"No Surrender" PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Sassano Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Teddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Sassano Jnr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bob Teddington's chin.

Sassano Jnr
vs
Teddington

180 cm
18
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Top Dogs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Sassano Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Teddington!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sassano Jnr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Teddington avoids the head kick by Sassano Jnr.
Sassano Jnr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sassano Jnr misses with a few strikes there.

Teddington looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sassano Jnr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sassano Jnr wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teddington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sassano Jnr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Teddington postures up in Sassano Jnr's guard and throws a big left but Sassano Jnr blocks it.
Sassano Jnr pulls Teddington in close to his closed guard and prevents Teddington from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teddington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sassano Jnr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sassano Jnr tries to get out of the position.
Teddington stops Sassano Jnr from standing up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sassano Jnr 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.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Teddington misses with a body shot.
Sassano Jnr swats away the attempt to clinch by Teddington.
Tony Sassano Jnr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sassano Jnr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Teddington back to the cage. Sassano Jnr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Teddington has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sassano Jnr.
Teddington with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sassano Jnr counters with a left and a right that stings Teddington.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teddington wants to clinch but Sassano Jnr slips to the side
and Sassano Jnr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Teddington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sassano Jnr with a nice cross.

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

Teddington is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teddington closes the distance but Sassano Jnr moves to the side
and Sassano Jnr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Teddington is still on wobbly legs! Can Sassano Jnr finish him?
Teddington dodges the punch combination from Sassano Jnr.
Sassano Jnr lands a lovely overhand right.
Teddington shoots and misses
and Sassano Jnr counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Teddington falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Sassano Jnr!
Tony Sassano Jnr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

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

Dollar
vs
Gonzales

190 cm
20
276 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
270 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diamond Dollar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dollar fails to land with a series of punches.
Dollar slips a jab and a cross from Gonzales.
Gonzales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dollar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dollar dodges the punch combination from Gonzales.
Dollar shoots in and drives through. Gonzales sprawls well.
Dollar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dollar slips a jab and a cross from Gonzales.

Dollar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gonzales wants to stand but Dollar is controlling the position.
Dollar trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dollar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dollar passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dollar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gonzales pushes Dollar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dollar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dollar moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dollar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gonzales tries to escape but Dollar is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dollar has hold of Gonzales's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Gonzales tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Dollar cranks the arm and Gonzales screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Gonzales, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Diamond Dollar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Echano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Laukanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Echano has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Echano
vs
Laukanen

200 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Echano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matti Laukanen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Echano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Echano misses with a double jab.
Echano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Laukanen blocks a head kick by Echano.

Laukanen rushes Echano and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Laukanen.
Echano is breathing heavily.
Laukanen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Echano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Laukanen.
A short body shot lands from Laukanen as the two fighters clinch.
Laukanen digs a right hand into Echano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Echano's gas tank.
Laukanen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Echano backwards.
Laukanen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Echano backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laukanen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Echano backwards.
Laukanen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laukanen lands a nice uppercut.
Laukanen taking a breather.
Laukanen digs a right hand into Echano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Echano's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Laukanen.
A nice left hand lands by Laukanen.

Echano is rocked!
Laukanen effectively controlling the action here.
Oh Echano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Laukanen.
Laukanen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Echano to his knees! Laukanen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matti Laukanen!
Matti Laukanen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Babinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Kenjii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babinski comes into the arena with Bad blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Babinski
vs
Kenjii

186 cm
25
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
166 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Babinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuki Kenjii!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenjii throws a series of punches but Babinski avoids them all with ease.
Babinski lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Kenjii misses its intended target.
Kenjii looks to throw the jab but Babinski is out of range.
Yuki Kenjii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenjii misses with a jab, cross combination.

Babinski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kenjii!
Babinski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Babinski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kenjii keeps working.

Babinski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kenjii is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Babinski decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kenjii to his feet.
Babinski blocks a jab.
Babinski ducks under a wild hook from Kenjii.
Babinski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kenjii digs a good body shot into Babinski's ribs.
Good shot there by Kenjii.
Kenjii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Babinski counters with a three punch combo that has Kenjii backing up. Kenjii nods at Babinski to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice cross by Kenjii.
A big right from Kenjii misses.
Kenjii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Babinski.
Babinski staying out of range there.
Kenjii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babinski.
Babinski lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenjii throws a hook to the side of Babinski's head but Babinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenjii loads up on a big right hand but Babinski slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Kenjii - just one landing.
Kenjii throws an overhand right that lands on Babinski's shoulder, as Babinski tries to avoid the shot.
Yuki Kenjii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Babinski defending well as Kenjii loads up on a big left hand.
Kenjii missing with a left hand there. Babinski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kenjii throws out a loose jab but Babinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babinski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kenjii stuffs the takedown.
Kenjii has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

Babinski gets a clinch.
Kenjii lands a shoulder strike.
Kenjii is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kenjii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Babinski backwards.
Kenjii lands a right hand.

