"Storm" PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Materson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Dime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Materson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Materson
vs
Dime

200 cm
36
200 lbs
15 - 20 - 0

169 cm
34
181 lbs
15 - 20 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Materson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Dime!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Materson moves into the clinch successfully.
Materson is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Materson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Materson manages to end up in side control.
Materson wants to control but Dime is keeping him busy.
Materson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dime taking a bit of punishment here - Materson scoring with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dime struggling a bit here.
Dime wants to get back to his feet but Materson drags him back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Materson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Materson tries to score with some ground and pound. Dime controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dime wants to get back to his feet.

Materson tries for a kimura but Dime is defending well.
Materson working the ground and pound but Dime is defending the strikes.
Materson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Materson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dime has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Materson but great work by Dime.
Dime sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Materson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dime working the ground and pound but Materson is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dime is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Materson has escaped the position, nice work there.

Dime tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dime has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dime working the ground and pound but Materson is defending the strikes.

Dime swings around for an armbar but Materson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dime's guard.
Dime preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Materson is looking to work some ground and pound but Dime has wrist control.
Dime pulls Materson in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materson wants to pass the guard but Dime is keeping the position.
Dime working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Materson.
Materson throws a big elbow that misses.
Materson wants to control from the top but Dime keeps moving.
Dime has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy - UK. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Materson postures up in Dime's guard and throws a big left but Dime blocks it.
Materson being controlled here momentarily.
Materson throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Materson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dime manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dime accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dime pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Materson is keeping the position for now.
Dime postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dime connects with a couple of short punches.

Dime stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dime shoots in and bounces Materson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dime postures up in Materson's guard and throws a big left but Materson blocks it.
Dime trying to control the position from guard on top but Materson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dime slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dime tries to move into full mount but can't pass Materson's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dime in side control, throwing shots but Materson defends.
Dime is looking to take a break and control but Materson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dime is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Materson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Dime in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dime wants to lay and pray for a moment but Materson keeps working.

Dime is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Materson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dime in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dime creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dime is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Materson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
An elbow from Dime crashes against the mat.

Dime is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Materson is trying to escape and Dime transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Materson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Dime! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonny Dime!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jonny Dime thanked Just Fight (Everything 8$) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thor's choice of entrance music: Boom - P.O.D. 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.

Cue
vs
Thor

190 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
192 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Soul Supremacy Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Cue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan Thor!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Thor.
Thor fakes the leg kick and cracks Cue in the body.
Thor scores with a sloppy right hand. Cue should have avoided that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Thor blocks the leg kick.

Cue instigates a clinch.
Thor misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Cue - that landed with a thud.
Cue gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thor.
Cue blocks the elbow strike.
Cue scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Cue.
Thor prevents a body shot from Cue.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thor is trying to break the clinch but Cue has him pressed against the cage.
Cue lands a hook that snaps the head of Thor backwards.
Cue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cue is defending well for now.
Cue lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Cue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cue.
Thor throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cue's brow.
Thor stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Thor fails to land.
Cue lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Cue.
Thor looks winded!
Thor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Cue on the inside.
Thor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cue avoids it.
Cue digs a right hand underneath Thor's ribcage. Thor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cue throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cue will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thor up against the cage.
Cue manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cue scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cue misses with a knee strike.

Thor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cue lands a lovely overhand right.
Cue keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cue blocks the body kick.
Cue throws a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cue checks a leg kick.
A jab from Cue finds it's way through Thor's defenses.
Cue checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cue.
Cue checks the leg kick.
Cue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thor.
Cue uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thor has time to react.
Cue throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cue lands with a nice body punch.
Cue throws a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cue connects with a looping right hand.
Cue connects with a body shot that sends Thor's belly button to the back.
John Cue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cue dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cue jabs at Thor's body.
Cue is looking to wear down Thor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cue lands a jab to the nose.
Cue fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Thor is rocked!
Cue shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Thor takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Cue sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Thor bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Cue!
John Cue 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
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Deurell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Deurell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Africa. Lashley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hustlin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Deurell
vs
Lashley

165 cm
34
165 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

168 cm
37
153 lbs
28 - 27 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Worldwide Nutrition (160q)
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Deurell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Lashley!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Lashley both land. Nice combination.
Deurell lands with a nice combination. Lashley backs away looking to recover.
Lashley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deurell goes for a double leg but Lashley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lashley continues to drive forward.

