RHINO MMA PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Radford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radford comes to the cage accompanied by I am the Beast. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Radford
vs
Tyson

166 cm
25
171 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Radford !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
Radford throws a combination. Tyson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mark Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Radford could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Radford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Radford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Radford misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radford misses with a two punch combination.

Radford closes the distance and clinches.
Radford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Radford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Radford lands a right hand.
Radford stalls.
A left hand lands to the body for Radford .
Nice body punch from Tyson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Radford is defending well.
Radford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Radford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Radford counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Radford .
Radford is pressed up against the cage. Tyson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Radford down to the mat. Radford avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Radford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Radford has managed to clinch.
Radford scores with a hook to the body.
Radford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Radford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Radford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Radford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Radford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Radford lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Radford .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson is trying to pull guard but Radford turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dave Radford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Tyson.
Radford pushes Tyson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Radford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Radford is working Tyson over against the cage.
Radford works on Tyson's body with a couple of short punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Radford .
Nice body punch from Radford .
Radford gets underhooks to prevent Tyson's takedown attempt.
Radford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Radford pulls his leg out and moves away.
Radford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt - Radford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyson looks winded!
Tyson takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Radford jabs Tyson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Radford does no damage.
Radford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Radford moves into range and clinches up with Tyson.
Radford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyson or not.
Tyson fails to pull guard.
The referee calls for Radford to work.
Radford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Radford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyson or not.
Radford presses Tyson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Radford stalling.
Radford tries to break free but Tyson pushes him back against the cage.
Tyson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Radford lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Radford .
Radford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by Radford .
Nice body punch from Radford .
Radford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Radford is trying to break the clinch but Tyson is controlling him.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Radford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radford lands a body punch.
Radford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Radford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tyson takes a shot to the head.
Radford lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Radford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson wants to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Radford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tyson doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Radford circles away and keeps his distance.
Dave Radford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Radford tries to keep at a distance but Tyson has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radford is trying to break the clinch but Tyson has him pressed against the cage.
Radford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyson lands a body punch.
Radford tries to circle away but Tyson has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow.
Radford is leaning against Tyson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyson missing with knees to the body.
Radford working hard to break the clinch.
Radford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Radford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tyson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Radford prevents it.
Tyson is looking for a takedown.
Radford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Radford '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.
Radford scores with a shoulder strike.
Radford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Radford working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is looking for a takedown.
Dave Radford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Tyson.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Tyson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tyson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Radford is defending well.

Radford breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Radford .
Radford jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Radford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
Radford connects with a body shot.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Radford .
Radford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyson tries to clinch there but Radford circles away.
Radford connects with a body shot.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Radford .

Tyson clinches with his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Radford .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radford is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyson has double underhooks.
A short left from Radford .
Radford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Radford holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Radford stalling the fight.
Radford gets underhooks to prevent Tyson's takedown attempt.
Tyson is trying to drag Radford to the mat but Radford just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Radford leaning against his opponent.
Tyson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Radford pulls his leg out and moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Radford .
Tyson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Radford circles away from the clinch attempt
and Radford counters with a left to the body.
Radford swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Radford clinches.
Radford struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyson controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Radford - that landed with a thud.

Radford breaks the clinch.
Dave Radford is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Radford pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tyson back to the cage. Radford follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Radford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Radford dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Radford lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Radford cracks a nice hook into Tyson's ribs.
Radford throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Tyson throws a counter combo.
Radford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Radford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Radford paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Radford misses with a body shot.

Tyson rushes Radford and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Radford .

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Radford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tyson goes for a takedown attempt but Radford pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Radford pushes him off.
Radford appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Radford misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Radford takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Radford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt - Radford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Radford throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Radford looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Tyson goes for a double leg but Radford avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Radford continues to drive forward.
Dave Radford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Tyson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch there but Radford circles away.
No luck for Tyson with that takedown attempt.
Tyson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Radford .
Radford scores with a jab. Tyson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Radford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyson.
Radford misses with a body shot.
Radford misses with the combination.
Tyson wants to counter with a clinch but Radford pushes him away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Radford circles away quickly and effectively.
Radford 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Radford duly obliges.
No luck for Tyson with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radford takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.

