G.F.C 11 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between tombstone terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

terry
vs
Oliver

188 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

225 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, tombstone terry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Oliver!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oliver moves into the clinch successfully.

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

terry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Oliver is trying desperately to improve position.
Oliver is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
terry lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Oliver hang on?
Oliver is trying desperately to improve position.
terry looking to control but Oliver is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oliver is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with terry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
terry working Oliver over with strikes here.
terry working Oliver over with strikes here.
Oliver is desperately trying to improve his position but terry has a good base and remains in mount.
terry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
terry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
terry in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oliver is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but terry is staying active.
Oliver tries to reverse the position but terry maintains control.
terry postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Oliver looks a forlorn figure.
terry 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.
terry breaks from Oliver's wrist control and lands an elbow.
terry landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
terry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Oliver is rocked!
terry looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Oliver covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). tombstone terry!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between that guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and john ketchup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). that guy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

guy
vs
ketchup

175 cm
20
135 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

199 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, that guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, john ketchup!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from guy as ketchup shoots in.
guy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
ketchup changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. guy tries to avoid it but ketchup manages to keep hold of a leg and drag guy to the ground. guy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

guy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
guy wants to stand but ketchup has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

guy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

guy seems to be looking for submissions.
guy uses his free foot to push down on ketchup's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for ketchup.
ketchup is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
guy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
guy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because ketchup is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
ketchup can't escape the position.
guy lands a big elbow.
guy looking to control and managing it successfully.
ketchup is in a horrible position here. guy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
ketchup tries to hold on but guy postures up.
guy blocks ketchup's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

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.
ketchup is looking to get to half guard.

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

guy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, ketchup has managed to escape the submission attempt.
guy with a couple of short strikes.
guy landing punches.
guy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ketchup is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

guy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
guy lands a big elbow.
The referee warns ketchup that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
guy landing shots from mount.
guy prevents ketchup from getting the reversal.
guy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
ketchup takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
ketchup looks gassed!
ketchup is bucking up trying to escape but guy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
guy 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.
guy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as ketchup is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
guy is landing with some decent strikes but ketchup is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
ketchup is in all sorts of trouble here.

guy working for a submission but ketchup is keeping him at bay.

guy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
ketchup tries to lock up and control but guy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
guy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. ketchup looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

ketchup misses with a takedown attempt

so guy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
guy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
guy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
guy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
guy content to control rather than advance.
guy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
guy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

ketchup manages to escape and get back to his feet!
ketchup gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and guy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
guy won't allow ketchup to get back to his feet.
ketchup wants to sweep here but guy controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
guy trying to control the position from guard on top but ketchup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ketchup is breathing heavily.
guy cracks ketchup with a solid left hand.
guy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
guy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
guy postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
ketchup throws a left and a right that both miss

and guy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
guy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
guy is looking to take a break and control but ketchup is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
guy controlling the action here.
guy is trying to control. ketchup wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

guy seems to be looking for submissions.
guy passes to full mount!
guy landing strikes from the mount and ketchup is in trouble!
guy breaks from ketchup's wrist control and lands an elbow.
guy punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

guy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
guy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for ketchup!
guy wants to control the pace but ketchup is squirming around nicely.
ketchup is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

guy looking to secure an arm triangle but ketchup defends it well.
guy lands a nice shot to the head.
ketchup tries to hold on but guy postures up.
guy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

ketchup defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from guy.
ketchup tries to lock up and control but guy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
guy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can ketchup hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick misses from ketchup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from guy.
guy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and ketchup counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
ketchup stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and ketchup wants it to stay on the feet.
ketchup with a poor takedown

and guy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for ketchup!

guy is working for a guillotine from mount but ketchup frees his head quite easily.

guy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but ketchup manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
guy throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

guy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
ketchup is trying to control guy's posture but guy avoids it.
ketchup is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
guy lands an elbow.
guy in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
guy working away.

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.
guy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
guy landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
guy wants to control but ketchup is keeping him busy.
guy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

guy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no guy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
guy is putting a hurting on ketchup here, landing some big shots from side control.
that guy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
ketchup is trying to control guy's posture but guy avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ketchup is not content to let guy control the position.

guy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
ketchup is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on guy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
ketchup blocking the ground and pound attempt from guy.
The fighters are battling for position here. ketchup manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
guy trying to control the position from guard on top but ketchup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ketchup avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
guy throws and elbow that misses. ketchup uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in guy's guard. Nice move by ketchup!
ketchup must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
guy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

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

guy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead ketchup passes into half guard.
ketchup wants to pass to mount but guy is defending the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
that guy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for guy, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... that guy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marian Marian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manson Dixon (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!

