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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryker Hawkthorne (ranked 4306 p4p, 4300 weight class) and Atlas Hurtado (ranked 393 p4p, 392 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hawkthorne
vs
Hurtado

184 cm
18
196
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
270
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryker Hawkthorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Atlas Hurtado!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hurtado drives through with a takedown into guard.

Hawkthorne working for a triangle but Hurtado defends it easily.
Hurtado should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Hurtado drops back looking for a leg! Hawkthorne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hawkthorne manages to kick Hurtado off! Hurtado jumps back into Hawkthorne's guard.
Hawkthorne working a defensive guard here.
Hurtado looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hawkthorne had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hurtado defends it easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Hurtado is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkthorne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hawkthorne keeping moving, preventing Hurtado from controlling successfully.
Hawkthorne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hurtado is one step ahead there.

Hurtado has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hawkthorne to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hurtado is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hawkthorne pulls down on the head and he's put Hurtado to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ryker Hawkthorne!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Xla Noman had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 173.6, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Alissandro Montanari was cancelled.

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Fudge (ranked 4579 p4p, 4801 weight class) and French Bull (ranked 408 p4p, 412 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fudge
vs
Bull

180 cm
25
260
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
19
270
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Fudge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, French Bull!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fudge throws a head kick but Bull moves out of range.
Fudge lands a two punch combo.

It looks like French Bull has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Fudge moves in looking to clinch but Bull pushes him off.
Nice shot by Bull.

It looks like Bob Fudge has been cut.
Bull throws the left hand but Fudge avoids the punch easily.
Bull looks to land a right hand but Fudge moved out of range.
Fudge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bull lands a nice looking body shot.
Fudge moves in looking to clinch but Bull pushes him off.
Bull lands a right hook to the body.
Bull keeps the fight on the outside.
Bull getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fudge is looking to clinch.
Fudge takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fudge is looking to clinch but Bull is avoiding it.
Bull keeps the fight on the outside.
Bull throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fudge is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Bull.

Bull feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fudge sprawling to the canvas! Fudge rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bull finish him?!

Bob Fudge's cut is getting worse.
Bull connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Fudge out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). French Bull!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malosi Hokano (ranked 3951 p4p, 5404 weight class) and Mamed Khalidov (ranked 385 p4p, 433 weight class). Hokano comes to the ring accompanied by Down under. 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.

Hokano
vs
Khalidov

190 cm
22
240
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
277
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malosi Hokano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mamed Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov misses with a takedown attempt - Hokano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Khalidov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Khalidov slips a jab and a cross from Hokano.
Khalidov tries to clinch up

and Hokano counters with a crisp one two that drops Khalidov! Hokano thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Khalidov to his feet! Khalidov is in big trouble!
Hokano cracks Khalidov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Khalidov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Hokano pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Khalidov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malosi Hokano!
Malosi Hokano thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erich Ludendorff (ranked 3432 p4p, 4585 weight class) and John Stak (ranked 406 p4p, 465 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ludendorff
vs
Stak

195 cm
25
175
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Erich Ludendorff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Stak!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ludendorff just misses with a punch to the body.
Stak misses with a head kick.
Stak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Ludendorff. Those never looked like landing.
Ludendorff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ludendorff is looking to clinch but Stak is avoiding it.
Stak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ludendorff tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Stak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ludendorff with the inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ludendorff.
Sloppy strikes from Stak. Those never looked like landing.

Stak gets tackled into the ropes by Ludendorff. Ludendorff maintains the clinch.
Ludendorff really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Stak manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Stak kicks Ludendorff off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stak connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stak tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Stak.
Ludendorff seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ludendorff tries to clinch up.
Stak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ludendorff.
Stak throws a head kick that misses.
Stak misses with an uppercut.
Ludendorff tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stak manages to circle out of the way.
Ludendorff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ludendorff tries to clinch there but Stak circles away.
Stak throws a right hand that Ludendorff ducks under and follows up with a left that Ludendorff also avoids with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stak.
Ludendorff is looking to clinch but Stak is avoiding it.
Stak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ludendorff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stak misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludendorff blocks a low kick nicely.
Ludendorff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ludendorff lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stak backs up against the ropes.

It looks like John Stak has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stak misses with a double jab.

Ludendorff rushes Stak and presses him up against the ropes.
Ludendorff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ludendorff lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stak or not.
Ludendorff is looking to control Stak's arms but Stak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ludendorff has his back to the ropes.
Ludendorff looking to slow down the pace here.
Stak is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ludendorff landing knees to the head.
Ludendorff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stak fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stak is trying to pull guard but Ludendorff turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Stak is trying to pull guard but Ludendorff turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Erich Ludendorff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Stak.
Stak looks winded!
Stak tries to pull guard but Ludendorff won't allow it.

Stak manages to pull guard.
Stak pulls Ludendorff in close to prevent any damage.
Stak 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stak controlling the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Stak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ludendorff knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stak on the ground.

Stak working for a triangle but Ludendorff defends it easily.
Ludendorff stopping the sweep attempt from Stak.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Stak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Stak's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Ludendorff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stak throws a sloppy head kick
and Ludendorff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stak lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ludendorff closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stak counters with a one-two to the body.
Ludendorff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stak unleashes a big counter combination but Ludendorff bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Oooooh!!! Stak has knocked Ludendorff down with a huge combo! Stak steps away and waves a wobbly Ludendorff back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Ludendorff is rocked!
Erich Ludendorff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Ludendorff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A bone on bone clash there as Stak blocks the leg kick.
Ludendorff drops his hands for a split second and Stak immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Ludendorff face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Stak follows up with a right hand that knocks Ludendorff into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Stak!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Wade (ranked 3673 p4p, 4489 weight class) and Billy Gentry (ranked 365 p4p, 400 weight class). Billy Wade has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Wade
vs
Gentry

193 cm
25
240
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
240
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Gentry!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentry tries to clinch up.

