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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between peter tremain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cyril grenfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tremain has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. peter tremain looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

tremain
vs
grenfield

167 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, peter tremain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, cyril grenfield!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tremain tries to clinch up but grenfield circles away and keeps his distance.

tremain gets a clinch.
tremain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. grenfield smiles and moves away.

grenfield feints and as tremain raises his hands in defense, grenfield changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
tremain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
grenfield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. tremain is keeping the position for now.
tremain is breathing heavily.
grenfield slips nicely into half guard.
tremain taking some punishment here, with grenfield in his half guard.
grenfield trying to control from half guard but tremain is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tremain controlling the position well.

grenfield stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows tremain to get to his feet.
tremain doesn't manage to clinch there - grenfield circles away.
grenfield shoots in for a takedown but tremain shows good takedown defense.
grenfield lands a high kick!
grenfield shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has tremain pinned against the cage. tremain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
tremain pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
tremain doesn't manage to clinch there - grenfield circles away.
tremain swats away the attempt to clinch by grenfield.

grenfield closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
grenfield is looking to take a break and control but tremain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
grenfield lands some shots froms side control.
grenfield working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

grenfield stands up and beckons tremain to his feet.
A head kick misses from grenfield.
grenfield throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around tremain's waist but tremain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing grenfield off to one side.
peter tremain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of cyril grenfield.

tremain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
tremain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
tremain is pressed up against the cage. grenfield has hold of a leg and is looking to drag tremain down to the mat. tremain avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
tremain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but grenfield manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from tremain. grenfield does a little dance to reset his feet.

grenfield forces tremain back against the cage and clinches.

grenfield breaks the clinch.
tremain tries to clinch up but grenfield circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from grenfield.
tremain blocks a head kick by grenfield.
tremain tries to clinch up but grenfield circles away and keeps his distance.
tremain wants to clinch.

tremain looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for grenfield!
tremain misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
grenfield tries to control the position but tremain now has his back.
You can see the frustration on grenfield's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

tremain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
tremain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from grenfield.

grenfield clinches.
grenfield is working tremain over against the cage.

grenfield has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but tremain regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
tremain looking to hit a scissor sweep but grenfield is one step ahead there.
tremain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
grenfield stands and throws tremain's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
grenfield shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and tremain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
grenfield keeps the fight in the clinch, despite tremain's efforts to push away.
grenfield tries to pull guard but tremain won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from tremain.
tremain tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

grenfield breaks the clinch.
grenfield shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as tremain sprawls well. tremain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. grenfield gets slowly back to his feet.
peter tremain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of cyril grenfield.
tremain throws a leg kick but grenfield moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
grenfield lands a nice leg kick that just misses tremain's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from tremain.
tremain misses with a takedown
and grenfield makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

grenfield shoots in and bounces tremain off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
grenfield preventing the sweep.
tremain pulls grenfield in close to prevent any damage.
grenfield wants to control from the top but tremain keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tremain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
grenfield trying to control the position from guard on top but tremain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
grenfield is stalling in the full guard.
grenfield looking to pass the guard.

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

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

grenfield scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
tremain trying to control from the bottom.
tremain is refusing to be controlled, as grenfield sits in half guard.
tremain punching from the bottom.
tremain is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

cyril grenfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

tremain slaps away a takedown attempt from grenfield, before circling back to the center of the mat.

tremain darts in and clinches grenfield up against the cage.
grenfield is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

tremain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
tremain is looking to clinch but grenfield is avoiding it.
peter tremain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

tremain closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
grenfield is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, tremain asserts his dominance and retains side control.

tremain decides to take the fight back to the feet.
grenfield closes the distance and clinches up with tremain, looking for a takedown. grenfield pushes tremain against the cage but tremain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
peter tremain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of cyril grenfield.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

tremain clinches up against the cage.

grenfield successfully pulls guard.
cyril grenfield has got the better of the ground game so far.
grenfield is trying to hold tremain in close to prevent damage but tremain has managed to pass into half guard.
tremain is trying to control. grenfield wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
tremain controlling the action here.
grenfield trying to control here.

