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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Jones has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jones
vs
Potter

185 cm
20
141 lbs
2 - 9 - 0

153 cm
22
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Potter!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Potter trying to control from the bottom.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but Potter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Jones wants to control but Potter is keeping him busy.
Potter tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Potter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Jones seems content to control.

Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Potter is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Potter tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter tries a head kick but it misses.
Potter doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.

Jones shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Potter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Potter tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Potter trying to control here.

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.
Jones is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Potter!
Potter prevents Jones from taking his back.
Jones takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Potter staying busy and making it hard for Jones to control.
Jones slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jones controlling well, preventing Potter from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jones has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Potter has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Potter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Potter tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Steve Jones just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Potter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Potter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Potter postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Potter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Potter postures up.
Potter trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Potter slips nicely into half guard.
Potter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jones is holding on to half guard well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Potter with a poor takedown

and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Potter's guard.
Potter controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Potter wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Jones drops back looking for a leg! Potter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Potter manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Potter's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones stays in close to Potter's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Potter tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Jones remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Steve Jones just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Potter is looking to clinch.
Potter misses with a takedown attempt

so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Jones drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Jones seems to have locked his on tight now - Potter screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Jones, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Steve Jones!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Heller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Heller
vs
Roberts

185 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

180 cm
19
176 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Heller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roberts swivels and escapes.
Roberts jabs Heller right on the nose. Heller blinks but takes it well.
Roberts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roberts scores with a jab. Heller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roberts fails with the takedown
and Heller counters with a nice body kick.
Roberts fails with the takedown.
Heller misses with a body punch
and Roberts counters with a series of strikes. Heller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts wants to land a leg kick but Heller is out of range.
Roberts takes one to the side of the head.
Heller looks for a takedown but Roberts sprawls well.
Heller throws a looping overhand right but Roberts ducks down to avoid it.
Heller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heller with a nice cross.
Roberts misses with a double jab
and Heller counters with a thumping low kick.
Heller looks to throw the jab but Roberts is out of range.
Roberts connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roberts drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Roberts is looking to work some ground and pound but Heller has wrist control.
Heller is breathing heavily.
Roberts throwing strikes from guard but Heller blocks nicely.
Heller is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Heller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Heller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heller looking to control.
Roberts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roberts scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Roberts is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts scoring with some ground and pound.
Roberts with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roberts with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Roberts with a nice head shot there.
Roberts chips away with some ground and pound.
Roberts trying to control but Heller is working from the bottom.
Roberts throwing strikes from guard but Heller blocks nicely.
Roberts postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Heller keeps moving.
Heller has momentary wrist control but Roberts slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roberts throwing strikes but missing.
Roberts looking to pass the guard.
Roberts is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Heller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roberts postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Roberts decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Heller, up you get!
Roberts lands a jab-cross combination.
Roberts scores with a leg kick.

Roberts scores a takedown into full mount!
Roberts lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Roberts pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Roberts breaks from Heller's wrist control and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Heller tries to hold on but Roberts postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Roberts dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Roberts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Heller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Roberts looks for a takedown but Heller sprawls well.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Roberts scores a takedown into full mount!
Roberts punishing his opponent with strikes.
Roberts scoring with strikes but Heller is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Roberts is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Heller to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Heller shrugs it off.
Roberts cracks Heller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oliver Roberts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heller tries to hold on but Roberts postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts landing strikes from the mount.
Heller in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Roberts fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Roberts is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Heller can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Heller keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roberts breaks from Heller's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands a heavy elbow.
Roberts looking to finish Heller with some ground and pound. This is bad for Heller!
Roberts in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Roberts.
Roberts lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Heller hang on?
Roberts dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Roberts is landing with some decent strikes but Heller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Roberts trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Roberts lands a big shot there that rocks Heller but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is landing with some decent strikes but Heller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Roberts scoring with strikes but Heller is staying in there.
Roberts punishing his opponent with strikes.
Heller taking shots to the head.
Roberts is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Heller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Roberts lands a big shot there that rocks Heller but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Roberts landing strikes, looking to finish!
Roberts in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Heller is rocked!
Roberts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roberts controlling his opponent.
Roberts wants to control the pace but Heller is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Roberts punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts landing strikes from the mount.
Roberts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roberts is landing with some decent strikes but Heller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Roberts trying to control but Heller is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Roberts 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. And we move into the final round!

