LFNC 51 - Chinese New Year PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jure Pavlovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maimuta Prunea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jure Pavlovic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Maimuta Prunea's chin.

Pavlovic
vs
Prunea

185 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jure Pavlovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maimuta Prunea!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prunea moves out of range of the body kick.
Prunea takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Prunea throws a sloppy head kick and Pavlovic moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pavlovic, right into the meat.

Pavlovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Pavlovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Prunea has Pavlovic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pavlovic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Prunea is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pavlovic scores with a knee to the head.
Prunea tries to break free but Pavlovic pushes him back against the cage.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Prunea looking for a takedown.
Jure Pavlovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maimuta Prunea.
Pavlovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Prunea in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Prunea takes a knee to the side of the body.
Prunea looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Pavlovic.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pavlovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Prunea tries a knee to the head but Pavlovic blocks it.
Pavlovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Prunea's face.

Pavlovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prunea shoots in for a takedown but Pavlovic shows good takedown defense.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovic crunches a lovely knee into Prunea's ribcage.

Pavlovic breaks from the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pavlovic.

Pavlovic pushes Prunea up against the cage in a clinch.
Pavlovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Prunea lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pavlovic working Prunea over with knees to the body.
Pavlovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Prunea's face.
Pavlovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Prunea blocks it with crossed arms.
Pavlovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pavlovic misses with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Prunea's face.
Pavlovic scores with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pavlovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Prunea avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Prunea obliges.

Prunea breaks the clinch.

Prunea bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Prunea throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Prunea stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pavlovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pavlovic throws a jab when Prunea was well out of range.
Pavlovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pavlovic throws a wild body kick that Prunea sees coming a mile off.
Pavlovic lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavlovic tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prunea avoids the head kick by Pavlovic.

Pavlovic gets caught flat footed, as Prunea shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Prunea advances position into side control!
Prunea advances nicely into full mount.
Prunea with shots to the head and body - Pavlovic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Prunea with the ground and pound from mount.
Prunea is landing with some decent strikes but Pavlovic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prunea fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pavlovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Prunea on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prunea lands a nice shot to the head.
Pavlovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Prunea tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pavlovic taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pavlovic is trying to stand up.
Prunea controlling the pace for now.
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 Jure Pavlovic will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pavlovic connects with a jab.
Prunea shoots in for a double leg but Pavlovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jure Pavlovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Prunea shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Prunea showed some decent athleticism there.

Pavlovic is rocked!
Prunea has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Prunea with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Oh Pavlovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pavlovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Pavlovic wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prunea moves into full mount! Pavlovic won't be happy about that!
Prunea looking to control but Pavlovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Prunea lands a nice shot to the head.

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.
Prunea content just to control the position here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Prunea! Pavlovic is hurt baaadly! Prunea is firing away with more strikes - Pavlovic is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Maimuta Prunea!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Stillwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Wilson
vs
Stillwell

190 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brick Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Stillwell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Stillwell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stillwell.
Stillwell misses with a two punch combination.
Stillwell looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stillwell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Wilson moves into the clinch.
Stillwell lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stillwell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Stillwell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stillwell blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Stillwell moves out of range easily.
Stillwell throws a series of punches but Wilson avoids them all with ease.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stillwell sprawls well. Stillwell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.
Stillwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stillwell lands a right hook to the body.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Stillwell misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stillwell throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Wilson stumbling backwards into the cage! Wilson bounces back off the cage towards Stillwell, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Stillwell lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Stillwell celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thomas Stillwell!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim McAllister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim McAllister is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Haye
vs
McAllister

195 cm
23
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
280 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnold Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim McAllister!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McAllister.
Haye slips under a jab.
McAllister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haye.
Haye lands a nice shot to the body.
Haye rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McAllister moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McAllister walks into a straight right hand from Haye.

It looks like Jim McAllister has been cut.
McAllister tries to work over Haye's front leg with a kick but Haye checks it.
Haye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haye misses with a wild body shot.
Haye uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McAllister has time to react.
A slow jab from McAllister misses its intended target.
Haye looks to land a left hand but McAllister moved out of range nicely.
Haye lands a jab to McAllister's midsection.
Haye cracks a nice hook into McAllister's ribs.
Haye is looking to wear down McAllister with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McAllister ducks right into an uppercut from Haye.
Haye could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
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!
Haye lands a slapping body shot.
Haye lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Haye slips a jab from McAllister.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye lands a nice shot to the body.
Haye lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McAllister shoots for a double leg takedown but Haye sprawls well. He's pushed McAllister's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McAllister looks gassed!
Haye scores with a decent looking hook.
McAllister takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McAllister ducks right into an uppercut from Haye.