Deurell closes the distance and pushes Lashley back into the cage.

Deurell manages to break the clinch.
Lashley scores with a spinning back kick!

Lashley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Deurell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lashley throws a strike aimed at the side of Deurell's head but Deurell avoids it well.
Deurell is looking to reverse the position.
Lashley in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Lashley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Deurell, who protects the arm well.
Deurell sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley lands with a punch from half guard.

Lashley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Deurell sees it coming and defends easily.
Deurell is looking to control Lashley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Deurell avoid being mounted?
Lashley wants to take a breather but Deurell is having none of it.
Deurell tries to roll over but Lashley keeps him under control.
Deurell is working hard here to advance position.
Lashley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lashley lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lashley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Deurell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Lashley there.
Deurell is trying to get back to full guard.
Deurell is not content to let Lashley control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Deurell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lashley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lashley's back!
Deurell misses with an elbow to the head.
Deurell looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lashley trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Deurell is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Lashley. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

Deurell is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Deurell misses with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Deurell is riding his opponent, not letting Lashley buck him off.
Lashley trying to get back to his feet but Deurell is in full control for now.
Deurell controls the action.
Deurell throwing wild punches that miss their target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Even with his hooks in, Deurell manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Deurell controls the position.
Deurell missing with strikes from the back.

Lashley defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Deurell's arms.
Deurell trying to control.
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 John Deurell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Deurell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lashley's half guard.
Deurell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lashley can do to turn this around?
Lashley tries to roll over but Deurell keeps him under control.
Lashley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Deurell.
Lashley tries to roll over but Deurell keeps him under control.
Deurell is trying to control. Lashley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deurell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deurell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deurell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lashley defending well though.
Deurell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lashley wants to get back to his feet.
Lashley is not content to let Deurell control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Deurell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lashley is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Deurell asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Deurell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lashley, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley is trying to control Deurell's posture but Deurell avoids it.
Lashley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Deurell is controlling him well.
Deurell wants to control but Lashley is keeping him busy.

Deurell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lashley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Deurell moves into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Deurell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lashley bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lashley prevents Deurell from getting back to his feet.
Deurell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
John Deurell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Deurell trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley postures up in Deurell's guard and throws a big left but Deurell blocks it.
Lashley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Deurell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lashley postures up.
Lashley won't allow Deurell to sweep him here.
Deurell working a defensive guard here.

Lashley is posturing up here but Deurell has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Lashley tries to roll out but it's too tight and Lashley has to tap! Slick submission there by Deurell!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Deurell!
John Deurell made sure to mention his sponsor, Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naya Shinoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinoki has chosen wadiako as his entrance music. Naya Shinoki will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lee
vs
Shinoki

155 cm
26
139 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

180 cm
27
169 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Naya Shinoki !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee fails with the takedown.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Shinoki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Shinoki feints and as Lee raises his hands in defense, Shinoki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Shinoki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shinoki has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Shinoki wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinoki preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Shinoki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shinoki looking to pass the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shinoki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Shinoki scores with a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shinoki .
Lee managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shinoki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shinoki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Lee is looking for a triangle but Shinoki pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee keeping full guard, as Shinoki tries to pass.
Lee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shinoki is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Shinoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Shinoki looking to score a takedown here. Lee is defending well but Shinoki drives through and ends up in Lee's guard.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Shinoki from controlling successfully.
Lee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shinoki is aware though and is defending well.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinoki advances to half guard.
Shinoki keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lee pushes Shinoki off but Shinoki dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face as Shinoki controls the position.
Shinoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shinoki misses with the ground and pound.
Lee struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naya Shinoki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.

