Bamma 7-Never Back Down PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jens Pedersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pedersen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing in the name of.... Jens Pedersen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pedersen
vs
Mayhem

188 cm
24
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

225 cm
19
286 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

KAISER

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jens Pedersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harrison Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pedersen misses with a hook
and Mayhem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pedersen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mayhem circles away quickly and effectively.
Pedersen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayhem manages to avoid it.
Pedersen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pedersen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayhem takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Pedersen instigates a clinch.
Mayhem is trying to push Pedersen away but Pedersen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mayhem can't break the clinch.
Pedersen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mayhem tries to break free but Pedersen pushes him back against the cage.

Mayhem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedersen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mayhem counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pedersen! Mayhem lets Pedersen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Pedersen is rocked!

It looks like Jens Pedersen has been cut.
Pedersen throws a lazy uppercut
and Mayhem counters with a nice body kick.
Oh Pedersen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jens Pedersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pedersen tries to get into range but Mayhem steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Pedersen! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Mayhem scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harrison Mayhem!
A relieved looking Harrison Mayhem thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Blessed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aurelio Tenjin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tenjin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Open valley, clear breeze. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blessed
vs
Tenjin

180 cm
25
184 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Blessed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aurelio Tenjin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blessed misses with a two punch combination.
Blessed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blessed lands an overhand right.
Blessed throws the left hand but Tenjin avoids the punch easily.
Blessed scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tenjin doesn't seem bothered though.
Blessed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blessed looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Tenjin drives through and clinches with Blessed against the cage.

Blessed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tenjin misses with a series of wild punches.
Tenjin tries to move into range but Blessed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blessed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bryan Blessed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tenjin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blessed as he avoids it easily.
Blessed looks to land a combination but Tenjin avoids it well.
Tenjin walks into a jab.
Blessed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blessed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenjin needs to keep his hands up - Blessed had a free shot at his head there.
Blessed throws a series of punches but Tenjin moves out of range.
Blessed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tenjin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blessed misses with the combination.

Tenjin has Blessed up against the cage in a clinch.
Tenjin told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Tenjin misses with some punches.
Blessed is trying to force a seperation but Tenjin has the dominant position.
Tenjin misses with an elbow strike.
Blessed prevents a takedown attempt there.

Tenjin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Tenjin seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Blessed is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Aurelio Tenjin!
Post fight, Aurelio Tenjin stared into the camera and said 'Well done.'.

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FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trygve Bondevik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards has chosen Kevin Rudolf - In the City as his entrance music. Trygve Bondevik could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ben Richards's chin.

Bondevik
vs
Richards

206 cm
29
272 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

180 cm
30
229 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Trygve Bondevik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Richards!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bondevik throws a leg kick that is checked
and Richards counters with a slapping leg kick.
Richards moves out of range of the body kick from Bondevik.
Bondevik throws a sloppy head kick and Richards moves out of range easily.
Richards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Richards fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bondevik sprawls well initially but Richards persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Richards decides to stand and escape the position.
Bondevik throws a leg kick that is checked
and Richards counters with a three punch combo that has Bondevik backing up. Bondevik nods at Richards to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Richards blocks the low kick.

Richards shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bondevik is looking to control Richards's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bondevik avoid being mounted?
Richards is pressing down on Bondevik's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bondevik is holding on for now.
Richards lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards controlling the pace.
Bondevik keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Richards seems content to control.
Bondevik trying to control from the bottom.
Bondevik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Ben Richards has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bondevik throws a leg kick

and Richards counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Richards looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bondevik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richards is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

