ECF 1: The Beginning PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darryl Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darryl Ray has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gary Lee's chin.

Lee
vs
Ray

187 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Lee!
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, Darryl Ray!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.

Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ray to the mat! Ray manages to get full guard.

Ray manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Lee pushes Ray up against the cage in a clinch.
Ray tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ray misses with a two punch combination.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ray counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Ray.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee works over Ray's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Ray.
Ray throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lee counters by clinching up.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ray smiles and moves away.

Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ray gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lee.
Ray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Ray's ribcage. Ray let out a lung full of air as it connected.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ray looks gassed!
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws a series of punches but Ray avoids them all with ease.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ray counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee throws a right hand that Ray ducks under and follows up with a left that Ray also avoids with ease.
Lee misses with a combination
and Ray counters with a straight right hand.

Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ray is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ray gets back to half guard.
Ray wants to get back to his feet.
Ray is in trouble now - Lee has advanced to mount!
Lee prevents Ray from getting the reversal.
Lee landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray tries to buck Lee off but he can't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is landing with some decent strikes but Ray is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ray is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ray working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Ray gets to his feet - Lee follows without any prompting.
Lee throws a series of punches but Ray avoids them all with ease.

Ray gets caught flat footed, as Lee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lee advances to half guard.
Ray wants to get back to his feet.
Ray is not content to let Lee control the position.
Ray is trying to stand back up but Lee is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Ray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ray is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.

Lee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ray is just riding it out for now. Lee eventually gives up the hold.
Ray is trying to stand up here but Lee is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ray swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lee clinches with his opponent.
Ray has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee keeps control of Ray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gary Lee will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ray shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Ray misses with a two punch combination.
Ray swinging wilding here.
Ray loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ray counters with a leg kick.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ray.
Lee checks a low kick from Ray.
Gary Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee swinging wilding here.
Ray closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Ray pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ray blocks a head kick by Lee.

Lee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lee working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ray tries to kick Lee off in order to stand up. Lee Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Lee scores with punches from side control.
Ray tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray pushes Lee away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lee gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ray is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ray sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ray pushes Lee off looking to stand but Lee dives back in and keeps control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
Lee lands a jab-cross combination.
Gary Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ray misses with a wild combination.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Ray shows good takedown defense.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Ray.

Lee gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ray.

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

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
Lee keeps control of Ray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ray looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Gary Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darryl Ray.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ray makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lee really felt that one!
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Ray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ray looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ray misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lee!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ray misses with a few strikes there.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ray counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Lee falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Darryl Ray!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chicken Breast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breast's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Immortal. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Breast
vs
Davis

180 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

MMA Elite Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chicken Breast!
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, Doug Davis!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Breast.
Breast is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Breast is just out of range.
Breast looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Breast saw that one coming.
A shot to de liver by Davis. Beautiful body shot.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Breast scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Breast avoids the body shot from Davis.
Breast throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Davis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Breast.
Breast misses with a jab, cross combination.
Breast throws a right and a left that both miss.
Breast keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Breast tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Breast will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis cracks Breast with a right hand to the side of the head.
Breast lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Breast.

Davis is rocked!
Davis throws a body punch but Breast moves out of range.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Breast finish him?
Breast misses with a few strikes there.
Breast is breathing heavily.
Breast throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Breast cracks Davis with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Davis tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Breast pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Davis is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chicken Breast!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Buddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Base (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Base has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Buddy
vs
Base

189 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Buddy!
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, Rob Base!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buddy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Buddy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buddy is breathing heavily.
Base with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Base has a takedown stuffed.
Buddy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Base drives through and clinches with Buddy against the cage.

Base breaks from the clinch.
Base changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Buddy tries to avoid it but Base manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Buddy to the ground. Buddy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Base should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Buddy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Buddy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Base.

Buddy is rocked!
Buddy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Base moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh Buddy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Base throws an overhand right that has Buddy reeling! Base follows up with a more punches and Buddy is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rob Base!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Philips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Stuber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CJ Stuber has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ray Philips's chin.

Philips
vs
Stuber

190 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Philips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, CJ Stuber!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips throws a series of punches but Stuber moves out of range.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!

Philips has closed the distance and engaged Stuber in a clinch.