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.
tremain looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
grenfield is refusing to be controlled, as tremain sits in half guard.
grenfield wants to get back to his feet.
tremain blocks the strikes from grenfield.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
tremain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

tremain gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
tremain is trying to control the position but grenfield postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

tremain pushes grenfield off and gets back to his feet.
grenfield misses with a takedown

and tremain counters by clinching up.
tremain is trying to force a seperation but grenfield has the dominant position.

grenfield gets control of tremain's arms and successfully pulls guard. grenfield will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

grenfield is looking for a triangle but tremain pushes his legs off easily.
tremain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. grenfield is keeping the position for now.

tremain is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
tremain throws a strike but grenfield rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
grenfield preventing the sweep.
tremain keeping moving, preventing grenfield from controlling successfully.
grenfield is stalling in the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
peter tremain showed his dominance in that final round.
I think grenfield has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... cyril grenfield!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between sam miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Ernie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

miguel
vs
Ernie

165 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
23
148 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, sam miguel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bert Ernie!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
miguel is looking to clinch.
Ernie looks gassed!

miguel closes the distance and clinches.
Ernie managing to block the knees to the body from miguel.

miguel manages to break the clinch.
Ernie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ernie dives in and grabs miguel's left leg, looking for a takedown. miguel pushes down on Ernie's head and hops out.
Ernie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but miguel swivels and escapes.

miguel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
miguel can't get the takedown.

miguel decides to pull guard.
miguel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ernie is controlling him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as miguel holds on and takes a little breather.

Ernie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but miguel manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ernie has miguel in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
miguel trying to control the position from guard on top but Ernie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ernie keeping full guard, as miguel tries to pass.
Ernie keeping moving, preventing miguel from controlling successfully.

Ernie looking for a guillotine here but miguel defends easily.
miguel trying to control the position from guard on top but Ernie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
miguel preventing the sweep.

Ernie is working an open guard so miguel takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ernie is trying hard to land a takedown here. miguel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
sam miguel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bert Ernie.
miguel shoots in and drives through. Ernie sprawls well.
miguel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ernie fails with the takedown.

Excellent takedown into side control there by miguel.
miguel creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ernie sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
miguel controls the position.
miguel working away.
Ernie is looking to reverse the position.

miguel decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ernie to his feet.
Ernie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and miguel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ernie's guard now.

Ernie working for a triangle but miguel defends it easily.

miguel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ernie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, miguel has managed to get both his arms back between Ernie's legs - danger averted.
miguel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
miguel chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Ernie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ernie trying to control the position.

Ernie is looking for a triangle but miguel pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
miguel pushes down on Ernie's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Ernie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Ernie looking for submissions off his back.

Ernie actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sam miguel 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.

Ernie with a lazy takedown attempt

and miguel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ernie can do anything to dispel that myth.

Ernie working for a triangle but miguel defends it easily.
miguel is working Ernie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Ernie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. miguel defends it easily.
miguel landing with the ground and pound.
Ernie thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

miguel stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
miguel doesn't succeed with the takedown

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

Ernie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. miguel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ernie.
miguel is looking to escape.
sam miguel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ernie is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Ernie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. miguel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ernie.
miguel trying to control from the bottom.
miguel is trying to stand back up but Ernie is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
miguel stuffs the takedown.
miguel is looking to clinch but Ernie is avoiding it.

Ernie tries to keep at a distance but miguel has taken the fight into the clinch.
miguel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ernie up against the cage.
miguel stops a takedown attempt from Ernie.
sam miguel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bert Ernie.
miguel slows down the pace here.
Ernie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ernie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but miguel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
miguel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ernie pulls his leg out and moves away.
miguel darts in trying to clinch

and Ernie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
miguel wants to get back to his feet.
miguel is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bert Ernie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.

miguel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ernie throwing hammer fists to the chest of miguel. What's that going to do exactly?
miguel tries to control but Ernie wriggling away.
Ernie can't escape the position.
Ernie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
miguel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
miguel prevents Ernie from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by miguel.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, miguel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ernie is bucking up trying to escape but miguel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ernie is trying to stand.
Ernie can't escape the position.