Babinski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Babinski wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Babinski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kenjii defends it easily.
Kenjii trying to control the position from guard on top but Babinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babinski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kenjii trying to control the position from guard on top but Babinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenjii missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Babinski wants to stand and escape but Kenjii is having none of it.
Kenjii is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kenjii trying to control the position from guard on top but Babinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

Babinski has his feet on Kenjii's thighs here. He's pushed Kenjii off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kenjii screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damian Babinski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lycus Lycan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Schultz
vs
Lycan

200 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dutch Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lycus Lycan !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lycan slaps away a takedown attempt from Schultz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lycan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Schultz shoots in and drives through. Lycan sprawls well.
Schultz shoots in looking for a takedown but Lycan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schultz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dutch Schultz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lycan swings widly with a right hand

and Schultz moves into the clinch.
Schultz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Schultz lands a shot to the body.
Schultz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schultz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz pushes Lycan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schultz scores with a shot to the side of Lycan 's head.
Schultz lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schultz.
Schultz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schultz lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schultz lands an elbow that stopped Lycan in his tracks for a moment.
Schultz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Schultz.
Schultz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lycan backwards.
Schultz lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz lands a right hand.
Schultz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Schultz.
A right hand to the body from Schultz.
Nice body punch from Schultz - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Schultz.
Schultz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lycan backwards.

Lycan is rocked!
Schultz lands with a short shot to the head.
Lycan is still on wobbly legs! Can Schultz finish him?
Schultz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schultz throws a big uppercut that drops Lycan ! More strikes from Schultz and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lycan lies dazed against the cage as Schultz celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dutch Schultz!
In his post fight interview, Dutch Schultz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miro Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bang
vs
Matthews

200 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

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Soul Supremacy Nutrition (90% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Miro Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Bang postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Matthews is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bang, into his guard.

Matthews got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bang has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Matthews has managed to get both his arms back between Bang's legs - danger averted.
Matthews wants to control from the top but Bang keeps moving.
Bang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Bang is looking for a triangle but Matthews pushes his legs off easily.

Bang has his foot on Matthews's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matthews works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Matthews can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Matthews wants to stand but Bang is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews wants to pass the guard but Bang is keeping the position.

Bang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Matthews can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Bang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Bang is looking for a triangle but Matthews pushes his legs off easily.
Matthews trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom.
Bang has a closed guard, preventing Matthews from standing up.

Bang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews slips nicely into half guard.
Matthews wants to stand up but Bang has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Bang wants to get back to full guard.
Matthews wants to stand up but Bang has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Bang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bang tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Bang looking for submissions off his back.

Bang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bang is not content to let Matthews control the position.

Bang actively working from the bottom here.
Bang missing with punches from the bottom.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Miro Bang!
In defeat, Mike Matthews stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will take alot from this loss, but a rematch is on the cards, maybe next time he wont be so lucky'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Crosher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor McGready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crosher
vs
McGready

182 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
24
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Soul Supremacy Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Crosher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor McGready!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGready scores with the left hand. Crosher knows he should have avoided that one.
Crosher throws a body punch but McGready moves out of range.
Crosher throws the kick towards the body but McGready avoids it.
Crosher slips a straight right by McGready.
McGready misses with a left hand
and Crosher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McGready cracks a nice hook into Crosher's ribs.
Crosher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGready was well out of range. Poor timing from Crosher.

McGready sends Crosher crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McGready is motioning to the referee to let Crosher up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Crosher is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crosher avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oh Crosher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGready sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Crosher's defenses. It connects perfectly with Crosher's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Connor McGready!
Connor McGready really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Soul Supremacy Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Casablancas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Casablancas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gers Pardoel - Bagagedrager ft. Sef . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Casablancas
vs
Matthews

193 cm
33
219 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

195 cm
31
263 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Soul Supremacy Nutrition (90% laundry)

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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Casablancas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casablancas connects with a solid leg kick.
Matthews walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Matthews has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Casablancas gets tackled into the cage by Matthews. Matthews maintains the clinch.
Casablancas digs a right hand into Matthews's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matthews's gas tank.

Matthews has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Casablancas clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
I really don't envy Casablancas right now.
Casablancas is keeping busy.
Casablancas tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Casablancas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Casablancas is working hard here to advance position.
Matthews is landing with some decent strikes but Casablancas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews working Casablancas over with strikes here.

