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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Briebers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Briebers has chosen Metallica, Whiskey in the jar as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wilson
vs
Briebers

185 cm
20
172 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

176 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Logan Briebers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briebers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Briebers tries a head kick but it misses.
Briebers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Briebers.

It looks like Josh Wilson has been cut.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Briebers.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Briebers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Wilson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Wilson decides to stand and escape the position.
Briebers missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Briebers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Briebers throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Briebers circles away.
Wilson fails to land the takedown.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Briebers's sensitive parts.
Briebers swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson shoots for a takedown but Briebers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briebers's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Briebers duly obliges.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Wilson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wilson is breathing heavily.

Wilson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wilson is thwarting Briebers's attempts to control the position.
Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Briebers tries to roll over but Wilson keeps him under control.
Wilson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Briebers keeps working.
Briebers wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Briebers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Briebers swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Briebers.
Briebers throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.

Wilson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Briebers's guard.
Briebers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Wilson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Briebers is looking to stand up but Wilson isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Briebers wants to sweep but no luck.

Wilson stands up from Briebers's guard - Wilson perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briebers throws a nice looking combination but Wilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Briebers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilson.
A left and a right from Wilson both land. Nice combination.
Wilson has a takedown stuffed.
Wilson lands with a nice body kick.
Wilson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Briebers checks it well.
Wilson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Briebers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Briebers.
Briebers lands a head kick!
Briebers falls off balance throwing a combination

and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Briebers is pressing down on Wilson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wilson wanted to stand there but Briebers had control of the position.

Briebers has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briebers keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Briebers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Briebers keeps moving.
Briebers is trying to keep Wilson in close.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Briebers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilson trying to control but Briebers is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilson, right into the meat.
Briebers swinging wildly here.
Wilson shoots in looking for a takedown. Briebers tries to sprawl out of it but Wilson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Briebers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Wilson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Briebers misses with a wild combination.
Briebers tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Wilson instigates a clinch.
Briebers pushes off an throws an elbow but Wilson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Briebers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Briebers wants to break the clinch but can't.

Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Briebers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Briebers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Briebers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Briebers circles away.
Briebers misses with the combination.
Briebers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Wilson scores a takedown into full mount!
Briebers is bucking up trying to escape but Wilson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briebers is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wilson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Briebers's face.
Wilson lands with some strikes.
Wilson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Josh Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Briebers manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wilson working Briebers over with strikes.
Wilson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Briebers has hold of Wilson's hands but Wilson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Briebers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wilson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briebers looking to control.
Wilson lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson landing some decent shots from guard.
Briebers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Briebers's head.
Wilson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Briebers has a closed guard, preventing Wilson from standing up.

Wilson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Briebers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wilson has managed to get both his arms back between Briebers's legs - danger averted.
Briebers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Briebers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wilson controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briebers working a defensive guard here.
Wilson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Briebers keeps moving.
Briebers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Briebers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wilson counters with a low kick, right behind Briebers 's knee.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Briebers.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Briebers circles away.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Briebers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Wilson feints and as Briebers raises his hands in defense, Wilson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wilson stands up over Briebers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wilson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Briebers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilson is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Wilson preventing the sweep.
Briebers controlling the position.
Wilson is in close to Briebers's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wilson trying to control but Briebers is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Briebers misses with a combination

and Wilson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wilson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Briebers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wilson defends well.
Wilson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Briebers has momentary wrist control but Wilson slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Wilson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Wilson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Briebers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Briebers throws a head kick that misses.
Briebers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Wilson closes the distance and pushes Briebers back into the cage.
Wilson lands a knee to the head.
Briebers misses with a punch on the inside.

Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Briebers circles away.
Briebers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Briebers wants it to stay on the feet.
Briebers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Briebers falls off balance throwing a combination

and Wilson counters with a single leg into guard. Briebers didn't expect that.
Briebers looking to control.

Wilson 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Briebers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briebers lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wilson!
Briebers avoids the attempt from Wilson to control.
Wilson working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Briebers cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Briebers working the ground and pound effectively.
Wilson regains half guard.
Wilson is looking to improve his position.
Logan Briebers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briebers trying to control from half guard but Wilson is working away.
Briebers trying to control the pace.
Briebers wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
Wilson manages to get to full guard.

Wilson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Briebers defends it easily.
Briebers wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briebers trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Briebers won't allow Wilson to get back to his feet.
Briebers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Briebers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wilson is trying to keep Briebers in close.
Briebers wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.
Wilson 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 ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Briebers.
Briebers circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wilson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Briebers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilson somewhat.
Briebers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Briebers.
Wilson moves away from the strike by Briebers.