Philips breaks the clinch.
Philips scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stuber misses with a combination

and Philips counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Philips breaks the clinch.
Philips misses with a head kick.
Philips's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Philips duly obliges.
Stuber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Philips counters with a left and a right that stings Stuber.
Stuber throws a series of punches but Philips avoids them all with ease.
Stuber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Philips jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

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

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

Philips closes the distance and clinches.
Stuber is looking to break free of the clinch but Philips has double underhooks.
Stuber keeps control of Philips as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Philips lands a right hand.
Philips scores with a shot to the side of Stuber's head.

Philips breaks the clinch.
Stuber has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Philips throws a one two combo.
Stuber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Philips counters with a three punch combo that has Stuber backing up. Stuber nods at Philips to acknowledge the strikes.
Philips throws a shot from downtown. Stuber moves away and avoids it.
Philips moves away from the strike by Stuber.
Stuber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Philips counters with a one-two to the body.
Philips shoots in and drives through. Stuber sprawls well.
Philips stalks Stuber and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stuber's face. Stuber staggers backwards, shaken.
Stuber misses with a combination
and Philips counters with a left to the body.
Stuber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Philips moves into the clinch successfully.
Stuber is trying to break the clinch but Philips has him pressed against the cage.
Stuber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stuber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stuber misses with a body punch.
Stuber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Philips has him pressed against the cage.

Stuber breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Stuber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stuber misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuber throws a combination that misses

and Philips counters by clinching up.
Stuber tries to break the clinch but Philips is controlling the position.
Philips wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stuber has him pressed against the cage.
Stuber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Philips breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Stuber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stuber throws a series of punches but Philips moves out of range.
Stuber walks into a stiff left hand from Philips.
Stuber misses with the combination.
Stuber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stuber misses with a hook
and Philips counters with a series of strikes. Stuber will be more careful next time no doubt.
Philips misses with the combination.
Philips is working the combinations to good effect here.

Stuber looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stuber won't allow Philips to get back to his feet.
Philips looking to control.
Philips is looking to stand up but Stuber isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuber trying to control but Philips is working from the bottom.
Philips is looking to sweep but instead, Stuber has passed into half guard.
Philips pushes Stuber off looking to stand but Stuber dives back in and keeps control.
Philips tries to get to full guard but Stuber has control of the leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Stuber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stuber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Philips counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

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.
Philips tries to bum rush Stuber with a series of wild strikes but Stuber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stuber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Philips counters with a two punch combo.
Stuber looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ray Philips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Stuber.

Philips clinches with his opponent.
Stuber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stuber wants to get back to striking at distance but Philips won't allow it.
Philips wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Philips breaks from the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Philips.
Philips stuffs the takedown.
Stuber misses with a combination

and Philips counters by clinching up.
Stuber tries to break the clinch but Philips is controlling the position.
Stuber is trying to break the clinch but Philips has him pressed against the cage.

Philips manages to break the clinch.
Stuber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stuber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stuber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Philips counters with a straight right hand.
Stuber throws a series of punches but Philips avoids them all with ease.

Philips instigates a clinch.
Stuber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Philips has him pressed against the cage.
Philips wants to break the clinch but can't.

Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Philips 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.

Philips throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stuber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Philips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Philips goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stuber displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Philips lands a glancing blow to the side of Stuber's head.
Stuber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Philips counters by moving into the clinch.
Stuber is looking to break free of the clinch but Philips has double underhooks.
Stuber is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Philips pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Philips prevents a takedown attempt there.
Philips has had enough of the clinch but Stuber keeps him there for the moment.
Stuber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stuber tries to break the clinch but Philips is controlling the position.
Stuber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Philips breaks from the clinch.
Stuber looks to land a combination. Philips sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stuber falls off balance throwing a combination

and Philips counters by clinching up.

Philips breaks from the clinch.
Stuber misses with a double jab

and Philips counters with a shoot takedown. Stuber fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stuber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Philips postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips wants to stand but Stuber is controlling his posture from full guard.
Philips throwing strikes but missing.
Philips wants to control from the top but Stuber keeps moving.
Stuber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stuber might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Philips kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stuber lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Philips backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Philips shoots for a takedown but Stuber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stuber stuffs the takedown.
Stuber ducks right into an uppercut from Philips.
Philips shoots for a double leg takedown but Stuber sprawls well. He's pushed Philips's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Philips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stuber misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Philips both land. Nice combination.
Stuber slips a jab and a cross from Philips.
Stuber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Philips counters with a right hand to the body.