Matthews with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Matthews looking to finish with strikes here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Casablancas wants to hold on but Matthews pushes him away.
Casablancas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Matthews postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Casablancas in real trouble here! The ref calls for Casablancas to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Matthews!
A relieved looking Max Matthews 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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66%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Victorious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with Let There Be Rock by AC/DC blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Smith
vs
Victorious

186 cm
26
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

195 cm
29
215 lbs
11 - 17 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Victor Victorious !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Victorious moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Victorious .
Ian Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victorious slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith 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.
Victorious misses with a few strikes there.
Victorious throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Victorious takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Victorious fails with an attempt to clinch.
Victorious tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Victorious .
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Smith clinches up against the cage.

Victorious pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Victorious looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a right hand that Victorious ducks under and follows up with a left that Victorious also avoids with ease.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Victorious moved out of range.
Smith throws a low kick but Victorious avoids it.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Victorious looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Victorious pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Victorious lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Victorious pulls guard successfully.
Victorious controlling the position.

Victorious had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith stops Victorious from standing up.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Victorious swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith passes Victorious 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are battling for position here. Victorious manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Victorious swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith works over Victorious with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorious struggling a bit here.
Victorious is looking for a sweep.
Victorious regains half guard, as Smith was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith prevents Victorious from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Victorious defends it.
Victorious is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith throwing shots but Victorious is blocking nicely.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Victorious 's head.
Victorious is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Victorious is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Victorious avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Smith connects with a leg kick. Victorious looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Victorious shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Victorious gets slowly back to his feet.
Victorious fails with the takedown.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.

Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Victorious 's guard.
Our spies down at at Soul Supremacy - UK inform us that Victorious has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Victorious preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victorious controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.

Victorious is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Smith stands up over Victorious , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Victorious .
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Victorious swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Victorious has his feet on Smith's thighs here. He's pushed Smith off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Smith screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Victor Victorious !
Victor Victorious is the new light heavyweight champion!
Victor Victorious thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Ian Smith was interviewed post fight and said 'I still don't have what it takes. I must train harder.'.

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Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Boulks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiyapairat comes into the arena with Ram Muay blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tiyapairat
vs
Boulks

174 cm
37
166 lbs
25 - 15 - 0

175 cm
33
160 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Samak Tiyapairat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Boulks!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Tiyapairat misses.
Tiyapairat throws a shot to the body.
Tiyapairat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boulks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boulks ducks under a wild hook from Tiyapairat.
Tiyapairat throws a leg kick but Boulks checks it.
Tiyapairat connects with a jab.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Boulks is having none of it.
Tiyapairat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Tiyapairat instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulks tries for a takedown but Tiyapairat manages to get underhooks.
Tiyapairat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boulks in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Boulks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tiyapairat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boulks wants a takedown.
Samak Tiyapairat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Boulks.
Tiyapairat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tiyapairat stops a takedown attempt from Boulks.

Boulks gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulks throws a big right hand that misses.
Tiyapairat wants to stand and escape but Boulks is having none of it.
Boulks trying to control but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.
Tiyapairat wants to stand and escape but Boulks is having none of it.
Boulks throws a big right hand that misses.
Tiyapairat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boulks throws an elbow that misses. Tiyapairat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boulks's guard. Nice move by Tiyapairat!

Boulks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tiyapairat can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boulks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tiyapairat would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tiyapairat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boulks has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tiyapairat has managed to get both his arms back between Boulks's legs - danger averted.

Boulks is looking for a triangle here but Tiyapairat uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Boulks tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulks is still trying to improve position.
You can see the frustration on Boulks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boulks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boulks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boulks struggling a bit here.
Boulks tries to bench press Tiyapairat off him but Tiyapairat keeps the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tiyapairat tries to close the distance and clinch but Boulks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tiyapairat lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tiyapairat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boulks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiyapairat misses with the combination.

Tiyapairat clinches.
Tiyapairat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tiyapairat landing knees to the body.
Tiyapairat is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tiyapairat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Boulks gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Boulks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boulks thows a huge punch but Tiyapairat dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Tiyapairat dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tiyapairat connects with a solid leg kick.

Tiyapairat darts in and clinches Boulks up against the cage.
Tiyapairat crunches a lovely knee into Boulks's ribcage.
Tiyapairat is leaning against Boulks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boulks takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tiyapairat gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boulks.
Tiyapairat lands a knee to the body.