Marian
vs
Dixon

173 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Golden supplements

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marian Marian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Manson Dixon!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon misses with a head kick.
Dixon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Dixon scores a takedown into full mount!
Dixon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dixon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marian is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dixon controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marian tries to lock up and control but Dixon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dixon landing strikes from the mount and Marian is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dixon looking to control but Marian is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dixon controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Despite being in the dominant position, Manson Dixon just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dixon.
Marian fails with the takedown
and Dixon counters with a left to the body.
Marian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dixon fails to land with a series of punches.
Marian tries to close the distance and clinch but Dixon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manson Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marian has his takedown stuffed
and Dixon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dixon stuffs the takedown attempt from Marian. Marian gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marian Marian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dixon throws a right and a left that Marian avoids nicely.
Marian doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Dixon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marian wants to sweep but no luck.
Marian is breathing heavily.
Dixon wants to stand but Marian is controlling his posture from full guard.

Marian is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dixon defends well.
Dixon content to stall in guard here.
I looks like Dixon might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Dixon stands up from Marian's guard - Dixon perhaps looking for a knockout.

Dixon gets the takedown into side control.

Dixon stands up and beckons Marian to his feet.
Marian takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dixon throws a series of punches but Marian avoids them all with ease.
Marian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marian shoots in for a double leg but Dixon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manson Dixon dominated that round.
That's time! Marian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Marian avoids a punch combination nicely.

Dixon moves into range and clinches up with Marian.

Marian gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dixon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dixon is controlling Marian's posture.
Dixon wants to stand but Marian is controlling the position.
Marian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Marian decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Marian shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dixon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon seems keen to control Marian's posture.
Marian postures up.
Marian won't allow Dixon to get back to his feet.

Marian thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marian won't allow Dixon to get back to his feet.
Marian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Dixon wriggles free and stands up.
Dixon looks to score with a jab to the body but Marian is just out of range.
Dixon clinches but Marian breaks the clinch

and Marian counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dixon tries to kick Marian off but Marian keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Marian is looking for a kimura but Dixon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marian to get the leverage.
Manson Dixon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marian is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Dixon wants to control the position but Marian says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dixon manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Marian misses with a takedown attempt

and Dixon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Marian's guard now.

Dixon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marian keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
Dixon postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marian is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dixon is controlling him.
Marian looking to control but Dixon passes into half guard.
Dixon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marian knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dixon is keen to just control but Marian is a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown but Marian shows good takedown defense.
Marian shoots in for a takedown but Dixon shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marian Marian will probably get the nod.
That's time! Marian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dixon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dixon duly obliges.
Good standup being displayed there by Dixon as he connects with a hook.
Marian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Marian slaps away a takedown attempt from Dixon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dixon wants to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Dixon.
A nice combination there by Dixon.
Marian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dixon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marian has his takedown stuffed
and Dixon counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marian Marian. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marian backs up against the cage.
Dixon lands with a nice combination. Marian backs away looking to recover.
Dixon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Marian counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dixon throwing short punches from the bottom.
Dixon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marian stops Dixon from standing up.
Dixon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marian is one step ahead there.
Marian prevents Dixon from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dixon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dixon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dixon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dixon.

Marian forces Dixon back against the cage and clinches.
Dixon is trying to break free.

Marian breaks from the clinch.
Dixon lands a glancing blow to the side of Marian's head.
Dixon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Marian looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is trying to control the position but Marian postures up.
Marian looking to sit in guard and control but Dixon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Marian is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marian keeping full guard, as Dixon tries to pass.

Marian looking for a guillotine here but Dixon defends easily.

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.

Dixon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Marian misses with a takedown
and Dixon counters with a left and a right that stings Marian.
Dixon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marian throws a body kick that misses.
Dixon looks to land a combination. Marian sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Marian scores with a takedown into Dixon's guard.
Marian is looking to stand up but Dixon won't let him.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between dave houses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and terry cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

houses
vs
cheese

200 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

150 cm
20
146 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, dave houses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, terry cheese!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
houses tests cheese's chin there with a solid looking shot.
cheese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
houses avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
houses really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
houses is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
houses shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts cheese as he jumps to the side.
cheese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
houses misses with a wild body shot.
houses stuffs the takedown.
houses gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and cheese counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by cheese.
houses utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
houses throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
cheese has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
cheese trying to control the position from guard on top but houses is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
houses looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
houses working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from cheese.
houses not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
houses 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.
houses throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A bone on bone clash there as houses blocks the leg kick.

