CoV 20: King vs Bonilla PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timoth Mithchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bring The Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

David
vs
Mithchell

190 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

183 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
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, Timoth Mithchell!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

David gets a takedown into half guard.
Mithchell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mithchell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mithchell is looking to improve his position.
David looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
David is working hard here to advance position.

David is working for a submission of some sort.

David is working for a kimura but Mithchell is defending it quite comfortably.
Mithchell is looking for a sweep. David is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mithchell wants to get back to his feet.

David is looking for a kimura here.
David works his way into full mount!
Mithchell really wants to buck David off and get back to his feet.
Mithchell is trying to escape the mount.

David looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mithchell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mithchell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mithchell is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

David has hold of Mithchell's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mithchell manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
David prevents Mithchell from getting the reversal.

David working for a guillotine from mount but Mithchell is in no mood to give up.
Mithchell wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

David looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mithchell really wants to buck David off and get back to his feet.

David with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
David is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Mithchell has left one of his arms exposed and David doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Mithchell screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Xavier David!

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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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milani Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rua's choice of entrance music: Armin Van Buuren - Sail. Eric North has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

North
vs
Rua

189 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Milani Rua!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Rua manages to break the clinch.
Rua closes this distance looking for a takedown but North circles away.

North moves into the clinch successfully.
Rua has had enough of the clinch but North keeps him there for the moment.
North is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.

North manages to break the clinch.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from North.

Rua shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rua was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
North sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua wants to pass to mount but North is defending the position.
Rua takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rua stops North from getting back to his feet.

Rua stands up out of the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
North misses with a two punch combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rua keeps control of North as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rua blocking some punches.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Rua wants a takedown.

Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Rua scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
North is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
North wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

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.

Rua decides to take the fight back to the feet.
North misses with a hook to the body
and Rua counters with a one-two to the body.
Rua shoots and misses

and North counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Eric North has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milani Rua.
North is looking to stand up but Rua won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
North is breathing heavily.
North is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rua tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milani Rua 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.

North with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rua.
North misses with a knee to the head.
North is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.

Rua manages to break the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rua.
Rua shoots in but no luck this time.
Rua lands a body shot.
Rua throws a right hand that North ducks under and follows up with a left that North also avoids with ease.
North shoots for a double leg takedown but Rua sprawls well. He's pushed North's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
North misses with a combination

and Rua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rua.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.

Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for North, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
North scoring well with a low kick there.

Rua closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rua sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Rua decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Rua or perhaps it was just good defense by North which made him look bad.
North looks to clinch

and Rua holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua scores with a nice head shot.
Rua misses with a double jab

and North counters with a shoot takedown. Rua fights it but they end up in guard.
North throws a strike but Rua rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
North is looking to stand up but Rua isn't so interested in that idea.
North is looking to stand back up but Rua counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by North.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
North is not content to let Rua control the position.
North tries to bench press Rua off him but Rua keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milani Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rua tries to clinch up.
Rua tries for a takedown but North circles away easily
and North counters with a right hand to the body.

North gets a takedown into half guard.

North stands up out of the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
North looks to clinch
and Rua counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch up.
North takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
North shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rua as he jumps to the side.

Rua fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with North, pushing him back against the cage.
North wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.

Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Rua takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss

and North counters with a single leg into guard. Rua didn't expect that.
North looking to sit in guard and control but Rua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rua is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rua must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rua slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
North is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rua remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rua is looking to take a break and control but North is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eric North.
I think Rua 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Milani Rua!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Milani Rua!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Milani Rua!

Milani Rua wins by unanimous decision!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trent Malloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Trenton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malloy comes into the arena with Was It True blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!

Malloy
vs
Trenton

181 cm
22
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Demonic Drugs
MMA's Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Malloy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Trenton!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Malloy clinches.
Malloy with a knee to the head.
Trenton stalling.
Trenton takes an elbow to the temple.
Malloy tries to land a knee to the head but Trenton blocks with his arms.
Trenton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Trenton throws a punch but it's blocked by Malloy.
Trenton misses with some punches.
Malloy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Malloy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Trenton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Malloy.
Malloy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Trenton controlling the action here for a moment.
Trenton with a knee to the head.

