GFC - 11 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koji Sobando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray has chosen Skindred - Warning as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Sobando
vs
Gray

169 cm
26
169 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

194 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Koji Sobando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Gray!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sobando feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sobando trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Sobando stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gray swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Gray is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sobando defends well.
Gray trying to control the position.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Sobando from controlling successfully.
Sobando won't allow Gray to sweep him here.
Gray wants to stand and escape but Sobando is having none of it.
Sobando postures up.
Gray being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nick Gray.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobando looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray jabs Sobando right on the nose. Sobando blinks but takes it well.
Sobando avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Gray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Sobando drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gray trying to control the position.
Sobando postures up in Gray's guard and throws a big left but Gray blocks it.
Sobando forces his way into half guard.

Sobando wants to work for an arm triangle but Gray is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gray felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gray wants to get back to full guard.
Gray is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sobando is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sobando works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Gray's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gray tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray wants to control but Sobando postures up.
Sobando moves into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray is in a horrible position here. Sobando smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gray really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sobando controlling the position easily from mount.
Gray is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobando can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gray is looking to escape.
A big strike lands for Sobando! That's really hurt Gray and he's turned his back - Sobando keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Sobando jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koji Sobando!
A victorious Koji Sobando thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Farrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mick Ward had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ward
vs
Farrow

178 cm
26
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mick Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harry Farrow!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ward's head backwards.
Farrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ward.
Ward throws a right hand that Farrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Farrow also avoids with ease.
Farrow works the jab nicely.
Ward throws a left and a right that both miss
and Farrow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ward thinking.
Sloppy strikes from Ward. Those never looked like landing.
Farrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Farrow cracks Ward with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ward looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Farrow finish him?

Ward is rocked!
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!
Nice body punch from Farrow.
Ward is breathing heavily.
Farrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Farrow has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Farrow throws a body punch but Ward moves out of range.

Farrow clinches up with Ward and pushes him back against the cage.
Ward wants to break the clinch but can't.
Farrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Ward is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Farrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farrow pushes Ward against the cage. Farrow is working some dirty boxing. Farrow pushes off with a quick right hook! Ward goes down! Ward tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Farrow moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Farrow!
Mick Ward spoke after the fight, saying 'You trained well....'.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iranouf Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibario Leonit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Drogba
vs
Leonit

188 cm
25
255 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iranouf Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ibario Leonit!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogba moves to clinch but Leonit breaks away
and Leonit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Iranouf Drogba has been cut.
Drogba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonit.
Leonit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drogba's head backwards.
Drogba closes the distance but Leonit moves to the side
enabling Leonit to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogba looks to clinch
and Leonit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Iranouf Drogba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Drogba closes the distance and clinches.
Leonit is trying to break the clinch but Drogba has him pressed against the cage.
Drogba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drogba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drogba lands a left hand.
Drogba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leonit is trying to break the clinch but Drogba is controlling him.
Drogba prevents Leonit from breaking the clinch.
Leonit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leonit blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Drogba.
Drogba scores with a knee to the head.
Drogba is trying to stall.
Leonit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drogba misses with an elbow strike.
Leonit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drogba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leonit tries to circle away but Drogba has him pinned against the cage.
Drogba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drogba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drogba tries to land knees in the clinch but Leonit avoids the damage to the body.
Drogba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leonit blocking some punches.
Leonit wants to break free but Drogba has control.
Drogba lands a knee to the head.
Drogba misses with a knee strike.
Leonit tries to circle away but Drogba has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogba tries to land a knee to the head but Leonit blocks with his arms.
Leonit wants to break free but Drogba has control.
Drogba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leonit blocks it with crossed arms.
Leonit avoiding damage as Drogba throws knees to the body.
Drogba looking to slow down the pace here.

Leonit pulls guard effortlessly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Leonit is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Drogba presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drogba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leonit's brow.
Leonit is looking to break free of the clinch but Drogba has double underhooks.
Leonit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drogba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drogba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leonit avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Leonit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drogba prevents Leonit from breaking the clinch.
Drogba tries to land a knee to the head but Leonit blocks with his arms.
Drogba with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonit wants to break free but Drogba has control.
Drogba tries to land knees in the clinch but Leonit avoids the damage to the body.
Drogba just leaning against Leonit, taking a breather.
Leonit wants to break free but Drogba has control.
Drogba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonit tries to circle away but Drogba has him pinned against the cage.
Leonit can't break the clinch.
Drogba is trying to maintain a safe position but Leonit gets an underhook and turns Drogba into the cage.
Drogba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leonit is trying to force a seperation but Drogba has the dominant position.
Leonit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drogba tries a knee to the head but Leonit blocks it.
Leonit is trying to break the clinch but Drogba has him pressed against the cage.
Drogba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leonit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drogba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leonit's efforts to push away.
Drogba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leonit's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogba is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leonit avoids a wild elbow strike from Drogba.
Leonit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leonit wants to get back to striking at distance but Drogba won't allow it.
Drogba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leonit is trying to push Drogba away but Drogba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Leonit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drogba is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Drogba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leonit is looking to break free of the clinch but Drogba has double underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogba keeps control of Leonit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drogba has Leonit pushed against the cage.
Leonit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ibario Leonit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iranouf Drogba's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Drogba tries to clinch but Leonit is having none of it.
Drogba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leonit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drogba needs to keep his hands up - Leonit had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Leonit is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Drogba hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ibario Leonit!