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.
Ernie is squirming around, avoiding miguel's attempts to control the action.
Ernie is looking to get to half guard.
miguel 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.
miguel lands a nice shot to the head.
miguel pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ernie tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
miguel lands a big shot there that rocks Ernie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ernie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
miguel lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ernie hang on?
miguel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
miguel trying to control but Ernie is having none of it.

miguel working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ernie 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.
Ernie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from miguel.
Ernie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. miguel is working away from the top position though.

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.
Ernie gets back to full guard.

Ernie looking for subs off his back but miguel has passed one foot through into half guard.
miguel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Ernie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

miguel maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Ernie could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but miguel has cracked it and Ernie is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by miguel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). sam miguel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between dave houses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tombstone terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). houses has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

houses
vs
terry

200 cm
23
135 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

188 cm
23
135 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 3 - 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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, tombstone terry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
terry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
terry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but houses paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from houses.
tombstone terry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

terry closes the distance and clinches.
houses is pushing terry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
houses is breathing heavily.
houses is trying to drag terry to the mat but terry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Knees in the clinch landing for terry.

terry manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
terry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
houses preventing the sweep.
houses won't allow terry to get back to his feet.
terry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
terry 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.
terry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

terry decides to return to a standing position.

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.

terry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
terry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
houses is looking for a sweep. terry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
terry wants to pass to mount but houses is defending the position.

terry stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

terry closes the distance and pushes houses back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
terry lands an elbow inside that houses shrugs off.

terry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
houses gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and terry counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dave houses. That's going to take a lot out of him.
houses trying to control but terry postures up.
terry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
houses is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

terry decides to return to a standing position.

terry moves into range and clinches up with houses.
houses is trying to force a seperation but terry has the dominant position.
terry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
houses has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. terry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
terry scores with a shot to the side of houses's head.
houses tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
terry dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

terry manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
terry keeping moving, preventing houses from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tombstone terry dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

terry tries to clinch there but houses circles away.

terry drives through with a takedown into guard.

terry gets to his feet - houses follows without any prompting.

terry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
houses is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
houses is trying to control but terry passes into side control!
terry trying to control the action but houses is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

terry has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

terry clinches up with houses and pushes him back against the cage.
houses has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
terry controlling the action here for a moment.
terry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
houses looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
terry lands a shoulder strike.
terry crunches a lovely knee into houses's ribcage.

terry gets control of houses's arms and successfully pulls guard. terry will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
terry wants to stand up but houses is controlling him.
houses trying to move into half guard but instead terry has managed to sweep!
terry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

houses throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

houses is working an open guard so terry takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
terry is looking to clinch but houses is avoiding it.

terry has closed the distance and engaged houses in a clinch.
houses tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
houses wants to break the clinch but can't.

terry ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. terry no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
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 pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. terry is keeping the position for now.

terry has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes houses off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from terry is defended easily by houses.
terry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
dave houses is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

terry clinches up with houses and pushes him back against the cage.

houses is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. terry can't fight it off and eventually houses manages to take the fight to the floor. terry looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
houses trying to control the position from guard on top but terry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tombstone terry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

terry clinches up against the cage.
terry lands a nice knee to the body.
terry content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A hook to the body from terry.
terry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has houses in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
houses letting terry take a breather here.
terry lands an elbow that stopped houses in his tracks for a moment.
terry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
terry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
terry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
terry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through houses's defenses.
terry lands on the inside with an uppercut.
terry lands an elbow inside.

terry has hold of one of houses's legs. houses is fighting the takedown attempt but terry gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
terry is pushing down on houses's leg trying to pass to half guard. houses is fighting to maintain full guard but terry has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

terry decides to stand up.
Horrible takedown by terry or perhaps it was just good defense by houses which made him look bad.
terry avoids a punch combination nicely.

houses closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming terry to the mat! terry manages to get full guard.
houses stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. terry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
terry trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
houses wants to get up but he can't break terry's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
terry keeping moving, preventing houses from controlling successfully.
terry trying to control the position here.
terry manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
houses is wriggling around trying to escape.
terry with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
houses is working to get back to half guard.
terry fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
terry with the ground and pound from mount.
terry avoids the attempt from houses to control.
terry blocks houses's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
tombstone terry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well terry 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tombstone terry!