Roberts closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Roberts lands in his opponent's guard.
Roberts lands a couple of elbows.
Roberts makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Roberts decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Heller, up you get!
Roberts throws and low kick but Heller moves out of range easily.
Heller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roberts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roberts misses with a low kick.
Roberts misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt - Heller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roberts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Heller.
Roberts misses with a wild combination.
Roberts throws a leg kick but Heller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ryan Heller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A bone on bone clash there as Roberts blocks the leg kick.
Heller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Roberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heller circles away quickly and effectively.
Roberts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Heller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roberts somewhat.
Heller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Heller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roberts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roberts blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Roberts.
Heller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roberts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roberts's knee momentarily.
Roberts lands with a cross.
Heller fakes the leg kick and cracks Roberts in the body.
Roberts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heller counters with a thumping low kick.
Roberts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Heller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ryan Heller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Roberts.
Roberts misses with a two punch combination.
Heller lands with a kick to the temple. Roberts shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oliver Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roberts.
Heller lands with a kick to the temple. Roberts shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Roberts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heller's head.
Roberts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Roberts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heller. That did some damage!
Roberts scores with a punch to the head.
Roberts scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Heller leaves Roberts with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oliver Roberts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heller throws a left and a right that both miss

and Roberts counters with a single leg into guard. Heller didn't expect that.
Roberts thows a big elbow that misses.
Roberts postures up.
Roberts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Heller wants to stand but Roberts is controlling the position.
Roberts 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.
Ryan Heller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Heller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Roberts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Roberts shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Heller napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Heller trying to remain calm as Roberts controls from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Roberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roberts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Roberts!

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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 Pietro Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Guerra
vs
Winters

185 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pietro Guerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Winters!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Winters.
Good standup being displayed there by Guerra as he connects with a hook.
Winters avoids the head kick by Guerra.
Winters shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Guerra defends it nicely.
Guerra misses with a two punch combination.
Guerra throws a head kick that half lands.
Winters wants to clinch.
Winters misses with a takedown attempt - Guerra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pietro Guerra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Winters.
Winters will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Winters has a takedown stuffed.
Winters looks gassed!
Guerra misses with a head kick.
Winters avoids the head kick by Guerra.
Guerra tries to land a leg kick but Winters saw it coming and moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guerra.
Guerra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Guerra throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Winters colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Guerra as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Winters is left battered and dazed whilst Guerra and his camp cheer!

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

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between james hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl The Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

hatfield
vs
The Crusher

176 cm
22
156 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, james hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl The Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for The Crusher.

The Crusher gets a takedown into half guard.
The Crusher looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The Crusher is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so hatfield is just riding it out for now. The Crusher eventually gives up the hold.
hatfield is trying to get back to full guard.
The Crusher has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, hatfield works to full guard.

The Crusher stands and steps away. hatfield gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hatfield doesn't manage to clinch there - The Crusher circles away.

The Crusher changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. hatfield looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Crusher wants to control but hatfield is keeping him busy.
hatfield tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Crusher wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
hatfield wants to control but The Crusher postures up.

The Crusher decides to stand up, so the ref orders hatfield to his feet.
hatfield tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Crusher sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten hatfield somewhat.
The Crusher lands the left hand.
hatfield gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
hatfield looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Crusher is fending him off so far but hatfield persists. Nope, The Crusher circles away and we're back to standing.
The Crusher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from hatfield.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hatfield drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Crusher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

The Crusher closes the distance and clinches.
The Crusher can't get the takedown.

The Crusher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
hatfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Crusher.