It looks like Trent Malloy has been cut.
A knee to the head by Malloy.

Trenton is rocked!
Malloy with a knee to the head.
Trenton is still on wobbly legs! Can Malloy finish him?
Trenton throws a head punch that misses.
Malloy landing knees to the body.
Trenton looks gassed!
Malloy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malloy lands a big knee! That's hurt Trenton! Oh, he's all over the place! Malloy lands another knee that sends Trenton to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Malloy!

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 Peter Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Phace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phace has chosen "Undecided" by Silverchair as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Griffin
vs
Phace

190 cm
22
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
230 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Crippler's Corner

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Griffin!
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, Mack Phace!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Phace with that takedown attempt.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mack Phace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Phace pushes Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Phace stops a takedown attempt from Griffin.
Phace is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Griffin pulls guard successfully.
Phace thows a big elbow that misses.
Phace won't allow Griffin to sweep him here.
Phace trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Griffin pushes a forearm under Phace's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Phace is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Griffin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Untlicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Vaccaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Untlicker
vs
Vaccaro

182 cm
21
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Bushido Clothing
Berserker Nutrition

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Untlicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Vaccaro!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaccaro cracks Untlicker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Untlicker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vaccaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Untlicker.
Vaccaro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vaccaro throws a head kick but Untlicker moves out of range.
Untlicker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Untlicker fails to land with a series of punches.
Untlicker lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Ricardo Vaccaro has been cut.
A solid body kick from Untlicker.
Untlicker cracks Vaccaro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick by Untlicker misses
and Vaccaro counters with a left to the body.
Untlicker misses with a head kick.
Untlicker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vaccaro counters with a head kick. That will keep Untlicker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Untlicker throws a sloppy head kick
and Vaccaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaccaro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Untlicker throws a lazy head kick
and Vaccaro counters with a good, hard body kick but Untlicker shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Untlicker looks to throw a body kick
and Vaccaro counters with a left and a right that stings Untlicker.
Chris Untlicker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Untlicker is breathing heavily.
Untlicker lands a head kick!

Vaccaro is rocked!
Untlicker throws a combination that misses

and Vaccaro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vaccaro.
Vaccaro is still on wobbly legs! Can Untlicker finish him?
Vaccaro tries a knee to the head but Untlicker blocks it.
Vaccaro seems to have recovered his senses.
Vaccaro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Untlicker smiles and moves away.
Untlicker misses with a series of wild punches.
Untlicker throws a series of punches but Vaccaro avoids them all with ease.
Untlicker tries to land a body kick
and Vaccaro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Untlicker's knee momentarily.
Untlicker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vaccaro counters with a head kick. That will keep Untlicker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Vaccaro clinches with his opponent.
Vaccaro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Untlicker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Untlicker looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Untlicker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Untlicker wants to get back to striking at distance but Vaccaro won't allow it.
Vaccaro tries to pull guard but Untlicker holds him up against the cage and eventually Vaccaro drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Untlicker manages to break the clinch.
Vaccaro connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaccaro takes one to the chin there.
Vaccaro scores with a nice body kick.
Vaccaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Untlicker circles away.
Untlicker closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Vaccaro! Untlicker dives in looking to finish! Vaccaro is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Untlicker!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trever Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by that go- keak da sneak. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Green
vs
Bernard

180 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Elite Sydney Nutrition

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeffrey Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trever Bernard!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Bernard lands but Green takes it in his stride.
Green steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bernard. That one must have hurt.
Bernard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Green shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bernard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Green lands a couple of elbows.
Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bernard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Green tries to free his leg and advance position but Bernard is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bernard trying to control the position.
Bernard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Green tries to roll over but Bernard keeps him under control.
Bernard is keen to just control but Green is a slippery customer.

Green looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bernard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Green lands an upkick as Bernard stands over him.
Green trying to strike off his back.
Bernard wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Bernard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bernard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Green is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Green has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bernard wants to control but Green is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Bernard keeping hold of Green's head, controlling as best he can.
Bernard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Green is working away from the top position though.

