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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Brower (ranked 3728 p4p, 4658 weight class) and Richard Nicholas (ranked 400 p4p, 442 weight class). Brower comes to the cage accompanied by Bone Cracker/ Shocore. Nicholas has chosen POWER - Kanye West as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

183 cm
23
235
1 - 1 - 0
190 cm
25
229
0 - 1 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Warpath Wear


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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Brower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Nicholas!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nicholas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nicholas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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.
Brower regains half guard.
Brower is looking to improve his position.

Nicholas stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Richard Nicholas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brower tries to keep at a distance but Nicholas has taken the fight into the clinch.

Nicholas jumps guard and drags Brower to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nicholas keeping full guard, as Brower tries to pass.
Brower is looking to work some ground and pound but Nicholas has wrist control.
Nicholas keeping moving, preventing Brower from controlling successfully.
Brower won't allow Nicholas to sweep him here.
Brower has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nicholas wants to control the position but Brower says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Brower sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nicholas defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brower not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brower thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brower with the ground and pound but Nicholas uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Brower throwing strikes but missing.
Nicholas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brower trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brower looking to sit in guard and control but Nicholas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Brower not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nicholas won't allow Brower to sweep him here.

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

Brower is working an open guard so Nicholas takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Nicholas gets a double leg takedown into Brower's guard.
Nicholas wanted to stand there but Brower had control of the position.

Brower escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nicholas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brower working for a triangle but Nicholas defends it easily.
Nicholas wanted to stand there but Brower had control of the position.

Brower looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nicholas wanted to stand there but Brower had control of the position.

Nicholas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Nicholas stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nicholas gets a double leg takedown into Brower's guard.
Nicholas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brower's guard.
Brower working a defensive guard here.

Brower is working an open guard so Nicholas takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Brower cracks Nicholas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brower is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

Nicholas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brower was covering up waiting for the punch and Nicholas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nicholas looks winded!

Nicholas gets to his feet - Brower follows without any prompting.
Brower scores with a hook to the body. Nicholas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Donk. Brower catches Nicholas right on the button with a cross.

Nicholas fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brower to the ground. Nicholas is now in Brower's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nicholas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Brower gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nicholas to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nicholas wanted to stand there but Brower had control of the position.
Brower lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Nicholas told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Nicholas is trying to control the position but Brower postures up.
Nicholas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brower trying to move into half guard but instead Nicholas has managed to sweep!


Brower has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Nicholas should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Brower has tightened it up now! Nicholas should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dick Brower!
In his post fight interview, Dick Brower started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
40%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Illia Garcia (ranked 4227 p4p, 4050 weight class) and Mert Kurtt (ranked 425 p4p, 416 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

184 cm
25
184
0 - 0 - 1
190 cm
25
190
0 - 0 - 1
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Illia Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Mert Kurtt!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Kurtt counters with a right hand to the body.

Kurtt feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Garcia is wriggling around but Kurtt manages to pass to 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.
Kurtt thows a huge punch but Garcia dodges it nicely.
Garcia is trying to control but can't.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Kurtt throws a strike but Garcia avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Kurtt tries to pass.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtt looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Kurtt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kurtt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kurtt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two 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.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kurtt throws an elbow that misses. Garcia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kurtt's guard. Nice move by Garcia!

Garcia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Kurtt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcia defends it easily.
Kurtt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Garcia is pressing down on Kurtt's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Kurtt gets to his feet - Garcia follows without any prompting.
Garcia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kurtt defends well and Garcia ends up having to push Kurtt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Kurtt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurtt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As Kurtt tries to get set, Garcia tries to push him back and clinch up but Kurtt manages to avoid the attempt.
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Illia Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
Kurtt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia appears to be looking for a big counter.
Garcia wants to land a leg kick but Kurtt is out of range.