cheese shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. cheese showed some decent athleticism there.
cheese seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but houses does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cheese not landing any meaningful shots this time.
houses is looking for a sweep. cheese is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if cheese is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
houses trying to control from the bottom.
houses wants to get back to full guard.
cheese takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
houses is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

cheese changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. houses looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

cheese tries for a kimura but houses is defending well.
cheese looks gassed!
houses tries to buck cheese off but cheese is having none of it.
cheese staying calm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
houses struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
houses is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, cheese asserts his dominance and retains side control.
houses is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on cheese's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
cheese trying to control from half guard but houses is working away.
cheese passes into side control, despite houses's attempt to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

houses fails with the takedown

and cheese counters with a nice double leg into side control. houses won't be happy with that.
houses is looking for a sweep.

cheese working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
houses gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
houses works his way to full guard. Good work.

houses working for a triangle but cheese defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

houses has his feet on cheese's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
cheese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
cheese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from houses.
cheese throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Some bone on bone action there as cheese checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

cheese looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
cheese passes houses's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
houses is looking to improve his position.
houses wants to get back to his feet.
cheese trying to control from half guard but houses is working away.
houses is trying to control but can't.
houses is trying to get back to full guard.
houses pushes cheese off looking to stand but cheese dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
houses has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. cheese is working away from the top position though.
terry cheese has got the better of the ground game so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
houses is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from houses.
houses misses with a series of wild punches.
houses swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

cheese shoots in and bounces houses off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
houses is controlling cheese's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
cheese's corner is telling him to maintain position.
cheese postures up and lands a big shot to houses's brow.
houses striking off his back but it's not causing cheese any problems.

houses is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. cheese is aware though and is defending well.
cheese landing some decent shots from guard.
cheese postures up in houses's guard and throws a big left but houses blocks it.
houses preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

terry cheese showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

houses misses with a takedown attempt

and cheese counters with a nice double leg into side control. houses won't be happy with that.
houses can't do much from the bottom here.
houses is trying to get back to half guard.
cheese is looking to take a break and control but houses is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
cheese taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cheese has knee on belly and moves into mount.
houses tries to control the position but cheese now has his back.
cheese scores with punches and elbows.
houses controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
cheese avoiding houses 's attempts to control his hands.

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.
Will cheese go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
cheese controlling well, preventing houses from escaping the position.
houses turns into cheese and is now in his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
houses connects with a couple of short punches.
cheese throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
houses would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
cheese looks to clinch
and houses counters with a lovely shot to the body.

cheese scores a takedown into full mount!
houses wants to hold on but cheese pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cheese working houses over with strikes here.
houses is trying to escape the mount.

cheese has isolated one of houses's arms. houses looking to fight him off but cheese twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). terry cheese!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Al Ghul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sam miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Al Ghul
vs
miguel

175 cm
22
153 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

165 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Golden supplements

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Al Ghul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, sam miguel!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
miguel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Al Ghul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

miguel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
miguel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
miguel tries to stall but Al Ghul uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Al Ghul breaks the clinch.
miguel moves in looking to clinch but Al Ghul pushes him off.

miguel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Al Ghul's half guard.
Al Ghul is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Al Ghul pushes miguel off and gets back to his feet.

miguel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Al Ghul gets back to half guard.
miguel is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Al Ghul wants to improve his position but miguel is controlling well.
miguel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
miguel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Al Ghul defending well though.
miguel wants to stand up but Al Ghul has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Ghul moves into full guard.
Al Ghul tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Al Ghul shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and miguel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by miguel.
miguel stopping the sweep attempt from Al Ghul.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Damian Al Ghul!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and denis opal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Thomas has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Thomas
vs
opal

175 cm
25
135 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

156 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Golden supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, denis opal!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from opal.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

opal shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thomas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thomas tries to bench press opal off him but opal keeps the position.

opal decides to stand back up. opal steps back and let's Thomas get back to his feet.
opal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt

and opal counters with a takedown into side control.
opal looks up at the clock and then as Thomas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, opal smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Thomas tries to control the position but he's not in luck - opal easily slips into full mount!
opal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thomas tries to lock up and control but opal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
opal trying to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas tries to reverse the position but opal maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is bucking up trying to escape but opal cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thomas tries to buck opal off but he can't manage it.
opal controlling the pace for now.

Thomas somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

opal moves into the clinch.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as opal walks away with a smile on his face. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thomas tries for a takedown but opal circles away easily

and opal moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

opal has clasped his hands together around Thomas's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
opal wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.

opal tries for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
Thomas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Thomas manages to get to full guard.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing opal from controlling successfully.
opal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thomas swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
opal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thomas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thomas 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.

