RFC 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carmen Sandiego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JayJay Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marvin has chosen "Your Not Alone" - Tinchy Stryder as his entrance music. JayJay Marvin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sandiego
vs
Marvin

185 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
207 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carmen Sandiego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, JayJay Marvin!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandiego stuffs the takedown.
Marvin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sandiego circles away.
Sandiego tries to clinch there but Marvin circles away.
Sandiego keeps the fight on the outside.
Sandiego stuffs the takedown.
Carmen Sandiego has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JayJay Marvin.

Sandiego gets a clinch.

Marvin manages to break the clinch.
Sandiego misses with a leg kick.
Marvin looks to throw the jab but Sandiego is out of range.
Sandiego doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Marvin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sandiego is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marvin stopping the sweep attempt from Sandiego.
Sandiego manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marvin manages to get himself to full guard.
Sandiego won't allow Marvin to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandiego wants to control from the top but Marvin keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Marvin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sandiego is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marvin unloading with bombs!
Sandiego tries to hold on but Marvin postures up.
Marvin is landing with some decent strikes but Sandiego is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandiego is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sandiego is breathing heavily.
Sandiego is in a horrible position here. Marvin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sandiego tries to hold on but Marvin postures up.
Marvin is landing with some decent strikes but Sandiego is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Marvin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sandiego taking shots to the head.
Sandiego keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sandiego is working hard here to advance position.
Sandiego tries to hold on but Marvin pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin working the ground and pound effectively.
Sandiego is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sandiego is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Marvin unloading with bombs!
Marvin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandiego is looking to get to half guard.
Sandiego tries to hold on but Marvin postures up.
Sandiego is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marvin wants to control the pace but Sandiego is squirming around nicely.
Marvin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sandiego regains half guard.
Marvin working Sandiego over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Marvin.
Marvin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sandiego's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JayJay Marvin 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.

Sandiego tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marvin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sandiego fails with a takedown attempt.
Sandiego fails to land the takedown.
Marvin closes the distance but Sandiego moves to the side

and Sandiego counters with a shoot takedown. Marvin fights it but they end up in guard.
Sandiego preventing the sweep.
Sandiego trying to control the position from guard on top but Marvin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marvin keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Marvin 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sandiego postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandiego pushing down on Marvin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Marvin is trying to stand.
Marvin missing with punches from the bottom.
Sandiego trying to control from half guard but Marvin is working away.
Sandiego throwing shots but Marvin is blocking nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marvin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sandiego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sandiego!
Sandiego darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marvin lands a jab to the head.
Carmen Sandiego is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marvin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sandiego distracts Marvin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sandiego throws a big right hand that misses.
Marvin wants to get back to his feet but Sandiego is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sandiego trying to control the position from guard on top but Marvin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sandiego is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Marvin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
JayJay Marvin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sandiego not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sandiego gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Marvin counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carmen Sandiego. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marvin is pressed up against the ropes. Sandiego has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marvin down to the mat. Marvin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Sandiego as Marvin shoots in.
Sandiego has a takedown stuffed.
Sandiego misses with a takedown attempt

and Marvin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sandiego!
Marvin landing shots from mount.
Sandiego working to try and regain half guard.
Sandiego tries to lock up and control but Marvin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin unloading with bombs!
Sandiego taking shots to the head.
Marvin avoids the attempt from Sandiego to control.
Marvin can't control as he wanted to and Sandiego manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Sandiego has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marvin is working away from the top position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sandiego instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marvin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sandiego gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sandiego can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sandiego tries to close the distance and clinch but Marvin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sandiego shoots for a takedown but Marvin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marvin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marvin cracks Sandiego with an open hand slap.
Marvin doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Sandiego counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marvin!
Sandiego is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marvin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sandiego looking to land elbow strikes but Marvin uses the position to regain half guard.
Sandiego is nestled in close to Marvin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sandiego wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marvin keeps working.