The Crusher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with hatfield, pushing him back against the cage.
The Crusher scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from The Crusher.
hatfield is breathing heavily.
The Crusher slows down the pace here.

The Crusher has clasped his hands together around hatfield's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The Crusher content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crusher landing a few strikes.
The Crusher lands a few punches from side control.

The Crusher decides to stand back up. The Crusher steps back and let's hatfield get back to his feet.
The Crusher looks to land a combination. hatfield sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carl The Crusher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Crusher throws a series of punches but hatfield moves out of range.

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

hatfield is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Crusher scores with a hook to the body. hatfield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oh hatfield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The Crusher drops hatfield with a nice combination! The Crusher dives into hatfield's guard, looking to finish!
hatfield being controlled here, momentarily.
The Crusher scoring with punches to the head and body.
hatfield seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crusher controlling from the top position.
hatfield can't keep his opponent in guard - The Crusher advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

The Crusher is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The Crusher decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The Crusher shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. hatfield manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The Crusher is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl The Crusher dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The Crusher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by hatfield.
The Crusher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before hatfield has time to react.
The Crusher lands a nice hook to hatfield's body. hatfield takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Crusher scores with a jab to the head.
The Crusher misses with a double jab.
hatfield takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

The Crusher shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Crusher lands a nice short elbow.
The Crusher is trying to control. hatfield wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The Crusher not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Crusher is sneakily working for an arm triangle but hatfield sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Crusher trying to control from half guard but hatfield is working away.

The Crusher stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows hatfield to get to his feet.
The Crusher goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice shot lands for The Crusher.

hatfield gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Crusher stands up from guard. Let's bang!

The Crusher drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
hatfield looking to control.

The Crusher gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Crusher doesn't succeed with the takedown

and hatfield counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for The Crusher!
hatfield looking to control but The Crusher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Crusher looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
hatfield throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hatfield can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Crusher is looking to escape.
hatfield throws a wild left hand from mount and The Crusher manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
The Crusher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Crusher manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. hatfield manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The Crusher gets to his feet - hatfield follows without any prompting.
The Crusher throws a nice looking combination but hatfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
hatfield fails with the takedown

and The Crusher counters with a shoot takedown. hatfield fights it but they end up in guard.
The Crusher trying to control but hatfield is working from the bottom.

The Crusher gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The Crusher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Crusher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The Crusher shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
hatfield is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl The Crusher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! hatfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The Crusher scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

The Crusher stands up out of the half guard.
The Crusher misses with the combination.
The Crusher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? hatfield is fending him off so far but The Crusher persists. Nope, hatfield circles away and we're back to standing.
james hatfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

The Crusher is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in hatfield's half guard.
Carl The Crusher has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Crusher is looking to take a break and control but hatfield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
hatfield wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The Crusher seems to be working for a kimura but hatfield defends the submission attempt.
hatfield is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hatfield is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The Crusher postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for hatfield to stand up.
The Crusher swinging wildly here.
Nice body punch from The Crusher.

The Crusher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
hatfield takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The Crusher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as hatfield is looking to escape.
hatfield is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Crusher working for a submission but hatfield is keeping him at bay.
hatfield is looking to improve his position but The Crusher isn't that keen on the idea.
The Crusher is landing with some decent strikes but hatfield is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

The Crusher wants to finish this one by submission but hatfield is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from The Crusher.
hatfield wants to control but The Crusher is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crusher landing strikes from the mount and hatfield is in trouble!
The Crusher controlling the pace for now.
The Crusher lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The Crusher with good strikes from the mount here!
hatfield tries to lock up and control but The Crusher gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

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.
The Crusher controlling from the full mount.
hatfield wants to hold on but The Crusher pushes him away.
The Crusher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The Crusher looking to control but hatfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
hatfield is trying desperately to improve position.
hatfield in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl The Crusher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Crusher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl The Crusher!