Radford has Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Radford is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Radford .
Dave Radford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tyson looking for a takedown.
Radford tries to circle away but Tyson has him pinned against the cage.

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

Radford rushes Tyson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dave Radford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Radford effectively controlling the action here.
Radford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mark Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to drag Radford to the mat but Radford just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Radford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson keeps control of Radford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Radford takes a shot to the head.
Radford stalls.
Radford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Radford tries to circle away but Tyson has him pinned against the cage.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Tyson tries to work over Radford 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Radford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Radford has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Dave Radford !
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Dave Radford !
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Dave Radford !

Dave Radford wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Dave Radford gave a big smile as he said 'I'm the motherfucking BEAST'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Geraldo Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Mason
vs
Murray

155 cm
20
177 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Geraldo Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Murray!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray shoots for a takedown but Mason saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mason went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've been hearing reports that Mason has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Murray tries for a takedown but Mason sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mason could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Murray shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mason counters with a one-two to the body.
Geraldo Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Murray.
Murray shoots in looking for a takedown but Mason manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Murray's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Murray or perhaps it was just good defense by Mason, which made it look bad.

Murray shoots in and bounces Mason off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Murray wants to stand but Mason has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason 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.
Murray scoring with some ground and pound.
Murray wants to stand but Mason has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murray controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mason controls Murray momentarily but Murray frees himself.
Murray postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Murray lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

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.
Murray tries to stand but Mason is controlling from the bottom.
Murray slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Murray stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mason swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murray is stalling in the full guard.
Mason is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Murray is controlling him.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Mason as Murray shoots in.
Mason throws a big counter combination but Murray scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jeff Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Murray darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Murray working Mason over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Murray seems content to control.
It looks like Murray 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mason might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Murray tries to stand and escape but Mason is controlling the position.

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.
Mason tries to kick Murray off but Murray keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Murray winds up and cracks Mason with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mason wants to get back to his feet.
Murray has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Murray landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Murray wants to pass the guard but Mason is defending well.
Murray stops Mason from getting back to his feet.
Murray is controlling the pace.
Mason pushes Murray off looking to stand but Murray dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Murray fails with a takedown attempt.
Mason appears to be looking for a big counter.
Murray has a takedown stuffed.
Mason is looking for a counter combo.
Mason throws a looping overhand right but Murray ducks down to avoid it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mason.

Murray sneaks out the side door and pushes Mason away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murray wants to counter with a clinch but Mason pushes him away.
Murray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mason is fending him off so far but Murray persists. Nope, Mason circles away and we're back to standing.
Geraldo Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Murray.
Mason leaves Murray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mason avoids it really well and circles away.
Murray fails with a takedown attempt.
Mason displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Murray.
Murray fails with the takedown.

Mason gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Mason closes the distance and clinches.
Murray tries for a takedown but Mason manages to get underhooks.

Mason gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Murray trying to control from the bottom.
Jeff Murray has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murray preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray trying to control from the bottom.
Mason knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murray on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason is looking to take a break and control but Murray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Murray manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Murray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mason circles away.
Murray tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mason sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murray somewhat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murray.
Horrible takedown attempt by Murray or perhaps it was just good defense by Mason, which made it look bad.
Murray is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murray is defended easily by Mason.
Mason misses with a two punch combination.
Murray shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mason pinned against the cage. Mason gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murray fails with a takedown attempt.
Geraldo Mason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murray.
As Murray looks to move away, Mason throws a big counter combo but Murray just gets out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geraldo Mason dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Murray doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murray with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mason counters with a three punch combo that has Murray backing up. Murray nods at Mason to acknowledge the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Murray.
Mason feinted with a counter takedown.
Geraldo Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Murray.
Murray dives in for a single leg takedown but Mason sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mason throws a right hand that Murray ducks under and follows up with a left that Murray also avoids with ease.