Philips fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stuber, pushing him back against the cage.
Philips keeps control of Stuber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Philips prevents Stuber from breaking the clinch.
Stuber wants to get back to striking at distance but Philips won't allow it.
Stuber wants to break free but Philips has control.
Philips is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Philips tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stuber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Philips keeps control of Stuber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Philips manages to break the clinch.
Philips closes the distance and clinches up with Stuber, looking for a takedown. Philips pushes Stuber against the cage but Stuber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Philips darts in and clinches Stuber up against the cage.

Stuber breaks from the clinch.
Stuber misses with a right hand

and Philips counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Philips breaks the clinch.
Stuber throws a series of punches but Philips avoids them all with ease.
Philips shoots in and drives through. Stuber sprawls well.
Philips takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stuber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Philips counters with a series of strikes. Stuber will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stuber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Philips counters with a left to the body.
Philips throws a series of punches but Stuber moves out of range.
CJ Stuber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stuber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Philips counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Philips.
Stuber prevents Philips from breaking the clinch.
Stuber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stuber has had enough of the clinch but Philips keeps him there for the moment.

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

Philips instigates a clinch.
Stuber wants to get back to striking at distance but Philips won't allow it.

Philips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stuber lands a with a good body shot.

Philips has managed to clinch.
Stuber can't break the clinch.
Philips throws a knee to the head but misses.
Philips prevents the takedown attempt.
Stuber has Philips pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Philips manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Philips wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stuber has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuber is looking to break free of the clinch but Philips has double underhooks.
Stuber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Philips keeps control of Stuber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Philips breaks from the clinch.
Philips fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stuber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Philips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stuber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Stuber.
Philips with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Philips stuns Stuber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Philips avoids a kick to the body.
Stuber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Philips misses with a double jab.
Stuber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Philips displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stuber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Philips counters with a series of strikes. Stuber will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stuber takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stuber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Philips counters with a one-two to the body.
Stuber moves in looking to clinch but Philips pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Philips dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Philips throws a combination. Stuber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Philips misses.
Stuber cracks the inside of Philips's front leg.
Stuber misses with a few strikes there.
Philips works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Philips throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stuber's waist but Stuber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Philips off to one side.
Stuber misses with a combination

and Philips counters by clinching up.

Stuber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stuber closes the distance and clinches up with Philips, looking for a takedown. Stuber pushes Philips against the cage but Philips circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Philips fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ray Philips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stuber keeps Philips at a distance using the push kick.
No joy there for Stuber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Philips tries to bum rush Stuber with a series of wild strikes but Stuber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Philips does it's job there.
Philips misses with the combination.
Stuber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Philips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stuber circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Philips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stuber misses with a double jab
and Philips counters with a one-two to the body.
Philips connects with the punch.

Philips clinches with his opponent.

Philips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Philips looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stuber falls off balance throwing a combination

and Philips counters by moving into the clinch.

Philips escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stuber misses with the combination.

Philips drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stuber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stuber is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Philips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stuber is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philips would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stuber trying to keep a closed guard but Philips is proving a slippery customer.
Stuber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Philips's guard.
Philips looking for a sweep. Not yet Philips, not yet.
Philips is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stuber is controlling him.
Stuber trying to control but Philips is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stuber controls the pace.
Stuber preventing the sweep.
CJ Stuber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stuber trying to control but Philips is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Philips's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Philips duly obliges.
Stuber shoots for a double leg takedown but Philips sprawls well. He's pushed Stuber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

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.
Philips displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stuber throws a leg kick but Philips sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jab, jab by Philips - just one landing.
Stuber misses with a low kick.

Philips rushes Stuber and presses him up against the cage.
Philips lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stuber is trying to break the clinch but Philips has him pressed against the cage.

Philips ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Philips no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Stuber trying to control but Philips is working from the bottom.
Philips is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stuber advances to half guard.
Stuber is looking to take a break and control but Philips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Philips wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Philips showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Philips 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Philips!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nico Agosto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhamed Lovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhamed Lovic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Agosto
vs
Lovic

188 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Agosto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Muhamed Lovic!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Agosto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Lovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Agosto manages to get himself to full guard.
Lovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Agosto will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lovic being controlled here momentarily.
Agosto is trying to keep Lovic in close.