Wilson clinches with his opponent.

Wilson jumps guard and drags Briebers to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wilson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Briebers manages to get himself to full guard.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Briebers trying to keep a closed guard but Wilson is proving a slippery customer.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Briebers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Wilson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Josh Wilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Wilson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lt Parrotface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Kent looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Kent
vs
Parrotface

176 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
172 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lt Parrotface!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent throws a body punch but Parrotface moves out of range.
Kent looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Parrotface jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Charlie Kent has been cut.

Parrotface moves into the clinch.
Parrotface lands a body shot in the clinch.
Parrotface lands a nice uppercut.
Parrotface stalling against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parrotface creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Parrotface pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parrotface throws a head kick that misses.

Parrotface has closed the distance and engaged Kent in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short left from Parrotface.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parrotface slows down the pace here.
Parrotface putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kent in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Parrotface unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parrotface creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parrotface lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kent backwards.
Parrotface stalling the fight.
Parrotface scores with a knee to the head.
Parrotface is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lt Parrotface.
Kent has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Parrotface darts in and clinches Kent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Parrotface to work.
Parrotface connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kent's face.
Parrotface unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Parrotface lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Parrotface - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Parrotface creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kent's defenses.
Parrotface just leaning against Kent, taking a breather.
Kent fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kent wants a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Parrotface.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parrotface will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kent up against the cage.
Kent wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Kent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parrotface scores with a shoulder strike.
Kent tries to pull guard but Parrotface holds him up against the cage and eventually Kent drops back down to his feet.
Kent tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Parrotface just leaning against Kent, taking a breather.
Parrotface gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kent.
A right hand to the body from Parrotface.
Kent takes an elbow to the forehead.

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.
Parrotface lands an elbow just above Kent 's eye.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Parrotface takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Parrotface breaks the clinch.
Parrotface pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parrotface paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Parrotface moves into the clinch successfully.
Parrotface lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kent backwards.
Parrotface stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kent jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Parrotface walks away with a smile on his face. Kent gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kent throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parrotface throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Parrotface throws a combination. Kent tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lt Parrotface dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Kent's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Parrotface lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kent circles away quickly and effectively.
Kent misses with a looping left.
Kent takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Parrotface has managed to clinch.
Parrotface has Kent pushed against the cage.
Parrotface receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kent goes for a takedown in the clinch but Parrotface prevents it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kent takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parrotface displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kent up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lt Parrotface.

Parrotface clinches.
Good body shot from Parrotface.
Kent tries to pull guard but Parrotface holds him up against the cage and eventually Kent drops back down to his feet.
The referee is keeping an eye on Parrotface - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kent tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parrotface smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Kent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kent misses with an attempted mid kick.

Parrotface forces Kent back against the cage and clinches.
Kent changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Parrotface fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parrotface scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parrotface.

Parrotface moves into the clinch.
Parrotface lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kent.
Nice body punch from Parrotface.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Parrotface.

Kent pulls Parrotface into guard.
Kent trying to keep a closed guard but Parrotface is proving a slippery customer.
Parrotface prevents Kent from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parrotface's guard.
Kent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kent content to stall in guard here.
Kent trying to control the position from guard on top but Parrotface is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kent controlling from the top position.

Parrotface wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parrotface is looking to slow Kent down with leg kicks.
Parrotface will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parrotface is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kent chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Parrotface is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kent throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kent has closed the distance and engaged Parrotface in a clinch.
Parrotface scores with a knee to the head.
Kent drops down looking for an ankle pick but Parrotface pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lt Parrotface showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charlie Kent's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kent fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Parrotface checks it well.
Parrotface tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kent moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Parrotface takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Parrotface lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kent fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Parrotface lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Parrotface.
Parrotface lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parrotface is pushing Kent up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parrotface lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Parrotface stalling the fight.
Parrotface lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kent backwards.
Parrotface gets through Kent's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parrotface slowing the pace effectively.
Kent jumps guard but Parrotface stands there with Kent around his waist. Kent gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kent fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Kent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kent fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Parrotface lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kent drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Parrotface gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parrotface creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kent goes for a takedown attempt but Parrotface pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kent tried to score with a low kick but Parrotface checks it.
Kent works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Parrotface closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kent letting Parrotface take a breather here.

Parrotface breaks from the clinch.
Parrotface tries to clinch up but Kent circles away and keeps his distance.
Kent closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parrotface circles away.
Parrotface checks the leg kick.
Parrotface circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice combination there by Parrotface.
Charlie Kent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parrotface throws a series of punches but Kent avoids them all with ease.
Parrotface fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kent lands a jab to Parrotface's midsection.
Parrotface showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kent.
Kent moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Parrotface throws a body punch but Kent moves out of range.