Lee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shinoki throws a big right hand that misses.
Shinoki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee looking to control but Shinoki passes into half guard.

Shinoki is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Shinoki is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to improve his position but Shinoki is controlling well.
Lee tries to kick Shinoki off but Shinoki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shinoki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee trying to control here.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Lee is positioning himself well to prevent Shinoki advancing to mount.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lee is not content to let Shinoki control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Shinoki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Shinoki wants to free his trapped foot but Lee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lee trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Lee tries to hold on but Shinoki pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinoki looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lee wants to hold on but Shinoki pushes him away.
Lee holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shinoki tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shinoki trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shinoki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
Lee bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Shinoki wants to get back to his feet but Lee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Shinoki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lee defends well.
Shinoki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shinoki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shinoki tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Naya Shinoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Shinoki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lee did well to prevent Shinoki getting side control.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
Shinoki working Lee over with strikes.
Shinoki is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shinoki postures up.
Shinoki won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shinoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shinoki wants to control but Lee postures up.
Shinoki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lee working the ground and pound but Shinoki is defending the strikes.
Lee landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee working away.
Shinoki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lee asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lee looks up at the clock and then as Shinoki takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lee smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Shinoki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lee's best efforts.
Shinoki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shinoki .
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Shinoki has wrist control.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Shinoki blocks nicely.
Shinoki thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Shinoki is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lee has his hands clasped together but Shinoki extends and breaks Lee's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Shinoki .

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Naya Shinoki !
After the fight, Naya Shinoki was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antero Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miro Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mela
vs
Bang

175 cm
23
216 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

200 cm
20
214 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

GREEN!160

Urban Fighter
KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Mela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Miro Bang!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bang lands in his opponent's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Mela's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mela might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Bang drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mela looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mela looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mela!

Mela throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bang 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.
Mela has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Mela is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bang has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang tries to bench press Mela off him but Mela keeps the position.
Bang pushes Mela away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mela gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bang tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mela presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bang is squirming around, avoiding Mela's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mela is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mela works his way into side control.
Bang tries to improve position but can't.
Mela lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bang down.
Mela working the head with strikes.
Bang is looking for a sweep.
Mela has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bang!
Bang is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mela landing punches.
Bang is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang is still trying to improve position.
Bang slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mela thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mela missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang trying to get back to full guard but Mela takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mela raining down shots from the mount!
Bang is trying to escape the mount.
Mela connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Mela has hold of Bang's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bang manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mela unloading with bombs!

Bang is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang is desperately trying to improve his position but Mela has a good base and remains in mount.
Mela looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bang covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antero Mela!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Matthews
vs
Rua

205 cm
22
200 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

185 cm
24
225 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rua drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rua throwing strikes from guard but Matthews blocks nicely.

Rua drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Matthews dives on top into guard.

Rua told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
Matthews is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rua is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Matthews will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rua wants to sweep here but Matthews controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews pushing down on Rua's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Matthews passes into side control, despite Rua's attempt to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Rua is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rua throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Rua keeps Matthews under control for a moment.
Rua taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rua is looking for a sweep.
Rua is still trying to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rua misses with a strike from the bottom.
Matthews wants to stand but Rua is controlling his arm.
Matthews is looking to take a break and control but Rua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rua gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matthews prevents Rua from improving his position.
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.
Rua is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Matthews's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Matthews's back!
Matthews trying to control but not successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rua is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Rua working for a choke but Matthews reverses nicely into Rua 's guard.
Rua tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthews wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Matthews being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
Rua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Rua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Matthews doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Matthews manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rua pulls Matthews in close to prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rua throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ricio Rua will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rua changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matthews tries to avoid it but Rua manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matthews to the ground. Matthews escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Matthews misses with a two punch combination.
Mike Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Matthews moves into the clinch.
Rua fails to pull guard.

