MMM Friday Night: Episode 5 LW PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximo Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Drago
vs
Johnson

185 cm
19
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximo Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drago pinned against the cage. Drago gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Drago sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maximo Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Johnson.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drago pinned against the cage. Drago gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drago defends it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drago is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Drago throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson tries to kick Drago off but Drago keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Drago with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Drago is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Maximo Drago wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Drago fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Drago persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Drago is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Drago moves into full mount! Johnson won't be happy about that!
Drago sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago content just to control the position here.

Drago is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Drago in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Drago throws a leg kick but Johnson checks it.
Drago shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.

Drago has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Drago keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson dives in and grabs Drago's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drago pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drago shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson looking to stall.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Drago throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago wants to clinch.

Drago moves into the clinch.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Drago jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. Drago gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximo Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drago misses with a head kick.
Maximo Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drago scores with a jab to the body.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drago shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drago avoids it really well and circles away.
Drago shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Drago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drago is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Drago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Drago tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Drago looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Drago persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drago bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A control attempt from Johnson but he's now mounted!
Drago landing punches.
Drago controlling his opponent.
Drago throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Drago takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Drago.
Maximo Drago overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drago sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Drago cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Drago controlling from mount.
Drago punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximo Drago 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!

Drago drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Drago tries to pass.
Drago stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Drago slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson trying to remain calm as Drago controls from the top position.

Drago decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Drago or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Drago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drago tries to clinch

and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Drago fights it but they end up in guard.
Drago wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Drago's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago pulls Johnson in to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Maximo Drago wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Drago to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Drago is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Drago isn't so interested in that idea.
Drago stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drago content to stall in guard here.
Drago slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Drago scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Drago is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Drago.
Drago works his foot free and advances to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maximo Drago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drago 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximo Drago!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green has chosen eye of the tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joe Green is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Solomon
vs
Green

182 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
186 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Solomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Green!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Solomon as Green shoots in.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solomon.
Solomon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Solomon fails to land with a series of punches.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Solomon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Green tries to clinch there but Solomon circles away.
Solomon fails to land with a series of punches.
Solomon has a takedown stuffed.

Solomon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Green manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Solomon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Green keeping full guard, as Solomon tries to pass.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Green!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Ghambaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Reinaldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Reinaldson's choice of entrance music: Evenflow- Pearljam. Roman Ghambaryan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matthew Reinaldson's chin.

Ghambaryan
vs
Reinaldson

188 cm
20
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Ghambaryan!
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, Matthew Reinaldson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinaldson throws a head kick that misses.
Reinaldson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reinaldson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan is looking to slow Reinaldson down with leg kicks.
Reinaldson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reinaldson looks gassed!
Ghambaryan scores with a leg kick.
Ghambaryan scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Ghambaryan tenderised Reinaldson's leg. Reinaldson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roman Ghambaryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reinaldson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ghambaryan. Ghambaryan obviously looking to wear him down.
Ghambaryan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reinaldson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ghambaryan connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ghambaryan, right into the meat.
Ghambaryan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ghambaryan, right into the meat.

Ghambaryan pushes Reinaldson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the head.
Ghambaryan taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ghambaryan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ghambaryan.
Reinaldson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ghambaryan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ghambaryan lands a good knee to the midsection. Reinaldson won't want to take too many of those.
Ghambaryan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the body.
Ghambaryan lands a nice knee to the body.
Reinaldson has had enough of the clinch but Ghambaryan keeps him there for the moment.
Reinaldson letting Ghambaryan take a breather here.
Ghambaryan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reinaldson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Reinaldson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ghambaryan with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reinaldson's face.
A frustrated look appears on Reinaldson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ghambaryan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ghambaryan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reinaldson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinaldson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body.
Ghambaryan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ghambaryan obliges.
Ghambaryan with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reinaldson has had enough of the clinch but Ghambaryan keeps him there for the moment.
Ghambaryan crunches a lovely knee into Reinaldson's ribcage.
Ghambaryan crunches a lovely knee into Reinaldson's ribcage.
A frustrated look appears on Reinaldson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reinaldson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan scores with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reinaldson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reinaldson fails to pull guard.
Ghambaryan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reinaldson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ghambaryan has double underhooks.
Reinaldson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ghambaryan smiles and moves away.
A good leg kick by Ghambaryan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ghambaryan.
Reinaldson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ghambaryan. Ghambaryan obviously looking to wear him down.
Ghambaryan fakes the leg kick and cracks Reinaldson in the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ghambaryan. That's going to slow Reinaldson down.
Reinaldson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ghambaryan.