Agosto working for a triangle but Lovic defends it easily.
Lovic trying to control but Agosto is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agosto wants to sweep but no luck.

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

Agosto working for a triangle but Lovic defends it easily.
Lovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Agosto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lovic throwing strikes from guard but Agosto blocks nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Agosto has Lovic up against the cage in a clinch.

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.

Agosto tightens his grip and picks Lovic up, before dumping him to the ground. Lovic manages to land in guard.
Agosto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lovic is keeping the position for now.
Lovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Agosto's guard.
Lovic trying to control but Agosto is working from the bottom.
Agosto wants to sweep but no luck.
Agosto seems keen to control Lovic's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lovic postures up in Agosto's guard and throws a big left but Agosto blocks it.
Agosto keeping moving, preventing Lovic from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Agosto wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Agosto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Agosto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lovic's guard.
Agosto working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Agosto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Agosto lands a couple of elbows.
Lovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Agosto wants to control from the top but Lovic keeps moving.
Lovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Agosto is controlling him.
Agosto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lovic's guard.
Agosto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lovic on the ground.
Agosto controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovic trying to control from the bottom.

Agosto is working for an americana but Lovic has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Agosto was thinking about the submission.
Agosto throwing strikes from guard but Lovic blocks nicely.
Lovic working a defensive guard but Agosto passes into half guard.
Agosto sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Agosto decides to stand and escape the position.
Agosto wants to slow Lovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Lovic tries to clinch up

and Agosto counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nico Agosto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Agosto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Agosto throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Agosto is trying to ground and pound but Lovic uses the momentary lack of control by Agosto to regain half guard.
Lovic flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Agosto wants to free his trapped foot but Lovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Agosto frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lovic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Agosto throwing strikes here but Lovic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Agosto throwing strikes here but Lovic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Agosto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lovic is in a horrible position here. Agosto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Agosto unloading with bombs!
Lovic regains half guard.
Agosto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lovic trying to control here.
Lovic is looking for a sweep. Agosto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lovic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Agosto tries to pass to full mount but Lovic defends it.
Lovic regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Lovic, not yet.
Lovic can't keep his opponent in guard - Agosto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lovic tries to kick Agosto off but Agosto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Still in half guard, Agosto seems content to control.
Agosto is trying to control the action in half guard but Lovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Agosto wants to pass the guard but Lovic is defending well.
Lovic trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Agosto manages to pass to mount!
Agosto lands with some strikes.
Agosto with the ground and pound from mount.
Lovic can't escape the position.
Agosto looking to finish Lovic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lovic!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovic tries to lock up and control but Agosto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lovic is bucking up trying to escape but Agosto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Agosto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lovic gets back to half guard.
Agosto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lovic tries to get to full guard but Agosto has control of the leg.
Agosto wants to pass the guard but Lovic is defending well.
Agosto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Agosto there.
Agosto is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Agosto wants to stand but Lovic has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lovic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Agosto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Lovic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Agosto trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nico Agosto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Agosto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nico Agosto 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!

Lovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Agosto lands with a nice combination. Lovic backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Muhamed Lovic has been cut.
Agosto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lovic tries to avoid it but Agosto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lovic to the ground. Lovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Lovic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Lovic is trying to work for a kimura but Agosto is defending well.
Agosto is refusing to be controlled, as Lovic sits in half guard.
Agosto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Agosto tries to get out of the position.
Agosto is trying to control but Lovic passes into side control!

Lovic decides to stand back up. Lovic steps back and let's Agosto get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Agosto motions for Lovic to come forward. Agosto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Agosto feints and as Lovic raises his hands in defense, Agosto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Agosto trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lovic's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovic working a defensive guard but Agosto manages to pass into side control anyway.
Agosto is working Lovic over with some ground and pound from side control.
Agosto is looking to take a break and control but Lovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Agosto sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lovic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Agosto passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lovic!
Agosto landing punches.
Lovic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lovic gets back to half guard.
Lovic is trying to maintain the position but Agosto is very close to passing his half guard.
Lovic is not content to let Agosto control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agosto lands strikes from half guard.
Agosto slips a nice elbow through Lovic's hands, connecting with Lovic's forehead.

Lovic pushes Agosto off and gets back to his feet.
Agosto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Agosto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lovic is fending him off so far but Agosto persists. Nope, Lovic circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nico Agosto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lovic shoots in but Agosto avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nico Agosto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Agosto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Agosto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Agosto keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agosto wants to slow Lovic down by chopping away at his legs.