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hype
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pop
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RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seb Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cuatro vientos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). vientos has chosen false pretense as his entrance music. Seb Carter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carter
vs
vientos

190 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

176 cm
21
154 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, cuatro vientos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
vientos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carter's corner calls for a 1-2. Carter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
vientos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carter pinned against the cage. Carter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carter misses with the combination.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but vientos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
vientos needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
vientos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carter.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from vientos.
Seb Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of cuatro vientos.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but vientos circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Carter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches vientos on the side of the head.
vientos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carter circles away.
Seb Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
vientos dives in and grabs Carter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes down on vientos's head and hops out.
Carter throws a one two combo.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but vientos circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from vientos is defended easily by Carter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
vientos shoots in but no luck this time.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter looks to land a combination. vientos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Carter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carter lands with an uppercut that bounces vientos off the cage and back into rage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
vientos looks gassed!
Carter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A left and a right from Carter both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
vientos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carter cracks a nice hook into vientos's ribs.
A left and a right from Carter both land. Nice combination.
vientos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carter looks to land a combination. vientos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carter scores with a nice head shot.
Carter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab by Carter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Carter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carter.
Carter scores with a one two! vientos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
vientos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carter.
Carter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter tries to bum rush vientos with a series of wild strikes but vientos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seb Carter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Left hook, right uppercut from Carter.
Horrible takedown by vientos or perhaps it was just good defense by Carter which made him look bad.
Seb Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
vientos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seb Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
vientos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carter.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
vientos is breathing heavily.
Carter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carter scores with a one two! vientos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Carter.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Nice shot by Carter.
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carter looks to land a combination but vientos avoids it well.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Carter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carter is looking to slow vientos down with leg kicks.
Carter lands a right hook to the body.
Carter lands with a nice combination. vientos backs away looking to recover.
Carter looks to land a combination but vientos avoids it well.
vientos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
vientos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Carter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before vientos has time to react.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter works over vientos's head and body with a nice combination.
vientos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Carter is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for vientos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on vientos. That did some damage!
A shot to de liver by Carter. Beautiful body shot.
Carter scores with a one two! vientos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that vientos can do to turn this around?
vientos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but vientos circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carter.
Carter looks to land a combination but vientos avoids it well.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but vientos circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Decent striking displayed by Carter there.
Seb Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carter!
Carter lands a two punch combo.
vientos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Carter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter lands a two punch combo.
vientos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seb Carter dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

vientos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
vientos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carter defends it nicely.
Carter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carter throws a combination. vientos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on vientos. That did some damage!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carter!
vientos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter thuds a left hand into vientos's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter throws a combination. vientos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Carter lands the left hand.
A right-left combo lands from Carter.
Carter misses with the combination.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carter.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but vientos might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Carter has got the better of the exchanges.
Carter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but vientos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter is working the combinations to good effect here.
Carter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carter duly obliges.
Carter scores with a one two! vientos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

vientos is rocked!
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carter throws a one two combo.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but vientos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carter scores with a body shot.
Seb Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter throws a combination. vientos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
vientos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
vientos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
Carter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Carter.
vientos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Carter lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carter duly obliges.
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Carter.
cuatro vientos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping vientos at a distance.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but vientos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carter throws a series of punches but vientos avoids them all with ease.
Carter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carter. That's going to slow vientos down.
Danga de danga de dang - Carter scores with a four punch combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Carter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seb Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carter 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:24
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:24
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seb Carter!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Goethe's entrance music is The Ride of the Valkyries. A fine choice. Max Bear has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's chin.

Wolfgang von Goethe
vs
Bear

221 cm
22
289 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

199 cm
22
255 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

BUY ONE,GET TWO
Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Bear!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bear fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but von Goethe avoids it really well and circles away.
Bear will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bear shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as von Goethe sprawls well. von Goethe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bear gets slowly back to his feet.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Bear.
Bear will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but von Goethe shows good takedown defense.
von Goethe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Max Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from von Goethe. No joy for Bear on that attempt.
Bear takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Goethe lands a body shot.
Bear shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as von Goethe sprawls well. von Goethe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bear gets slowly back to his feet.
Bear looks gassed!
von Goethe scores with a shot to the body.
Bear on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Max Bear has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bear tries to clinch but von Goethe is having none of it.
von Goethe scores with a jab to the head.
von Goethe cracks Bear with an open hand slap.
von Goethe grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Bear takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! von Goethe cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johann Wolfgang von Goethe!
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe retains his heavyweight title!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Mozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Mozzi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mozzi
vs
Keenan

