LFC 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Fister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gatho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatho has chosen 666 - Bomba! as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Fister
vs
Gatho

182 cm
29
185 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

175 cm
32
176 lbs
21 - 14 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Fister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Ben Gatho!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fister throws a lazy head kick
and Gatho counters with a nice body kick.

Fister fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gatho, pushing him back against the cage.

Fister is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gatho is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fister to the mat. Fister regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatho forces his way into half guard.
Gatho perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fister is looking to improve his position.
Gatho stalling.
Ground and pound from Gatho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fister taking some punishment here, with Gatho in his half guard.
Gatho moves nicely into side control.
Fister knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gatho on the ground.
Gatho scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fister to see if he's OK.
Check out the look on Gatho's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gatho scoring with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fister takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gatho lands a few punches from side control.
Fister on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fister tries to get out of the position.
Gatho moves into full mount!
Gatho postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Fister out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Gatho goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ben Gatho!
An out of breath Ben Gatho thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Barboza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Dunk (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.

Barboza
vs
Dunk

180 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Sex Panther! (160q recovery $149)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Oliver Barboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Dunk!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunk throws a push kick but Barboza slaps the foot to one side.
Barboza swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunk.
Dunk misses with a kick to the body.
Dunk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barboza staying out of range there.
Dunk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benny Dunk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barboza.
Barboza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick by Dunk misses
and Barboza counters with an outside leg kick.
Dunk throws a body kick that misses.
Dunk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Oliver Barboza has been cut.
Dunk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dunk misses with a low kick as Barboza jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dunk rushes Barboza and presses him up against the cage.
Dunk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbozas head.
Barboza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunk misses with the head strike.
Dunk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dunk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barboza backwards.
Barboza wants to stall.
Dunk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dunk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barboza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunk is struggling to control the position.
Barboza pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barboza trying to control the position but instead, Dunk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barboza into the cage.
Dunk tries a knee to the head but Barboza blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barboza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dunk lands with a short shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dunk looking to throw knees to the head but Barboza is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Dunk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dunk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barboza blocks it with crossed arms.
Dunk tries to land a knee to the head but Barboza blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunk throws a punch but it's blocked by Barboza.
Barboza blocking some punches.
Dunk slowing the pace effectively.
Dunk has a couple of punches blocked by Barboza.
Dunk misses with a punch on the inside.
Barboza is looking to control Dunk's arms but Dunk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barboza has his back to the cage.
Dunk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barboza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barboza walks away with a smile on his face. Dunk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barboza blocks a head kick by Dunk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benny Dunk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Barboza'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.

Dunk lands a slapping body shot.
Dunk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dunk connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunk misses the target.
Dunk throws a leg kick but Barboza sees it coming and moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Barboza.
Barboza throws a leg kick that misses.
Dunk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barboza eats them both and turns towards Dunk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dunk misses with a body kick.
Barboza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barboza throws a leg kick that is checked

and Dunk counters with a crisp right hand that drops Barboza! Dunk lets Barboza back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Barboza is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barboza throws a leg kick but Dunk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oh Barboza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barboza misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barboza doesn't seem bothered though.
Dunk checks a leg kick nicely.
Barboza seems to have got his legs back now.
Barboza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dunk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barboza.
Dunk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunk doesn't manage to clinch there - Barboza circles away.
Dunk throws an overhand right that lands on Barboza's shoulder, as Barboza tries to avoid the shot.
Barboza attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dunk checks the leg kick.
Dunk misses with a straight right.
Dunk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza throws the left hand but Dunk avoids the punch easily.
Barboza throws out a leg kick but Dunk moves out of range and Barboza only half commits.
Benny Dunk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dunk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barboza blocks a head kick by Dunk.
Dunk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barboza.
Barboza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunk.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dunk.
Barboza checks a leg kick.
Dunk tries a head kick but it misses.
Barboza wants to land a leg kick but Dunk is out of range.
Dunk misses with a wild body shot.

Dunk closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunk misses with a punch to the body.
Dunk misses with a punch on the inside.
Come on Dunk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dunk misses with some punches.
Come on Dunk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barboza trying to stall but Dunk improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunk.
Dunk tries to land a knee to the head but Barboza blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barboza working hard to break the clinch.
Barboza trying to control the position but instead, Dunk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barboza into the cage.
Dunk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barboza avoids it.
Dunk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benny Dunk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oliver Barboza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dunk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barboza throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dunk's head.
Dunk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barboza. Barboza obviously looking to wear him down.
Dunk tries a head kick but it misses.
Dunk misses with a hook. Barboza ducked under it nicely.
Dunk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barboza throws a leg kick that misses.
Dunk misses with the body kick
and Dunk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dunk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barboza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dunk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barboza lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dunk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dunk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dunk checks a low kick from Barboza.
Barboza throws a leg kick
and Dunk counters with a body kick.
Barboza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dunk throws a leg kick but Barboza sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dunk swings for the body but Barboza moves out of range.
Dunk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunk wants to land a leg kick but Barboza is out of range.
Barboza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dunk digs a good body shot into Barboza's ribs.
Barboza moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dunk misses its intended target.
Barboza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dunk is able to avoid easily.
Barboza wants to slow Dunk down by chopping away at his legs.
Barboza lands with a slapping head kick.
Dunk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dunk checks the leg kick.
Barboza misses with a leg kick.
Dunk tries to land a body kick
and Barboza counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dunk is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunk moves in looking to clinch but Barboza pushes him off.
Barboza throws a chopping leg kick but Dunk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dunk connects with a leg kick. Barboza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Barboza blocks the leg kick.
Barboza shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dunk throws a body kick that misses
and Barboza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barboza misses with a low kick.
Dunk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barboza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dunk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dunk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dunk tries to close the distance and clinch but Barboza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dunk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dunk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barboza.