Kurtt gets a clinch.
Kurtt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kurtt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurtt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garcia tries to avoid it but Kurtt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garcia to the ground. Garcia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garcia shoots for a takedown but Kurtt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kurtt circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt.
Kurtt dives in for a single leg takedown but Garcia sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kurtt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garcia is fending him off so far but Kurtt persists. Nope, Garcia circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kurtt manages to circle out of the way.
Kurtt shoots for a takedown but Garcia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Garcia is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kurtt.
Kurtt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcia as he avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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


Garcia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Kurtt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kurtt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Garcia forces Kurtt back against the cage and clinches.

Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Kurtt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kurtt wants it to stay on the feet.
Kurtt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Garcia rushes Kurtt and presses him up against the cage.
Garcia tries to circle away but Kurtt has him pinned against the cage.

Kurtt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtt is looking to land body kicks.
Kurtt wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kurtt defends it nicely.

Garcia clinches.
Garcia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garcia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kurtt to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Illia Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but Kurtt has him pressed against the cage.

Kurtt breaks from the clinch.
Kurtt has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Kurtt tries to land a front kick but Garcia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia darts in looking for a takedown but Kurtt gets double underhooks and turns Garcia into the cage.
I was talking to Garcia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kurtt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Garcia walks away with a smile on his face. Kurtt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Garcia shoots and misses
and Kurtt counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice takedown defense from Garcia. No joy for Kurtt on that attempt.
Mert Kurtt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kurtt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garcia defends well and Kurtt ends up having to push Garcia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Garcia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kurtt.
Kurtt fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Kurtt shoots in.
Kurtt throws a low kick, looking for Garcia's leg but Garcia calmly moves out of range.
Garcia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kurtt avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Kurtt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
Kurtt wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Kurtt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcia.
Kurtt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garcia defends well and Kurtt ends up having to push Garcia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time.
As Garcia backs off Kurtt throws a huge counter combo but Garcia manages to avoid it all.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt - Kurtt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kurtt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a series of strikes that have Kurtt backpedaling.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kurtt works over Garcia's head and body with a nice combination.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kurtt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garcia tries to circle away but Kurtt has him pinned against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mert Kurtt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Kurtt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garcia defends well and Kurtt ends up having to push Garcia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kurtt checks a leg kick.
Kurtt misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a one-two to the body.
Garcia shoots for a double leg takedown but Kurtt sprawls well. He's pushed Garcia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kurtt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Garcia as he avoids it easily.
Garcia goes for a double leg but Kurtt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kurtt continues to drive forward.
Garcia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kurtt prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Illia Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kurtt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Illia Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Kurtt shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtt with a jab.

Kurtt moves into the clinch.
Kurtt jumps guard but Garcia turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kurtt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kurtt to keep the fight standing.
Kurtt trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia is working for takedown but Kurtt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Garcia prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kurtt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garcia pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia shoots for a takedown but Kurtt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kurtt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Kurtt circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Garcia. No joy for Kurtt on that attempt.
Garcia looks for a takedown but Kurtt sprawls well.

Kurtt moves into the clinch.
Kurtt scores with a shoulder strike.

Garcia decides to pull guard.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Kurtt from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtt won't allow Garcia to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurtt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Garcia trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kurtt trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurtt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

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.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kurtt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garcia tries to avoid it but Kurtt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garcia to the ground. Garcia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kurtt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kurtt throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Garcia shoots in for a double leg but Kurtt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Kurtt forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Garcia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mert Kurtt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kurtt 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mert Kurtt!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
33%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Alimkhanov (ranked 4066 p4p, 3940 weight class) and Kel Ryan (ranked 414 p4p, 408 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.

189 cm
18
245
0 - 0 - 0
200 cm
18
270
0 - 0 - 0
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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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 St Petersburg, Ibrahim Alimkhanov!
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, Kel Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Phil Schofield.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alimkhanov misses with a double jab
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alimkhanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ryan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alimkhanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alimkhanov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alimkhanov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alimkhanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alimkhanov throws a big counter combination but Ryan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ryan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alimkhanov back to the cage. Ryan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ryan tests Alimkhanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ryan drops Alimkhanov with a beautiful combination! Alimkhanov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ryan is looking for the KO!
Ryan lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Alimkhanov falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ryan dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kel Ryan!
S C
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G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
85%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colten Brandt (ranked 3930 p4p, 3982 weight class) and Frenkie Chen (ranked 429 p4p, 434 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.