That has opened up Jim McAllister's cut even more.

McAllister shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Haye manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McAllister stops Haye from standing up.
McAllister trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McAllister trying to control but Haye is working from the bottom.
Haye wants to stand up but McAllister is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Haye trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
McAllister sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Haye's guard.
Ground and pound from McAllister.
Haye on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Haye tries to get out of the position.
Still in half guard, McAllister seems content to control.
Haye taking some punishment here, with McAllister in his half guard.
McAllister content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
McAllister drops an elbow to the side of Haye's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAllister is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haye is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McAllister scores with a couple of nice shots.
McAllister passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Haye!
McAllister punishing his opponent with strikes.
McAllister has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Haye's face.
McAllister working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McAllister postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Haye bigstyle! Two more strikes land for McAllister and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim McAllister!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Bleidelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Trinckelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Tony Trinckelton was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bleidelis
vs
Trinckelton

187 cm
26
202 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

190 cm
19
213 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kostas Bleidelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Tony Trinckelton!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleidelis misses with a takedown attempt - Trinckelton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Trinckelton has his takedown stuffed
and Bleidelis counters with a nice uppercut.
Bleidelis fails to land the takedown.
Bleidelis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Trinckelton.
Bleidelis throws out a powerful jab.
Trinckelton misses with a looping left.
Bleidelis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bleidelis duly obliges.
Bleidelis cracks a nice hook into Trinckelton's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Bleidelis. Beautiful body shot.
Bleidelis tries to clinch up but Trinckelton circles away and keeps his distance.
Trinckelton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bleidelis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trinckelton dodges the punch combination from Bleidelis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bleidelis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bleidelis tries to clinch but Trinckelton is having none of it.
Bleidelis shoots in for a takedown but Trinckelton shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kostas Bleidelis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bleidelis throws a nice looking combination but Trinckelton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trinckelton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Trinckelton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bleidelis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bleidelis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bleidelis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trinckelton.
Trinckelton scores with a punch to the head.
Trinckelton lands a lovely overhand right.
Trinckelton is looking to clinch.
Trinckelton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Trinckelton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trinckelton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Trinckelton rushes Bleidelis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bleidelis managing to block the knees to the body from Trinckelton.
A shot in the inside from Trinckelton.
Bleidelis wants to get back to striking at distance but Trinckelton won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Trinckelton.
Bleidelis is breathing heavily.

Trinckelton manages to break the clinch.
Trinckelton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bleidelis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bleidelis duly obliges.
Trinckelton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bleidelis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleidelis scores with a one two! Trinckelton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bleidelis looks to score with a jab to the body but Trinckelton is just out of range.
Trinckelton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bleidelis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bleidelis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trinckelton has time to react.
Trinckelton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bleidelis manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Bleidelis. Beautiful body shot.
Trinckelton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Trinckelton fails with the takedown

and Bleidelis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Trinckelton wants to stand and escape but Bleidelis is having none of it.

Trinckelton pushes Bleidelis off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bleidelis cracks Trinckelton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trinckelton tries a head kick but it misses.

Bleidelis has Trinckelton up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bleidelis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trinckelton dodges an elbow strike from Bleidelis.
Trinckelton lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Bleidelis pulls guard effortlessly.
Trinckelton throws a big right hand that misses.
Trinckelton wants to pass the guard but Bleidelis is keeping the position.
Trinckelton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Trinckelton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bleidelis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trinckelton throwing strikes but missing.
Trinckelton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bleidelis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

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.
Trinckelton is looking to work some ground and pound but Bleidelis has wrist control.
Trinckelton with a flurry of punches that miss.