Dunk gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barboza is trying to force a seperation but Dunk has the dominant position.
Barboza stalling in the clinch.
Dunk misses with the head strike.
Dunk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barboza is stalling here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunk lands a right hand.
Dunk misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benny Dunk really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Barboza's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dunk walks into a stiff left hand from Barboza.
Barboza lands with a straight right. Dunk didn't see that one coming.
Dunk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dunk misses with a straight right.
Dunk fakes the leg kick and cracks Barboza in the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dunk checks a leg kick.
Dunk lands a really nice looking cross but Barboza seems unphased.
Barboza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dunk tries to clinch up.
Barboza pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dunk is out of range and Barboza settles back down.
Barboza staying out of range there.
Barboza moves out of range as Dunk throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barboza throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barboza looks to land a left hand but Dunk moved out of range nicely.
Barboza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dunk. Dunk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barboza throws a chopping leg kick but Dunk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dunk throws a shot from downtown. Barboza moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Dunk.
Barboza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dunk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dunk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barboza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Dunk misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunk tries a low kick but Barboza avoids it.
Dunk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barboza throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Dunk misses
and Barboza counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dunk misses with a hook.
Dunk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barboza.
A head kick misses from Dunk.
Barboza connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dunk misses with a low kick.
Dunk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barboza.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barboza lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dunk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dunk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barboza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dunk.
Barboza lands a jab.
Dunk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barboza.
Dunk blocks a leg kick.
Dunk throws a leg kick but Barboza moved away.
Dunk throws a head kick that misses.
Dunk checks a leg kick.
Dunk throws a head kick that misses.
Dunk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barboza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunk.
Dunk looks to throw the jab but Barboza is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dunk.
Dunk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dunk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barboza on the side of the head.
Barboza connects with a leg kick. Dunk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Barboza with a nice cross.
Dunk throws a leg kick which misses Barboza's front leg but catches the back leg as Barboza tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barboza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dunk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benny Dunk dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Barboza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dunk.
Barboza blocks a jab.
Dunk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barboza moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barboza.
Dunk tries to clinch but Barboza is having none of it.
Barboza scoring well with a low kick there.

Dunk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dunk misses with some punches.
Barboza is pushing Dunk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barboza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunk missing with knees to the body.
Dunk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dunk tries to throw a body punch but Barboza avoids it by throwing Dunk back against the cage.

Dunk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barboza will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barboza connects with a high kick.
Dunk blocks a low kick nicely.
Dunk throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Barboza to counter with a crisp jab.
Dunk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oliver Barboza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunk throws a leg kick
and Barboza counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Barboza throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dunk throws a low kick but Barboza moves out of range easily.
Dunk checks the leg kick.
Barboza misses with a low kick as Dunk jumps back.
Dunk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunk misses with a hook.
Dunk misses with a lunging right hand
and Barboza counters with a leg kick.
Barboza wants to land a leg kick but Dunk is out of range.
Barboza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barboza.
Barboza takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dunk misses the shot to the body.
Barboza misses with a low kick.
Dunk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dunk throws a looping overhand right but Barboza ducks down to avoid it.
Barboza misses with a straight left.
Barboza checks the leg kick.
Dunk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barboza's sensitive parts.
Dunk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barboza counters with a good low kick that Dunk was not able to check.
Dunk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dunk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barboza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barboza tries a low kick but Dunk avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barboza slips a straight right by Dunk.
Barboza throws a chopping leg kick but Dunk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dunk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barboza lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barboza misses with a hook. Dunk ducked under it nicely.
Benny Dunk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A lazy body kick from Dunk
and Barboza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Dunk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dunk 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Dunk!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Pistol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Pistol
vs
Williams

170 cm
30
187 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

190 cm
28
200 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Pistol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ash Williams!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pistol fails in his attempt to clinch.

Williams gets the takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pistol is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Williams stalls from top position.
We've been hearing good reports from Pistol's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pistol might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pistol wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pistol can't do much from the bottom here.
Williams trying to control the position but Pistol is working away.
Pistol manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pistol. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pistol gets full guard.

Pistol escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ash Williams was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pistol doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Pistol throws a head kick that half lands.
Pistol tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pistol shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pistol tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams misses with the combination.
Pistol doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Pistol tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistol tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pistol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pistol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pistol tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Pistol tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.