193 cm
25
212
0 - 0 - 0
185 cm
25
200
0 - 0 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Colten Brandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frenkie Chen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen lunges at Brandt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brandt's hand.
Chen ducks under a wild hook from Brandt.
Chen lands an overhand right.

Brandt closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Chen's guard.
Brandt scoring with some ground and pound.
Brandt throwing strikes from guard but Chen blocks nicely.
Brandt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brandt with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brandt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chen has his hands on Brandt's head, controlling the position.
Let's hope that Chen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Brandt throwing strikes but missing.
Chen is pulling down on Brandt's head. It's preventing any offense from Brandt, at least for the moment.
Brandt preventing the sweep.
Brandt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chen can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen is adopting a defensive guard.
Chen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brandt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brandt chips away with some ground and pound.
Brandt trying to control but Chen is working from the bottom.
Brandt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brandt throws a big right hand that misses.
Brandt being controlled here momentarily.
Brandt throwing strikes but missing.
Chen seems keen to control Brandt's posture.
Brandt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

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.
Chen has Brandt pulled in close to control his posture.
Brandt postures up in Chen's guard and throws a big left but Chen blocks it.
Chen has Brandt pulled in close to control his posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brandt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brandt throws a big right hand that misses.
Chen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brandt trying to control but Chen is working from the bottom.
Chen pulls Brandt in close to his closed guard and prevents Brandt from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brandt throwing strikes from guard but Chen blocks nicely.
Brandt being controlled here momentarily.
Chen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brandt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chen's head.
Chen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brandt being controlled here momentarily.
Chen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brandt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brandt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brandt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chen trying to control the position here.
Brandt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chen is trying to control the position but Brandt postures up.
Brandt scoring with some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chen holds on and takes a little breather.
Brandt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chen is looking to sweep but instead, Brandt has passed into half guard.
Brandt thows a huge punch but Chen dodges it nicely.
Chen tries to roll over but Brandt keeps him under control.
Brandt drops an elbow to the side of Chen's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brandt wants to control but Chen is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Colten Brandt dominated that round.
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.

Chen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chen blocks a leg kick.
Brandt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brandt misses with a wild body shot.
Chen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brandt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brandt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brandt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brandt throws a push kick but Chen slaps the foot to one side.
Chen wants to counter with a clinch but Brandt pushes him away.
Brandt misses with a wild body shot.
Colten Brandt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brandt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chen's waist but Chen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brandt off to one side.
Brandt takes a swing at Chen's ribcage but misses.
No luck for Brandt with that takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen throws a pinpoint strike between Brandt's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Brandt crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Chen scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frenkie Chen!
Frenkie Chen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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pop
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RATING
36%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Ferreira (ranked 4284 p4p, 4211 weight class) and Folkmar Stufsson (ranked 445 p4p, 440 weight class). Charles Ferreira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

174 cm
23
176
0 - 0 - 0
195 cm
25
179
1 - 1 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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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 Rio de Janeiro, Charles Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Folkmar Stufsson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and James Atkins.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stufsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Stufsson throws the left hand but Ferreira avoids the punch easily.
Ferreira seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Ferreira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Stufsson!
Ferreira scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ferreira lands a decent elbow from side control.

Ferreira decides to stand back up.
Stufsson tries to clinch there but Ferreira circles away.
Ferreira drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stufsson sprawls and moves away.
Stufsson cracks a nice hook into Ferreira's ribs.

Ferreira takes the fight into the clinch.
Stufsson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Stufsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ferreira is trying to pull guard but Stufsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ferreira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stufsson avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Stufsson.
Ferreira fails to pull guard.
Stufsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stufsson stops a takedown attempt from Ferreira.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Ferreira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

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

Ferreira looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ferreira postures up in Stufsson's guard and throws a big left but Stufsson blocks it.
Ferreira sitting in guard here, content to control.