Gentry forces Wade back against the ropes and clinches.
Gentry lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Billy Wade has been cut.
Wade wants a takedown but no success here.
Wade drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gentry gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Gentry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Wade with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Wade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gentry moves in looking to clinch but Wade pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentry is looking to clinch.
Wade avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wade takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Gentry gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Gentry breaks the clinch.

Gentry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wade, pushing him back against the ropes.
Wade has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gentry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gentry crunches a lovely knee into Wade's ribcage.
Gentry lands a nice elbow.

Gentry manages to break the clinch.
Wade fails to land the takedown.

Gentry forces Wade back against the ropes and clinches.
Gentry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

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

Gentry forces Wade back against the ropes and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentry just leaning against Wade, taking a breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is keeping an eye on Gentry - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gentry.
Gentry manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Gentry.
Gentry gets underhooks to prevent Wade's takedown attempt.
Wade is breathing heavily.
Gentry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wade in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wade's defenses.
Gentry has Wade pressed against the ropes.
Gentry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Billy Wade's cut is getting worse.

Gentry manages to break the clinch.

Gentry rushes Wade and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Gentry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wade shoots in looking for a takedown but Gentry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wade's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Gentry rushes Wade and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gentry connects with a knee to the head.
Gentry lands an elbow just above Wade 's eye.
Gentry connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gentry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Billy Wade's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gentry lands a nice elbow.
A short body shot lands from Gentry as the two fighters clinch.

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

Gentry rushes Wade and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gentry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Gentry breaks the clinch.
Gentry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Gentry forces Wade back against the ropes and clinches.
Gentry is trying to stall.
Gentry lands a nice elbow.

Jeez, Billy Wade's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wade wants a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Gentry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Wade's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gentry gets a clinch.

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

Gentry has Wade up against the ropes in a clinch.

Gentry breaks the clinch.

Wade manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gentry on his heels. He'll look to pass Gentry's guard now, I'm sure.

Gentry pushes Wade off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Gentry moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gentry lands a damaging elbow.
Wade is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gentry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gentry scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gentry has Wade pressed against the ropes.
Wade takes an elbow to the forehead.
Billy Gentry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gentry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wade shoots in for a takedown but Gentry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

Gentry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Gentry.
Gentry lands a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Billy Wade's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Billy Gentry!
Billy Gentry bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaylin Yates (ranked 2927 p4p, 24815 weight class) and Jake Dunn (ranked 341 p4p, 567 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Yates
vs
Dunn

193 cm
25
180
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
165
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaylin Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yates lands a two punch combo.
Dunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Oooooh!!! Yates has knocked Dunn down with a huge combo! Yates steps away and waves a wobbly Dunn back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Dunn is rocked!
Dunn looks winded!
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!
Yates plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Dunn swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Dunn face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jaylin Yates!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Bond (ranked 3585 p4p, 4495 weight class) and Robert Scott (ranked 424 p4p, 455 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bond
vs
Scott

160 cm
25
160
0 - 1 - 0

162 cm
23
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Bond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Scott!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Bond or perhaps it was just good defense by Scott, which made it look bad.

Bond gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Scott to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Scott wants to stand but Bond has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Scott sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Scott stops Bond from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bond's head.
Scott sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bond's guard.
Bond taking some punishment here, with Scott in his half guard.
Bond trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Scott manages to pass to mount!
Scott lands a big elbow.
Scott lands a couple of good shots and Bond has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bond is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
It looks like Scott might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bond has hold of Scott's leg, trying to break free but it's let Scott lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Bond is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Scott throws him to one side and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with his fans.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Robert Scott!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Brownie (ranked 19407 p4p, 1808 weight class) and Simon Gustafsson (ranked 347 p4p, 76 weight class). Shaun Brownie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brownie
vs
Gustafsson

179 cm
43
194
25 - 33 - 0

200 cm
42
213
36 - 33 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Silverguard Outfitters ðŸ›¡
Furnace Performance ðŸ”¥

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 33 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Brownie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 33 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Brownie coming out on top.

It looks like Simon Gustafsson has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Brownie misses the target.
Brownie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Gustafsson has managed to clinch.
Brownie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brownie has Gustafsson pressed against the ropes, preventing Gustafsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Brownie is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brownie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brownie taking a breather.
Gustafsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Gustafsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gustafsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brownie throws out the jab.
Gustafsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brownie but Brownie pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brownie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gustafsson sprawls well initially but Brownie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gustafsson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gustafsson wants to sweep here but Brownie controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brownie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brownie throws a big right hand that misses.

Gustafsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brownie defends it easily.
Brownie scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brownie being controlled here momentarily.
Gustafsson keeping moving, preventing Brownie from controlling successfully.
Brownie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gustafsson on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Gustafsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brownie defends well.
Brownie wants to pass the guard but Gustafsson is keeping the position.
Brownie wants to control from the top but Gustafsson keeps moving.
Brownie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gustafsson tries to strike from the bottom.

Gustafsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson keeping moving, preventing Brownie from controlling successfully.
Brownie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brownie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Brownie lying in Gustafsson's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Gustafsson decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Brownie taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simon Gustafsson!
After winning the bout, Simon Gustafsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.