Williams fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pistol to the ground. Williams is now in Pistol's guard.
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Pistol has his feet on Williams's thighs here. He's pushed Williams off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Williams screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Pistol!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Sloop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Sloop will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gonzales
vs
Sloop

208 cm
25
198 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

200 cm
26
200 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Sloop!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sloop gets caught flat footed, as Gonzales shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gonzales stops Sloop from standing up.
Gonzales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gonzales throws a strike but Sloop rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sloop wants to stand but Gonzales is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sloop is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales controlling the position.
Gonzales knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sloop on the ground.
Sloop prevents Gonzales from getting back to his feet.
Sloop would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gonzales wants to stand and escape but Sloop is having none of it.

Sloop stands up from Gonzales's guard - Sloop perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gonzales shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloop displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sloop lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Gonzales goes down and covers up as Sloop starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Sloop!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Al Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Cleaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cleaver has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies as his entrance music. 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.

Al Aziz
vs
Cleaver

190 cm
38
282 lbs
38 - 14 - 0

196 cm
30
275 lbs
12 - 20 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Hassan Al Aziz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Randall Cleaver!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cleaver tries to sprawl but Al Aziz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cleaver is trying to stand up here but Al Aziz is controlling him well.
Cleaver is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Al Aziz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Al Aziz's back!
Al Aziz staying busy and making it hard for Cleaver to control.
Al Aziz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Cleaver has the hooks in. Al Aziz is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Al Aziz just trying to survive but Cleaver is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Cleaver decides to stand up.
Cleaver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al Aziz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al Aziz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cleaver under the eye.
Al Aziz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cleaver avoids the head kick by Al Aziz.
Cleaver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Aziz dodges the punch combination from Cleaver.
Al Aziz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cleaver.
Cleaver scores with a decent looking hook.
Cleaver misses with a combination
and Al Aziz counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Aziz tries to move into range but Cleaver moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Cleaver misses.
Randall Cleaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Aziz is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Cleaver moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Cleaver!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harris Screwball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasqs (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.

Screwball
vs
Velasqs

210 cm
29
240 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

209 cm
33
216 lbs
9 - 12 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Harris Screwball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Cain Velasqs!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Screwball tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Velasqs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Screwball steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Velasqs.
Screwball tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Velasqs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Screwball fails with an attempt to clinch.
Screwball darts in trying to clinch
and Velasqs counters with a good low kick that Screwball was not able to check.
Screwball takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Velasqs misses the jab.
Screwball takes a swing at Velasqs's ribcage but misses.
Screwball throws a series of punches but Velasqs moves out of range.
Screwball takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Screwball fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Velasqs sprawls well initially but Screwball persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Screwball is looking to take a break and control but Velasqs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Velasqs is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Screwball pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Velasqs actively working from the bottom here.

Velasqs looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Velasqs is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Screwball is tapping! Great win for Velasqs!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cain Velasqs!
Cain Velasqs seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Banjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julisz Michal Kasperski (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.

Banjo
vs
Michal Kasperski

215 cm
28
265 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

220 cm
26
260 lbs
6 - 13 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Banjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Julisz Michal Kasperski!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasperski checks a leg kick nicely.
Banjo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kasperski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kasperski throws a series of punches but Banjo avoids them all with ease.
Banjo swings for the body but Kasperski moves out of range.
Banjo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kasperski tries to avoid it but Banjo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kasperski to the ground. Kasperski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kasperski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kasperski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Banjo misses with a takedown attempt
and Kasperski counters with a three punch combo that has Banjo backing up. Banjo nods at Kasperski to acknowledge the strikes.

Kasperski has closed the distance and engaged Banjo in a clinch.
Banjo is stalling here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kasperski.

Banjo pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kasperski is looking to work some ground and pound but Banjo has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasperski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banjo has momentary wrist control but Kasperski slips an elbow through the middle.
Banjo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Banjo tries to get out of the position.
Kasperski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kasperski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kasperski trying to control the position from guard on top but Banjo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasperski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Kasperski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kasperski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banjo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Kasperski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kasperski stops a takedown attempt from Banjo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Banjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasperski can't find room to land a body shot as Banjo controls the action.
Kasperski lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasperski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Banjo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasperski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kasperski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Kasperski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kasperski lands a hook that snaps the head of Banjo backwards.
Banjo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kasperski to keep the fight standing.
Kasperski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banjo's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasperski misses with a punch to the body.
Kasperski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kasperski keeps control of Banjo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kasperski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Banjo or not.
Kasperski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banjo's elbow.
Banjo is trying to drag Kasperski to the mat but Kasperski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kasperski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Banjo tries to pull guard but Kasperski won't allow it.
Kasperski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banjo is trying to pull guard but Kasperski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Kasperski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banjo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Julisz Michal Kasperski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kasperski throws a right hand that Banjo ducks under and follows up with a left that Banjo also avoids with ease.
Banjo shoots in but no luck this time.
Kasperski stuffs the takedown.
Banjo is breathing heavily.
Kasperski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banjo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kasperski defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kasperski has closed the distance and engaged Banjo in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julisz Michal Kasperski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Banjo seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Kasperski shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Banjo is backing up but Kasperski catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Banjo covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Kasperski Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julisz Michal Kasperski!
Julisz Michal Kasperski spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.