Ferreira gets to his feet. Stufsson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferreira decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stufsson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Ferreira manages to mount him!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira lands a nice shot to the head.
Stufsson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Ferreira throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Stufsson has his hands clasped together but Ferreira breaks the hold and Stufsson is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Ferreira!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Ferreira!
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FIGHT
RATING
55%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Dingleberry (ranked 3558 p4p, 4510 weight class) and Fredi Falker (ranked 224 p4p, 270 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

168 cm
25
135
1 - 0 - 0
163 cm
25
135
0 - 1 - 0
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart
Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Warpath Wear

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Dingleberry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fredi Falker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Sam Margolis.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dingleberry shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dingleberry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Falker on the ground.
Falker looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Well, if Dingleberry is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Falker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dingleberry is taking a breather. Falker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dingleberry is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Falker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dingleberry tries to stand but can't do so whilst Falker controls his leg.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Dingleberry pushes Falker up against the cage in a clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falker prevents Dingleberry from getting back to his feet.

Dingleberry is looking for a triangle but Falker pushes his legs off easily.
Dingleberry managing to control the position.
Dingleberry striking off his back but it's not causing Falker any problems.
Falker being controlled here momentarily.
Dingleberry wants to get back to his feet but Falker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falker trying to control but Dingleberry is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Falker darts in looking for a takedown but Dingleberry gets double underhooks and turns Falker into the cage.
Dingleberry fails to land with a series of punches.
Dingleberry tries to score with a low kick but Falker moves his leg out of the way.
Dingleberry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Falker fails with a takedown attempt.

Dingleberry rushes Falker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dingleberry breaks from the clinch.

Dingleberry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Falker, pushing him back against the cage.

Dingleberry gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dingleberry is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dingleberry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dingleberry lands strikes from half guard.

Dingleberry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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


Falker gets tackled into the cage by Dingleberry. Dingleberry maintains the clinch.
Falker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dingleberry after a bit of a struggle.

Dingleberry decides to pull guard.

Dingleberry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Falker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andrew Dingleberry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dingleberry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dingleberry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Falker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Falker is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingleberry controls Falker momentarily but Falker frees himself.
Dingleberry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Falker wants to pass the guard but Dingleberry is keeping the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

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.

Dingleberry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Falker, pushing him back against the cage.
Dingleberry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Falker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Dingleberry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Falker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Falker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dingleberry's waist but Dingleberry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Falker off to one side.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Dingleberry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dingleberry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Falker can do to turn this around?
Dingleberry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Dingleberry clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingleberry has Falker pressed against the cage, preventing Falker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Falker throws an elbow but it misses.

Dingleberry jumps into guard, dragging Falker to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dingleberry is on top in guard.

Dingleberry controls from within his opponent's guard.

Dingleberry stands up from Falker's guard - Dingleberry perhaps looking for a knockout.

Dingleberry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dingleberry is standing up over Falker. Falker looks to escape but Dingleberry dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dingleberry passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Falker!
Dingleberry wants to stand but Falker is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

Dingleberry looking to secure an arm triangle but Falker defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Falker is trying to escape the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Dingleberry dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!


Dingleberry shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dingleberry controlling the pace.
Dingleberry tries to stand but can't do so whilst Falker controls his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dingleberry stalling.
Falker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dingleberry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dingleberry works his way into side control.
Dingleberry wants to stand but Falker is controlling his arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dingleberry lands some shots froms side control.
Dingleberry works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dingleberry passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Falker!

Dingleberry looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dingleberry controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingleberry is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Dingleberry looking to finish Falker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Falker!

Dingleberry is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Falker has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dingleberry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Dingleberry stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Dingleberry gets a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

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

Dingleberry instigates a clinch.
Fredi Falker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Dingleberry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Dingleberry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dingleberry 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Dingleberry!
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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
26%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Aspinall (ranked 3170 p4p, 4727 weight class) and Jon Herb (ranked 350 p4p, 445 weight class). Cam Aspinall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Herb's chin.