170 cm
24
130 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

156 cm
23
136 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Mozzi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelvin Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mozzi is looking to clinch but Keenan is avoiding it.
Mozzi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mozzi throws an overhand right that lands on Keenan's shoulder, as Keenan tries to avoid the shot.
Keenan slips a straight right by Mozzi.
Mozzi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keenan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mozzi is looking to clinch but Keenan is avoiding it.
Keenan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mozzi lunges at Keenan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Keenan's hand.
Mozzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Keenan is just out of range.
Mozzi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keenan momentarily.

Keenan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mozzi sprawls well initially but Keenan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mozzi tries to roll over but Keenan keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan throwing shots but Mozzi is blocking nicely.
Keenan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mozzi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Keenan is trying to control the action in half guard but Mozzi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Keenan misses with a head shot. Mozzi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mozzi can't keep his opponent in guard - Keenan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Keenan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mozzi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Keenan pushes down on Mozzi's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Keenan is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Keenan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mozzi sees it coming and defends easily.
Keenan trying to control the action but Mozzi is working from the bottom.

Keenan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Keenan looks gassed!

Keenan is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Mozzi to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mozzi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Keenan is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mozzi is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mozzi keeping moving, preventing Keenan from controlling successfully.

Mozzi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Keenan defends well.

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

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.
Keenan tries to free his leg and advance position but Mozzi is retaining full guard.
Keenan trying to control but Mozzi is working from the bottom.
Keenan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Keenan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Keenan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mozzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mozzi throws a nice looking combination but Keenan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mozzi tries to bum rush Keenan with a series of wild strikes but Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mozzi ducks under a wild hook from Keenan.
Mozzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keenan.
Keenan throws a looping overhand right but Mozzi ducks down to avoid it.
Keenan misses with a looping right.
Mozzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mozzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mozzi throws a body punch but Keenan moves out of range.
Keenan misses the jab.
Mozzi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Keenan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Keenan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Keenan thows a body shot but no joy.
Mozzi cracks Keenan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mozzi tries to close the distance and clinch but Keenan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mozzi tries to clinch up.
Mozzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keenan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mozzi.
Keenan throws a jab when Mozzi was well out of range.
Mozzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan trying to control the action but Mozzi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keenan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Keenan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mozzi kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Keenan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mozzi to see if he's OK.
Keenan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mozzi to see if he's OK.
Mozzi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mozzi tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mozzi is not content to let Keenan control the position.

Keenan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mozzi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Keenan landing a few strikes.

Keenan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mozzi tries to clinch up but Keenan circles away and keeps his distance.
Ricardo Mozzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Keenan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mozzi is looking to reverse the position.

Keenan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Keenan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Keenan is trying to get an arm triangle but Mozzi is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan working the strikes but Mozzi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mozzi is looking for a sweep. Keenan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Keenan moves into full mount! Mozzi won't be happy about that!
Mozzi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mozzi is looking to improve his position but Keenan isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelvin Keenan 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!

Keenan has Mozzi up against the cage in a clinch.

Mozzi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Keenan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mozzi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mozzi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Keenan passes Mozzi's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Keenan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Keenan lands a nice short elbow.
Keenan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keenan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan trying to control from half guard but Mozzi is working away.

Mozzi actively working from the bottom here.
Mozzi is refusing to be controlled, as Keenan sits in half guard.
Keenan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Keenan lands a big shot there that rocks Mozzi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Keenan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kelvin Keenan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Keenan lands with some strikes.
Keenan tries to control but Mozzi wriggling away.

Keenan has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Mozzi is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kelvin Keenan!
Kelvin Keenan is the new bantamweight champion!