Ghambaryan closes the distance and clinches.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ghambaryan with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan crunches a lovely knee into Reinaldson's ribcage.

Reinaldson manages to break the clinch.

Ghambaryan closes the distance and clinches.
Ghambaryan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ghambaryan lands a good knee to the midsection. Reinaldson won't want to take too many of those.
Reinaldson working hard to break the clinch.
Ghambaryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ghambaryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reinaldson's face.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reinaldson's face.
Ghambaryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ghambaryan missing with knees to the body.
Reinaldson avoiding damage as Ghambaryan throws knees to the body.
Reinaldson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ghambaryan misses with a knee to the head.
Reinaldson working hard to break the clinch.
Ghambaryan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reinaldson up against the cage.
Reinaldson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ghambaryan keeps control of Reinaldson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body.
Ghambaryan scores with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ghambaryan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ghambaryan obliges.
Ghambaryan keeps control of Reinaldson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reinaldson tries to circle away but Ghambaryan has him pinned against the cage.
Ghambaryan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reinaldson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reinaldson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ghambaryan has Reinaldson pressed against the cage, preventing Reinaldson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ghambaryan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reinaldson's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Ghambaryan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ghambaryan stuffs the takedown attempt from Reinaldson. Reinaldson gets slowly back to his feet.
Ghambaryan feints and then cracks Reinaldson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reinaldson down.
Ghambaryan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ghambaryan throws a quick inside leg kick.

Ghambaryan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ghambaryan scores with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Reinaldson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ghambaryan lands a nice knee to the body.
Reinaldson working hard to break the clinch.
Ghambaryan stalling.
Reinaldson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ghambaryan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ghambaryan with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan prevents Reinaldson from breaking the clinch.
Ghambaryan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinaldson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ghambaryan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reinaldson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reinaldson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ghambaryan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reinaldson is trying to break the clinch but Ghambaryan is controlling him.
Ghambaryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reinaldson's face.
A knee to the head by Ghambaryan.
Reinaldson tries to break free but Ghambaryan pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan connects with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reinaldson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan scores with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan is pushing Reinaldson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the body.
Ghambaryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reinaldson can do to turn this around?
Reinaldson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reinaldson is trying to break the clinch but Ghambaryan has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ghambaryan trying to land knees to the body.
Reinaldson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ghambaryan won't allow it.
Ghambaryan has Reinaldson pressed against the cage, preventing Reinaldson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reinaldson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ghambaryan working Reinaldson over with knees to the body.
Reinaldson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roman Ghambaryan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ghambaryan with a knee to the head.
Reinaldson is trying to force a seperation but Ghambaryan has the dominant position.
Ghambaryan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ghambaryan with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reinaldson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reinaldson avoids it.
Reinaldson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ghambaryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reinaldson's face.
Reinaldson tries a knee to the head but Ghambaryan blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Ghambaryan.
Reinaldson is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ghambaryan.
Reinaldson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ghambaryan working Reinaldson over with knees to the body.
Ghambaryan unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinaldson is trying to break the clinch but Ghambaryan is controlling him.
Ghambaryan lands a good knee to the midsection. Reinaldson won't want to take too many of those.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ghambaryan is stalling here.
Reinaldson is trying to break free.
Reinaldson is trying to break free.
Ghambaryan scores a nice knee to the body.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reinaldson has had enough of the clinch but Ghambaryan keeps him there for the moment.
Reinaldson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ghambaryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ghambaryan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ghambaryan crunches a lovely knee into Reinaldson's ribcage.
Ghambaryan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reinaldson tries to break the clinch but Ghambaryan is controlling the position.
Reinaldson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ghambaryan won't allow it.
Ghambaryan lands a nice knee to the body.
Reinaldson is trying to break the clinch but Ghambaryan is controlling him.
Ghambaryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the head.
Reinaldson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