198 cm
25
251
1 - 0 - 0
220 cm
25
264
0 - 1 - 0
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Warpath Wear
Squirrel Sportswear 🐿️

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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, Cam Aspinall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Herb!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herb ducks under a wild hook from Aspinall.
Herb tries a head kick but it misses.
Aspinall misses with a looping right.
Aspinall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Herb looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Herb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aspinall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Herb at a distance.
Herb looks winded!
Aspinall cracks Herb with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Herb tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Aspinall pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Herb is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cam Aspinall!
An out of breath Cam Aspinall thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
100%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Chito (ranked 3022 p4p, 3885 weight class) and Claudio Castelo (ranked 288 p4p, 351 weight class). Alex Chito has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

185 cm
25
160
1 - 0 - 0
175 cm
25
160
0 - 0 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin
Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Chito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Castelo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chito throws a series of punches but Castelo avoids them all with ease.
Castelo with the counter takedown but Chito avoids it easily.
Chito swinging wildly here.
Castelo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Castelo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Chito fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Castelo to the ground. Chito is now in Castelo's guard.
Chito throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chito trying to control but Castelo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chito lands a couple of digs.
Chito postures up in Castelo's guard and throws a big left but Castelo blocks it.
Castelo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chito.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castelo trying to keep a closed guard but Chito is proving a slippery customer.
Castelo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chito would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Castelo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chito tries to stand but Castelo is controlling from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Castelo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Chito throws an elbow that misses. Castelo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chito's guard. Nice move by Castelo!


That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chito trying to control the position.
Castelo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chito seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Chito keeping moving, preventing Castelo from controlling successfully.
Castelo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chito working a defensive guard but Castelo passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castelo is trying to control. Chito wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Castelo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chito defends it well.
Castelo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Castelo throws a strike but Chito avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Castelo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Castelo throwing strikes from guard but Chito blocks nicely.
Chito working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Castelo.

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.
Castelo with a flurry of punches that miss.

Chito looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Castelo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Castelo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Castelo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chito uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castelo has time to react.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chito misses with an uppercut. Castelo saw that one coming.
Chito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castelo was well out of range. Poor timing from Chito.
Sloppy strikes from Chito. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Chito 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.

Chito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castelo.
Castelo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chito defends it well.
Castelo moves away from the strike by Chito.
Castelo with the counter takedown but Chito avoids it easily.
Chito with a nice cross.
Alex Chito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castelo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castelo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chito defends it well.
Castelo walks into a left hand.
Castelo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chito throws a right hand that Castelo ducks under and follows up with a left that Castelo also avoids with ease.
Chito lands a jab.
Castelo swats away the attempt to clinch by Chito.
Castelo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chito defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chito throws a solid leg kick but Castelo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chito.
Castelo with the counter takedown but Chito avoids it easily.
Chito swings for the body but Castelo moves out of range.
Chito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castelo circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chito tries to bum rush Castelo with a series of wild strikes but Castelo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Castelo.
Chito went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chito's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castelo under the eye.
Chito throws a nice looking combination but Castelo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castelo takes one to the chin there.
Chito throws a right hand that Castelo ducks under and follows up with a left that Castelo also avoids with ease.
Chito throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Castelo on the side of the head.
Chito looks to throw the jab but Castelo is out of range.
Castelo with the counter takedown but Chito avoids it easily.
Alex Chito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Chito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chito tries to sprawl but Castelo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chito trying to control here.

Castelo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chito is just riding it out for now. Castelo eventually gives up the hold.
Claudio Castelo has got the better of the ground game so far.

Castelo is looking for a kimura here.
Chito manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castelo tries to free his leg and advance position but Chito is retaining full guard.
Chito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chito is trying to keep Castelo in close.