Trinckelton stands and steps away. Bleidelis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bleidelis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trinckelton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bleidelis misses with the combination.
Trinckelton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A left lands for Trinckelton.
Bleidelis lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bleidelis slips under a jab.
Trinckelton moves in looking to clinch but Bleidelis pushes him off.
Trinckelton looks to clinch
and Bleidelis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Trinckelton forces Bleidelis back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bleidelis ducks under a wild hook from Trinckelton.
Bleidelis avoids a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bleidelis.
Trinckelton slips a jab and a cross from Bleidelis.
Trinckelton shoots for a takedown but Bleidelis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kostas Bleidelis is winning the standup battle so far.
Bleidelis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trinckelton's waist but Trinckelton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bleidelis off to one side.
Trinckelton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bleidelis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Bleidelis rushes Trinckelton and presses him up against the cage.
Trinckelton lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Trinckelton.
Trinckelton lands a nice shot to the body.
Bleidelis prevents a body shot from Trinckelton.
Trinckelton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bleidelis or not.

Trinckelton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trinckelton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trinckelton works the jab nicely.
Bleidelis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trinckelton fails with a takedown attempt.
Trinckelton stuns Bleidelis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bleidelis tries to clinch but Trinckelton is having none of it.
Bleidelis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trinckelton's waist but Trinckelton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bleidelis off to one side.
Trinckelton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bleidelis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trinckelton fails with a takedown attempt.
Kostas Bleidelis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Trinckelton.
Bleidelis lands with a nice combination. Trinckelton backs away looking to recover.
Bleidelis leaves Trinckelton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Bleidelis closes the distance and clinches.
Bleidelis takes a shot to the head.
Trinckelton tries to stall but Bleidelis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Bleidelis successfully pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trinckelton wants to stand but Bleidelis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Trinckelton wants to stand and escape but instead Bleidelis has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Trinckelton has his feet on Bleidelis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Trinckelton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Trinckelton throws a hook to the side of Bleidelis's head but Bleidelis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bleidelis throws a series of punches but Trinckelton avoids them all with ease.
Trinckelton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bleidelis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bleidelis slaps away a takedown attempt from Trinckelton, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bleidelis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Bleidelis stands up from half guard.
Bleidelis is looking to clinch.

Trinckelton tries to keep at a distance but Bleidelis has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bleidelis breaks the clinch.
Trinckelton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bleidelis momentarily.
Bleidelis misses with a takedown attempt

so Trinckelton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trinckelton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bleidelis controls Trinckelton momentarily but Trinckelton frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Trinckelton drops back looking for a leg! Bleidelis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bleidelis manages to kick Trinckelton off! Trinckelton jumps back into Bleidelis's guard.

Trinckelton gets to his feet - Bleidelis follows without any prompting.
Bleidelis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Trinckelton keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trinckelton tries to clinch but Bleidelis moves out of range.
Trinckelton has a takedown stuffed.
Bleidelis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tony Trinckelton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Trinckelton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Trinckelton counters with a nice uppercut.
Bleidelis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Trinckelton tries to clinch there but Bleidelis circles away.
Trinckelton tries to clinch there but Bleidelis circles away.
Bleidelis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bleidelis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Trinckelton avoids it really well and circles away.
Tony Trinckelton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bleidelis shoots in and drives through. Trinckelton sprawls well.
Good work by Bleidelis as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trinckelton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Trinckelton moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Trinckelton.
Trinckelton struggles to land a body shot inside as Bleidelis controls his hands.
Trinckelton wants to get back to striking at distance but Bleidelis won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trinckelton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bleidelis's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Trinckelton pulls guard successfully.

Trinckelton has his feet on Bleidelis's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Good standup being displayed there by Bleidelis as he connects with a hook.
Bleidelis thows a body shot but no joy.
Bleidelis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Trinckelton avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kostas Bleidelis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trinckelton sizes up Bleidelis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Trinckelton keeps the fight on the outside.
Trinckelton shoots in looking for a takedown. Bleidelis tries to sprawl out of it but Trinckelton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bleidelis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bleidelis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Trinckelton backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trinckelton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Trinckelton rushes Bleidelis and presses him up against the cage.
Trinckelton lands a body shot.
Trinckelton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trinckelton.
Trinckelton misses with a hook to the ribs.

Trinckelton breaks the clinch.
Trinckelton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Bleidelis instigates a clinch.
Bleidelis tries to break the clinch but Trinckelton is controlling the position.