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.
Ghambaryan scores with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan connects with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reinaldson's face.
Ghambaryan is pressed up against the cage. Reinaldson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ghambaryan down to the mat. Ghambaryan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ghambaryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ghambaryan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Ghambaryan gets a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ghambaryan obliges.
Reinaldson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ghambaryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan keeps control of Reinaldson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reinaldson tries to circle away but Ghambaryan has him pinned against the cage.
Ghambaryan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ghambaryan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ghambaryan lands a good knee to the midsection. Reinaldson won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Ghambaryan.
Reinaldson avoiding damage as Ghambaryan throws knees to the body.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but Reinaldson blocks with his arms.
Reinaldson tries to break the clinch but Ghambaryan is controlling the position.
Ghambaryan lands a good knee to the midsection. Reinaldson won't want to take too many of those.
Reinaldson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ghambaryan has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Ghambaryan 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. This is the final round!

Ghambaryan scores with a nice body kick.
Roman Ghambaryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Reinaldson throws a head kick but Ghambaryan moves out of range.
Ghambaryan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ghambaryan works Reinaldson's body with a nice hook.
Reinaldson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ghambaryan lands with a kick to the temple. Reinaldson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Ghambaryan moves into the clinch.
Ghambaryan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ghambaryan scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan working Reinaldson over with knees to the body.
Ghambaryan with a knee to the head.
Reinaldson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ghambaryan has him pressed against the cage.
Reinaldson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ghambaryan won't allow it.
Ghambaryan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ghambaryan has Reinaldson pressed against the cage, preventing Reinaldson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reinaldson working hard to break the clinch.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the body.
Reinaldson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ghambaryan has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghambaryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reinaldson's face.
Reinaldson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reinaldson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the body.
Reinaldson has had enough of the clinch but Ghambaryan keeps him there for the moment.
Ghambaryan lands a nice knee to the body.
Reinaldson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ghambaryan lands a nice knee to the body.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ghambaryan lands a good knee to the midsection. Reinaldson won't want to take too many of those.
Reinaldson is trying to force a seperation but Ghambaryan has the dominant position.
Reinaldson tries to pull guard but Ghambaryan holds him up against the cage and eventually Reinaldson drops back down to his feet.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ghambaryan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ghambaryan has Reinaldson pressed against the cage, preventing Reinaldson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ghambaryan lands a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ghambaryan.
Reinaldson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ghambaryan won't allow it.
Ghambaryan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reinaldson up against the cage.
Ghambaryan unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ghambaryan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reinaldson is defending well for now.
Ghambaryan tries to stall but Reinaldson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reinaldson is trying to break the clinch but Ghambaryan is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan scores with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan prevents Reinaldson from breaking the clinch.
Reinaldson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reinaldson working hard to break the clinch.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Reinaldson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reinaldson tries to circle away but Ghambaryan has him pinned against the cage.
Ghambaryan with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ghambaryan.
A knee to the head by Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reinaldson's efforts to push away.
Reinaldson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Ghambaryan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ghambaryan.
Matthew Reinaldson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reinaldson can't break the clinch.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan lands a nice knee to the body.
Reinaldson tries to pull guard but Ghambaryan holds him up against the cage and eventually Reinaldson drops back down to his feet.
Roman Ghambaryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Reinaldson.
Reinaldson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ghambaryan has double underhooks.
Ghambaryan scores with a knee to the head.
Reinaldson jumps guard but Ghambaryan stands there with Reinaldson around his waist. Reinaldson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ghambaryan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ghambaryan crunches a lovely knee into Reinaldson's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ghambaryan obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ghambaryan obliges.
Ghambaryan working Reinaldson over with knees to the body.
Ghambaryan working Reinaldson over with knees to the body.
Reinaldson avoiding damage as Ghambaryan throws knees to the body.
Reinaldson tries to break free but Ghambaryan pushes him back against the cage.