Sandiego is looking for a kimura here.
Sandiego sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marvin defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandiego tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Marvin is trying to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Sandiego feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Marvin tries to strike from the bottom.
Marvin trying to strike off his back.
Marvin tries to strike from the bottom.
Sandiego 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.
Marvin wants to stand up but Sandiego is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin wants to sweep but no luck.
Sandiego trying to control the position from guard on top but Marvin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marvin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sandiego's guard.
Sandiego looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sandiego trying to control the position.
Sandiego wants to control but Marvin passes easily into half guard.
Sandiego wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandiego pushes Marvin off looking to stand but Marvin dives back in and keeps control.
Sandiego trying to hold on to Marvin's head to control him but Marvin postures up.
Sandiego is looking to improve his position.
Sandiego keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

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

Sandiego closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sandiego working the ground and pound.
Sandiego is looking to take a break and control but Marvin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marvin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sandiego's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Marvin is staying active underneath Sandiego, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandiego scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marvin is trying to stand.
Marvin tries to get to full guard but Sandiego has control of the leg.

Marvin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
JayJay Marvin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandiego scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sandiego tries to clinch but Marvin moves away

and Marvin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marvin.
Marvin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Marvin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sandiego's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marvin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sandiego looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sandiego wants to control but Marvin passes easily into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to JayJay Marvin.
I think Marvin 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JayJay Marvin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kev Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes to the ring accompanied by "Bad Things" by Jace Everett. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Martin Ward enters the ring!

Richards
vs
Ward

179 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Richards' Remedies

ACME Fight Food Q150 promotion 30 dollar

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kev Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Ward!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ward tries to clinch up.

Richards scores a takedown into full mount!

Richards swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kev Richards!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hizkeel Abu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Banks
vs
Abu

180 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hizkeel Abu!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Banks clinches up with Abu and pushes him back against the ropes.
Abu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Abu throws a head punch that misses.
Banks wants to break free but Abu has control.
Abu misses with the head strike.
Abu digs a right hand underneath Banks's ribcage. Banks let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Banks manages to break the clinch.
Abu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banks swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Banks drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Banks tries to stand but Abu is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Abu pulls Banks in close to his closed guard and prevents Banks from doing any damage or advancing position.

Abu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Banks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Banks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Banks works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Abu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Banks is controlling the pace.
Banks is stalling here. Abu is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Banks seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Abu has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Abu decides to stand up, so the ref orders Banks to his feet.

Abu tries to keep at a distance but Banks has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Abu.
Nice body punch from Abu.
Banks is breathing heavily.
Abu lands a body punch.
Abu works on Banks's body with a couple of short punches.
Abu lands an uppercut.
Abu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abu lands a right hand.
Abu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bankss head.
Abu lands a left hand.
Abu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bankss head.
Abu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Abu on the inside.
Abu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Abu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Still in the clinch, Abu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abu pushes Banks back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Abu pushes Banks back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abu.
Abu digs a right hand into Banks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banks's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abu lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Abu.
Abu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abu is working Banks over against the ropes.
Abu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Abu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abu lands a nice uppercut.
Abu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Banks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Abu.
Banks takes a shot to the head.
Abu prevents the takedown attempt.
Abu lands with a light punch inside.
Abu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Abu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abu scores with a shoulder strike.
Abu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Abu scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Abu.

Banks is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Abu.
Oh Banks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Abu lands a nice shot to the body.
Abu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abu lands a nice shot to the body.
Abu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
A short right from Abu.
Abu lands an uppercut.
A short left from Abu.
Abu pushes Banks back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Abu lands with a short shot to the head.
Abu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Abu.
Abu scores with a shot to the side of Banks's head.
A short uppercut from Abu.
A nice left hand lands by Abu.
A shot in the inside from Abu.
Abu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Banks seems to have got his legs back now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abu.
Abu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Abu is working Banks over against the ropes.
Banks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Abu smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hizkeel Abu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Abu wants to clinch but Banks slips to the side
and Banks counters with a left and a right that stings Abu.
Hizkeel Abu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Banks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abu as he jumps to the side.
Banks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abu cracks Banks with an uppercut from hell and Banks crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Abu's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Abu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Banks is proving hard to escape from.
Abu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks keeping moving, preventing Abu from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Banks working a defensive guard but Abu manages to pass into side control anyway.
Banks is trying to control Abu's posture but Abu avoids it.

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.