Trinckelton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bleidelis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bleidelis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Trinckelton looks to clinch
and Bleidelis counters with a straight right hand.
Kostas Bleidelis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trinckelton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bleidelis avoids the head kick by Trinckelton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trinckelton misses with a double jab.
Bleidelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trinckelton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trinckelton needs to keep his hands up - Bleidelis had a free shot at his head there.
Trinckelton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Trinckelton tries to clinch but Bleidelis moves away
and Bleidelis counters with a left to the body.
Trinckelton tries to clinch up but Bleidelis circles away and keeps his distance.
Trinckelton throws a shot from downtown. Bleidelis moves away and avoids it.
Trinckelton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Bleidelis drives through and clinches with Trinckelton against the cage.
Trinckelton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Trinckelton.

Bleidelis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trinckelton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bleidelis swivels and escapes.
Bleidelis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bleidelis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Trinckelton defends it nicely.
Bleidelis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trinckelton sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleidelis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No joy there for Trinckelton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab by Bleidelis.
Bleidelis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trinckelton is fending him off so far but Bleidelis persists. Nope, Trinckelton circles away and we're back to standing.
Trinckelton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trinckelton clobbers Bleidelis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trinckelton. Bleidelis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bleidelis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trinckelton on the side of the head.
Bleidelis lands with an overhand left.
Bleidelis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trinckelton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bleidelis defends it nicely.
A nice combination there by Bleidelis.
Bleidelis thows a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Trinckelton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trinckelton 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Trinckelton!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Anton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rock the Casbah. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Anton
vs
Hardy

174 cm
25
181 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Anton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from Hardy as Anton shoots in.
No luck for Anton with that takedown attempt.
Anton shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephan Anton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anton is breathing heavily.
Anton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy tries to clinch up.

Hardy drops Anton with a nice combination! Hardy dives into Anton's guard, looking to finish!

Anton is rocked!

It looks like Stephan Anton has been cut.
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!
Hardy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Oh Anton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Anton seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anton is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton is trying to control the position but Hardy postures up.
Hardy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Anton keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Hardy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Hardy drops Anton with a nice combination! Hardy dives into Anton's guard, looking to finish!
Hardy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Anton won't let him.
Hardy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anton being controlled here, momentarily.

Hardy gets to his feet - Anton follows without any prompting.

Nice combo by Hardy! Oh, that's hurt him - Anton falls to the canvas and Hardy follows him into side control.

Stephan Anton's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

Hardy drops his shoulder and cracks Anton with a huge uppercut! Anton goes down! Can Hardy finish him?

Hardy gets to his feet. Anton looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hardy misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anton circles away quickly and effectively.
Anton shoots in and drives through. Hardy sprawls well.
Hardy dips to his left and cracks Anton with an uppercut!
Hardy Rushes Anton and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Anton is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Hardy Piles on the pressure and Anton crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Hardy!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Anton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sambo Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson has chosen DJ Dee Kline - I don't smoke da reefa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anton
vs
Robinson

173 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

181 cm
23
172 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Anton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sambo Robinson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Robinson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Robinson.
Robinson closes the distance and clinches up with Anton, looking for a takedown. Robinson pushes Anton against the cage but Anton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Robinson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anton is looking to stand up but Robinson isn't so interested in that idea.

Robinson stands up from Anton's guard - Robinson perhaps looking for a knockout.

Robinson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Robinson showed some decent athleticism there.

Robinson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson misses with the combination.
Robinson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Robinson somewhat.
Peter Anton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sambo Robinson.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Robinson has a takedown stuffed.

That's two 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.
Robinson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peter Anton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Robinson somewhat.
Anton misses with a combination

and Robinson counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Robinson gets to his feet - Anton follows without any prompting.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Robinson.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Robinson is defended easily by Anton.
Robinson shoots in for a double leg but Anton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown by Robinson or perhaps it was just good defense by Anton which made him look bad.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson shoots in but no luck this time.

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.
Robinson tries to clinch up but Anton circles away and keeps his distance.
Anton looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range.
No joy there for Anton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Anton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Robinson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robinson shoots in and drives through. Anton sprawls well.

Robinson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Anton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anton throws a predictable looking body shot

and Robinson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Robinson moves into full mount! Anton won't be happy about that!
Anton is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Robinson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Robinson looking to secure an arm triangle but Anton defends it well.
The referee warns Anton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robinson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Anton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anton wants it to stay on the feet.
Robinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Anton just misses with a punch to the body.