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.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan trying to land knees to the body.
Ghambaryan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reinaldson's efforts to push away.
Reinaldson tries to break free but Ghambaryan pushes him back against the cage.
Reinaldson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ghambaryan scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ghambaryan obliges.
Reinaldson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ghambaryan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ghambaryan working Reinaldson over with knees to the body.
Ghambaryan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the head.
Ghambaryan lands a nice knee to the body.
Reinaldson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan scores a nice knee to the body.
Reinaldson is trying to break the clinch but Ghambaryan is controlling him.
Roman Ghambaryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reinaldson tries to break free but Ghambaryan pushes him back against the cage.
Ghambaryan working Reinaldson over with knees to the body.
Ghambaryan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reinaldson tries to land a knee to the head but Ghambaryan blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Ghambaryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ghambaryan 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Ghambaryan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reyndel Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Miyaichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Duran
vs
Miyaichi

178 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 New York, Reyndel Duran!
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, Ryo Miyaichi!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyaichi avoids a punch combination nicely.

Miyaichi gets the takedown into side control.
Miyaichi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

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

Miyaichi is trying to get an arm triangle but Duran is defending well.
Duran wants to control but Miyaichi postures up.
Duran is being controlled here.
Miyaichi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Miyaichi has an Americana. Duran didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Miyaichi is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Miyaichi hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ryo Miyaichi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cola De Mono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

De Mono
vs
Kerr

174 cm
21
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Experienced

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 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cola De Mono!
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, Scott Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr avoids the head kick by De Mono.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kerr just leaning against De Mono, taking a breather.
De Mono keeps control of Kerr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Kerr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kerr is defended easily by De Mono.

Kerr drives through and clinches with De Mono against the cage.

Kerr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kerr fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Mono dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kerr. That did some damage!
De Mono tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kerr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kerr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Scott Kerr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerr tries to clinch but fails miserably

and De Mono counters with a single leg into guard. Kerr didn't expect that.
Kerr looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Mono is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

De Mono gets to his feet - Kerr follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr with a poor takedown

and De Mono counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Mono.
De Mono controlling from the top position.
De Mono won't allow Kerr to get back to his feet.
De Mono is pushing down on Kerr's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kerr is fighting to maintain full guard but De Mono has managed to sneak the leg through.
De Mono is pressing down on Kerr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kerr is holding on for now.
De Mono throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Mono trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Mono throwing shots but Kerr is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Mono trying to mount his opponent but Kerr defends it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
De Mono stalling.

Cola De Mono has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

De Mono closes the distance and clinches.

De Mono's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kerr shoots and misses

and De Mono counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kerr won't be happy with that.
Cola De Mono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Kerr.
De Mono trying to control the position but Kerr is working away.
De Mono in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Mono lands a nice forearm strike.
De Mono in side control, just content to control the action for now.
De Mono tries to move to mount but Kerr blocks the move with his legs.
Kerr trying to remain calm as De Mono controls from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kerr wants to clinch.

De Mono closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

De Mono decides to return to a standing position.
De Mono tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerr was well out of range. Poor timing from De Mono.
De Mono shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kerr as he jumps to the side.
Nice sprawl there from Kerr as De Mono shoots in.
Kerr closes the distance looking to clinch

and De Mono counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Mono.
De Mono prevents Kerr from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kerr can do anything to dispel that myth.
De Mono is standing up over Kerr. Kerr looks to escape but De Mono dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr being controlled for a moment.
Kerr is trying to get back to his feet.
Kerr is breathing heavily.
De Mono staying calm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kerr wants to get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from De Mono seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
De Mono lands an elbow.
Kerr wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Mono is looking to take a break and control but Kerr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Mono tries to score with some ground and pound. Kerr controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

De Mono stands up and beckons Kerr to his feet.
De Mono fails to land with a series of punches.
De Mono throws a head kick but Kerr moves out of range.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Mono swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Mono swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Mono circles away from the clinch attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

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

De Mono gets a takedown into half guard.