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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 Danny Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fardoche Fermier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Noel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Street Gang. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Noel
vs
Fermier

186 cm
25
199 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

167 cm
25
200 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

DROPPIN BODIES

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Noel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fardoche Fermier!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel doesn't manage to clinch there - Fermier circles away.
Fermier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fermier moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fermier just misses with a punch to the body.
Fermier swats away the attempt to clinch by Noel.
Noel tries to clinch there but Fermier circles away.
Fermier cracks Noel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Noel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Noel wants to clinch but Fermier slips to the side

and Fermier counters with a shoot takedown. Noel fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fermier wants to control from the top but Noel keeps moving.
Noel is controlling Fermier's posture.

Noel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fermier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noel is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fermier slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Noel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fermier wants to control from the top but Noel keeps moving.
Fermier connects with a couple of short punches.
Fermier wants to control from the top but Noel keeps moving.
Noel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Noel tries to get out of the position.

Noel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fermier can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Noel has his foot on Fermier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fermier works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fermier postures up in Noel's guard and throws a big left but Noel blocks it.
Fermier throwing strikes but missing.

Noel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fermier can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Noel keeping moving, preventing Fermier from controlling successfully.
Fermier stands up over Noel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fermier postures up in Noel's guard and throws a big left but Noel blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Noel has his foot on Fermier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fermier works his way back into a safe position though.

Noel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fermier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fermier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fermier wants to control from the top but Noel keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fermier throws a big right hand that misses.
Fermier is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fermier controlling from the top position.
Fermier cracks Noel with a solid left hand.
Noel keeping full guard, as Fermier tries to pass.
Fermier really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Noel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Noel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fermier works over Noel with some ground and pound from guard.
Noel keeping moving, preventing Fermier from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fermier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fermier lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fermier trying to control the position from guard on top but Noel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fermier keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Noel's head.
Fermier trying to control the position from guard on top but Noel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Noel has his foot on Fermier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fermier works his way back into a safe position though.
Fermier must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fermier is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Noel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fermier doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fermier manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fermier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice body punch from Fermier.
Noel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fermier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Danny Noel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Fermier darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Fermier.
Fermier lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fermier working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noel works his way to full guard. Good work.

Noel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Noel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fermier is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fermier keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Noel's head.
Fermier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fermier throwing strikes from guard but Noel blocks nicely.
Noel looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Noel trying to keep a closed guard but Fermier is proving a slippery customer.
Fermier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fermier with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Noel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fermier defends it easily.
Fermier keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Noel's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fermier seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Noel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fermier defends it easily.
Fermier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noel is keeping the position for now.
Noel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fermier controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fermier wants to control from the top but Noel keeps moving.
Fermier postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Noel is looking for a triangle but Fermier pushes his legs off easily.
Fermier postures up in Noel's guard and throws a big left but Noel blocks it.

Fermier got a little sloppy there for a moment and Noel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fermier has managed to get both his arms back between Noel's legs - danger averted.

Noel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fermier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fermier wants to control from the top but Noel keeps moving.
Fermier slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fermier lands a few punches from side control.
Fermier lands an elbow.
Fermier landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fermier lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noel wants to control but Fermier postures up.
Noel sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fermier landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Still in half guard, Fermier seems content to control.

Noel looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fermier looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fermier looks to land a strike but Noel avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Noel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fermier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fardoche Fermier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fermier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Noel is looking to clinch but Fermier is avoiding it.
Fermier circles away from the clinch attempt

and Fermier counters with a takedown into side control.
Noel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fermier's best efforts.
Noel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fermier not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fermier scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Noel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fermier wants to pass the guard but Noel is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fermier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel wants to stand up but Fermier is controlling him.
Fermier works over Noel with some ground and pound from guard.
Fermier trying to control but Noel is working from the bottom.

Noel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fermier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fermier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fermier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fermier scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Noel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fermier.
Noel has momentary wrist control but Fermier slips an elbow through the middle.
Fardoche Fermier has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fermier lands a couple of digs.
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!
Fermier is stalling in the full guard.
Fermier trying to control but Noel is working from the bottom.
Fermier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Noel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fermier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fermier cracks Noel with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fermier cracks Noel with a solid left hand.
Fermier wants to control from the top but Noel keeps moving.
Fermier with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Noel is looking for a triangle but Fermier pushes his legs off easily.
Fermier lands a couple of elbows.
Fermier keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Noel's head.
Fermier is working Noel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fermier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fermier's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Noel is looking for a triangle but Fermier pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Noel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fermier defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fermier seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fermier lands a couple of elbows.