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

Chito tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Chito thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chito is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Castelo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chito tries to score with some ground and pound. Castelo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Chito tries to score with some ground and pound. Castelo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Castelo defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chito cracks Castelo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Castelo is looking for a sweep.
Castelo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Chito dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Chito misses with a low kick.
Castelo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chito.
Chito falls off balance throwing a combination

and Castelo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Chito manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Castelo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Castelo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chito is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head punch on the inside from Chito fails to land.
Chito looking to slow down the pace here.
Chito trying to control the position but instead, Castelo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chito into the cage.
Chito misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castelo has Chito pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chito manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Chito pulls guard effortlessly.
Chito wants to stand but Castelo is controlling the position.
Castelo stands and throws Chito's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chito tries to buck Castelo off but Castelo is having none of it.
Chito is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Claudio Castelo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castelo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chito sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Castelo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Castelo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Castelo throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castelo trying to control the position but Chito is working away.

Castelo is trying to get an arm triangle but Chito is defending well.
Castelo misses with the ground and pound.
Chito is pushing Castelo's head away, looking to escape. Castelo manages to hold on to the position though.
Chito has one of Castelo's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.

Castelo is trying to get an arm triangle but Chito is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castelo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Chito rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Castelo's guard! Nice work there by Chito!

Castelo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chito throws a big right hand that misses.
Chito loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chito has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chito landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chito makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chito throws a big elbow that misses.
Castelo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chito throws a strike but Castelo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Castelo stops Chito from standing up.
Castelo throwing strikes from guard but Chito blocks nicely.
Alex Chito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Castelo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Castelo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Chito.
Well Chito 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 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Chito!

Alex Chito decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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G S C G energy
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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
31%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Sanchez (ranked 4484 p4p, 2701 weight class) and Jesse Legend (ranked 269 p4p, 188 weight class). The key to victory for Alvaro Sanchez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

165 cm
25
135
0 - 1 - 0
190 cm
25
135
0 - 0 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart
Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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Warpath Wear


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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alvaro Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesse Legend!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Andrew Berry.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Legend fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sanchez sprawls well initially but Legend persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanchez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Legend is working away from the top position though.
Legend scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sanchez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Legend.
Legend slips a nice elbow through Sanchez's hands, connecting with Sanchez's forehead.
Legend lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanchez is rocked!
Legend working Sanchez over with strikes.
Oh Sanchez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Legend seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up but Legend is controlling him
Legend lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Sanchez! More strikes land and this one is all over! Legend jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Legend!
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G S C G energy
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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
96%

 

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Holmes (ranked 3521 p4p, 2474 weight class) and Zaid Griffith (ranked 275 p4p, 205 weight class). Zaid Griffith will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

169 cm
25
146
1 - 0 - 0
181 cm
25
153
1 - 0 - 0
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Warpath Wear

Warpath Wear


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zaid Griffith!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes takes one on the button.
We've been hearing reports that Holmes has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Holmes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carl Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Holmes shoots in looking for a takedown. Griffith tries to sprawl out of it but Holmes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griffith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Griffith throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Griffith jabs at Holmes's body.
Griffith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holmes has time to react.
Danga de danga de dang - Griffith scores with a four punch combination!
A thudding body kick lands there by Holmes!
Holmes throws a head kick but Griffith moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffith looks to land a combination. Holmes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Holmes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Griffith was covering up waiting for the punch and Holmes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Holmes prevents Griffith from getting back to his feet.
Holmes being controlled here momentarily.
Holmes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes content to stall in guard here.
Griffith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holmes is one step ahead there.
Holmes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Griffith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Holmes won't allow Griffith to sweep him here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Griffith avoids the head kick by Holmes.
Griffith throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Griffith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Griffith cracks Holmes with an open hand slap.
Holmes walks into a left hand.
Griffith connects with a looping right hand.
Holmes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A bone on bone clash there as Holmes blocks the leg kick.
Griffith lands a slapping body shot.
Griffith works over Holmes's head and body with a nice combination.
Griffith tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Griffith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Holmes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Holmes breaks from the clinch.
Griffith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Holmes moves in looking to clinch but Griffith pushes him off.
Holmes throws a nice head kick!
Griffith swinging wildly here.
Griffith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Holmes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Griffith throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Griffith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holmes is one step ahead there.
Holmes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Griffith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holmes is one step ahead there.
Griffith wants to stand but Holmes is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zaid Griffith dominated that round.
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.