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hype
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maiquel Falcoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin robin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colin robin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Falcoa
vs
robin

181 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maiquel Falcoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Colin robin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
robin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
robin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
robin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Falcoa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
robin misses with a jab, cross combination.
robin misses with a takedown attempt - Falcoa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Falcoa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and robin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Falcoa misses with a takedown

and robin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Falcoa's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maiquel Falcoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falcoa looking to control.
Falcoa looking to hit a scissor sweep but robin is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falcoa looking to control.

Falcoa has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. robin doesn't defend quickly enough and Falcoa has managed to lock this one up! Can robin escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Falcoa on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Maiquel Falcoa!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Itchy Rash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Stiching (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itchy Rash has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rash
vs
Stiching

187 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Itchy Rash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Stiching!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiching swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stiching goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stiching tries to clinch there but Rash circles away.
Stiching wants to clinch up but Rash keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Rash does no damage.
Rash throws a sloppy head kick

and Stiching counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stiching.
Rash has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stiching is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rash can't get the takedown.
Rash wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Itchy Rash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stiching can't get the takedown.
Stiching using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rash has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Rash wants the takedown. Stiching is fighting it off but Rash persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Stiching's guard against the cage.
Stiching wants to stand up but Rash is controlling him.
Rash passes into half guard.
Rash missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiching is trying to stand back up but Rash is controlling him
Stiching blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rash.
Stiching wants to get back to his feet.
Rash is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rash wants to pass the guard but Stiching is defending well.
Rash not doing much here.
Stiching tries to kick Rash off but Rash keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stiching can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two 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.
Stiching is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rash scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stiching wants to get back to his feet.
Rash lands with a punch from half guard.
Rash perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stiching looks gassed!
Rash missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stiching is trying to stand.
Rash is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rash looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rash missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stiching is trying to stand back up but Rash is controlling him
Rash passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rash is landing with some decent strikes but Stiching is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stiching is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rash is landing with some decent strikes but Stiching is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rash scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rash scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stiching?
Rash punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stiching really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rash. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Rash is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Rash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Itchy Rash!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Diagana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diagana comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Painkiller. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Diagana
vs
Manuel

168 cm
24
133 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

185 cm
18
130 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Alberto Diagana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joaquim Manuel!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Manuel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Diagana drives through and clinches with Manuel against the cage.
Manuel goes for a takedown attempt but Diagana pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Manuel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Diagana wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Manuel manages to pass to side control.
Diagana is trying to stand up here but Manuel is controlling him well.
Manuel trying to control from half guard but Diagana is working away.
Diagana is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel is looking to take a break and control but Diagana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diagana tries to kick Manuel off but Manuel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Diagana closes the distance and pushes Manuel back into the cage.
Manuel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diagana.
Diagana lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Joaquim Manuel has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Diagana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diagana lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel tries for a takedown but Diagana manages to get underhooks.
Diagana lands an elbow inside that Manuel shrugs off.
Diagana taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diagana lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Manuel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diagana gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alberto Diagana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joaquim Manuel.
Diagana pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice elbow from Diagana.
Manuel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Diagana utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diagana scores a nice knee to the body.
Manuel has Diagana pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diagana manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Diagana is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Manuel can't get the takedown.
Diagana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Manuel wants a takedown but no success here.
Manuel looks gassed!
Diagana gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Manuel.
Manuel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Manuel wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diagana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manuel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diagana lands a nice elbow.
Diagana working Manuel over with knees to the body.
Diagana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Manuel's defenses.
Diagana just leaning against Manuel, taking a breather.
Diagana gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Joaquim Manuel's cut even more.
Diagana prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diagana landing knees to the body.
Diagana content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Diagana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diagana gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Manuel.
Knees to the body from Diagana.
Manuel being controlled against the cage.
Diagana landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diagana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Manuel can't get the takedown.
Knees to the body from Diagana.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diagana.
A knee to the head by Diagana.
Diagana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diagana obliges.
Diagana has Manuel pushed against the cage.
Diagana lands a knee to the body.
Manuel looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diagana takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diagana working Manuel over with knees to the body.
Diagana with a knee to the head.
Manuel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diagana pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Diagana utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diagana gets underhooks to prevent Manuel's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Diagana.
Manuel can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto Diagana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joaquim Manuel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Diagana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manuel shoots in but Diagana avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Diagana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diagana gets underhooks to prevent Manuel's takedown attempt.
Manuel being controlled against the cage.
Diagana lands a knee to the body.
Diagana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manuel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diagana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diagana obliges.
Diagana dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Manuel wants a takedown but no success here.
Alberto Diagana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joaquim Manuel.
Diagana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manuel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diagana utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Manuel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diagana pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Diagana controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diagana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diagana effectively controlling the action here.
Manuel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Come on Diagana - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alberto Diagana.
Manuel shoots in for a double leg but Diagana sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Manuel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manuel tries for a takedown but Diagana sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Diagana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Diagana.
Diagana lands a knee to the body.
Diagana holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Diagana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Manuel's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diagana obliges.
Stalling in the clinch from Diagana.
Manuel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diagana prevents the takedown attempt.
Manuel being controlled against the cage.
Manuel wants a takedown but no success here.
Manuel tries to score a body lock takedown but Diagana shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Diagana.
A knee to the head by Diagana.
Diagana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diagana has Manuel pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Manuel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diagana fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diagana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Manuel.

