TIP 27 -- PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Razorlight - Vice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Quinn
vs
Fletcher

176 cm
19
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

172 cm
19
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Quinn misses.
A swing and a miss from Fletcher.
Fletcher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Quinn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fletcher lands a nice looking body shot.
Quinn fails to land with a series of punches.
Quinn throws a jab when Fletcher was well out of range.
Quinn takes one on the button.
A combination from Fletcher does no damage.
Quinn catches Fletcher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fletcher defending well as Quinn loads up on a big left hand.
Fletcher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quinn throws a hook to the side of Fletcher's head but Fletcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quinn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fletcher thuds a left hand into Quinn's body.
Fletcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinn moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fletcher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a straight left.
Fletcher blocks a jab.
Fletcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fletcher keeps the fight on the outside.
Fletcher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Quinn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fletcher.
Quinn misses with an uppercut.
Quinn misses with a right hand
and Fletcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Fletcher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quinn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fletcher stuffs the takedown attempt from Quinn. Quinn gets slowly back to his feet.
Fletcher lands with a good body shot.
Fletcher lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Quinn throws out a loose jab but Fletcher uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fletcher.

Quinn has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fletcher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fletcher taking a breather.
Fletcher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Quinn.
Fletcher lands a right hand.
Fletcher trying to control the position but instead, Quinn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fletcher into the cage.
Fletcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quinn blocks it with crossed arms.
Quinn can't get the takedown.
Fletcher letting Quinn take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher is trying to break the clinch but Quinn has him pressed against the cage.

Quinn breaks the clinch.
Fletcher lands a lovely overhand right.
Fletcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quinn.
Fletcher is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Quinn rather than just go for the knockout.

Quinn has closed the distance and engaged Fletcher in a clinch.
Fletcher swings wildly with an uppercut but Quinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fletcher is trying to break free.
Quinn is trying to stall.
Quinn can't find room to land a body shot as Fletcher controls the action.
Fletcher can't break the clinch.
Quinn misses with some punches.
Fletcher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher is trying to stall.
Quinn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quinn trying to stall but Fletcher improves his position.
Quinn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fletcher lands with a right to the head.
Quinn pushes Fletcher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fletcher tries to circle away but Quinn has him pinned against the cage.
Fletcher tries to break free but Quinn pushes him back against the cage.
Quinn stalling in the clinch.
Quinn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fletcher tries to circle away but Quinn has him pinned against the cage.
Quinn avoiding damage.
A short body shot lands from Fletcher as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Fletcher 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.

Fletcher loads up on a big right hand but Quinn slips the punch.
Quinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fletcher manages to avoid it.
A jab from Quinn misses.
Fletcher lands with a straight right. Quinn didn't see that one coming.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Fletcher.
Fletcher scores with a shot to the body.
Fletcher stuffs the takedown.
Fletcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quinn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fletcher circles away quickly and effectively.
Fletcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fletcher keeps the fight on the outside.
Frankie Fletcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fletcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fletcher misses with a straight right.
Quinn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Quinn misses.
Fletcher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher lands a jab.
Fletcher slips a straight right by Quinn.
Quinn misses with a straight left.
Fletcher lands a jab.
Fletcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Quinn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fletcher under the eye.
A slow jab from Fletcher misses its intended target.
Quinn misses with an uppercut
enabling Fletcher to counter with a crisp jab.
Quinn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fletcher throws a chopping leg kick but Quinn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fletcher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn missing with a left hand there. Fletcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fletcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fletcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Quinn moves out of range as Fletcher strikes.
Frankie Fletcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fletcher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fletcher scores with a jab. Quinn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fletcher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quinn in his tracks.
Nice shot by Quinn.
Fletcher moves away from the strike by Quinn.
Fletcher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Quinn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quinn throws out a powerful jab.
Fletcher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fletcher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Quinn doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher throws out a loose jab but Quinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fletcher slips a straight right by Quinn.
Quinn takes one to the chin there.
Quinn throws a lazy uppercut
and Fletcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Quinn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fletcher swings for the body but Quinn moves out of range.
Quinn misses with a hook.
Fletcher jabs Quinn right on the nose. Quinn blinks but takes it well.
Fletcher scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Quinn throws a right and a left that Fletcher avoids nicely.
Quinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fletcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quinn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fletcher.
Quinn throws a hook but Fletcher avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn slips under a jab.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fletcher misses the jab.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Fletcher.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quinn shoots in but Fletcher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fletcher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fletcher jabs Quinn right on the nose. Quinn blinks but takes it well.
Fletcher lunges at Quinn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Quinn's hand.
Fletcher scores with a nice head shot.