Holmes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Griffith circles away and keeps his distance.
Griffith cracks Holmes with a good jab.
Griffith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Holmes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Griffith's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffith looks like he's trying to stand up.
Griffith tries to get to full guard but Holmes has control of the leg.
Griffith wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Holmes decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffith swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Griffith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffith lands with a cross.
Holmes moves in looking to clinch but Griffith pushes him off.
Holmes walks into a left hand.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Holmes.
Griffith is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Holmes has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Holmes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Griffith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Griffith pushes Holmes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Holmes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to advance to mount but can't.
Holmes trying to control the action but Griffith is working from the bottom.
Griffith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Griffith is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Griffith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Holmes.
As Holmes backs off Griffith throws a huge counter combo but Holmes manages to avoid it all.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Griffith!
The fighters circle momentarily. Griffith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Griffith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Griffith wants it to stay on the feet.
Griffith works the jab nicely.
Holmes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmes lands a head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffith misses with the combination.
Holmes drops down looking for a counter takedown but Griffith sprawls and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holmes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Griffith. That snapped Holmes's head back.
Griffith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from Griffith misses.
Holmes gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Griffith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Griffith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Griffith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griffith trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Holmes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Griffith is controlling him.
Griffith looking to pass the guard.
Griffith is in close to Holmes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Griffith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griffith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Griffith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Griffith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Griffith lands a nice hook to Holmes's body. Holmes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Griffith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Holmes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griffith throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zaid Griffith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holmes throws a push kick but Griffith slaps the foot to one side.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Griffith. Those never looked like landing.
Griffith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Griffith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Griffith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Carl Holmes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffith cracks Holmes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Holmes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Griffith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes is looking to clinch but Griffith is avoiding it.

Griffith tries to sprawl but Holmes drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Griffith makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Griffith circles away and keeps his distance.
Griffith leaves Holmes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Holmes tries to clinch but Griffith moves out of range.
Holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holmes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Griffith circles away and keeps his distance.

Griffith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holmes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Griffith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
A shot in the inside from Griffith.
Holmes takes a shot to the head.
Griffith scores with a shoulder strike.
Griffith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holmes manages to break the clinch.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.

Griffith clinches up against the cage.

Holmes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holmes drops his hands momentarily and Griffith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Griffith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Holmes. Holmes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
No luck for Griffith with that takedown attempt.
Griffith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No luck for Holmes with that takedown attempt.
Holmes lands the left hand.
Griffith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Holmes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Holmes instigates a clinch.

Holmes manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Griffith darts in and clinches Holmes up against the cage.
Griffith lands with a short shot to the head.

Holmes manages to break the clinch.
Holmes walks into a stiff left hand from Griffith.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffith wants to slow Holmes down by chopping away at his legs.
As Griffith tries to get set, Holmes tries to push him back and clinch up but Griffith manages to avoid the attempt.
Griffith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Griffith's corner calls for a 1-2. Griffith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Holmes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Griffith swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes misses with a lunging right hand
and Griffith counters with a two punch combo.
Griffith connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Holmes.
Griffith lands a lovely overhand right.
Holmes moves forwards but Griffith connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a push kick but Griffith slaps the foot to one side.
Griffith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses
and Holmes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Griffith has Holmes up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffith wants to take the fight to the mat but Holmes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Zaid Griffith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Holmes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Griffith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Griffith is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Holmes can't fight it off and eventually Griffith manages to take the fight to the floor. Holmes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Holmes has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Griffith is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffith lands an elbow inside.
Griffith lands with a short shot to the head.
Carl Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffith lands a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zaid Griffith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Griffith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaid Griffith!

A very excited looking Zaid Griffith rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
71%

 

 
 
 
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