Abu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Banks is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Abu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Abu has Banks up against the ropes in a clinch.
Abu gets through Banks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bankss head.
A head punch on the inside from Banks fails to land.
Hizkeel Abu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Abu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Banks.
A short uppercut from Abu.
Banks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abu lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Abu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Abu.
Abu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bankss head.
Abu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Banks is looking to break free of the clinch but Abu has double underhooks.
Abu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abu presses Banks against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Abu.
A short right from Abu on the inside.
A short uppercut from Abu.
Abu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Abu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abu digs a right hand into Banks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banks's gas tank.
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!
Abu lands a body shot.
Abu lands with a right to the head.
Abu lands with a light punch inside.
Abu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Abu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bankss head.
Abu lands a right hand.
Abu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abu gets through Banks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abu.
Abu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Banks.
Abu is leaning against Banks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abu cracks Banks with a nice body shot.
Banks looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
A hook to the body from Abu.
Abu lands a body punch.
Abu lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Abu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hizkeel Abu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Abu closes the distance and clinches.

Banks jumps guard.
Banks thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Abu stops Banks from standing up.
Abu wants to control from the top but Banks keeps moving.
Banks trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Abu stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Abu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Abu as Banks shoots in.

Abu clinches up against the ropes.
Banks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abu digs a right hand into Banks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banks's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Abu.
Banks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Abu just stands there and leans against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abu.
Abu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Abu.
Abu scores with a shot to the side of Banks's head.
A shot in the inside from Abu.
Abu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Abu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Banks or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks takes a shot to the head.
Abu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abu lands an uppercut.
Abu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Abu.
Abu lands a shoulder strike.
Abu lands with a short shot to the head.
Abu lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Abu.
Abu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Abu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abu.
Abu lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Abu.
Abu lands a right hand.
Abu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Abu.
Abu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Abu.
Banks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bankss head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Abu.
Abu scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Abu.
A shot in the inside from Abu.
A short right from Abu.
Abu cracks Banks with a nice body shot.
Abu scores with a hook to the body.
Abu scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Abu.
Banks tries to stall but Abu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abu lands a body shot.
Abu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abu is working Banks over against the ropes.
Abu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abu lands a shot to the body.
Abu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Abu scores with a shot to the side of Banks's head.
A short left from Abu.
Abu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Banks.
Banks tries to score a body lock takedown but Abu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Abu gets through Banks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abu swings wildly with an uppercut but Banks uses good head movement to avoid it.

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.
Banks takes a shot to the head.
Abu keeps control of Banks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Abu lands with a short shot to the head.
Abu scores with a shot to the side of Banks's head.
Abu digs a right hand into Banks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banks's gas tank.
Abu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
Abu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abu prevents Banks from breaking the clinch.
Abu lands a right hand.
Banks looking for a takedown.
Banks is trying to break free.
Abu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Abu lands a hook that snaps the head of Banks backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Abu.
A short right from Abu.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Banks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Abu smiles and moves away.
Brad Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hizkeel Abu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Abu closes the distance and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hizkeel Abu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Abu 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 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hizkeel Abu!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chay Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Willis
vs
Russel

180 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chay Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Philip Russel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Willis.
Russel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willis misses the body punch
and Russel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Willis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Russel!
Willis landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Russel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Russel is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willis misses with a head shot.
Russel is still in real trouble! Can Willis finish him?
Russel tries to lock up and control but Willis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Russel seems to have recovered his senses.
Russel might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Willis kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Russel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Willis lands a heavy elbow.
Russel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Willis lands a heavy elbow.
Willis loads up with a big shot that hurts Russel! He's pulled Willis in close but Willis has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Russel survive? More strikes from Willis and Russel is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chay Willis!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jericho's choice of entrance music: Moving in Stereo by The Cars. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Moore
vs
Jericho

182 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jericho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jericho as he avoids it easily.