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

Richards fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bondevik sprawls well initially but Richards persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Richards winds up and cracks Bondevik with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Richards is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Richards is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Richards trying to control the action but Bondevik is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is looking to advance position but Bondevik won't allow it.
Bondevik is trying to control but can't.
Richards trying to control from Bondevik's half guard. Bondevik has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bondevik wants to sweep but no luck.
Richards trying to control but Bondevik is working from the bottom.
Richards pushing down on Bondevik's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bondevik trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Richards not doing much here.
Bondevik is staying active underneath Richards, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bondevik won't allow Richards to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Richards is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bondevik sees it coming and defends easily.
Richards passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Richards dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Richards blocks a head kick by Bondevik.
Richards works over Bondevik's head and body with a nice combination.
Bondevik gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Richards counters with a single leg into guard. Bondevik didn't expect that.
Bondevik trying to keep a closed guard but Richards is proving a slippery customer.
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!
Richards showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ben Richards.
Bondevik throws a leg kick
and Richards counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Richards looking to score a takedown here. Bondevik is defending well but Richards drives through and ends up in Bondevik's guard.
Ben Richards has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bondevik looking for a sweep. Not yet Bondevik, not yet.
Richards slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bondevik controls Richards momentarily but Richards frees himself.
Bondevik keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
Richards is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ben Richards hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bondevik thows a leg kick but Richards checks it
and Richards counters with a two punch combo.

It looks like Trygve Bondevik has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Bondevik.
Bondevik thows a leg kick but Richards checks it

so Richards counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Richards. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bondevik controls Richards momentarily but Richards frees himself.
Bondevik is really struggling to control Richards but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Richards cracks Bondevik with a solid left hand.
Richards advances to half guard.
Bondevik is trying to get back to full guard.
Richards is trying to control. Bondevik wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Richards is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bondevik is just riding it out for now. Richards eventually gives up the hold.
Richards slips a nice elbow through Bondevik's hands, connecting with Bondevik's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bondevik is looking to control Richards's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bondevik avoid being mounted?
Richards working Bondevik over with strikes.
Richards not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bondevik wants to control but Richards is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Richards in particular looking to stall.
Richards passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bondevik tries to hold on but Richards postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Richards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards controlling his opponent.
Richards avoids the attempt from Bondevik to control.
Richards working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Bondevik is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Bondevik is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richards looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bondevik covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Richards!
Ben Richards managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158, into his post fight interview.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Al Nasser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Socerer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Socerer has chosen Infinity Ink - Infinity as his entrance music. Andrew Socerer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Al Nasser
vs
Socerer

178 cm
28
190 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

195 cm
25
250 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Backyard Fighting

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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohammad Al Nasser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Socerer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Socerer. Al Nasser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Socerer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Al Nasser takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Socerer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Al Nasser uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Socerer.
Socerer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Nasser sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Nasser fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Socerer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Nasser uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Socerer.
Al Nasser fails with a takedown attempt.
Socerer throws an overhand right that lands on Al Nasser's shoulder, as Al Nasser tries to avoid the shot.
Socerer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jab, jab by Socerer - just one landing.
Socerer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Socerer scores with a punch to the head.

Al Nasser is rocked!
Al Nasser slips a jab from Socerer.
Socerer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Socerer misses.
Socerer drops Al Nasser with a naaaaasty hook - Al Nasser is in real trouble here! Socerer dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Socerer!
During a confident post fight interview, Andrew Socerer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Granger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mibon Turua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Granger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Granger
vs
Turua

162 cm
22
153 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

176 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Meet the Future

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Granger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mibon Turua!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turua leaves Granger with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Granger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Granger has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Granger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Granger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Turua as he avoids it easily.
Turua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Granger as he jumps to the side.

Turua decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Granger looks like he's trying to stand up.
Turua thows a huge punch but Granger dodges it nicely.
Granger taking some punishment here, with Turua in his half guard.
Turua not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Granger tries to get to full guard but Turua has control of the leg.
Granger keeping control of the position.
Turua seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Granger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Turua pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turua thows a huge punch but Granger dodges it nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turua lands a nice short elbow.
Turua is thwarting Granger's attempts to control the position.
Granger is looking for a sweep. Turua is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Granger is working hard here to advance position.
Turua takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Granger has hold of Turua's hands but Turua slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turua throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turua looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Granger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Granger is looking to control Turua's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Granger avoid being mounted?
Turua sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Granger defending well though.
Turua is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Granger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granger wants to sweep but no luck.
Turua working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger looking to control.
Granger is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Turua is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Turua got a little sloppy there for a moment and Granger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turua has managed to get both his arms back between Granger's legs - danger averted.
Turua landing some decent shots from guard.
Turua working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Granger is looking for a triangle but Turua pushes his legs off easily.