Diagana has managed to clinch.
Diagana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manuel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Manuel has Diagana pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diagana manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Diagana working Manuel over with knees to the body.
Diagana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Diagana working Manuel over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diagana.
Manuel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Diagana gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Manuel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diagana pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Diagana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diagana takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diagana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diagana is pressed up against the cage. Manuel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diagana down to the mat. Diagana avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diagana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manuel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diagana but Diagana pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Diagana instigates a clinch.
Manuel wants a takedown but no success here.
Diagana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diagana landing knees to the head.
Alberto Diagana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manuel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diagana gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Manuel takes an elbow to the temple.
Diagana lands a nice knee to the body.
Diagana stops a takedown attempt from Manuel.
Diagana lands an elbow just above Manuel 's eye.
Diagana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Diagana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto Diagana dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joaquim Manuel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Manuel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diagana defends it nicely.
Manuel has a takedown stuffed.
Diagana is looking to clinch but Manuel is avoiding it.
Diagana wants to clinch up but Manuel keeps it at a distance.
Diagana wants to clinch up but Manuel keeps it at a distance.

Diagana rushes Manuel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diagana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diagana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manuel tries to score a body lock takedown but Diagana shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alberto Diagana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joaquim Manuel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diagana scores a nice knee to the body.
Diagana gets underhooks to prevent Manuel's takedown attempt.
Diagana lands a knee to the body.
Diagana is pushing Manuel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Manuel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Diagana.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diagana landing knees to the body.
Diagana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Manuel managing to block the knees to the body from Diagana.
Manuel managing to block the knees to the body from Diagana.
Manuel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Diagana is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Diagana wants to stall.
Manuel looking for a takedown.
Diagana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diagana missing with knees to the body.
Manuel wants a takedown.
Knees to the body from Diagana.
Diagana landing knees to the body.
Diagana gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Manuel.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diagana.
Diagana lands a knee to the body.
Manuel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diagana avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diagana leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diagana avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diagana working Manuel over with knees to the body.
Manuel goes for a takedown attempt but Diagana pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Diagana darts in and clinches Manuel up against the cage.
Diagana taking a breather.
Manuel goes for a takedown attempt but Diagana pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Diagana darts in and clinches Manuel up against the cage.
Come on Diagana - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Manuel tries for a takedown. No joy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diagana takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diagana crunches a lovely knee into Manuel's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diagana pulls his leg out and moves away.
Diagana doesn't manage to clinch there - Manuel circles away.
Manuel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diagana tries to clinch up.
Diagana stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diagana wants it to stay on the feet.