Jericho decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jericho is trying to control. Moore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moore wants to get back to full guard but Jericho has mounted him!
Moore is trying desperately to improve position.
Moore is working hard here to advance position.
Jericho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jericho with good strikes from the mount here!
Moore is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Moore swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jericho lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jericho lands a nice shot to the head.
Moore is working to get back to half guard.
Jericho controlling from mount.
Jericho lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Moore hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moore's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jericho lands a heavy elbow.
Jericho cracks Moore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Moore working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Jericho connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moore tries to lock up and control but Jericho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Moore in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jericho cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Moore slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Moore has hold of Jericho's hands but Jericho slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Moore!
Jericho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jericho lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jericho looking to control but Moore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jericho landing shots from mount.
Moore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jericho trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho dominating with strikes here.
Moore is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jericho cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jericho lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Moore is in a horrible position here. Jericho smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jericho avoids the attempt from Moore to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Jericho connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Jericho 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.

Jericho drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Moore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Moore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jericho working the ground and pound.
Jericho scores with punches from side control.
Jericho cracks Moore with a big right hand but Moore just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jericho looks up at the clock and then as Moore takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jericho smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Moore wants to control but Jericho postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dan Jericho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jericho cracks Moore with a big elbow.
Moore is trying to control Jericho's posture but Jericho avoids it.
Jericho working the head and body with strikes.
Jericho trying to control the position but Moore is working away.
Jericho lands some shots froms side control.
Moore is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jericho is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jericho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jericho has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Moore's face.
Moore takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jericho breaks from Moore's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Moore is looking to get to half guard.
Jericho avoids the attempt from Moore to control.
Jericho looking to control but Moore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jericho working Moore over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to escape the mount.
Jericho landing punches.
Jericho scoring with strikes but Moore is staying in there.
Jericho postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Moore looks a forlorn figure.
Moore is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jericho lands a big elbow.
Jericho landing strikes, looking to finish!
Moore is squirming around, avoiding Jericho's attempts to control the action.
Jericho lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jericho lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Moore is in a horrible position here. Jericho smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jericho landing strikes, looking to finish!
Moore tries to lock up and control but Jericho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Moore that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Moore is working to get back to half guard.
Jericho working Moore over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore tries to reverse the position but Jericho maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Jericho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Moore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jericho swivels and escapes.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jericho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jericho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jericho shoots for a double leg takedown but Moore sprawls well. He's pushed Jericho's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dan Jericho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jericho shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moore's guard.
Jericho passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Moore sneaks back into half guard.
Jericho trying to mount his opponent but Moore defends it.
Moore manages to get to full guard.
Moore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jericho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jericho looking to pass the guard.
Moore keeping moving, preventing Jericho from controlling successfully.
Jericho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moore is keeping the position for now.
Jericho postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moore wants to clinch up but Jericho keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moore is looking to clinch but Jericho is avoiding it.

Jericho drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jericho scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moore tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jericho postures up.
Moore thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Moore looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jericho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho lands a couple of elbows.
Jericho preventing the sweep.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jericho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jericho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jericho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moore misses with a takedown

and Jericho decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Moore's guard.
Jericho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moore controls Jericho momentarily but Jericho frees himself.
Jericho keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moore's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho looking to pass the guard.
Moore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jericho passes Moore's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dan Jericho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore gets back to full guard.
Moore is looking to stand up but Jericho isn't so interested in that idea.
Moore looking for a sweep. Not yet Moore, not yet.
Richard Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jericho is pushing down on Moore's leg trying to pass to half guard. Moore is fighting to maintain full guard but Jericho has managed to sneak the leg through.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Jericho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jericho 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Jericho!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhatma Gandhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Newton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Newton
vs
Gandhi

172 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhatma Gandhi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gandhi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Newton lands a body shot.

Gandhi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Newton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gandhi.
Gandhi controlling the position from side mount.
Gandhi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Newton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gandhi.
Gandhi trying to control the action but Newton is working from the bottom.
Gandhi working the strikes but Newton uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Gandhi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Newton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gandhi doesn't manage to clinch there - Newton circles away.