Quinn fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fletcher to the ground. Quinn is now in Fletcher's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fletcher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quinn controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Fletcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fletcher with a nice cross.
Fletcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fletcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fletcher moves away from the strike by Quinn.
Quinn moves out of range of the leg kick from Fletcher.
A combination from Quinn does no damage.
Fletcher does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fletcher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fletcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fletcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quinn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fletcher throws a hook but Quinn blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher scores with a sloppy right hand. Quinn should have avoided that one.
Fletcher cracks Quinn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Quinn moves out of range of the strikes.
Fletcher throws a jab when Quinn was well out of range.
Fletcher moves away from the strike by Quinn.
Good exchange - Fletcher coming out on top.
Quinn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Quinn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fletcher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Quinn misses with a hook
and Fletcher counters with a straight right hand.
Quinn throws a big shot that misses.
Quinn throws a hook to the side of Fletcher's head but Fletcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fletcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quinn.
Fletcher works Quinn's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Quinn drives through with a takedown into Fletcher's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quinn is one step ahead there.
Fletcher is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fletcher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher trying to keep a closed guard but Quinn is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frankie Fletcher wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fletcher misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Quinn checks a leg kick.
Fletcher misses with a combination
and Quinn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Quinn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fletcher throws a big shot that misses.
Fletcher looks to land a right hand but Quinn moved out of range.
Fletcher lands a right hook to the body.
Quinn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fletcher.
Fletcher walks into a straight right hand from Quinn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quinn takes a swing at Fletcher's ribcage but misses.
Quinn misses with a wild combination.
Quinn needs to keep his hands up - Fletcher had a free shot at his head there.
Jason Quinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fletcher throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Quinn just misses with a punch to the body.
Quinn misses with a straight left.
Fletcher connects with a jab.
Quinn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fletcher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fletcher tries to work over Quinn's front leg with a kick but Quinn checks it.
Quinn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fletcher.
Frankie Fletcher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Quinn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fletcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Fletcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fletcher 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 Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Fletcher!
After winning the bout, Frankie Fletcher thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson has chosen Two Steps from Hell - Heart of Courage as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hall
vs
Gustafsson

183 cm
18
181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Emil Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hall on the side of the head.

Hall tries to keep at a distance but Gustafsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hall avoiding damage as Gustafsson throws knees to the body.
Gustafsson tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Hall is trying to drag Gustafsson to the mat but Gustafsson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gustafsson misses with an elbow strike.
Gustafsson lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
Gustafsson lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson lands a knee to the head.
Gustafsson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.
Hall changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gustafsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gustafsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Gustafsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hall tries to stall but Gustafsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hall has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gustafsson after a bit of a struggle.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Gustafsson lands a damaging elbow.
Hall wants to take the fight to the mat but Gustafsson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Gustafsson is pressed up against the cage. Hall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gustafsson down to the mat. Gustafsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt.
Gustafsson connects with a crisp jab.
Hall throws a series of punches but Gustafsson avoids them all with ease.
Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Gustafsson thows a left - swing and a miss!

Hall shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gustafsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Gustafsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Gustafsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hall throws a strike aimed at the side of Gustafsson's head but Gustafsson avoids it well.
Hall lands a nice forearm strike.
Hall tries to score with some ground and pound. Gustafsson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Gustafsson's face as Hall controls the position.
Gustafsson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hall's best efforts.
Hall stalling.
Gustafsson is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson wants to get back to full guard.
Hall throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Gustafsson looking for submissions off his back.
Gustafsson is trying to maintain the position but Hall is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hall throwing shots but Gustafsson is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Emil Gustafsson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall tries for a takedown but Gustafsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustafsson misses the target.
Gustafsson misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Gustafsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Gustafsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gustafsson.
Nice defenses there by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gustafsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hall's hands.

Hall closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gustafsson to the mat! Gustafsson manages to get full guard.
Hall engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hall won't allow Gustafsson to sweep him here.
Hall has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to free his leg and advance position but Gustafsson is retaining full guard.
Gustafsson looking to control.