Diagana clinches.
Alberto Diagana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diagana lands a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Diagana gets underhooks to prevent Manuel's takedown attempt.
Diagana gets underhooks to prevent Manuel's takedown attempt.
Diagana lands a good knee to the midsection. Manuel won't want to take too many of those.
Diagana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diagana gets underhooks to prevent Manuel's takedown attempt.
Diagana taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diagana gets underhooks to prevent Manuel's takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Diagana.
Diagana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manuel tries for a takedown but Diagana manages to get underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diagana.
Diagana lands an elbow that stopped Manuel in his tracks for a moment.
Manuel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diagana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diagana landing knees to the body.
Diagana is pressed up against the cage. Manuel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diagana down to the mat. Diagana avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diagana throws a leg kick which misses Manuel's front leg but catches the back leg as Manuel tries to avoid it.
Alberto Diagana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diagana lands a jab to the nose.

Diagana rushes Manuel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Joaquim Manuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diagana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Manuel has Diagana pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diagana manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto Diagana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diagana, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alberto Diagana!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between dMarcus Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Dionne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlton comes to the cage accompanied by Drake - Over. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Carlton
vs
Dionne

180 cm
23
172 lbs
6 - 7 - 1

180 cm
24
179 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, dMarcus Carlton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Iain Dionne!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

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

Dionne stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Carlton throws up his legs and catches Dionne in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Dionne tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Carlton! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). dMarcus Carlton!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between whats that aboot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and iam getcha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). getcha has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

that aboot
vs
getcha

185 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 16 - 0

165 cm
22
205 lbs
6 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, whats that aboot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, iam getcha!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
aboot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
getcha looks gassed!
aboot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but getcha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
aboot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
getcha slaps away a takedown attempt from aboot, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A slapping body kick lands there for getcha.
aboot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by aboot.
aboot tries to close the distance and clinch but getcha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

aboot forces getcha back against the cage and clinches.

aboot gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, getcha regains guard.
aboot seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
aboot is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
aboot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. getcha is keeping the position for now.
aboot trying to control the position from guard on top but getcha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

aboot gets to his feet. getcha looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

aboot feints and as getcha raises his hands in defense, aboot changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
aboot wants to control from the top but getcha keeps moving.
aboot trying to stand up but can't free himself from getcha's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

aboot stands up and waves to getcha to follow him.
aboot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has getcha pinned against the cage. getcha gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

getcha bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
aboot is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

getcha decides to stand back up. getcha steps back and let's aboot get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

getcha rushes aboot and presses him up against the cage.
aboot tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. getcha smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for whats that aboot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
getcha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by aboot.
aboot misses with a wild combination.
getcha wants to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
getcha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

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.
aboot has his takedown stuffed

and getcha counters with a single leg into guard. aboot didn't expect that.
aboot can't keep his opponent in guard - getcha advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
aboot manages to get to full guard.
aboot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that whats that aboot will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A combination from getcha does no damage.

aboot has getcha up against the cage in a clinch.
aboot landing knees to the head.
aboot looking to slow down the pace here.
getcha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
aboot tries for a takedown but getcha manages to get underhooks.

aboot jumps guard and drags getcha to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
getcha has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of aboot is proving hard to escape from.
aboot trying to keep a closed guard but getcha is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
getcha wants to stand and escape but instead aboot has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
getcha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
aboot lands a couple of decent looking shots.
aboot trying to stand up but can't free himself from getcha's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
getcha tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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.
getcha trying to keep a closed guard but aboot is proving a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
aboot tries to clinch but getcha moves out of range.
getcha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
aboot fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

getcha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
getcha can't break the clinch.
aboot looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for whats that aboot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
getcha stalls.
aboot jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as getcha walks away with a smile on his face. aboot gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
aboot scores with a one two! getcha had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - aboot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
aboot throws a nice inside leg kick.
aboot wants to clinch up but getcha keeps it at a distance.
aboot circles away from the clinch attempt.
getcha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
aboot wants to clinch but getcha slips to the side

and getcha counters with a takedown into side control.
getcha working away.
aboot tries to buck getcha off but getcha is having none of it.
getcha sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but aboot is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
getcha working away.
iam getcha has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
aboot gets back to half guard.
aboot is trying to stand.

getcha stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows aboot to get to his feet.
aboot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
getcha fails to land the takedown.
aboot defends well against a solid takedown attempt from getcha.

aboot moves into range and clinches up with getcha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

iam getcha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.

