LMMA 18: Hollywood vs. Storm PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mama Sitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Sitas
vs
Austin

180 cm
24
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

169 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mama Sitas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Austin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin with a poor takedown

and Sitas moves into the clinch.
Austin is trying to pull guard but Sitas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Austin's coach down at London MMA Fight Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Austin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Sitas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sitas controls Austin momentarily but Austin frees himself.
Sitas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sitas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sitas tries to get out of the position.
Sitas is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Austin passes into half guard.
Austin looks winded!
Sitas is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitas moves into full guard.

Sitas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Austin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sitas seems keen to control Austin's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sitas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sitas controlling from the full mount.
Sitas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sitas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Sitas with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sitas looking to control and managing it successfully.

Sitas is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Austin is surviving well by controlling Sitas's body position as best he can.

Sitas working for a submission but Austin is keeping him at bay.
Austin is squirming around, avoiding Sitas's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitas wants to stand but Austin is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Austin is in a horrible position here. Sitas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sitas is looking to stand but Sitas has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Sitas controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Austin is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sitas throws a head kick but Austin moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Sitas. Those never looked like landing.
No luck for Austin with that takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Sitas coming out on top.
Austin shoots and misses

and Sitas counters by moving into the clinch.
Sitas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sitas is leaning against Austin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Austin can't find room to land a body shot as Sitas controls the action.

Sitas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sitas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Austin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Austin is breathing heavily.
Sitas scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Austin to see if he's OK.
Austin is looking to regain half guard here but Sitas keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitas is looking to take a break and control but Austin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mama Sitas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sitas taking a breather here.
Austin is not content to let Sitas control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mama Sitas.

Sitas shoots in and bounces Austin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin being controlled here, momentarily.
Austin trying to keep a closed guard but Sitas is proving a slippery customer.
Sitas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sitas working some strikes from top position.
Austin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Austin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sitas defends it easily.
Sitas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sitas forces his way into half guard.
Sitas is keen to just control but Austin is a slippery customer.
Sitas passes to side control.
Austin prevents Sitas from moving into mount.
Sitas advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sitas is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Sitas extends the arm and Austin is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mama Sitas!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marina Machado (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.

Potter
vs
Machado

180 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes musicals

Master Lee's One Stop

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, Ben Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marina Machado!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter throws a combination that misses
and Machado counters with an outside leg kick.

Machado tries to sprawl but Potter 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.

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

Potter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Machado sees it coming and defends easily.

Machado is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Potter pulls his head out easily.
Machado slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Machado looks winded!
Potter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Machado's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Potter is working for a kimura but Machado is defending it quite comfortably.

Potter moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Machado.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Potter has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Machado is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Potter yanks on the arm and Machado is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Potter.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Potter!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry Keogh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fergus Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keogh kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Droppin' Plates by Disturbed. Mitchell has chosen Get Up as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Keogh
vs
Mitchell

170 cm
30
159 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

177 cm
24
152 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Keogh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Fergus Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Keogh both land. Nice combination.
Mitchell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Keogh connects with a jab.
Keogh cracks Mitchell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Keogh shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mitchell napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Mitchell is rocked!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Keogh cracks Mitchell with a big elbow.
Mitchell is still in real trouble! Can Keogh finish him?
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!

Keogh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mitchell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A big shot lands for Keogh! That's hurt Mitchell! Will he recover? Keogh fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Keogh!
Harry Keogh decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaos comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z78q_yvMYuQ. The crowd seem to be enjoying Reem's choice of entrance music: Fabolous - My Time ft. Jeremih. Melvin Reem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chaos
vs
Reem

182 cm
27
200 lbs
8 - 14 - 0

180 cm
23
192 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Chaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Melvin Reem!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reem defends it nicely.

Chaos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Reem wants to get back to full guard.
Chaos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reem does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chaos.
Chaos wants to control but Reem is keeping him busy.

Chaos decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Chaos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem throws a shot to the body.
Chaos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reem circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reem goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chaos taking a breather.
Reem is pushing Chaos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos jumps guard but Reem stands there with Chaos around his waist. Chaos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reem throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Reem on the inside.
Chaos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reem to keep the fight standing.
Chaos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reem looking to stall.
Chaos tries to pull guard but Reem forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Reem misses with some punches.

Chaos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem thuds his shin into the meat of Chaos's side.

Chaos gets a double leg takedown into Reem's guard.
Reem looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chaos is one step ahead there.
Chaos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Reem has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chaos is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem controlling the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sloppy strikes from Chaos. Those never looked like landing.
Reem connects with a looping right hand.
Melvin Reem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaos scores with a jab to the head.
Reem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Reem.
Chaos fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reem displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chaos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Melvin Reem will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Reem misses the jab.
Reem circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reem counters with a nice body shot.
Reem lands with a nice body punch.
Reem throws an overhand right that lands on Chaos's shoulder, as Chaos tries to avoid the shot.
Chaos just misses with a punch to the body.
Reem connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch lands to the side of Chaos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chaos shoots in for a double leg but Reem sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reem lands with a hook. Chaos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Chaos is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reem misses with a hook