De Mono stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kerr to get to his feet.
Kerr shoots and misses
and De Mono counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cola De Mono is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kerr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kerr wants to break free but De Mono has control.
De Mono is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kerr is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cola De Mono dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kerr misses with a two punch combination.
De Mono shoots in looking for a takedown. Kerr tries to sprawl out of it but De Mono keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kerr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters circling a little - Kerr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

De Mono forces Kerr back against the cage and clinches.
De Mono is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kerr is looking to break free of the clinch but De Mono has double underhooks.
De Mono is trying to break the clinch but Kerr is controlling him.
De Mono can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Mono is defending well for now.
Kerr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Mono keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kerr's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kerr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr is looking to break free of the clinch but De Mono has double underhooks.
Kerr can't break the clinch.
De Mono managing to block the knees to the body from Kerr.
Kerr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

De Mono manages to break the clinch.
Kerr tries to clinch there but De Mono circles away.
Kerr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Kerr has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Mono has Kerr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kerr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cola De Mono. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Mono wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kerr slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Kerr's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
De Mono lands a shoulder strike.
Kerr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Mono working aggressively here.
De Mono managing to block the knees to the body from Kerr.

Kerr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Mono paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Mono will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Mono tries to clinch but Kerr moves out of range.

Kerr gets a clinch.

De Mono breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch but De Mono swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Mono shoots in but Kerr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch but De Mono swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Mono looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kerr is fending him off so far but De Mono persists. Nope, Kerr circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Mono paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kerr.
De Mono shoots for a double leg takedown but Kerr sprawls well. He's pushed De Mono's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Kerr drives through and clinches with De Mono against the cage.
De Mono blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Mono jumps guard but Kerr stands there with De Mono around his waist. De Mono gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Kerr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kerr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kerr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kerr tries to clinch up.
De Mono circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kerr forces De Mono back against the cage and clinches.
Kerr tries to score a body lock takedown but De Mono shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Kerr pulls guard.
De Mono might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kerr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as De Mono controls the pace.
De Mono pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kerr is keeping the position for now.
Kerr keeping moving, preventing De Mono from controlling successfully.
Scott Kerr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Mono sitting in guard, not really doing much.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Kerr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Mono has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cola De Mono!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Lockdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kane
vs
Lockdown

181 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

[IFC] Hilton Supplements *NYC*

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chico Lockdown!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockdown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lockdown avoids the body shot from Kane.
Kane tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lockdown swivels and escapes.
Lockdown throws a series of punches but Kane moves out of range.
Kane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lockdown misses with a double jab.

Kane moves into range and clinches up with Lockdown.
Kane is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kane tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Kane. 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.
Kane blocking some punches.
Lockdown tries to land a knee to the head but Kane blocks with his arms.
Kane tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lockdown smiles and moves away.
Lockdown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane looks for a takedown but Lockdown sprawls well.
Lockdown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kane.
Kane tries for a takedown but Lockdown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lockdown defends it nicely.
Lockdown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kane circles away quickly and effectively.
Chico Lockdown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lockdown is looking to score with low kicks.

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.
Kane fails to land the takedown.
Lockdown misses with a few strikes there.
Lockdown throws a nice looking combination but Kane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lockdown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kane manages to avoid it.
Lockdown swats away the attempt to clinch by Kane.
Kane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lockdown.
David Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Lockdown misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockdown throws a hook but Kane blocks it.
Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kane has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lockdown finds it's way round the side to connect with Kane's head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kane is defended easily by Lockdown.
Kane dodges the punch combination from Lockdown.
Kane looks to land a combination but Lockdown avoids it well.
Lockdown is looking to slow Kane down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lockdown.
Lockdown misses with a low kick.
Lockdown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kane.
Kane cracks a nice hook into Lockdown's ribs.
Lockdown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kane.
Kane throws a body punch but Lockdown moves out of range.
Kane just misses with a punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lockdown throws a sloppy head kick and Kane moves out of range easily.
Kane moves away from the strike by Lockdown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chico Lockdown 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.