Gandhi feints and as Newton raises his hands in defense, Gandhi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Newton working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Newton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gandhi throws a strike but Newton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gandhi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Newton has passed into side control.
Gandhi wants to control but Newton postures up.
Gandhi misses with a strike from the bottom.
Newton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gandhi keeps working.
Gandhi is looking for a sweep.
A control attempt from Gandhi but he's now mounted!
Newton wants to get back to his feet but Gandhi is holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi manages to control the position for a moment.
Gandhi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gandhi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gandhi tries to hold on but Newton postures up.
Gandhi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gandhi looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Newton fails to take his opponent's back.
Gandhi is desperately trying to improve his position but Newton has a good base and remains in mount.
Gandhi is squirming around, avoiding Newton's attempts to control the action.
Gandhi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Newton throwing shots but Gandhi is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muhatma Gandhi dominated that round.
That's time! Newton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Newton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Muhatma Gandhi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gandhi shoots for a takedown but Newton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Gandhi. No joy for Newton on that attempt.

Gandhi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gandhi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Newton is looking to control Gandhi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Newton avoid being mounted?
Gandhi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gandhi is looking for a kimura but Newton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gandhi to get the leverage.
Gandhi is breathing heavily.

Newton looking for submissions off his back.
Gandhi working the head and body with strikes.
Gandhi is thwarting Newton's attempts to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gandhi has a takedown stuffed.
Ben Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhatma Gandhi.
Gandhi fails with an attempt to clinch.

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.
Horrible takedown by Newton or perhaps it was just good defense by Gandhi which made him look bad.
Gandhi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Newton pinned against the cage. Newton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Newton tries for a takedown but Gandhi circles away easily

and Gandhi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gandhi.
Newton is trying to keep Gandhi in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gandhi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gandhi tries to free his leg and advance position but Newton is retaining full guard.

Newton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gandhi tries to free his leg and advance position but Newton is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi throws and elbow that misses. Newton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gandhi's guard. Nice move by Newton!
Newton tries to stand but Gandhi is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gandhi wants to hit a switch here but Newton passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gandhi there!

Gandhi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Newton.

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.

Newton wants to finish this one by submission but Gandhi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Newton.
Gandhi working to try and regain half guard.
Gandhi wants to hold on but Newton pushes him away.
Gandhi blocking the ground and pound.
Gandhi tries to lock up and control but Newton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Newton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from Newton. No joy for Gandhi on that attempt.
Muhatma Gandhi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gandhi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gandhi at a distance.
Newton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gandhi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gandhi thows a big elbow that misses.
Newton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gandhi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gandhi looking to sit in guard and control but Newton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gandhi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Gandhi looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Newton has picked Gandhi up and slammed him! Gandhi can't keep hold of the triangle and Newton manages to pass to side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gandhi stops Newton from passing to mount.
Gandhi is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Newton is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Newton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gandhi is looking to escape.
Gandhi is looking to improve his position but Newton isn't that keen on the idea.
Gandhi tries to hold on but Newton postures up.

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.
Newton throws some wild stikes that Gandhi manages to avoid easily.
Newton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gandhi is looking to escape.
Newton is really struggling to control Gandhi but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Newton working for a guillotine from mount but Gandhi is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi is trying to escape the mount.
Gandhi tries to lock up and control but Newton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Newton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gandhi is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gandhi wants to hold on but Newton pushes him away.
Newton looking to control but Gandhi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Newton controlling the pace for now.
Newton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gandhi working to try and regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Muhatma Gandhi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gandhi 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhatma Gandhi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobo Balde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thales Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Balde
vs
Moreno

195 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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, Bobo Balde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thales Moreno!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno misses the shot to the body.
Moreno throws a sloppy head kick and Balde moves out of range easily.
A combination from Balde does no damage.
Moreno throws a hook but Balde avoids it easily.
Balde blocks the body kick.
Nice body punch from Balde.
Moreno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moreno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Thales Moreno has been cut.
Balde lands with an uppercut that bounces Moreno off the ropes and back into rage.
A swing and a miss from Balde.
Moreno scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Moreno misses.
Moreno misses with a straight left.
Balde throws a nice looking combination but Moreno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moreno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Moreno is countered with a crisp right hand from Balde that sends him to the canvas! Balde follows him to the mat into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Balde decides to stand back up. Balde steps back and let's Moreno get back to his feet.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Balde! Moreno is backing up but he can't get away as Balde lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Moreno and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bobo Balde!