and Chaos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Reem's guard now.
Reem pulls Chaos in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Chaos looking to pass the guard.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Reem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chaos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reem but Reem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chaos shoots in looking for a takedown but Reem manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chaos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A right-left combo lands from Reem.
Reem works Chaos's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaos tries for a takedown but Reem sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reem misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Chaos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reem won't be happy with that.
Reem keeps Chaos under control for a moment.
Reem is looking for a sweep.
Reem controls the position for a moment.
Reem struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Chaos is staying active.
Reem is not content to let Chaos control the position.
You can see the frustration on Reem's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reem is looking to regain half guard here but Chaos keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chaos.
Reem is looking to regain half guard here but Chaos keeps moving and retains side control.
Chaos wants to control but Reem is keeping him busy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chaos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reem tries to avoid it but Chaos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reem to the ground. Reem escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chaos avoids the head kick by Reem.
Reem thows a leg kick but Chaos checks it

and Chaos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chaos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Reem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Chaos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reem throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chaos.
Chaos tries to clinch up.
Chaos dives in for a single leg takedown but Reem sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chaos is trying to stall.
Reem wants to stall.
Reem prevents the takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Reem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Reem coming out on top.
Chaos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reem throws a hook to the side of Chaos's head but Chaos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reem scoring well with a low kick there.
Reem stuns Chaos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Chaos moves into the clinch.
Reem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chaos is looking to control Reem's arms but Reem gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chaos has his back to the cage.

Chaos breaks from the clinch.

Chaos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaos stalling.
Reem works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos looking to sit in guard and control but Reem gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reem wants to control from the top but Chaos keeps moving.

Chaos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reem doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reem manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Reem wants to control from the top but Chaos keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos is pulling down on Reem's head to control his posture.
Reem looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Melvin Reem.
Reem tests Chaos's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chaos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Melvin Reem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Melvin Reem is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chaos tries to close the distance and clinch but Reem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chaos throws a head kick that misses.
Reem throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chaos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chaos closes the distance and clinches up with Reem, looking for a takedown. Chaos pushes Reem against the cage but Reem circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaos closes the distance and clinches up with Reem, looking for a takedown. Chaos pushes Reem against the cage but Reem circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reem scores with a jab. Chaos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ultimate Chaos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Reem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reem 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Reem!
Melvin Reem was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hanlon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Raban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hanlon
vs
Raban

190 cm
24
246 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

200 cm
27
270 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Hanlon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Raban!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Hanlon.

It looks like James Raban has been cut.
Hanlon tries to bum rush Raban with a series of wild strikes but Raban uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crunch! Raban slams his shin into Hanlon's torso.
Raban showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanlon.
Mark Hanlon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanlon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanlon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanlon misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hanlon throws a looping overhand right but Raban ducks down to avoid it.
Raban showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanlon.
Hanlon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raban counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanlon misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanlon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanlon misses with a few strikes there.
Hanlon misses with a double jab
and Raban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Mark Hanlon has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Raban.
Nice body kick there by Raban.
Hanlon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanlon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanlon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raban circles away quickly and effectively.
Hanlon jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raban wants to clinch
and Hanlon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hanlon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raban counters with an outside leg kick.
Hanlon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanlon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Raban counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Raban.
Raban slows down the pace here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Raban lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanlon wants to control but Raban is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Raban thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Raban content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hanlon is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. James Raban was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hanlon throws a nice looking combination but Raban bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanlon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Raban counters with a body kick.
Hanlon misses with a hook.
Hanlon throws a lazy head kick

and Raban moves into the clinch.
Raban dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanlon stalling in the clinch but Raban improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mark Hanlon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Raban connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hanlon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raban counters with a body kick that stops Hanlon in his tracks momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Hanlon.
Raban lands a nice looking body kick.
Hanlon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Raban counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hanlon misses with a combination

and Raban holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hanlon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Raban has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hanlon regains guard immediately.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raban content to stall in guard here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. James Raban hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hanlon throws a right hand that misses
and Raban counters with a head kick.
Hanlon throws out a loose jab but Raban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raban takes one to the side of the head.
Mark Hanlon is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanlon lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raban walks into a jab.
Hanlon looks to throw the jab but Raban is out of range.
Hanlon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raban.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanlon throws a sloppy head kick
and Raban counters with a head kick.
Mark Hanlon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanlon looks to land a combination but Raban avoids it well.
A head kick by Hanlon misses
and Raban counters with a straight right hand.
Hanlon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Raban.
Hanlon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raban makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hanlon really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raban showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanlon.
Hanlon misses with a few strikes there.
Raban moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raban scores with a spinning back kick!
Raban showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanlon.
Raban pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanlon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hanlon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Raban looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Raban walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Raban rushes Hanlon and presses him up against the cage.

Hanlon breaks from the clinch.

Hanlon tries to keep at a distance but Raban has taken the fight into the clinch.