getcha tries to clinch but aboot is having none of it.
getcha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but aboot circles away quickly and effectively.
getcha tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but aboot swivels and escapes.
aboot clinches but getcha breaks the clinch

and getcha counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in aboot's guard now.
aboot is pulling down on getcha's head. It's preventing any offense from getcha, at least for the moment.
aboot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
getcha prevents aboot from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
getcha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. aboot is keeping the position for now.
getcha trying to control but aboot is working from the bottom.
aboot is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
getcha trying to control but aboot is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
aboot pulls getcha in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
aboot dives in and grabs getcha's left leg, looking for a takedown. getcha pushes down on aboot's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from getcha. No joy for aboot on that attempt.

getcha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
aboot stalling in the clinch but getcha improves position.
aboot landing knees to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
getcha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. aboot fights it off and pushes away nicely.
aboot throws a combination. getcha tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
aboot tries to clinch up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by getcha.
aboot looking for a sweep but getcha has passed into full mount! Oh no!

getcha is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But aboot has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from aboot!
aboot wants to control from the top but getcha keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
aboot trying to stand up but can't free himself from getcha's guard.
getcha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
getcha wants to control but aboot passes easily into half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... iam getcha!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between that guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

guy
vs
Thomas

175 cm
21
135 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

175 cm
26
135 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, that guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
guy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas looks gassed!
guy fails in his attempt to clinch.
guy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paul Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

guy scores with a takedown into Thomas's guard.

guy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Thomas is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Thomas has escaped and now he's on top!
Thomas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. guy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

guy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thomas is aware though and is defending well.
guy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Thomas stands and steps away. guy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thomas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Thomas is nestled in close to guy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
guy gets full guard.

Thomas gets to his feet. guy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Thomas gets caught flat footed, as guy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing guy from controlling successfully.
Thomas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst guy is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas is looking to sweep but instead, guy has passed into half guard.
Thomas is trying to maintain the position but guy is very close to passing his half guard.

guy is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
Thomas taking some punishment here, with guy in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard.

guy wants to work for an arm triangle but Thomas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Thomas wants to improve his position but guy is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

guy is looking for a kimura here.
Thomas looks like he's trying to stand up.
guy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

guy shoots in and bounces Thomas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing guy from controlling successfully.
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.
guy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
guy trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

that guy 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.

guy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Thomas's half guard.
guy wants to take a breather but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas has hold of guy's hands but guy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Thomas is trying to control but can't.
guy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
guy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.

Thomas makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Thomas fails with the takedown

and guy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

guy stands and steps away. Thomas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Thomas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and guy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
guy trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
guy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
guy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas keeping full guard, as guy tries to pass.
guy pushes down on Thomas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
guy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas defending well though.
Thomas striking from half guard on the bottom.
Thomas wants to improve his position but guy is controlling well.
guy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thomas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
guy is trying to control. Thomas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thomas wants to improve his position but guy is controlling well.
guy is thwarting Thomas's attempts to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt
and guy counters with a head kick. That will keep Thomas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
that guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Thomas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Thomas shoots and misses

and guy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
guy is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.

guy seems to be looking for submissions.
Thomas tries to get to full guard but guy has control of the leg.
Thomas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thomas gets full guard.
guy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

guy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Thomas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now guy has Thomas in his guard.
guy has a closed guard, preventing Thomas from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

guy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thomas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

guy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
guy punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

that guy dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

guy looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
guy shoots in but no luck this time.

Thomas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. guy did well to prevent Thomas getting side control.
Thomas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
guy trying to control but Thomas postures up.

guy is defending against the submission attempts here by Thomas.
guy is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
guy is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thomas is trying to work for a kimura but guy is defending well.
guy throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

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

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

guy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing guy from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thomas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thomas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
guy 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.
guy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
that guy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thomas trying to control but guy is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas with shots to the head and body - guy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thomas trying to control but guy is having none of it.
guy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
guy is working hard here to advance position.
Thomas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

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.
Thomas prevents guy from getting the reversal.
guy 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.
guy is trying to maintain the position but Thomas is very close to passing his half guard.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
guy tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas is trying to control the action in half guard but guy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Paul Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
that guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thomas connects with a nice short shot to guy's temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think guy 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

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