Parrotface forces Kent back against the cage and clinches.
Kent is working for takedown but Parrotface is calmly controlling the position for now.
Parrotface utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kent tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parrotface smiles and moves away.
Kent shoots in for a takedown but Parrotface shows good takedown defense.
Lt Parrotface is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Parrotface wants to clinch
letting Kent counter with a right hand.
Kent misses with a body shot.
Lt Parrotface seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parrotface tries to clinch

and Kent counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Parrotface!
Kent lands a nice shot to the head.
Kent tries to control but Parrotface wriggling away.
Parrotface wants to control but Kent is having none of it.
Parrotface in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kent prevents Parrotface from getting the reversal.
Kent landing strikes, looking to finish!
Parrotface tries to hold on but Kent postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charlie Kent.
I think Parrotface has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lt Parrotface!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Miecha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubao Valadares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Miecha
vs
Valadares

173 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

MTG - NY

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kilo Miecha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rubao Valadares!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miecha shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Miecha could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Miecha content to control rather than advance.
Valadares wants to stand back up but Miecha manages to pass into side control.
Valadares stops Miecha from passing to mount.
Miecha has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Valadares!
Valadares is wriggling around trying to escape.
Valadares squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miecha controlling his opponent.
Miecha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Miecha.
Miecha takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Miecha with shots to the head and body - Valadares looks very uncomfortable down there.
Valadares in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Miecha with the ground and pound from mount.
Miecha sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Miecha seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Valadares for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valadares has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Miecha lands a shot to the head.
Valadares is trying to get back to his feet but Miecha has full control of the position and if anything, Valadares has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Miecha is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Miecha loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Valadares hold on?
Miecha cracks Valadares with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Valadares from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Miecha has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Valadares wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Valadares do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Miecha is not going to allow Valadares to sit and survive in this position.
Miecha is breathing heavily.
Valadares staying busy and making it hard for Miecha to control.
Miecha lands a shot to the head.
Valadares is trapped and Miecha is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Valadares looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Miecha lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Miecha controlling the positon.
Valadares breaks Miecha's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

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.
Miecha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valadares postures up in Miecha's guard and throws a big left but Miecha blocks it.
Miecha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miecha 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.
Valadares must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No joy there for Valadares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Miecha decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Valadares wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kilo Miecha dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Miecha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Valadares fails in his attempt to clinch.

Miecha has closed the distance and engaged Valadares in a clinch.
Valadares has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miecha works on Valadares's body with a couple of short punches.

Miecha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valadares tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Miecha decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Valadares's guard.

Valadares looking for a triangle here. Miecha is fighting it but it looks tight! Valadares pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Miecha is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rubao Valadares!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bengt Turnip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turnip comes into the arena with LOK - Passa dig blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Bengt Turnip has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Turnip
vs
Hughes

180 cm
22
240 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

189 cm
24
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bengt Turnip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Donovan Hughes!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes shoots for a takedown but Turnip saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Turnip will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Turnip is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hughes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Turnip fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hughes avoids it really well and circles away.
Hughes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bengt Turnip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turnip circles away.
Turnip has a takedown stuffed.
Turnip gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hughes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hughes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Turnip knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnip looks like he's trying to stand up.

Turnip actively working from the bottom here.

Hughes is looking for a kimura here.
Hughes looks gassed!

Turnip makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Turnip misses with a takedown attempt - Hughes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hughes tries to clinch but Turnip moves out of range.
Hughes misses with a two punch combination.
Turnip wants to clinch but Hughes slips to the side

and Hughes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hughes not doing much here.
Hughes thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Turnip to regain full guard.

Turnip has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hughes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Turnip wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnip has momentary wrist control but Hughes slips an elbow through the middle.
Hughes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Hughes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hughes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Turnip isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hughes stacks Turnip on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hughes!
Turnip tries to buck Hughes off but Hughes is having none of it.

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.
Hughes prevents Turnip from escaping the position.
Hughes should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Turnip can't do much from the bottom here.
Turnip looking for a sweep but Hughes has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hughes controlling his opponent.
Hughes is landing with some decent strikes but Turnip is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donovan Hughes dominated that round.
That's time! Turnip's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Turnip is defended easily by Hughes.
Hughes doesn't manage to clinch there - Turnip circles away.
Turnip with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hughes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Turnip!
Hughes unloading with bombs!
Hughes with the ground and pound from mount.
Hughes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Turnip is trying to stand.
Turnip is looking to improve his position but Hughes isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turnip's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hughes has hold of Turnip's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Turnip manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Turnip working to try and regain half guard.