Robinson scores with a takedown into Anton's guard.
Anton wants to stand and escape but Robinson is having none of it.

Robinson gets to his feet. Anton looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Peter Anton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peter Anton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sambo Robinson.
Robinson shoots for a double leg takedown but Anton sprawls well. He's pushed Robinson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anton swinging wildly here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Robinson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anton blocks a head kick by Robinson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Robinson is defended easily by Anton.
Anton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anton lands a jab-cross combination.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Anton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Robinson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anton circles away.
Robinson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anton tries to avoid it but Robinson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anton to the ground. Anton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Anton as Robinson shoots in.

Robinson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Robinson showed some decent athleticism there.

Anton pushes Robinson off and gets back to his feet.
Robinson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sambo Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sambo Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Anton throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
Robinson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Robinson shoots for a takedown but Anton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson tries to work over Anton's front leg with a kick but Anton checks it.
No luck for Robinson with that takedown attempt.
Robinson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Robinson somewhat.
Peter Anton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sambo Robinson.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A swing and a miss from Anton.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robinson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Anton did well to prevent Robinson getting side control.
Sambo Robinson has got the better of the ground game so far.

Robinson stands up out of the half guard.
Robinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anton pinned against the cage. Anton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Anton counter with a right hand.
Robinson fails with the takedown
and Anton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Robinson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Anton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Robinson is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Robinson gets to his feet. Anton looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Robinson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Robinson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Robinson shoots in and gets a takedown into Anton's guard.

Robinson gets to his feet. Anton looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Robinson shoots and misses
and Anton counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Robinson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Robinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Robinson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Robinson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sambo Robinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robinson fakes the leg kick and cracks Anton in the body.
Robinson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anton counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sambo Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Robinson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sambo Robinson!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bismol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cane Gairzinio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bismol comes to the cage accompanied by Here Comes The Pain. Cane Gairzinio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bismol
vs
Gairzinio

178 cm
26
150 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

178 cm
23
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Bismol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cane Gairzinio!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bismol checks a low kick from Gairzinio.
Gairzinio wants to clinch.
Gairzinio tries a low kick but Bismol avoids it.

Bismol looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gairzinio!

Bismol has hold of Gairzinio's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gairzinio manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gairzinio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bismol. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bismol wants to control the pace but Gairzinio is squirming around nicely.
Gairzinio wants to control but Bismol is having none of it.
Bismol moves to the back position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bismol has got his arm under Gairzinio's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Gairzinio has spun round into Bismol's guard beautifully! Well done that man!

Gairzinio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bismol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gairzinio is one step ahead there.
Gairzinio wants to pass the guard but Bismol is keeping the position.
Bismol wants to sweep here but Gairzinio controlling him for the moment.

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.

Bismol looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bismol controls Gairzinio momentarily but Gairzinio frees himself.

Bismol throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gairzinio escapes and throws Bismol's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bismol tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Gairzinio decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bismol scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bismol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gairzinio feints and then cracks Bismol's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bismol down.
Bismol lands a really nice looking cross but Gairzinio seems unphased.
Bismol will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bismol is breathing heavily.
Bismol checks a low kick from Gairzinio.

Gairzinio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bismol, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gairzinio pushes Bismol back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gairzinio tries to score a body lock takedown but Bismol shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bismol.
Gairzinio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gairzinio lands with a right to the head.
Gairzinio trying to land knees to the body.
Gairzinio just leaning against Bismol, taking a breather.
Gairzinio scores with a shot to the side of Bismol's head.
Gairzinio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bismol backwards.
Gairzinio landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Gairzinio.
Gairzinio presses Bismol against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gairzinio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gairzinio lands with a light punch inside.
Gairzinio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Bismol is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Gairzinio.
Oh Bismol is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Gairzinio.
Gairzinio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gairzinio lands with a short shot to the head.
Gairzinio lands an elbow just above Bismol 's eye.

Gairzinio breaks the clinch.
Gairzinio lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gairzinio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bismol seems to have got his legs back now.
Matt Bismol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gairzinio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gairzinio.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bismol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gairzinio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gairzinio throws a leg kick but Bismol moved away.
Gairzinio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bismol's calf.