Fermier avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Noel looking for a guillotine here but Fermier defends easily.
Fermier keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Noel's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fermier works over Noel with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fardoche Fermier really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fermier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fermier shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Noel as he avoids it easily.
Noel tries to clinch but Fermier moves away

and Fermier decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Noel's guard.

Noel is rocked!

Noel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fermier can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oh Noel is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Noel working for a triangle but Fermier defends it easily.

Noel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Noel seems to have got his legs back now.
Fermier scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel wants to stand up but Fermier is controlling him.
Fermier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noel is keeping the position for now.
Fermier lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fermier engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fermier trying to control the position from guard on top but Noel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Noel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fermier lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fermier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Noel controls Fermier momentarily but Fermier frees himself.
Fermier connects with a couple of short punches.

Noel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fermier doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fermier manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fermier trying to control the position from guard on top but Noel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Fermier avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fermier lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fermier seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fermier postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Noel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Noel keeping moving, preventing Fermier from controlling successfully.
Fermier's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fermier lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fermier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Noel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fermier throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fermier stands and throws Noel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fermier lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fermier trying to control from half guard but Noel is working away.
Fermier working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fermier drops an elbow to the side of Noel's head.
Noel tries to get to full guard but Fermier has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fermier looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fermier is stalling here. Noel is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fermier seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Noel has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fardoche Fermier dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Noel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fermier lands with a right hand.
Noel tries to clinch up.

Fermier cracks Noel with a big right hand and Noel goes down!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noel is trying to keep Fermier in close.

Noel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fermier tries to free his leg and advance position but Noel is retaining full guard.

Noel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fermier is working Noel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fermier cracks Noel with a solid left hand.

Fermier avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fermier trying to control but Noel is working from the bottom.

Noel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fermier defends it easily.
Fermier connects with a couple of short punches.
Danny Noel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fermier chips away with some ground and pound.
Noel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fermier controls the pace.
Fermier working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Noel's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noel trying to keep a closed guard but Fermier is proving a slippery customer.

Noel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fermier arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Noel's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fardoche Fermier!
Fardoche Fermier is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Fardoche Fermier thanked DROPPIN BODIES for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
The defeated Danny Noel had this to say: 'Whhooooo!!!!!'.

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vaughn Dez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dez
vs
Lee

184 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vaughn Dez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dez with a hook.

It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Dez. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dez's waist but Dez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.

Dez instigates a clinch.
Dez has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Dez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dez is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Dez wants to break free but Lee has control.
Dez is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dez smiles and moves away.
Vaughn Dez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lee.
Dez tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dez lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dez misses with a wild combination.
Vaughn Dez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee wants to clinch.
Dez misses with a double jab.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dez.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Dez tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee looks winded!
Dez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lee eats them both and turns towards Dez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Dez instigates a clinch.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dez smiles and moves away.
Dez scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Nice cross by Dez.

That has opened up Bruce Lee's cut even more.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dez.
Dez misses with a two punch combination.
Dez cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dez swivels and escapes.
Lee is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dez clinches.
Dez tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Dez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dez is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.

Dez breaks the clinch.

Dez closes the distance and clinches.
Lee prevents Dez from breaking the clinch.
Dez tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee tries to pull guard but Dez won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Dez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee prevents Dez from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee tries for a takedown but Dez manages to get underhooks.
Dez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee prevents Dez from breaking the clinch.

Dez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dez throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dez has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dez tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Lee keeps control of Dez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee prevents Dez from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vaughn Dez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dez lands a two punch combo.

Dez rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

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

Dez has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Dez has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Dez tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dez smiles and moves away.
Lee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dez defends well and Lee ends up having to push Dez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dez prevents the takedown attempt.
Vaughn Dez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lee.
Dez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee tries for a takedown but Dez manages to get underhooks.
Dez is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dez tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee prevents Dez from breaking the clinch.
Lee keeps control of Dez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dez is trying to break free.
Lee has Dez pressed against the cage, preventing Dez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dez has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lee has Dez pressed against the cage, preventing Dez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dez has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Dez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dez tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Dez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dez tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Dez working hard to break the clinch.
Dez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dez can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dez walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Some wild striking there from Dez.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Dez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee jumps guard but Dez stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dez has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Dez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dez's efforts to push away.
Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dez walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vaughn Dez is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Dez.