Agosto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lovic's guard.
Lovic is trying to keep Agosto in close.
Agosto trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Agosto stops Lovic from standing up.

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

Agosto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Agosto landing strikes.
Agosto tries to move to mount but Lovic blocks the move with his legs.
Agosto lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lovic is trying to improve his position.
Agosto in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovic seems a little lost for a moment, as Agosto dominates the positioning.
Agosto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lovic keeps working.
Agosto taking a breather here.
Lovic is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Agosto asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Lovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee asks Agosto politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Agosto prefers to stall for the moment though.
Agosto working the ground and pound.
Muhamed Lovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lovic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Agosto connects with a decent elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nico Agosto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Agosto 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nico Agosto!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake The Powerhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Wilder (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.

The Powerhouse
vs
Wilder

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake The Powerhouse!
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, Dom Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Powerhouse bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

The Powerhouse thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wilder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wilder manages to work his way to half guard, despite The Powerhouse's best efforts.
Wilder tries to roll over but The Powerhouse keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with The Powerhouse in particular looking to stall.
The Powerhouse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilder keeps working.
Wilder slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The Powerhouse has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wilder has a closed guard, preventing The Powerhouse from standing up.
Wilder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Powerhouse's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder is pushing down on The Powerhouse's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Powerhouse is fighting to maintain full guard but Wilder has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wilder works his way into full mount!
The referee warns The Powerhouse that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wilder throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for The Powerhouse because Wilder loaded up on that one.
The Powerhouse knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilder on the ground.

Wilder looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Wilder working for a submission but The Powerhouse is keeping him at bay.
Wilder misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Wilder with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wilder looks gassed!
The Powerhouse is desperately trying to improve his position but Wilder has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wilder goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now The Powerhouse is on top in guard.
Wilder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilder can't keep his opponent in guard - The Powerhouse advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wilder wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Powerhouse tries to stand and escape but Wilder is controlling the position.

Wilder looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wilder works his way to full guard. Good work.

Wilder throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilder throws his legs up looking for a submission but The Powerhouse uses it to pass to side control.
Wilder regains half guard.
Wilder is pressing down on The Powerhouse's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Wilder looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Powerhouse stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilder swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Wilder looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Powerhouse is stalling in the full guard.
Wilder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilder looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilder, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wilder is working an open guard so The Powerhouse takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The Powerhouse lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilder's sensitive parts.

Wilder gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Powerhouse controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Wilder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Powerhouse can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wilder lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for The Powerhouse!
Wilder takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wilder is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. The Powerhouse has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Wilder has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! The Powerhouse taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Wilder doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dom Wilder!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between R J MacReady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilliam Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard has chosen The Terminator as his entrance music. 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.

J MacReady
vs
Howard

186 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, R J MacReady!
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, Gilliam Howard!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacReady tries for a takedown but Howard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
MacReady misses with a hook.
MacReady swings for the body but Howard moves out of range.
MacReady looks for a takedown but Howard sprawls well.
MacReady throws a body punch but Howard moves out of range.
Howard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from MacReady.
MacReady shoots in for a takedown but Howard shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for R J MacReady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MacReady plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
MacReady misses the shot to the body.
No luck for MacReady with that takedown attempt.
Howard avoids a kick to the body.
MacReady misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacReady throws a nice looking combination but Howard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Howard drops MacReady with a straight left! Oh this is bad for MacReady! Howard dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilliam Howard!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Luongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luongo has chosen The Northern - Alexisonfire as his entrance music. Lee Norton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Francesco Luongo's chin.

Norton
vs
Luongo

167 cm
18
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Norton!
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, Francesco Luongo!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Norton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Norton tries to free his leg and advance position but Luongo is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Norton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Norton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luongo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Luongo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Norton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Norton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Norton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Luongo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Norton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Luongo looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton lands a couple of elbows.

Luongo is working an open guard so Norton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Luongo with a poor takedown

and Norton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Norton.
Norton throwing strikes from guard but Luongo blocks nicely.
Luongo wants to hit a switch here but Norton passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Luongo there!
Norton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Luongo is looking to escape.
Luongo is desperately trying to improve his position but Norton has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton looking to control but Luongo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Luongo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Luongo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Norton manages to capitalize on a mistake by Luongo to take his back!
Norton struggling to keep hold of the position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Norton. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luongo is trying to break free.
Norton throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

Norton is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Luongo turns into Norton and is now in his guard.