Gustafsson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gustafsson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hall sitting in guard, not really doing much.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gustafsson is trying to control the position but Hall postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gustafsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hall doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hall manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gustafsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hall.
Gustafsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hall throwing strikes but missing.
Hall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hall looking to pass the guard.
Gustafsson seems keen to control Hall's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hall.
Gustafsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hall throws a big elbow that misses.
Hall throws a strike but Gustafsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hall controlling the position.
Hall on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hall tries to get out of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gustafsson prevents Hall from getting back to his feet.
Justin Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hall wants to get back to his feet but Gustafsson passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Justin Hall will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gustafsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gustafsson.
Hall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustafsson is just out of range.
Hall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gustafsson slips under a jab.
Gustafsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gustafsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown but Gustafsson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Gustafsson ducks down to avoid it.
Hall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emil Gustafsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall misses with a hook.
Gustafsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Hall should have avoided that one.

Hall shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hall is pressing down on Gustafsson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gustafsson is holding on for now.
Hall wants to control but Gustafsson is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gustafsson keeps working.

Gustafsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hall trying to control from Gustafsson's half guard. Gustafsson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gustafsson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hall content to stall in guard here.
Gustafsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gustafsson is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall fails with a takedown attempt.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Hall closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gustafsson quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gustafsson trying to control but Hall postures up.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Justin Hall!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Dahmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshio Osami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Dahmer
vs
Osami

160 cm
20
170 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

180 cm
27
160 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Dahmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshio Osami!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahmer shoots in and drives through. Osami sprawls well.
Osami throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dahmer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Osami fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dahmer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dahmer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Osami works Dahmer's body with a nice hook.
Dahmer shoots in but no luck this time.

Oooooh!!! Osami has knocked Dahmer down with a huge combo! Osami steps away and waves a wobbly Dahmer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Dahmer is rocked!

It looks like Jeff Dahmer has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dahmer.
Oh Dahmer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Dahmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dahmer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Osami.
Dahmer seems to have got his legs back now.

Osami lands a left and a right that send Dahmer crashing to the mat, dazed. Osami thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A big left from Osami misses.
Dahmer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Osami defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Osami.
Dahmer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Osami as he avoids it easily.
Osami throws a series of punches but Dahmer avoids them all with ease.
Osami jabs Dahmer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dahmer misses with a takedown
and Osami counters with a nice uppercut.
Dahmer is breathing heavily.
Osami throws a series of punches but Dahmer moves out of range.
Osami catches Dahmer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Osami scores with a one two! Dahmer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osami cracks Dahmer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Osami displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dahmer.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Osami enables Dahmer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Osami manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Osami keeping full guard, as Dahmer tries to pass.
Dahmer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dahmer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dahmer advances position into side control!
Osami is pushing Dahmer's head away, looking to escape. Dahmer manages to hold on to the position though.
Dahmer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Osami is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dahmer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahmer tries to score with some ground and pound. Osami controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dahmer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Dahmer has hold of Osami's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Osami seems comfortable defending it but Dahmer has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Osami is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Osami is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Dahmer couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeff Dahmer!
Jeff Dahmer tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yo Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Thoughts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Gotti
vs
Thoughts

186 cm
26
210 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Modern Gladiators Clothes (only $10)

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yo Gotti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dark Thoughts!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thoughts misses with a leg kick
and Gotti counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Dark Thoughts has been cut.
Thoughts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thoughts has a takedown stuffed.
Gotti throws a sloppy head kick and Thoughts moves out of range easily.
Gotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thoughts shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gotti cracks the inside of Thoughts's front leg.
Gotti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gotti throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gotti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Thoughts looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gotti!
Thoughts working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Thoughts is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gotti will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gotti takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Thoughts landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thoughts lands a nice forearm strike.
Thoughts trying to control the position but Gotti is working away.
Thoughts working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gotti takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Thoughts working the head and body with strikes.
Thoughts in side control lands a decent elbow.
Thoughts scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gotti to see if he's OK.