Thomas is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
opal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

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.

Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.

opal closes the distance and clinches.
opal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas tries to break free but opal pushes him back against the cage.

opal manages to break the clinch.

opal closes the distance and clinches.
opal fails to pull guard.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but opal has him pressed against the cage.
opal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thomas has him pressed against the cage.
opal fails to pull guard.
Thomas looking to stall.

opal has picked Thomas up - he's going for a ride! opal dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas is controlling opal's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Thomas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but opal scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

denis opal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

opal moves into the clinch.
Thomas stops a takedown attempt from opal.
Thomas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

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

Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
opal wants to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
opal is in a horrible position here. Thomas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
opal is trying desperately to improve position.
opal tries to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Thomas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thomas controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as opal is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas avoids the attempt from opal to control.
opal is looking to improve his position but Thomas isn't that keen on the idea.
Thomas trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two 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.
opal working to try and regain half guard.
Thomas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. opal can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
opal in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thomas avoids the attempt from opal to control.
Thomas lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas working the ground and pound effectively.
Thomas cracks opal with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas with the ground and pound from mount.

Thomas is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but opal is surviving well by controlling Thomas's body position as best he can.
Thomas avoids the attempt from opal to control.
opal is working to get back to half guard.
Thomas with the ground and pound from mount.
Thomas landing strikes from the mount.
Thomas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. opal looks a forlorn figure.
Thomas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as opal is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
opal tries to lock up and control but Thomas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
opal is looking to improve his position but Thomas isn't that keen on the idea.
Thomas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish opal?
Thomas 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.
opal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thomas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can opal hang on?
Thomas looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Thomas dominated that second round.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Thomas lands a jab-cross combination.
opal misses with a wild combination.
opal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
opal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Thomas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
opal tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.
opal wants to control the action here but instead Thomas manages to pass to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Thomas.

Thomas is going oldschool here, as he tries to force opal to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so opal shrugs it off.
opal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas dominating with strikes here.
opal sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Thomas is looking to advance position but opal won't allow it.
opal tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.

Thomas is trying to work for a kimura but opal is defending well.
opal gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
opal keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas stops opal from standing up.
Thomas throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
opal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.

opal shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thomas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thomas can't do much from the bottom here.

opal stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thomas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thomas performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Thomas stands up from half guard.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but opal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas is looking to clinch but opal is avoiding it.
Thomas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shoots and misses

and opal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by opal.
opal jumps guard but Thomas stands there with opal around his waist. opal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but opal blocks with his arms.

Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
opal throws a head kick that misses.
opal misses with a hook to the body

so Thomas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

opal pushes Thomas off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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!
opal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Thomas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Paul Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of denis opal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Thomas stands up from opal's guard - Thomas perhaps looking for a knockout.
opal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Thomas!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JR Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gracie
vs
Chambers

175 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Golden supplements

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, JR Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chambers keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.

Chambers has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gracie off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gracie misses with a low kick.

Chambers gets the takedown into side control.
Chambers scores with punches from side control.
Chambers looks up at the clock and then as Gracie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chambers smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Chambers looks up at the clock and then as Gracie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chambers smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gracie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Chambers trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.

Chambers is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.

Chambers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chambers working the body and head with strikes.
Chambers looks up at the clock and then as Gracie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chambers smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Gracie is rocked!
Chambers lands a strong strike to the head of Gracie. That's dazed him! Chambers looking to finish here. Gracie is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Chambers lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Chambers! Jake Chambers retains his lightweight title!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bert Ernie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josey Wales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ernie
vs
Wales

179 cm
22
135 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

170 cm
27
146 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Golden supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bert Ernie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Josey Wales!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wales shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ernie's guard.
Wales stands and throws Ernie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wales is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ernie is trying to get back to half guard.
Wales is staying tight to Ernie's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ernie tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Wales easily slips into full mount!
Wales avoids the attempt from Ernie to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ernie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wales lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernie'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.
Wales scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wales controlling from the full mount.
Ernie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wales connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wales lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ernie gets back to half guard.
Ernie tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Wales has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Wales working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wales punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ernie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wales content just to control the position here.
Wales prevents Ernie from getting the reversal.
Wales tries to control but Ernie wriggling away.
Wales prevents Ernie from getting the reversal.
Ernie tries to hold on but Wales pushes him away.
Ernie tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernie throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wales. What's that going to do exactly?
Ernie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ernie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wales has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wales looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wales landing strikes from the mount and Ernie is in trouble!
Ernie tries to reverse the position but Wales maintains control.
Wales controlling his opponent.
Ernie is squirming around, avoiding Wales's attempts to control the action.