Despite being in the dominant position, Trever Bernard just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Green looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bernard!
Green with the ground and pound from mount.
Green working Bernard over with strikes here.
Green tries to control but Bernard wriggling away.
Bernard wants to hold on but Green pushes him away.

Green looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Green with a couple of short strikes.
Bernard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bernard looks gassed!
Green landing strikes from the mount and Bernard is in trouble!

Green working for a submission but Bernard is keeping him at bay.
Green wants to control the pace but Bernard is squirming around nicely.
Bernard is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Green has control of Bernard's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bernard regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bernard manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Green is looking to advance position but Bernard won't allow it.
Bernard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Green sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bernard defending well though.
Green throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bernard wants to control but Green is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Green throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Green dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bernard throws a head kick that half lands.
No luck for Green with that takedown attempt.
Green throws a nice looking combination but Bernard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Green on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Green scores a takedown into full mount!
Green lands with some strikes.
Bernard working to try and regain half guard.
Bernard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green landing strikes from the mount.
Bernard tries to lock up and control but Green gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bernard taking shots to the head.
Bernard tries to hold on but Green pushes him away.
Bernard is desperately trying to improve his position but Green has a good base and remains in mount.
Bernard is breathing heavily.
Bernard tries to hold on but Green postures up.
Green scoring with strikes but Bernard is staying in there.
Green avoids the attempt from Bernard to control.
Green lands with some strikes.
Bernard is desperately trying to improve his position but Green has a good base and remains in mount.
Green is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bernard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Green is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernard tries to hold on but Green pushes him away.
Green trying to control but Bernard is having none of it.
Bernard is wriggling around trying to escape.
Green has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bernard's face.
Green landing punches.
Green looking to finish Bernard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bernard!

Green has control of Bernard's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bernard regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bernard tries to hold on but Green postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Bernard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Green cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bernard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Green with good strikes from the mount here!
Green lands a big shot there that rocks Bernard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bernard is looking to get to half guard.
Green connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Green working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Green raining down shots from the mount!
Bernard is squirming around, avoiding Green's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernard tries to hold on but Green pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Green cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Green punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bernard tries to hold on but Green postures up.
Green is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bernard is bucking up trying to escape but Green cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Green is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bernard is surviving well by controlling Green's body position as best he can.
Bernard wants to hold on but Green pushes him away.
Bernard is bucking up trying to escape but Green cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Bernard is rocked!
A big strike lands for Green! That's really hurt Bernard and he's turned his back - Green keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Green Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Green!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sufjan Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Lewandowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stevens
vs
Lewandowski

176 cm
22
143 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
139 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

Bushido Clothing
Berserker Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sufjan Stevens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Lewandowski!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewandowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Stevens moves in looking to clinch but Lewandowski pushes him off.

Stevens gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Lewandowski from controlling successfully.
Lewandowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lewandowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Stevens has wrist control.
Stevens will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stevens will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stevens keeping moving, preventing Lewandowski from controlling successfully.
Lewandowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lewandowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stevens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lewandowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lewandowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewandowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lewandowski passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Lewandowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stevens does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stevens trying to control but Lewandowski postures up.

Lewandowski seems to be working for a kimura but Stevens defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is staying active underneath Lewandowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lewandowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stevens defending well though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stevens throws a leg kick but Lewandowski moved away.
Lewandowski wants to clinch.
Lewandowski tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lewandowski takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stevens throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewandowski.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick

and Lewandowski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stevens!
Lewandowski in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stevens is bucking up trying to escape but Lewandowski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lewandowski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lewandowski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lewandowski trying to control the action but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Lewandowski avoids the strikes from the bottom by Stevens.
Stevens gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Lewandowski.
Lewandowski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Lewandowski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Stevens is trying desperately to improve position.