Granger looking for a guillotine here but Turua defends easily.
Granger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Granger trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Turua scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Turua throwing strikes but missing.
Turua scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Turua throwing strikes but missing.

Granger working for a triangle but Turua defends it easily.
Granger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Granger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Turua defends it easily.
Turua stopping the sweep attempt from Granger.

Granger throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turua working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Granger's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turua would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Granger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turua postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Turua scoring with punches to the head and body.
Granger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Granger trying to keep a closed guard but Turua is proving a slippery customer.
Granger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Turua is looking to work some ground and pound but Granger has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Granger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Granger has his foot on Turua's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Turua works his way back into a safe position though.
Turua stopping the sweep attempt from Granger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mibon Turua will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Turua goes for a double leg but Granger avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Granger continues to drive forward.

Granger drags the fight down to the ground.
Granger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turua landing some decent shots from guard.
Turua postures up.

Turua got a little sloppy there for a moment and Granger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turua has managed to get both his arms back between Granger's legs - danger averted.
Granger working a defensive guard here.
James Granger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Granger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Turua can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Granger looking to control.
Turua cracks Granger with a solid left hand.
Turua throwing strikes from guard but Granger blocks nicely.
Granger managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Granger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Turua stands up over Granger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Granger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Turua postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Turua works over Granger with some ground and pound from guard.

Granger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Turua connects with a couple of short punches.

Granger working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Turua doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Granger is tightening it up a little... Turua has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Turua reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Turua taps out! Nice BJJ there by Granger!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). James Granger!
During a confident post fight interview, James Granger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ongka Ongka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Veljanovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ongka comes to the cage accompanied by Abebe. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ongka
vs
Veljanovski

201 cm
22
253 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

182 cm
24
234 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ongka Ongka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikola Veljanovski!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Veljanovski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ongka prevents a body shot from Veljanovski.
Veljanovski has Ongka pressed against the cage.

Veljanovski breaks from the clinch.
Ongka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Ongka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ongka trying to control the position but Veljanovski is working away.
Veljanovski is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Ongka is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Veljanovski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ongka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veljanovski is trying to get back to his feet.

Ongka is trying to get an arm triangle but Veljanovski is defending well.
Ongka looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Veljanovski is avoiding damage well.
Ongka works to advance to full mount. Veljanovski defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ongka controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski stops Ongka from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Ongka thowing shots but they're missing.
Veljanovski wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ongka.
Ongka throwing strikes but Veljanovski recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Ongka trying to pass the guard but Veljanovski defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ongka wants to take a breather but Veljanovski is having none of it.
Veljanovski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ongka is keen to just control but Veljanovski is a slippery customer.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Veljanovski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Veljanovski is trying to stand up here but Ongka is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ongka trying to pass the guard but Veljanovski defending well.
Ongka controlling the action here.

We're going to have a standup here because Ongka Ongka wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Ongka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Veljanovski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ongka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ongka looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ongka Ongka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Veljanovski tried to score with a low kick but Ongka checks it.
Ongka fails to land the takedown.
Ongka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veljanovski.
Veljanovski leaves Ongka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Veljanovski tries to clinch but Ongka moves out of range.
Ongka motions for Veljanovski to come forward. Ongka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ongka throws a leg kick but Veljanovski moved away.
Ongka fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ongka Ongka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veljanovski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ongka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ongka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ongka slips a jab from Veljanovski.
Veljanovski is looking to clinch but Ongka is avoiding it.
Veljanovski tries to clinch but Ongka moves out of range.
Ongka keeps the fight on the outside.
Veljanovski tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Veljanovski tries to clinch

and Ongka counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Veljanovski!
Ongka working the ground and pound but Veljanovski is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ongka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Ongka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ongka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Veljanovski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski defending against the ground and pound.

Ongka goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Veljanovski rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ongka's guard! Nice work there by Veljanovski!
Veljanovski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ongka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Veljanovski wants to get up but he can't break Ongka's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ongka wants to sweep here but Veljanovski controlling him for the moment.
Veljanovski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ongka's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski preventing the sweep.
Veljanovski tries to stand but Ongka is controlling from the bottom.
Ongka is trying to keep Veljanovski in close.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nikola Veljanovski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ongka shoots for a takedown but Veljanovski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nikola Veljanovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Veljanovski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ongka.
Ongka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Veljanovski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ongka somewhat.
Ongka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Veljanovski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ongka is defended easily by Veljanovski.
Veljanovski is looking to clinch but Ongka is avoiding it.