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

Rua shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Matthews's guard.
Rua throws a big elbow that misses.
Matthews wants to stand but Rua is controlling the position.
Matthews working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matthews wants to stand and escape but Rua is having none of it.
Rua throws a big right hand that misses.
Matthews is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rua dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Matthews is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Rua working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Matthews parries the strikes from Rua easily there. Rua is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Matthews to escape.
Matthews definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rua throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Matthews works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Matthews keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Rua is working for a kimura but Matthews is defending it quite comfortably.
Rua missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua thows a huge punch but Matthews dodges it nicely.

Rua is working for a submission of some sort.

Rua is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Matthews defends it well.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rua throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Matthews to regain full guard.

Rua drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Matthews manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rua has Matthews in his guard.

Rua has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rua is on top in guard.

Rua makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rua throwing strikes but missing.
Rua throws an elbow that misses. Matthews uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rua's guard. Nice move by Matthews!

Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rua keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricio Rua 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! This is the final round!

Rua closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rua throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Rua wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Matthews, who protects the arm well.

Rua working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rua misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rua misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Rua is trying to get an arm triangle but Matthews is defending well.
Rua working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Matthews takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Rua looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rua in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rua is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Matthews is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Matthews can't do much from the bottom here.
Rua throws a strike aimed at the side of Matthews's head but Matthews avoids it well.
Rua lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Matthews tries to bench press Rua off him but Rua keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rua tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rua looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Matthews is avoiding damage well.
Rua scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Matthews is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Rua can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricio Rua!
Mike Matthews spoke after the fight, saying '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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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Vondrachek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vondrachek
vs
Mercer

185 cm
42
216 lbs
37 - 20 - 1

189 cm
34
225 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petr Vondrachek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Clay Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vondrachek closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vondrachek prevents Mercer from improving his position.
Mercer is not content to let Vondrachek control the position.
Mercer trying to control here.
Vondrachek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer is staying active underneath Vondrachek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vondrachek is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mercer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vondrachek lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer is looking to escape.
We've been hearing that Vondrachek has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Vondrachek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mercer's head.
Mercer won't allow Vondrachek to pass to mount.
Mercer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vondrachek's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vondrachek's back!
Mercer wants to stand up but Vondrachek is stuck to his back.
Vondrachek tries to roll but Mercer sticks to his back.
Vondrachek wants to control his opponent's hands but Mercer gets his hands free.
Mercer biding his time, looking for the opening.

What's going on here? Mercer has decided to give up on the ground game despite having his opponent's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vondrachek closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vondrachek lands in his opponent's guard.
Mercer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mercer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vondrachek trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mercer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vondrachek controls the pace.
Vondrachek trying to control but Mercer is working from the bottom.
Mercer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Clay Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vondrachek misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Mercer. Those never looked like landing.
Mercer lands a really nice looking cross but Vondrachek seems unphased.

It looks like Petr Vondrachek has been cut.
Vondrachek avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercer is just out of range.
Mercer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vondrachek swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Mercer.
Mercer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vondrachek scoring well with a low kick there.
Vondrachek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mercer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vondrachek looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercer is just out of range.
Vondrachek looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercer is just out of range.
Vondrachek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vondrachek half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vondrachek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mercer is out of range and Vondrachek settles back down.
Mercer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Vondrachek gets tackled into the cage by Mercer. Mercer maintains the clinch.
Mercer is trying to stall.
Mercer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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 Petr Vondrachek will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petr Vondrachek's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vondrachek feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mercer's calf.
Vondrachek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mercer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Clay Mercer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mercer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vondrachek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Clay Mercer has been cut.
Vondrachek swats away the attempt to clinch by Mercer.
Mercer tries to clinch there but Vondrachek circles away.
Mercer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercer is looking to clinch.