Hughes is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Turnip has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Turnip!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hughes throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hughes keeping full guard, as Turnip tries to pass.
Turnip pushing down on Hughes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Turnip wants to control but Hughes is keeping him busy.
Turnip tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hughes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Turnip passes to full mount!

Turnip has control of Hughes's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hughes regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnip tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Hughes tries to control Turnip's body but Turnip pushes him off. Hughes squirms to his side and now Turnip has his back!

Turnip is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Hughes breaks Turnip's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hughes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Turnip trying to control the position.
Turnip 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.
Turnip is looking to stand up but Hughes isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donovan Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Turnip throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hughes's waist but Hughes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Turnip off to one side.
Turnip misses with a takedown attempt

and Hughes counters with a single leg into guard. Turnip didn't expect that.
Hughes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Turnip's guard.

Hughes seems to be looking for submissions.

Turnip looking for submissions off his back.
Hughes wants to control but Turnip is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnip is looking for a sweep. Hughes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Hughes seems content to control.
Hughes is just content to waste time from the top position. Turnip takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Turnip.
Turnip shoots in for a takedown but Hughes shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bengt Turnip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turnip with a poor takedown

and Hughes counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnip tries to improve position but can't.
Turnip wants to control but Hughes postures up.
Turnip is trying to buck Hughes off.
Turnip tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hughes presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Hughes.

Hughes goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Turnip turns into him and now he's in Hughes's guard.
Hughes trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turnip is one step ahead there.
Hughes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Hughes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Turnip stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hughes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turnip works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Turnip is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hughes sees it coming and defends easily.
Turnip works his way into full mount!

Turnip stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Turnip plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Turnip fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turnip wants to clinch up but Hughes keeps it at a distance.
Donovan Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turnip looks to clinch

and Hughes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bengt Turnip has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Turnip is working an open guard so Hughes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donovan Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hughes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donovan Hughes!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Mcallister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Wertman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wertman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Not Afraid. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Mcallister
vs
Wertman

193 cm
19
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Asphyxiation Ltd. EVERTHING IS £14.99 (CBK)

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Mcallister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brendan Wertman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcallister scores with a nice body kick.
Mcallister scores with a nice body kick.

Mcallister lands a big head kick that sends Wertman tumbling to the mat! Mcallister takes a step backwards and waves Wertman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Wertman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wertman shoots in for a takedown but Mcallister shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Look low, kick high! Mcallister uses the oldest trick in the book to send Wertman tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Mcallister is absolutely delighted - when Wertman wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jonny Mcallister!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Engine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ithalo Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Engine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thomas the tank engine. Ithalo Foreman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Engine
vs
Foreman

175 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

189 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Engine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ithalo Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Engine shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Engine showed some decent athleticism there.
Engine wants to stand up but Foreman is controlling the position.
Engine wants to stand up but Foreman manages to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foreman looking for a sweep. Not yet Foreman, not yet.
Foreman is looking to stand up but Engine isn't so interested in that idea.

Engine gets to his feet - Foreman follows without any prompting.
Engine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Engine is breathing heavily.
Foreman throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foreman has a takedown stuffed.
Foreman misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman tries to clinch but Engine moves out of range.
Engine misses with a double jab
letting Foreman counter with a right hand.
Foreman lands with a good body shot.
Foreman jabs at Engine's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Foreman clinches with his opponent.

Foreman drags the fight down to the ground.

Foreman looking for a triangle here. Engine is fighting it but it looks tight! Foreman pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Engine is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ithalo Foreman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhamed Nasir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Adams
vs
Nasir

181 cm
22
207 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

201 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhamed Nasir!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses with a wild body shot.

Adams gets a takedown into half guard.
Nasir is not content to let Adams control the position.
Adams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nasir wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nasir won't allow Adams to pass to mount.
Adams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Adams wants to work for an arm triangle but Nasir is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nasir is trying to stand back up but Adams is controlling him

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nasir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adams dodges the punch combination from Nasir.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adams misses with a wild body shot.
Adams could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A swing and a miss from Adams.
Muhamed Nasir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nasir lands an overhand right.