Veljanovski moves into the clinch.
Veljanovski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Veljanovski misses with the head strike.
Veljanovski wants to get back to striking at distance but Ongka won't allow it.
Veljanovski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ongka wants to take the fight to the mat but Veljanovski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ongka can't break 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 Ongka Ongka will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Veljanovski misses with a double jab.
Veljanovski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ongka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ongka shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ongka is defended easily by Veljanovski.

Ongka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Veljanovski wants to get back to his feet.
Ongka looks to land a strike but Veljanovski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ongka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Veljanovski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Ongka drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Veljanovski dives on top into guard.
Veljanovski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ongka's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ongka wants to sweep but no luck.
Veljanovski is looking to stand up but Ongka won't let him.
Veljanovski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Veljanovski preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nikola Veljanovski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ongka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Veljanovski avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ongka Ongka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ongka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Veljanovski but Veljanovski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Veljanovski tries to clinch up.
Nikola Veljanovski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Veljanovski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Veljanovski is looking to clinch.
Veljanovski tries to clinch up but Ongka circles away and keeps his distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Veljanovski checks a leg kick.
Veljanovski is looking to clinch.

Veljanovski clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Veljanovski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Veljanovski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ongka backwards.
Veljanovski pushes Ongka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Veljanovski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ongka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Veljanovski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Veljanovski misses with some punches.

Ongka pulls guard.
Ongka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Ongka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Veljanovski is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veljanovski wants to stand but Ongka has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Ongka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Veljanovski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ongka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veljanovski wants to stand but Ongka has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikola Veljanovski.
I think Ongka 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 William Gold scores the fight for Ongka Ongka!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Ongka Ongka!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Ongka Ongka!

Ongka Ongka wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Ongka Ongka misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stoney McCaned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Superfly -- Curtis Mayfield and Ice T . Stoney McCaned has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

McCaned
vs
Snuka

215 cm
28
253 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

192 cm
35
218 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stoney McCaned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from McCaned misses.
McCaned lands a jab to the nose.
Snuka moves out of range of the body kick.
Snuka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Snuka tries to clinch there but McCaned circles away.
McCaned lands with a straight right. Snuka didn't see that one coming.
Snuka is looking to clinch but McCaned is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from McCaned misses the target.
Snuka misses with a double jab
letting McCaned counter with a right hand.
Snuka moves out of range as McCaned throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCaned checks a leg kick nicely.
Snuka misses with a wild combination.
McCaned misses with a wild body shot.
Snuka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCaned fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Snuka is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCaned fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Snuka.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCaned 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 Snuka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Snuka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Snuka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Snuka swings for the body but McCaned moves out of range.
McCaned throws a low kick, looking for Snuka's leg but Snuka calmly moves out of range.
Snuka checks a low kick from McCaned.
McCaned swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Snuka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCaned throws a head kick but Snuka moves out of range.
McCaned thows a body shot but no joy.
Snuka misses with a two punch combination.
Snuka moves out of range as McCaned throws a body kick.
McCaned takes a swing at Snuka's ribcage but misses.
McCaned misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCaned will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McCaned checks the leg kick nicely there.
McCaned throws out a loose jab but Snuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snuka scores with a one two! McCaned had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snuka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCaned.
McCaned changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Snuka checks the leg kick nicely there.
McCaned tries a head kick but it misses.
Snuka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Snuka avoids the body shot from McCaned.
Snuka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Snuka tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCaned swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McCaned is looking to chop away at Snuka's legs.
McCaned cracks Snuka with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka looks to land a body kick but McCaned moved away.
McCaned scores with a sloppy right hand. Snuka should have avoided that one.
McCaned rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Snuka counters with a nice leg kick.
McCaned throws a push kick but Snuka slaps the foot to one side.
McCaned jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snuka misses with a head kick.
McCaned is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Snuka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snuka ducks under a wild hook from McCaned.
Snuka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCaned.
McCaned throws a hook but Snuka avoids it easily.
A big left from McCaned misses.
Snuka misses with a series of wild punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Snuka blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka avoids the head kick by McCaned.
Snuka checks a leg kick.
McCaned misses with a left hand
and Snuka counters with a leg kick.
McCaned throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snuka is looking to clinch but McCaned is avoiding it.
Snuka throws a right hand that McCaned ducks under and follows up with a left that McCaned also avoids with ease.
McCaned misses the jab.
Snuka darts in trying to clinch
letting McCaned counter with a right hand.
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!
A shot to the liver by McCaned. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCaned lands a nice looking kick to the body. Snuka takes a step back to recover.
McCaned avoids the body shot from Snuka.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Snuka. McCaned shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stoney McCaned dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

