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Watene tries to pass the half guard into mount. Arai knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arai is trying to stand.
Watene tries to pass to full mount but Arai defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watene wants to take a breather but Arai is having none of it.
Watene controlling the action here.

Joseph Watene has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Arai.
Watene throws a head kick that misses.
Watene throws a sloppy head kick and Arai moves out of range easily.
Arai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arai avoids the head kick by Watene.
Arai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Watene defends it nicely.
Arai is breathing heavily.
Watene throws a sloppy head kick and Arai moves out of range easily.
Watene displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Arai.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watene paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Arai takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joseph Watene will probably get the nod.
That's time! Watene's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Watene keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Arai takes a swing at Watene's ribcage but misses.
Arai throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watene's waist but Watene gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arai off to one side.
Joseph Watene is winning the standup battle so far.
Watene throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jun Arai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watene throws a head kick that misses.
Arai avoids a kick to the body.
Watene throws a head kick that misses.
Watene throws a head kick but Arai moves out of range.
Arai shoots in looking for a takedown. Watene tries to sprawl out of it but Arai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watene manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Joseph Watene has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jun Arai.
Arai blocks a head kick by Watene.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watene misses with a kick to the body.
Watene throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arai shoots in looking for a takedown. Watene tries to sprawl out of it but Arai keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watene manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick by Watene misses
and Arai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watene stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Watene wants it to stay on the feet.
Watene avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Watene throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Watene throws a leg kick but Arai sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watene misses with a kick to the body.
Watene throws a nice head kick!
Arai fails with the takedown.
Arai is looking to clinch but Watene is avoiding it.
Joseph Watene is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arai moves in looking to clinch but Watene pushes him off.
Watene lands a head kick. Arai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Arai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arai blocks a head kick by Watene.
Jun Arai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arai blocks a head kick by Watene.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watene throws a lazy head kick
and Arai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Watene uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arai.
Watene misses with a head kick.
Arai throws a head kick that misses.
Arai takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Watene circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watene misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arai shoots in but Watene avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arai throws a jab but it's blocked by Watene.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arai blocks a head kick by Watene.
Arai throws a solid leg kick but Watene takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arai.
A lazy body kick from Watene
and Arai counters with a body kick that stops Watene in his tracks momentarily.
Watene throws a head kick that misses.
Watene looks to land a body kick but Arai moved away.
A head kick misses from Watene.
Arai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arai doesn't manage to clinch there - Watene circles away.
Watene throws a wild body kick that Arai sees coming a mile off.
Watene pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Watene showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Watene has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Joseph Watene!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Joseph Watene!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Jun Arai!

Joseph Watene wins by split decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Roper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bentley Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Roper
vs
Tessin

184 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Roper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bentley Tessin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tessin as he jumps to the side.
Roper fails with a takedown attempt.
Tessin closes the distance and clinches up with Roper, looking for a takedown. Tessin pushes Roper against the cage but Roper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tessin.
Roper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tessin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Roper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tessin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roper somewhat.
Scott Roper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tessin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Roper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tessin swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Tessin working for a triangle but Roper defends it easily.
Tessin is controlling Roper's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Roper is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tessin keeping full guard, as Roper tries to pass.
Roper advances to half guard.
Tessin wants to get back to his feet.

Tessin is defending against the submission attempts here by Roper.

Roper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Roper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tessin has one foot on Roper's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roper fails with the takedown.
Tessin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tessin wants it to stay on the feet.
Tessin slaps away a takedown attempt from Roper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tessin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roper swivels and escapes.
Roper has a takedown stuffed.
Roper doesn't succeed with the takedown

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

Roper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tessin sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Roper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tessin wants to stand but Roper is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tessin tries to free his leg and advance position but Roper is retaining full guard.

Roper is looking for a triangle but Tessin pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Roper is looking to sinch up a triangle. Tessin throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Roper's body to avoid the submission. Roper has instead reached around Tessin's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Roper arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Scott Roper!
After the fight, Scott Roper was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vip Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Go Hasegawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hunter
vs
Hasegawa

180 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vip Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Go Hasegawa!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hunter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hasegawa to the mat! Hasegawa manages to get full guard.

Hunter is sitting in close to Hasegawa's body. Hasegawa has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Hunter is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Hunter is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hasegawa.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Go Hasegawa!