Bismol has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gairzinio has a couple of punches blocked by Bismol.
Gairzinio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bismols head.

Gairzinio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gairzinio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bismol misses with a combination
and Gairzinio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bismol's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Gairzinio.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gairzinio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gairzinio is looking to clinch but Bismol is avoiding it.
Gairzinio misses with an uppercut.

A big head kick from Gairzinio and Bismol is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Gairzinio controlling from the top position.
Bismol has a closed guard, preventing Gairzinio from standing up.
Gairzinio stopping the sweep attempt from Bismol.
Bismol has a closed guard, preventing Gairzinio from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bismol looking to control but Gairzinio passes into half guard.
Gairzinio blocks the strikes from Bismol.
Gairzinio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bismol wants to get back to full guard.

Gairzinio gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Gairzinio wants to clinch up but Bismol keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gairzinio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bismol's calf.
Bismol on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gairzinio. Gairzinio obviously looking to wear him down.
Bismol tries to clinch up.
Gairzinio tries to clinch but Bismol is having none of it.
Gairzinio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bismol misses with a looping right.
Gairzinio lands a head kick. Bismol smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Gairzinio is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Bismol is in big trouble! Gairzinio is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Bismol. Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Cane Gairzinio!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Cuervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raymond Chow has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jose Cuervo's chin.

Cuervo
vs
Chow

167 cm
21
145 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

162 cm
24
141 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
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 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Jose Cuervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Raymond Chow!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chow thows a body shot but no joy.
Cuervo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cuervo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chow.
Cuervo lands a nice shot to the body.
Cuervo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chow displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Cuervo is rocked!
Cuervo fails to land with a series of punches.
Cuervo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jose Cuervo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Chow with that takedown attempt.
Chow takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cuervo throws a right hand that Chow ducks under and follows up with a left that Chow also avoids with ease.
Chow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Chow drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Oh Cuervo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuervo is not content to let Chow control the position.
Cuervo seems to have got his legs back now.
Chow working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo is trying to get back to his feet.
Chow remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cuervo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chow.
You can see the frustration on Cuervo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chow lands an elbow.
A lull in the action here.
Chow throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chow controlling the position.
Chow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cuervo is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chow works to advance to full mount. Cuervo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Cuervo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chow looking to finish Cuervo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cuervo!
Chow raining down shots from the mount!
Chow lands a big elbow.
Cuervo is trying to escape the mount.
Chow controlling from mount.
Chow dominating with strikes here.
Chow sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cuervo is in a horrible position here. Chow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo taking shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cuervo is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chow cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Chow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chow with shots to the head and body - Cuervo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chow landing shots from mount.
Chow controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Chow has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Chow putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cuervo tries to lock up and control but Chow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chow trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chow with a couple of short strikes.
Cuervo wants to control but Chow is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cuervo working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Chow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chow postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cuervo looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Chow dominated that round.
That's time! Cuervo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chow misses with a body shot
and Cuervo counters with a two punch combo.
Chow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jose Cuervo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chow misses with a looping left.
Chow checks a low kick from Cuervo.
Cuervo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Chow counter with a right hand.
Cuervo throws a series of punches but Chow moves out of range.
Cuervo misses with a double jab
and Chow counters with a nice body shot.
Chow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cuervo.
Chow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cuervo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chow misses with an uppercut. Cuervo saw that one coming.
Chow misses with an uppercut.
Chow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chow scores with a jab to the body.
Cuervo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chow counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from Chow misses
and Cuervo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cuervo tries to bum rush Chow with a series of wild strikes but Chow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chow with a jab.
Cuervo throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Chow to counter with a crisp jab.

Chow shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cuervo is trying to defend but Chow finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in half guard, Chow seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chow is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cuervo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cuervo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cuervo is working hard here to advance position.

Chow is trying to work for a kimura but Cuervo is defending well.

Chow is trying for a kimura here. Cuervo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Chow wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raymond Chow!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlton Robinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gray
vs
Robinson

172 cm
18
161 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
162 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Australian Xtreme - 159 Energy + Stamina!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlton Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gray fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Robinson lands a glancing blow to the side of Gray's head.

It looks like Tim Gray has been cut.
Gray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gray tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Gray can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Robinson and Gray drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Robinson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlton Robinson! Carlton Robinson retains his lightweight title!