McCaned fails to land with a series of punches.
McCaned throws out a loose jab but Snuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCaned throws a series of punches but Snuka moves out of range.
McCaned misses with a straight left.
McCaned misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snuka.
McCaned goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Snuka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Snuka.
McCaned looks to score with a jab to the body but Snuka is just out of range.
McCaned scores with a sloppy right hand. Snuka should have avoided that one.
McCaned swinging wildly here.
Snuka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCaned.
McCaned misses with a body kick.
McCaned works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCaned. Snuka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snuka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stoney McCaned is winning the standup battle so far.
McCaned throws a leg kick
and Snuka counters with a right hand to the body.
Snuka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCaned circles away quickly and effectively.
Snuka throws a left and a right that both miss
and McCaned connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCaned lands a high kick!
Snuka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McCaned avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snuka misses with a body shot.
Snuka throws a series of punches but McCaned moves out of range.
McCaned paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McCaned lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McCaned lands with a straight right. Snuka didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snuka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCaned backs up against the cage.
McCaned misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by McCaned.
Snuka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McCaned clobbers Snuka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McCaned connects with a body shot.

Snuka has managed to clinch.
Snuka wants to get back to striking at distance but McCaned won't allow it.
McCaned looking to throw knees to the head but Snuka is blocking nicely.
McCaned fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Snuka breaks from the clinch.
Snuka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCaned manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snuka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Snuka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Snuka.
McCaned looks to land a left hand but Snuka moved out of range nicely.
McCaned scores with a leg kick.
McCaned throws a push kick but Snuka slaps the foot to one side.
McCaned looks for the body kick but Snuka saw that one coming.
Snuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snuka throws a right and a left that McCaned avoids nicely.
McCaned ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snuka moves away.
McCaned misses the shot to the body.
McCaned throws the kick towards the body but Snuka avoids it.
McCaned scores with a leg kick.
McCaned has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McCaned misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka misses with a double jab.
Snuka misses with a body kick.
McCaned is looking to chop away at Snuka's legs.
McCaned misses with a low kick as Snuka jumps back.
McCaned misses with a looping right.
McCaned has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Snuka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCaned works on Snuka's body with a couple of short punches.
Snuka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snuka missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.

McCaned's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snuka closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCaned counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stoney McCaned dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Snuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snuka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McCaned lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Snuka moves away from the strike by McCaned.
McCaned motions for Snuka to come forward. McCaned throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Snuka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCaned circles away quickly and effectively.
McCaned misses with a hook