Mason rushes Murray and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mason breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murray moves away.
Murray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mason with a body shot.
Murray tries for a takedown but Mason circles away easily
and Mason counters with a three punch combo that has Murray backing up. Murray nods at Mason to acknowledge the strikes.
Murray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mason as he jumps to the side.
Murray darts in looking for a takedown but Mason gets double underhooks and turns Murray into the cage.
Mason fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murray on the side of the head.
Mason connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murray misses with a takedown
and Mason counters with a nice uppercut.

Mason clinches up with Murray and pushes him back against the cage.

Mason breaks from the clinch.
Mason cracks a nice hook into Murray's ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murray.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mason moves into range and clinches up with Murray.

Mason manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mason is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Murray trying to control but Mason is working from the bottom.
Murray lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Murray thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mason's guard.
Geraldo Mason is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason is looking to escape.
Murray is controlling the pace.
Murray wants to pass to mount but Mason is defending the position.
Mason wants to get back to his feet.

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.
Mason has hold of Murray's hands but Murray slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mason looks like he's trying to stand up.

Murray escapes and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Mason as Murray shoots in.
Murray shoots in for a takedown but Mason shows good takedown defense.
Murray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mason circles away.
Murray shoots in and drives through. Mason sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mason avoids it really well and circles away.
Mason appears to be looking for a big counter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geraldo Mason showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mason 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Geraldo Mason!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Geraldo Mason!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Geraldo Mason!

Geraldo Mason wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Mayhew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Haynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Mayhew looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Mayhew
vs
Haynes

184 cm
19
183 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

184 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Mayhew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Haynes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhew circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mayhew tries to clinch but Haynes moves out of range.
Mayhew circles away from the clinch attempt.

Haynes moves into range and clinches up with Mayhew.

Haynes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayhew shoots for a double leg takedown but Haynes sprawls well. He's pushed Mayhew's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Despite the aggression on Haynes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Haynes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mayhew tries to kick Haynes off in order to stand up. Haynes Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Mayhew is breathing heavily.
Mayhew definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Haynes takes a little break here. Mayhew wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Haynes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mayhew, who protects the arm well.

Haynes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haynes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mayhew to his feet.
Haynes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haynes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haynes throws a right hand that Mayhew ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayhew also avoids with ease.
Mayhew steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haynes. That one must have hurt.

Haynes dives in and scores a takedown into Mayhew's guard.
Mayhew keeping moving, preventing Haynes from controlling successfully.
Haynes working some strikes from top position.
Haynes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Haynes trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayhew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haynes content to stall in guard here.
Haynes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayhew swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haynes trying to control but Mayhew is working from the bottom.
Haynes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mayhew gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Haynes controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhew is working to get back to half guard.
Haynes lands a nice shot to the head.
Haynes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Haynes raining down shots from the mount!
Haynes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mayhew is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haynes unloading with bombs!
Haynes looking to control but Mayhew is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Haynes content just to control the position here.
Mayhew is trying desperately to improve position.
Haynes raining down shots from the mount!
Haynes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haynes controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Haynes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haynes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Haynes clinches up against the cage.
Haynes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mayhew pulls his leg out and moves away.

Haynes takes the fight into the clinch.
Mayhew has Haynes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Haynes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Haynes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mayhew smiles and moves away.

Haynes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Haynes lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haynes looking to pass the guard.
Haynes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haynes distracts Mayhew with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Haynes advances position into side control!
Haynes controls the position.
Mayhew sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Haynes with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Haynes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haynes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Haynes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Haynes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhew is squirming around, avoiding Haynes's attempts to control the action.
Haynes controlling from mount.
Mike Haynes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haynes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mayhew is looking to escape.
Mayhew in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Haynes content just to control the position here.
Haynes tries to control but Mayhew wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haynes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mayhew?
Haynes tries to control but Mayhew wriggling away.
Haynes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Haynes controlling from the full mount.
Haynes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Haynes cracks Mayhew with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Haynes has hold of Mayhew's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mayhew manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Haynes cracks Mayhew with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Haynes tries to control but Mayhew wriggling away.
Haynes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Haynes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Haynes lands a couple of good shots and Mayhew has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Haynes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.