Dez closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dez is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Dez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Dez has him pressed against the cage.
Dez is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dez is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Lee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dez's efforts to push away.
Lee keeps control of Dez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vaughn Dez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dez misses with a two punch combination.
Dez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Dez sprawls well.
Dez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Dez.
Dez fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Dez misses.
Vaughn Dez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Dez.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Dez both land. Nice combination.
Lee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dez defends well and Lee ends up having to push Dez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dez is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dez working hard to break the clinch.
Dez is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Dez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee tries to pull guard but Dez won't allow it.
Vaughn Dez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lee.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dez smiles and moves away.
Dez throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Dez both land. Nice combination.

The cut above Bruce Lee's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Dez.
Vaughn Dez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dez throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dez stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
Dez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Dez takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Dez clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dez is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Dez is trying to push Lee away but Lee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee prevents Dez from breaking the clinch.
Dez tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Dez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee has Dez pressed against the cage, preventing Dez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vaughn Dez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dez is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee is working for takedown but Dez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lee has Dez pressed against the cage, preventing Dez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee tries to pull guard but Dez won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dez working hard to break the clinch.
Dez is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vaughn Dez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vaughn Dez!
Bruce Lee spoke after the fight, saying 'confucius say , man who go to sleep with problem on mind, wake up with solution in hand.'.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harley Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Grim Reaper Song. Harley Bailey has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Matthews's chin.

Matthews
vs
Bailey

205 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
24
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Knockout power

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harley Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Matthews lands.
Decent striking displayed by Matthews there.
Matthews really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Bailey instigates a clinch.

Bailey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bailey gets a clinch.
Bailey misses with a knee strike.
Matthews takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Mike Matthews has been cut.
Bailey jumps guard but Matthews turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bailey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matthews has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bailey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bailey.
Matthews avoiding damage as Bailey throws knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Matthews has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bailey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matthews's defenses.

Matthews jumps guard and drags Bailey to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bailey throws a big elbow that misses.
Matthews will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bailey throws an elbow that misses. Matthews uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bailey's guard. Nice move by Matthews!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Matthews controls the pace.
Matthews won't allow Bailey to sweep him here.
Bailey trying to keep a closed guard but Matthews is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matthews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matthews has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bailey is proving hard to escape from.
Matthews stops Bailey from standing up.
Matthews wants to control from the top but Bailey keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bailey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Matthews defends well.
Matthews postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bailey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Matthews tries to free his leg and advance position but Bailey is retaining full guard.
Matthews throwing strikes from guard but Bailey blocks nicely.
Bailey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matthews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matthews stays in close to Bailey's body and controls the position.
Bailey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews looking to pass the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Matthews tries to bum rush Bailey with a series of wild strikes but Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bailey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bailey wants it to stay on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Matthews. Those never looked like landing.
Matthews goes for a double leg but Bailey avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bailey continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey lands an elbow inside that Matthews shrugs off.
Matthews is trying to maintain a safe position but Bailey gets an underhook and turns Matthews into the cage.
Matthews wants to break free but Bailey has control.
Bailey lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is trying to break free.

Bailey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matthews misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matthews throws a leg kick

and Bailey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bailey lands a shot to the body.
Bailey is struggling to control the position.
Bailey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bailey has Matthews pressed against the cage.
Bailey lands a damaging elbow.
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!
A bit of stalling here from Bailey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matthews takes an elbow to the forehead.

Matthews is rocked!

Mike Matthews's cut is getting worse.
Nice elbow from Bailey.
Oh Matthews is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bailey pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Matthews! Bailey unloads with more strikes and Matthews sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harley Bailey!
Harley Bailey made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'm just happy to avenge that earlier loss. He is a great fighter. Maybe we can do it again next time.'.
Mike Matthews was interviewed post fight and said 'I will take alot from this loss, but a rematch is on the cards, maybe next time he wont be so lucky'.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack McDaniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucius Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

McDaniels
vs
Hill

180 cm
25
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack McDaniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucius Hill!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McDaniels's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hill under the eye.
McDaniels throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
McDaniels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDaniels circles away quickly and effectively.
McDaniels feints a jab promting Hill to slip. McDaniels then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hill slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDaniels throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hill on the side of the head.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from McDaniels.
McDaniels missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDaniels misses with a body shot.
McDaniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
McDaniels throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Hill counter with a right hand.
McDaniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from McDaniels.
McDaniels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hill circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDaniels moves away.
McDaniels swings for the body but Hill moves out of range.
McDaniels scores with a hook to the body. Hill takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McDaniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill cracks McDaniels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
McDaniels works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McDaniels slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McDaniels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill walks into a stiff left hand from McDaniels.
McDaniels gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDaniels.
Hill lands with a right that hurts McDaniels. McDaniels looks to clinch but Hill throws a short knee that drops McDaniels. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Lucius Hill!
Our winner, Lucius Hill, 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.