and Snuka counters by moving into the clinch.
Snuka looking to throw knees to the head but McCaned is blocking nicely.
Snuka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snuka misses with a knee to the head.
McCaned trying to stall but Snuka improves his position.
Snuka landing knees to the body.
McCaned throws a punch but it's blocked by Snuka.
McCaned dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCaned misses with a body punch.
McCaned lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snuka backwards.
McCaned is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Snuka throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCaned slows down the pace here.
Snuka lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Stoney McCaned has been cut.
McCaned trying to control the position but instead, Snuka has worked for underhooks and has pushed McCaned into the cage.
McCaned swings wildly with an uppercut but Snuka uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCaned looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snuka.
McCaned misses with a punch on the inside.
Snuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCaned lands an uppercut.
McCaned throws a punch but it's blocked by Snuka.
Snuka is trying to break free.
McCaned tries a body shot but Snuka blocks it.
McCaned working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCaned avoiding damage as Snuka throws knees to the body.
McCaned looking to throw knees to the head but Snuka is blocking nicely.
Snuka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snuka looking to stall.
McCaned misses with a hook to the ribs.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka blocks a low kick nicely.
Snuka throws a right hand that McCaned ducks under and follows up with a left that McCaned also avoids with ease.
Snuka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCaned stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCaned motions for Snuka to come forward. McCaned throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCaned buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McCaned throws a nice looking combination but Snuka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snuka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCaned connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McCaned feints a jab promting Snuka to slip. McCaned then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Snuka slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Snuka throws a half hearted mid kick.
McCaned throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCaned is looking to land body kicks.
McCaned misses with a head kick.
Stoney McCaned is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCaned circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snuka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCaned lands a nice hook to Snuka's body. Snuka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCaned avoids the head kick by Snuka.
McCaned throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jimmy Snuka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Snuka moves into the clinch successfully.
McCaned with a knee to the head.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCaned avoids it.
McCaned keeps control of Snuka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCaned lands an uppercut.
McCaned working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCaned with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from McCaned fails to land.
Snuka avoiding damage as McCaned throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stoney McCaned showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCaned 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Stoney McCaned!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Stoney McCaned!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Stoney McCaned!

Stoney McCaned wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Stoney McCaned made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victory Agu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Feel The Pain - Dinosaur Jr. Alexander Anderson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Agu
vs
Anderson

188 cm
24
184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

176 cm
24
205 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Victory Agu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agu throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Agu misses
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Agu wants to clinch.

Anderson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Agu quickly recovers to half guard.

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

Anderson is working for a submission of some sort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Anderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Agu sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to control. Agu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Agu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Anderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Agu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Anderson is pressing down on Agu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Agu is holding on for now.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Agu dodges it nicely.
Agu has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agu desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Agu is defending against the submission attempts here by Anderson.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anderson is stalling here. Agu is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Anderson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Agu has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Anderson tries to improve position but can't.
Agu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Agu trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Agu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Agu tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Agu just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Agu tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Agu.
Good leg kick by Agu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anderson walks into a stiff left hand from Agu.
Agu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Agu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Agu misses with a body kick.
Agu throws out a leg kick but Anderson moves out of range and Agu only half commits.
Agu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agu throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Agu. Anderson shrugs it off though.
Danga de danga de dang - Agu scores with a four punch combination!
Agu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Agu scores with a nice strike.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Agu but Agu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alexander Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Agu. Agu obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agu with a jab.
Anderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Agu.
Agu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Agu lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Agu.
Agu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Agu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Agu tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Agu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Agu connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Agu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Agu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Agu loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Victory Agu is winning the standup battle so far.
Agu cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Agu swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a low kick, right behind Agu 's knee.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Agu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Agu tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Agu looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Agu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agu takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Agu tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Agu lands.
Agu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Agu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Agu thuds his shin into the meat of Anderson's side.
Anderson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Agu misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victory Agu dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Agu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good exchange - Agu coming out on top.
Agu lands a head shot.

Oooooh!!! Agu has knocked Anderson down with a huge combo! Agu steps away and waves a wobbly Anderson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Anderson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Agu finish him?
Anderson avoids the head kick by Agu.
Agu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Agu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Agu shows good takedown defense.
Agu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Agu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agu misses the shot to the body.
Agu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Agu gets caught flat footed, as Anderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Agu is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson 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.
Anderson trying to control but Agu is working from the bottom.
Agu pulls Anderson in close to prevent any damage.
Agu keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson trying to control but Agu is working from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Alexander Anderson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Agu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anderson if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Agu. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agu throws a low kick but Anderson moves out of range easily.
Agu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
Agu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Agu.
Agu swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Agu throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.

Anderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Alexander Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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. Anderson connects with a nice short shot to Agu's temple.

Anderson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Agu has managed to free his arm - good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victory Agu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Agu 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Victory Agu!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Victory Agu!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Victory Agu!

Victory Agu wins by unanimous decision!
Victory Agu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.