Kane misses with a hook to the body
and Lockdown counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Kane. Beautiful body shot.
Lockdown scoring well with a low kick there.
Lockdown throws a body punch but Kane moves out of range.
Lockdown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lockdown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lockdown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kane is looking to clinch.
Lockdown swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.
Lockdown lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Kane closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lockdown did well to prevent Kane getting side control.
Lockdown is not content to let Kane control the position.
Kane is thwarting Lockdown's attempts to control the position.
Kane wants to take a breather but Lockdown is having none of it.
Lockdown is trying to control but can't.
Lockdown is refusing to be controlled, as Kane sits in half guard.
Kane scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lockdown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lockdown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Kane seems to be looking for submissions.
Lockdown keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lockdown won't allow Kane to pass to mount.
Lockdown is holding on to half guard well.
Kane wants to pass to mount but Lockdown is defending the position.
Kane wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane working the head and body with strikes.
Kane is looking to take a break and control but Lockdown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Kane seems to be working for a kimura but Lockdown defends the submission attempt.
Kane is thwarting Lockdown's attempts to control the position.
Lockdown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kane.
Lockdown wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kane wants to control but Lockdown is keeping him busy.

Kane is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lockdown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kane.
Lockdown tries to get to full guard but Kane has control of the leg.

Kane is working for an americana but Lockdown has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Kane was thinking about the submission.
Lockdown keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chico Lockdown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lockdown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kane counters with a stiff right hand.
Kane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lockdown counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kane's knee momentarily.
Lockdown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot by Lockdown.
Kane throws a right hand that Lockdown ducks under and follows up with a left that Lockdown also avoids with ease.
Lockdown throws a nice looking combination but Kane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lockdown throws a right and a left that Kane avoids nicely.
Kane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lockdown.
Kane avoids the body shot from Lockdown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane lands with a nice body punch.
Lockdown throws a jab when Kane was well out of range.
Lockdown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Kane gets a clinch.
Kane blocks an elbow strike from Lockdown.
Kane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kane as Lockdown tries to tie him up.
Lockdown misses with an elbow strike.
Chico Lockdown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lockdown pushes off an throws an elbow but Kane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kane drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lockdown pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kane tries to clinch up.
A left lands for Kane.
Kane misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lockdown counters with a good low kick that Kane was not able to check.
Lockdown throws a sloppy head kick and Kane moves out of range easily.
Kane just misses with a punch to the body.
Kane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lockdown.
Lockdown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane checks a low kick from Lockdown.
Lockdown misses with a series of wild punches.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kane misses with a wild body shot.

Kane scores with a takedown into Lockdown's guard.
Kane trying to control but Lockdown is working from the bottom.
David Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lockdown kicks Kane off and gets to his feet.
Kane lands a head shot.
Kane defending well as Lockdown loads up on a big left hand.

Kane darts in and clinches Lockdown up against the cage.
Kane wants a takedown.
Lockdown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lockdown letting Kane take a breather here.
Kane tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lockdown or not.
Kane tries to score a body lock takedown but Lockdown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lockdown blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Kane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lockdown has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chico Lockdown!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Spiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Strength Within as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Spiller
vs
Johnson

180 cm
19
166 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

[IFC] Hilton Supplements *NYC*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Spiller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johnson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Spiller - the referee stops the clock and Johnson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Spiller. Johnson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Spiller lands with an overhand left.
Spiller tries a head kick but it misses.
Spiller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Spiller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spiller scores with a jab.
Spiller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spiller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spiller lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Spiller. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Spiller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Spiller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Spiller - that will leave a mark!
Spiller just misses with a punch to the body.
Spiller connects with a body shot.
Spiller scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Spiller scores with a head kick.
Spiller stuffs the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spiller throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Spiller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spiller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Spiller just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Spiller finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spiller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Spiller throws a shot to the body.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spiller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from Spiller lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Spiller looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Spiller tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Spiller to the ground. Spiller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Spiller lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson looks gassed!
Spiller lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into rage.
A jab from Spiller finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Brandon Spiller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Johnson is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson walks straight into a right hand from Spiller - that's dropped him! Spiller jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Johnson from any more punishment! Johnson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brandon Spiller!
Brandon Spiller is the new lightweight champion!