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.
Lewandowski trying to control but Stevens is having none of it.
Lewandowski controlling from the full mount.
Lewandowski dominating with strikes here.
Lewandowski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stevens tries to hold on but Lewandowski postures up.
Stevens is in a horrible position here. Lewandowski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lewandowski dominating with strikes here.
Lewandowski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lewandowski looking to finish Stevens with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stevens!
Lewandowski working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to hold on but Lewandowski pushes him away.
Lewandowski lands a big shot there that rocks Stevens but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewandowski with the ground and pound from mount.
Lewandowski tries to control but Stevens wriggling away.
Lewandowski landing strikes from the mount and Stevens is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewandowski tries to control but Stevens wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Lewandowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Lewandowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lewandowski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stevens looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stevens manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lewandowski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski moves nicely into side control.
Stevens tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Lewandowski in side control, just content to control the action for now.
You can see the frustration on Stevens's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lewandowski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stevens seems a little lost for a moment, as Lewandowski dominates the positioning.
Lewandowski grinds an elbow into Stevens's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski tries to advance to mount but can't.
Stevens is not content to let Lewandowski control the position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Anton Lewandowski just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lewandowski tries to land a front kick but Stevens steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Lewandowski scores with a takedown into Stevens's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lewandowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to keep Lewandowski in close.
Stevens is looking to sweep but instead, Lewandowski has passed into half guard.
Lewandowski stalling.
Lewandowski looks to land a strike but Stevens avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Lewandowski really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stevens goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Lewandowski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lewandowski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anton Lewandowski has got the better of the ground game so far.
A nice elbow there by Lewandowski.
Lewandowski landing strikes from the mount.
Stevens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lewandowski trying to control but Stevens is having none of it.
Lewandowski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Lewandowski pushes Stevens off and gets back to his feet.
Lewandowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski misses with a two punch combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lewandowski.
Stevens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stevens is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski is controlling the pace.
Stevens wants to control but Lewandowski is keeping busy.
Lewandowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lewandowski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lewandowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stevens is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stevens has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lewandowski is working away from the top position though.
Lewandowski content to control rather than advance.
Lewandowski thows a huge punch but Stevens dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Lewandowski dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Stevens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lewandowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lewandowski throws a looping overhand right but Stevens ducks down to avoid it.
Stevens shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Lewandowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stevens wants to get back to full guard.
Lewandowski slips a nice elbow through Stevens's hands, connecting with Stevens's forehead.
Lewandowski not doing much here.
Lewandowski is nestled in close to Stevens, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski controlling the action here.
Lewandowski is tying to control. Stevens wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lewandowski working Stevens over with strikes.
Lewandowski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lewandowski passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lewandowski passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stevens!
Stevens really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski breaks from Stevens's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lewandowski controlling from mount.
Lewandowski lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski looking to finish Stevens with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stevens!
Lewandowski breaks from Stevens's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lewandowski with good strikes from the mount here!
Lewandowski cracks Stevens with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sufjan Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevens is desperately trying to improve his position but Lewandowski has a good base and remains in mount.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lewandowski wants to control the pace but Stevens is squirming around nicely.
Lewandowski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stevens can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Anton Lewandowski!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Anton Lewandowski!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Anton Lewandowski!

Anton Lewandowski wins by unanimous decision! Anton Lewandowski retains his bantamweight title!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns has chosen Cocaine Blues as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Garcia
vs
Johns

175 cm
22
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Prime Time Fighting Clothing

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rolando Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Johns!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns lands with a nice combination. Garcia backs away looking to recover.

Johns closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johns lands in his opponent's guard.
Johns tries to stand but Garcia is controlling from the bottom.

Johns is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Garcia has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Johns is looking to defend but Garcia has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Johns! Garcia pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Johns taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rolando Garcia!
Rolando Garcia retains his featherweight title!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Bonilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonilla has chosen Vivien Vee- Remember as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

King
vs
Bonilla

194 cm
18
255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
225 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

Berserker Nutrition
Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raul Bonilla!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King digs a good hook to Bonilla's body.
King connects with a stiff jab that staggers Bonilla - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brian King!
Brian King retains his heavyweight title!