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.
Ernie is working to get back to half guard.
Wales sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ernie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wales controlling his opponent.
Ernie is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josey Wales 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.

Wales fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ernie wants to clinch up but Wales keeps it at a distance.
Ernie fails with the takedown
and Wales counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ernie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ernie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wales to score with a decent uppercut.
Wales doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ernie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wales's guard now.
Ernie has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Ernie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wales looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wales looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wales!
Ernie throws a few strikes from the bottom but Wales takes advantage and mounts!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wales looking to control but Ernie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wales takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wales is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wales looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wales prevents Ernie from getting the reversal.
Ernie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ernie tries to get out of the position.
Wales putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ernie flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Wales prevents Ernie from getting the reversal.
Wales with a couple of short strikes.

That's two 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.
Ernie can't escape the position.
Wales tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ernie throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wales. What's that going to do exactly?
Ernie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wales looking to finish Ernie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ernie!
Wales landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ernie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wales takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ernie is looking to improve his position but Wales isn't that keen on the idea.
Ernie wants to hold on but Wales pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernie is desperately trying to improve his position but Wales has a good base and remains in mount.
Wales sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wales trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wales prevents Ernie from getting the reversal.
Wales controlling his opponent.

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.
Ernie is trying to escape the mount.
Ernie wants to hold on but Wales pushes him away.
Wales controlling his opponent.
Ernie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wales with a couple of short strikes.
Ernie tries to reverse the position but Wales maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josey Wales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wales misses with a two punch combination.
Wales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ernie tries for a takedown but Wales circles away easily
and Wales counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ernie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wales counters with a left and a right that stings Ernie.

Wales changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ernie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ernie tries to improve position but can't.
Wales trying to control the position but Ernie is working away.
Josey Wales has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ernie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wales lands an elbow.
Wales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wales staying calm.
Ernie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernie takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wales taking a breather here.
Ernie is looking to regain half guard here but Wales keeps moving and retains side control.
Wales works to advance to full mount. Ernie defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ernie is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two 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.
Ernie is working hard here to advance position.
Ernie tries to hold on but Wales pushes him away.
Ernie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wales cracks Ernie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ernie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ernie is in a horrible position here. Wales smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wales trying to control but Ernie is having none of it.
The referee warns Ernie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wales controlling the position easily from mount.
Ernie regains half guard.
Ernie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ernie trying to get back to full guard but Wales takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Ernie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wales tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ernie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wales keeping full guard, as Ernie tries to pass.

Ernie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wales dives on top into guard.

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

Ernie has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wales is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ernie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josey Wales really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wales looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ernie!
Wales scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wales landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ernie throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Wales breaks from Ernie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ernie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wales wants to control the pace but Ernie is squirming around nicely.
Ernie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wales has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ernie's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernie is looking to get to half guard.
Wales looking to finish Ernie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ernie!
Ernie is in all sorts of trouble here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wales landing strikes from the mount.
Ernie is trying to escape the mount.
Wales lands a nice shot to the head.
Ernie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wales blocks the strikes from Ernie.
Wales slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernie has a hand on Wales's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wales takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ernie is looking to improve his position but Wales isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Wales connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Wales working for a submission but Ernie is keeping him at bay.
Ernie is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernie gets back to half guard.

Ernie looking for submissions off his back.

Ernie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ernie wants to control the action here but instead Wales manages to pass to full mount!
Wales looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wales punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wales can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ernie is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Wales.
Ernie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wales looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ernie working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wales cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josey Wales dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wales shoots in and drives through. Ernie sprawls well.
Ernie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ernie circles away quickly and effectively.
Ernie misses with a takedown attempt
and Wales counters with a series of strikes. Ernie will be more careful next time no doubt.

Wales shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wales was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ernie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ernie swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Ernie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ernie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wales's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wales's back!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Wales is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Ernie is controlling the position but Wales somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wales keeping control of the position.

Ernie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wales defends it well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wales manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

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.
Ernie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ernie preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wales wants to control but Ernie is keeping him busy.
Wales moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ernie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Josey Wales is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ernie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

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

Wales kicks off Ernie and gets to his feet.

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.
Ernie misses with a takedown

and Wales counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wales.
Ernie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wales controls the pace.

Ernie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wales passes into half guard.

Ernie actively working from the bottom here.
Bert Ernie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wales with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josey Wales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wales 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Glass scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josey Wales! Josey Wales retains his bantamweight title!