Hanlon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raban throws a front kick that sends Hanlon stumbling back into the cage.
Hanlon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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!
Hanlon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raban counters with a low kick, right behind Hanlon 's knee.
Some wild striking there from Hanlon.
Raban misses with the body kick
and Hanlon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raban throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hanlon connects with a crisp jab.
Hanlon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but James Raban will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hanlon cracks Raban with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hanlon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hanlon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Raban. That one must have hurt.
Hanlon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raban.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raban slips a jab and a cross from Hanlon.
Raban swings for the body but Hanlon moves out of range.
Hanlon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanlon misses with a series of wild punches.
Raban ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanlon throws a right and a left that Raban avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanlon throws a series of punches but Raban moves out of range.
Hanlon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raban counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Hanlon misses its intended target.
Raban is looking to clinch but Hanlon is avoiding it.

Raban has Hanlon up against the cage in a clinch.
Hanlon tries to circle away but Raban has him pinned against the cage.

Raban works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raban postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Raban trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanlon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. James Raban hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hanlon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hanlon throws a left and a right that both miss

and Raban counters by clinching up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Raban tightens his grip and picks Hanlon up, before dumping him to the ground. Hanlon manages to land in guard.
Hanlon is trying to control the position but Raban postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raban sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. James Raban was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Raban tries to land a front kick but Hanlon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hanlon thows a body shot but no joy.
It looks like Hanlon has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Raban's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hanlon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raban scrambles back to his feet.

That has opened up James Raban's cut even more.
Hanlon throws a sloppy head kick and Raban moves out of range easily.
Hanlon looks to land a combination but Raban avoids it well.
Hanlon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanlon misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanlon throws a hook but Raban blocks it.
Hanlon loads up on a big right hand but Raban slips the punch.
Raban lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raban looks to land a body kick but Hanlon moved away.
Raban fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanlon.
Hanlon misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanlon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raban counters with a good low kick that Hanlon was not able to check.
Raban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanlon was well out of range. Poor timing from Raban.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mark Hanlon.
I think Hanlon 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Hanlon!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mark Hanlon thanked Zentrope Fighting Universe for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that David Hollywood has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily David Hollywood seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Hollywood
vs
Storm

188 cm
43
200 lbs
40 - 26 - 0

189 cm
36
198 lbs
30 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sex Panther!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Storm!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Hollywood slams his shin into Storm's torso.
Hollywood takes one to the side of the head.

It looks like David Hollywood has been cut.
Hollywood moves out of range of the leg kick from Storm.
Hollywood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Storm takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Johnny Storm has been cut.

Hollywood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Storm, pushing him back against the cage.
Storm leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Hollywood.
Our sources have told us that Hollywood has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hollywood stalling the fight.
Hollywood struggles to land a body shot inside as Storm controls his hands.
Storm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Storm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hollywood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Storm is defending well for now.
Hollywood lands a left hand.
Hollywood trying to land knees to the body.
Hollywood misses with a knee strike.
Storm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Storm misses with some punches.
Hollywood misses with an elbow strike.
Storm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hollywood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Storm's efforts to push away.
Storm has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hollywood seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Storm can turn it around.
Storm taking a breather.
Storm lands a left hand.
Storm struggles to land a body shot inside as Hollywood controls his hands.
Storm scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Storm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hollywood trying to land knees to the body.
Hollywood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollywood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hollywood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Storm's elbow.
Hollywood pushes Storm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hollywood tries to land knees in the clinch but Storm avoids the damage to the body.
Storm misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hollywood's elbow.
Hollywood putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Storm in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Storm lands a right hand.
Hollywood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Storm is trying to break free.
Storm lands a right hand.
Hollywood lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Storm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hollywood presses Storm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Storm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Storm prevents a body shot from Hollywood.
Hollywood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hollywood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hollywood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Storm.
Hollywood stalls.
Storm managing to block the knees to the body from Hollywood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hollywood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Hollywood.
Storm looking to stall.
Storm misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Hollywood.

Storm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hollywood walks into a straight right hand from Storm.
Hollywood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Storm lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hollywood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Storm misses with a leg kick
and Hollywood counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Storm is lucky that one didn't land flush.

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!
Hollywood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Storm. Storm obviously looking to wear him down.

Hollywood moves into the clinch.
Hollywood tries to land a knee to the head but Storm blocks with his arms.
Storm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hollywood prevents a body shot from Storm.
Hollywood lands a hook that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hollywood.
Hollywood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Storm struggles to land a body shot inside as Hollywood controls his hands.
Storm can't find room to land a body shot as Hollywood controls the action.
Good body shot from Hollywood.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
Hollywood scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Storm lands with a left to the head.
Hollywood letting Storm take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Storm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Storm will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Storm lands a big uppercut and Hollywood crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hollywood looks OK. Storm waves Hollywood back to his feet!

Hollywood is rocked!
Hollywood throws out a leg kick but Storm moves out of range and Hollywood only half commits.
Oh Hollywood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Storm swings for the body but Hollywood moves out of range.
Hollywood misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm fakes the body blow, causing Hollywood to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Hollywood goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Storm!
Our winner, Johnny Storm, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
David Hollywood spoke after the fight, saying 'Well done, you just beat up an old man. Give Storm a round of applause ladies and gentleman *clap clap clap*'.