Mayhew swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haynes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayhew moves away.

Haynes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Haynes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Haynes seems to be working for a kimura but Mayhew defends the submission attempt.

Mayhew is defending against the submission attempts here by Haynes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhew is trying to stand back up but Haynes is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haynes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Haynes working Mayhew over with strikes.
Haynes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mayhew is refusing to be controlled, as Haynes sits in half guard.
Haynes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Haynes controlling the action here.

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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Haynes winds up and cracks Mayhew with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Haynes is pressing down on Mayhew's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mayhew is holding on for now.
Haynes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Haynes is working for a submission of some sort.
Haynes works his foot free and advances to mount.
Haynes controlling from the full mount.
Mayhew tries to lock up and control but Haynes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Haynes lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haynes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Haynes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Haynes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mayhew's face.
Haynes looking to finish Mayhew with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mayhew!

Haynes is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Haynes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mayhew if he has to take too many more of those.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mayhew enables Haynes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mayhew manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Haynes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mayhew misses with a takedown attempt
and Mayhew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Haynes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mayhew tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Haynes manages to move to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Mayhew showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haynes 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Mike Haynes!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Mike Haynes!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Mike Haynes!

Mike Haynes wins by unanimous decision!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Djin Kvasir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Trutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kvasir comes to the cage accompanied by Nightmare. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tim Trutch was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kvasir
vs
Trutch

171 cm
21
170 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

191 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Djin Kvasir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Trutch!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kvasir closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kvasir lands in his opponent's guard.

Kvasir drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Kvasir seems to have locked his on tight now - Trutch screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Kvasir, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Djin Kvasir!
An out of breath Djin Kvasir thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Main event

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

Smith
vs
Saunders

180 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight 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, Dean Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kip Saunders!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saunders scores with a nice body kick.
Saunders buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saunders lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saunders delivers a nice body kick.
Saunders buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Smith darts in and clinches Saunders up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saunders tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saunders lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Saunders tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Saunders trying to land knees to the body.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Saunders has him pressed against the cage.
Saunders missing with knees to the body.
Saunders wants to stall.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Saunders has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saunders missing with knees to the body.
Saunders misses with a knee strike.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Saunders.
Saunders misses with a knee to the head.
Saunders throws an elbow but it misses.
Saunders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saunders utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Saunders is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Saunders.
I was talking to Smith's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Saunders creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Saunders misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Saunders unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saunders with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith avoiding damage as Saunders throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saunders crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Saunders lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Saunders unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saunders lands a knee to the head.
Saunders working Smith over with knees to the body.
Saunders tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith avoiding damage as Saunders throws knees to the body.
Saunders scores a nice knee to the body.
Saunders trying to land knees to the body.
Saunders with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Saunders stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Saunders lands a knee to the head.
Saunders unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Saunders.
Saunders working Smith over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saunders crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Saunders lands a knee to the head.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Saunders utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saunders lands a damaging elbow.
Saunders connects with a knee to the head.

Smith is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Saunders keeps him there for the moment.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saunders putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saunders connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saunders unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Saunders.
Saunders creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Saunders with a knee to the head.
Saunders trying to land knees to the body.
Saunders landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Saunders putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Saunders.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saunders.
Saunders is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saunders lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saunders.
Saunders lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Saunders using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saunders lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Saunders gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saunders landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saunders scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Saunders.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Saunders lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Saunders lands a knee to the body.
Saunders gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saunders crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saunders.
Saunders lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saunders.
Saunders is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Saunders crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Saunders lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Saunders landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Saunders gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Saunders.

Saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Saunders fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Saunders plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Saunders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saunders landing knees to the head.
Saunders using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saunders lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saunders.
Saunders lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Saunders crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Saunders lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Saunders.
Saunders tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Saunders landing knees to the head.

Saunders drops Smith with a big knee straight up the middle! Smith is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Saunders with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saunders throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Saunders! Smith is out on his feet! Saunders rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Smith is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Smith is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kip Saunders!
Kip Saunders is the new middleweight champion!