Luongo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Norton is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Luongo, into his guard.
Norton stopping the sweep attempt from Luongo.
Norton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Norton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luongo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Norton is in all sorts of trouble here.

Luongo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Norton turns into him and now he's in Luongo's guard.

Luongo is looking for a triangle but Norton pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Luongo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lee Norton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Norton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Norton lands in his opponent's guard.
Luongo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Norton manages to get himself to full guard.
Luongo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Norton could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Luongo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Norton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Norton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Norton!
Luongo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Norton tries to pass to full mount but Luongo defends it.
Luongo gets full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luongo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Norton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Norton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Norton is looking to stand up but Luongo won't let him.

Luongo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Norton has picked Luongo up and slammed him! Luongo can't keep hold of the triangle and Norton manages to pass to side control!
Luongo tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luongo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Norton's best efforts.

Luongo looking for submissions off his back.

Luongo is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Norton pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Luongo looking for subs from the bottom but Norton mounts him!
Lee Norton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Norton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Norton drops a big elbow. That's hurt Luongo! More shots from Norton and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Norton!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank The Razors Edge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tank The Razors Edge has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Morrison
vs
The Razors Edge

188 cm
22
191 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ashley Morrison!
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, Tank The Razors Edge!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Razors Edge shoots for a double leg takedown but Morrison sprawls well. He's pushed The Razors Edge's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

The Razors Edge shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Morrison's guard.
The Razors Edge tries to stand but Morrison is controlling from the bottom.

The Razors Edge avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing The Razors Edge from controlling successfully.
The Razors Edge wants to pass the guard but Morrison is keeping the position.

Morrison is looking for a triangle but The Razors Edge pushes his legs off easily.

Morrison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Morrison looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! The Razors Edge has picked Morrison up and slammed him! Morrison can't keep hold of the triangle and The Razors Edge manages to pass to side control!
Morrison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Morrison's face as The Razors Edge controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The Razors Edge is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morrison regains half guard.
The Razors Edge looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Razors Edge connects with a nice short shot to Morrison's temple.
Morrison tries to roll over but The Razors Edge keeps him under control.

The Razors Edge is looking for a kimura here.
Morrison is trying to control but can't.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
Morrison is trying to get back to full guard.
Morrison is staying active underneath The Razors Edge, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morrison tries to roll over but The Razors Edge keeps him under control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

The Razors Edge gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

The Razors Edge has picked Morrison up - he's going for a ride! The Razors Edge dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Morrison wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morrison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morrison gets back to full guard.
The Razors Edge trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Razors Edge working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Razors Edge slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Morrison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Morrison had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. The Razors Edge is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Morrison Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take The Razors Edge's back instead.
Morrison trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Razors Edge is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Morrison gets his way!
Morrison has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of The Razors Edge's body.

Morrison is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but The Razors Edge has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Morrison gets his hands free as The Razors Edge looks to control.

Morrison has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Morrison is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The Razors Edge is having to fend off submission attempts from Morrison, who is looking to sink in the choke. Morrison doesn't have the hooks in though and The Razors Edge manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Razors Edge looking to pass the guard.
The Razors Edge wants to control from the top but Morrison keeps moving.

Morrison escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Razors Edge gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

The Razors Edge avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Razors Edge is working Morrison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Morrison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Morrison throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Razors Edge changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Morrison looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The Razors Edge working away.
Morrison manages to get back to half guard.
Morrison moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Razors Edge controls from within his opponent's guard.

Morrison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Razors Edge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Morrison had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. The Razors Edge is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Morrison Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take The Razors Edge's back instead.
The Razors Edge is trying to break free.
The Razors Edge rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

The Razors Edge looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison works his way into full mount!

Morrison working for a submission but The Razors Edge is keeping him at bay.

Morrison working for a guillotine from mount but The Razors Edge is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Razors Edge is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Razors Edge is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Morrison has taken his back.

Morrison is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged The Razors Edge with him. The Razors Edge is trying to defend but Morrison has an arm under the chin now! The Razors Edge grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ashley Morrison!