Mercer moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Vondrachek.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Mercer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vondrachek backwards.
Mercer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mercer.
Vondrachek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vondrachek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercer misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vondrachek backwards.
Vondrachek blocks a body shot from Mercer.
Vondrachek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vondrachek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mercer can do to turn this around?
Vondrachek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vondrachek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vondrachek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mercer misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercer is leaning against Vondrachek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mercer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vondrachek tries a body shot but Mercer blocks it.
Vondrachek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vondrachek can't find room to land a body shot as Mercer controls the action.
Vondrachek throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mercer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vondrachek tries to throw a body punch but Mercer avoids it by throwing Vondrachek back against the cage.
Mercer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mercer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Vondrachek wants the takedown. Mercer is fighting it off but Vondrachek persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mercer's guard against the cage.
Mercer keeping moving, preventing Vondrachek from controlling successfully.
Mercer keeping full guard, as Vondrachek tries to pass.
Vondrachek trying to control but Mercer is working from the bottom.
Vondrachek works over Mercer with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer has momentary wrist control but Vondrachek slips an elbow through the middle.
Vondrachek looking to pass the guard.
Mercer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vondrachek throwing strikes but missing.
Vondrachek trying to control the position from guard on top but Mercer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mercer moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Mercer closes the distance and pushes Vondrachek back into the cage.
Vondrachek misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mercer blocking some punches.
Mercer taking a breather.
Mercer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vondrachek swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mercer tries to work over Vondrachek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Vondrachek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Mercer blocks a body shot from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vondrachek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vondrachek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petr Vondrachek dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mercer looks to land a left hand but Vondrachek moved out of range nicely.
Mercer tries to close the distance and clinch but Vondrachek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vondrachek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mercer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vondrachek on the side of the head.
Vondrachek throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
Vondrachek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercer was well out of range. Poor timing from Vondrachek.
Mercer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mercer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercer tries to clinch but Vondrachek moves out of range.
Mercer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vondrachek throws out the jab.
Mercer connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer misses with a combination
and Vondrachek counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vondrachek circles away quickly and effectively.
Mercer throws a right and a left that Vondrachek avoids nicely.
Vondrachek checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondrachek throws a big shot that misses.
Vondrachek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercer manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Mercer scores with a four punch combination!
A punch combination from Mercer misses.
Vondrachek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mercer tries to counter with a clinch but Vondrachek shakes him off and moves away.
Mercer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Clay Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vondrachek looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
Mercer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vondrachek counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Mercer falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Petr Vondrachek!
After winning the bout, Petr Vondrachek thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alves
vs
James

174 cm
30
160 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

175 cm
36
169 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

SP Ultimate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Renzo Alves !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin James!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves shoots in for a double leg but James sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alves appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
James connects with a jab.
James scores with a nice right hand.
James blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alves .
James takes a swing at Alves 's ribcage but misses.
James turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
Alves throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
James blocks a head kick by Alves .
Alves misses with a takedown attempt
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from James.
Alves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Alves misses the target.
Alves takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
James throws a leg kick but Alves sees it coming and checks it nicely.
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
James punishes Alves 's body with a nice straight punch.
James blocks a head kick by Alves .
It seemed like James was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but James avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Alves . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves takes one on the button.
James throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alves on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James misses with a leg kick.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
James with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alves to score with a decent uppercut.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
James throws a leg kick but Alves moved away.
Alves seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alves throws a wild body kick that James sees coming a mile off.
As Alves backs off James throws a huge counter combo but Alves manages to avoid it all.
Alves throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James avoids the head kick by Alves .
Alves ducks under a wild hook from James.
James avoids a kick to the body.
Alves lands with a hook. James tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
James takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

James is rocked!
James gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Alves points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. James wakes up just in time to hear Alves thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Renzo Alves !
After winning the bout, Renzo Alves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.