It looks like Tommy Adams has been cut.
Nasir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nasir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adams circles away quickly and effectively.
Nasir swinging wildly here.
Nasir misses with an uppercut. Adams saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasir swinging wildly here.
Nasir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams slips a jab and a cross from Nasir.
Adams fails to land with a series of punches.
Nasir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Adams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adams is defended easily by Nasir.
Nasir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Adams does no damage.
Nasir misses with a combination

so Adams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nasir keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.
Nasir wants to stand up but Adams is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams slips nicely into half guard.
Nasir is not content to let Adams control the position.
Adams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Adams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Adams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams winds up and cracks Nasir with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nasir is looking to escape.

Adams is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nasir doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Adams.

Adams seems to be working for a kimura but Nasir defends the submission attempt.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Adams prevents Nasir from standing back up.
Adams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nasir is not content to let Adams control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Adams's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nasir misses with a wild combination.
Muhamed Nasir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Adams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Adams prevents Nasir from standing back up.

Adams is working for a submission of some sort.
Nasir is trying to stand back up but Adams is controlling him
Adams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Nasir is defending against the submission attempts here by Adams.
Nasir looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nasir's head.
Adams prevents Nasir from standing back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nasir throws a looping overhand right but Adams ducks down to avoid it.
Adams slips under a jab.
Nasir misses with a looping left.
Nasir misses with a wild combination.
Nasir uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adams has time to react.

That's two 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.
Nasir misses with a double jab.
Nasir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nasir misses with a wild combination.
Adams ducks under a wild hook from Nasir.
Nasir swinging wildly here.
Adams tries a head kick but it misses.
Nasir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasir misses with a body shot
and Adams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adams throws a jab but it's blocked by Nasir.
Nasir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nasir throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Adams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Adams.

Adams thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Adams slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nasir really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Adams lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Adams's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Adams passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nasir!
Nasir is trying to stand up.
Adams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Nasir really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Adams landing shots from mount.
Adams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nasir?
A nice elbow there by Adams.
Adams looking to finish with strikes here!
Nasir is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Nasir defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Adams.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nasir trying desperately to get to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nasir can do anything to dispel that myth.
Adams is landing with some decent strikes but Nasir is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Adams throwing strikes here but Nasir is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Adams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Adams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Adams misses with the combination.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Nasir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nasir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nasir misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasir throws a series of punches but Adams avoids them all with ease.
Nasir scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasir throws a left and a right that both miss

and Adams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nasir pushes Adams off looking to stand but Adams dives back in and keeps control.
Nasir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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. Adams connects with a nice short shot to Nasir's temple.
Adams slips a nice elbow through Nasir's hands, connecting with Nasir's forehead.
Adams slips a nice elbow through Nasir's hands, connecting with Nasir's forehead.
Adams stops Nasir from getting back to his feet.
Adams has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Adams lands a big shot there that rocks Nasir but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nasir is trying to stand.
Nasir is bucking up trying to escape but Adams cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Adams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Muhamed Nasir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adams working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nasir is in a horrible position here. Adams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Adams working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nasir is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Adams with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Adams won't let Nasir get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nasir wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Adams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams looking to ground and pound but Nasir is blocking nicely.
You get the feeling that Nasir really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nasir wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Adams.
Nasir's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Tommy Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adams working the ground and pound effectively.
Adams wants to control the pace but Nasir is squirming around nicely.
Nasir is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Adams trying to control but Nasir is having none of it.
Nasir wants to get back to his feet.
Nasir is squirming around, avoiding Adams's attempts to control the action.
Adams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Adams looking to control but Nasir is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adams won't let Nasir get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Adams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nasir is looking to escape.
Nasir is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Adams!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Main event

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

Winchester
vs
Fox

185 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Butch Winchester!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Fox!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Winchester moves in looking to clinch but Fox pushes him off.
Winchester throws a looping overhand right but Fox ducks down to avoid it.
Butch Winchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winchester slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Winchester tries to clinch up.

Winchester moves into the clinch.
Winchester throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fox is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Winchester prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Winchester.
Winchester with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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

Fox closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!

Fox tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fox has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fox looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Winchester is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Winchester is avoiding damage well.
Fox is looking to take a break and control but Winchester is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winchester seems a little lost for a moment, as Fox dominates the positioning.
Winchester stops Fox from passing to mount.
Fox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winchester keeps working.

Fox is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Winchester has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fox creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Winchester sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winchester keeps working.
Fox is putting a hurting on Winchester here, landing some big shots from side control.
Winchester stops Fox from passing to mount.

Fox tries for a kimura but Winchester is defending well.
Winchester pushes Fox away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fox gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox is looking to take a break and control but Winchester is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fox staying calm.
Winchester on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Fox is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Winchester is trying to escape and Fox transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Winchester is forced to tap! Nice work there by Fox! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Fox!
Steve Fox is the new light heavyweight champion!