Tiyapairat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiyapairat misses with a two punch combination.
Boulks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tiyapairat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiyapairat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boulks's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiyapairat cracks Boulks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat dips to his left and cracks Boulks with an uppercut!
Tiyapairat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch

and Boulks counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Boulks stops Tiyapairat from standing up.
Tiyapairat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boulks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boulks throwing strikes from guard but Tiyapairat blocks nicely.
Boulks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiyapairat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boulks trying to control but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulks throwing strikes but missing.
Boulks trying to control but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tiyapairat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boulks. That did some damage!
Tiyapairat throws a left and a right that both miss

and Boulks counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Boulks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tiyapairat's head.
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!
Boulks trying to control but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.
Will Boulks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boulks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tiyapairat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boulks with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boulks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiyapairat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tiyapairat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Samak Tiyapairat is winning the standup battle so far.
Boulks on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tiyapairat lands a nice shot that snaps Boulks's head back.
Tiyapairat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Boulks counters with a shoot takedown. Tiyapairat fights it but they end up in guard.
Tiyapairat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boulks looking to sit in guard and control but Tiyapairat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Boulks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boulks working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Tiyapairat dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tiyapairat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tiyapairat tries to close the distance and clinch but Boulks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boulks tries to move into range but Tiyapairat moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boulks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Boulks moves away

and Boulks counters with a single leg into guard. Tiyapairat didn't expect that.
Boulks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulks is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiyapairat has wrist control.
Boulks is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiyapairat has wrist control.
Boulks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boulks trying to control but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boulks scoring with some ground and pound.
Tiyapairat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boulks can do to turn this around?
Boulks is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiyapairat has wrist control.
Boulks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boulks throws a strike but Tiyapairat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Boulks working for submissions but it's allowed Tiyapairat to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Boulks manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boulks working for a triangle but Tiyapairat defends it easily.

Boulks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tiyapairat is aware though and is defending well.
Tiyapairat is looking to stand up but Boulks won't let him.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boulks working for submissions but it's allowed Tiyapairat to get to half guard.

Tiyapairat moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Boulks.
You can see the frustration on Boulks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tiyapairat tries to stand but Boulks is controlling his head.
Boulks tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tiyapairat wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tiyapairat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tiyapairat misses with a lunging right hand

and Boulks counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tiyapairat!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiyapairat avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Boulks.
Boulks throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Boulks really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tiyapairat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Samak Tiyapairat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiyapairat cracks the inside of Boulks's front leg.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Boulks moves away

and Boulks counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boulks.
Boulks throwing strikes from guard but Tiyapairat blocks nicely.
Boulks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tiyapairat's head.
Tiyapairat is looking to stand up but Boulks isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulks trying to control but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boulks is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiyapairat has wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boulks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tiyapairat throws a series of strikes that have Boulks backpedaling.
Boulks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boulks tries to move into range but Tiyapairat moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch up.
Tiyapairat lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat misses with an uppercut

and Boulks counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boulks.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
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!
Boulks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boulks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boulks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boulks with a nice head shot there.
Boulks lands a couple of elbows.
Boulks postures up in Tiyapairat's guard and throws a big left but Tiyapairat blocks it.
Tiyapairat wants to stand and escape but Boulks is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tiyapairat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulks throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tiyapairat listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tiyapairat throws a right hand that misses

and Boulks counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Boulks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boulks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boulks won't allow Tiyapairat to get back to his feet.
Boulks postures up in Tiyapairat's guard and throws a big left but Tiyapairat blocks it.
Boulks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boulks trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiyapairat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boulks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulks circles away from the clinch attempt

and Boulks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Boulks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boulks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiyapairat keeps working.
Boulks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tiyapairat pushes Boulks off looking to stand but Boulks dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Boulks dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tiyapairat is looking to clinch but Boulks is avoiding it.
Nice uppercut lands for Tiyapairat. That snapped Boulks's head back.
Tiyapairat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Boulks is having none of it.
Tiyapairat throws a good cross that connects.
Tiyapairat scores with a shot to the body.

Tiyapairat clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulks looking for a takedown.
Tiyapairat scores with a knee to the head.
Boulks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tiyapairat pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Boulks has hold of one of Tiyapairat's legs. Tiyapairat is fighting the takedown attempt but Boulks gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Boulks is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boulks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boulks is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiyapairat has wrist control.
Boulks wants to control from the top but Tiyapairat keeps moving.
Boulks throwing strikes from guard but Tiyapairat blocks nicely.
Boulks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boulks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tiyapairat misses with an uppercut

and Boulks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat won't allow Boulks to pass to mount.
Boulks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boulks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tiyapairat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boulks.
Tiyapairat tries to kick Boulks off but Boulks keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tiyapairat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boulks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tiyapairat keeps working.
Tiyapairat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boulks.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch

and Boulks counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boulks looks to land a strike but Tiyapairat avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Boulks trying to control but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.
Boulks throws an elbow that misses. Tiyapairat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boulks's guard. Nice move by Tiyapairat!

Tiyapairat postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boulks looking for a sweep. Not yet Boulks, not yet.

Boulks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tiyapairat is aware though and is defending well.
Boulks has a closed guard, preventing Tiyapairat from standing up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boulks wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tiyapairat is now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Boulks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boulks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Boulks!
Will Boulks is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Will Boulks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.