Gotti is rocked!
Thoughts landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Oh Gotti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thoughts lands a strong strike to the head of Gotti. That's dazed him! Thoughts looking to finish here. Gotti is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Thoughts lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dark Thoughts!
Dark Thoughts is the new light heavyweight champion!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Elric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hanlon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elric comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne - Rolling In The Deep (Sorry 4 The Wait). Hanlon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ash - Arcadia. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Elric
vs
Hanlon

196 cm
19
270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
246 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Elric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Hanlon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanlon shoots in but Elric avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Elric drops Hanlon with a beautiful combination! Hanlon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Elric is looking for the KO!

It looks like Mark Hanlon has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Elric drops Hanlon with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hanlon looks back up at him and smiles so Elric waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mark Hanlon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elric thows a body shot but no joy.
Hanlon shoots in but Elric avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hanlon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanlon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Elric tries to keep at a distance but Hanlon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hanlon avoids a wild elbow strike from Elric.
Hanlon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Elric after a bit of a struggle.
Edward Elric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Hanlon.
Elric tries to land a knee to the head but Hanlon blocks with his arms.
Elric tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hanlon dodges an elbow strike from Elric.
Elric lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanlon backwards.

That has opened up Mark Hanlon's cut even more.
The referee calls for Elric to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elric tries to break free but Hanlon pushes him back against the cage.
Hanlon fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Elric manages to break the clinch.
Hanlon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Elric to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanlon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

The cut above Mark Hanlon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hanlon throws a looping overhand right but Elric ducks down to avoid it.
Hanlon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hanlon dives in and grabs Elric's left leg, looking for a takedown. Elric pushes down on Hanlon's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanlon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanlon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Elric.

Elric feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hanlon sprawling to the canvas! Hanlon rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Elric finish him?!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Hanlon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edward Elric!
Edward Elric seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tat Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taylor
vs
Caine

175 cm
21
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

150 cm
25
130 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

[IMMA] DTK Designs (Laundry)

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tat Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Caine!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caine blocks a low kick nicely.
Taylor lands a right hook to the body.

Caine closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Taylor did well to prevent Caine getting side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Caine trying to pass the guard but Taylor defending well.

Caine is working for a kimura but Taylor is defending it quite comfortably.
Taylor is trying to stand back up but Caine is controlling him
Caine trying to pass the guard but Taylor defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.

Caine seems to be looking for submissions.
Taylor is trying to stand.
Caine wants to pass to mount but Taylor is defending the position.

Caine is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Caine is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Caine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor prevents Caine from improving position.

Caine is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taylor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Caine advances to mount.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caine working for a submission but Taylor is keeping him at bay.

Caine swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Taylor is now in Caine's guard. A big mistake from Caine there, giving up the dominant position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Caine throws his legs up looking for a submission but Taylor uses it to pass to side control.
Caine defending against the ground and pound.
Caine is trying to work for a sweep but Taylor has mounted him!
Taylor controlling from mount.
Taylor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to control but Caine wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Benny Caine will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice sprawl there from Taylor as Caine shoots in.

Taylor rushes Caine and presses him up against the cage.

Taylor lands a takedown into guard.
Taylor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Caine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Tat Taylor wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Caine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taylor swivels and escapes.
Taylor misses with a body kick.
Caine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taylor can pounce on him.

Taylor has Caine up against the cage in a clinch.

Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Taylor.
Caine has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Benny Caine has been cut.

Caine tries to sprawl but Taylor drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caine wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Taylor uses his free foot to push down on Caine's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Caine.
Taylor looking to control but Caine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor controlling his opponent.
Caine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Taylor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Caine's face.
Caine sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to control the action in half guard but Caine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Taylor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Taylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caine is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taylor is keen to just control but Caine is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tat Taylor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benny Caine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Taylor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Caine gets caught napping as Taylor dives in and scores a takedown. Caine manages to retain guard.
Taylor is pushing down on Caine's leg trying to pass to half guard. Caine is fighting to maintain full guard but Taylor has managed to sneak the leg through.
Taylor controlling the pace.
Caine is trying to get back to full guard.
Taylor slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tat Taylor.
Caine stuffs the takedown.
Tat Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Caine tries to keep at a distance but Taylor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taylor is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taylor has Caine pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Taylor pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Caine tumbling to the mat - Taylor dives into Caine's guard.

Caine has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Taylor should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Caine has tightened it up now! Taylor should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Benny Caine!