ANB 22: Through the Fire PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marko II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Ryba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Marko II has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marko II
vs
Ryba

210 cm
23
270 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

198 cm
24
256 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cain Marko II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mike Ryba!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marko II is defended easily by Ryba.

Ryba has taken the fight to the clinch.

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

Ryba darts in and clinches Marko II up against the cage.
Ryba misses with a knee strike.

Ryba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryba tries a head kick but it misses.
Marko II shoots in for a takedown but Ryba shows good takedown defense.
Marko II tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Ryba closes the distance and clinches.
Ryba scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Cain Marko II has been cut.

Ryba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marko II takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ryba tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryba connects with a high kick.
Ryba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryba pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Ryba pushes Marko II up against the cage in a clinch.
Ryba with a knee to the head.
Marko II is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ryba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marko II closes the distance and clinches up with Ryba, looking for a takedown. Marko II pushes Ryba against the cage but Ryba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Marko II. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ryba closes the distance and clinches.
Ryba looking to throw knees to the head but Marko II is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ryba manages to break the clinch.

Ryba instigates a clinch.

Ryba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryba throws a sloppy head kick and Marko II moves out of range easily.
Ryba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Marko II tries to keep at a distance but Ryba has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marko II takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ryba landing knees to the head.
Ryba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Ryba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryba keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marko II.
Ryba pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Ryba clinches with his opponent.

Marko II has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ryba uses from the top position.
Marko II looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ryba is one step ahead there.
Marko II will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko II is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ryba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marko II. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ryba wanted to stand there but Marko II had control of the position.
Marko II tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marko II tries to strike from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ryba rushes Marko II and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marko II wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko II is trying to drag Ryba to the mat but Ryba just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ryba misses with a knee to the head.
Ryba connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marko II's face.
Ryba misses with a knee to the head.
Marko II is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Ryba breaks from the clinch.
Marko II closes the distance and clinches up with Ryba, looking for a takedown. Marko II pushes Ryba against the cage but Ryba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ryba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marko II.

Marko II tries to keep at a distance but Ryba has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ryba throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Marko II.
Ryba misses with a knee to the head.

Marko II pulls Ryba into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Marko II escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marko II working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko II doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Marko II tries to strike from the bottom.

Marko II escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marko II striking off his back but it's not causing Ryba any problems.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marko II throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Marko II trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Ryba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Marko II's cut.
That's time! Marko II's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Marko II works Ryba's body with a nice hook.
Ryba throws a head kick that misses.

Ryba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ryba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Ryba breaks the clinch.
Marko II takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Marko II closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ryba circles away.
Marko II misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryba scores with a head kick.

Ryba pushes Marko II up against the cage in a clinch.
Ryba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marko II prevents Ryba from breaking the clinch.

Marko II breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Marko II gets the takedown into side control.
Marko II working the head with strikes.

Ryba explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marko II throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marko II shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ryba but Ryba pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko II tries to clinch but Ryba moves out of range.
Ryba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Marko II shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ryba is trying to defend but Marko II finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marko II 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.
Marko II drops an elbow to the side of Ryba's head.
Marko II lands strikes from half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ryba. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Marko II in particular looking to stall.

Marko II stands up out of the half guard.
Ryba throws a head kick that misses.
Ryba wants to clinch

and Marko II counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko II working the body and head with strikes.
Marko II takes a little break here. Ryba wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Marko II throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ryba wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ryba is not content to let Marko II control the position.
Marko II scoring with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko II scoring with punches and elbows.
Marko II in side control lands a decent elbow.
Marko II working the ground and pound.
Ryba taking a bit of punishment here - Marko II scoring with strikes.

Marko II is trying to get an arm triangle but Ryba is defending well.
Marko II lands a nice forearm strike.
Ryba is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Marko II has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Marko II scoring with punches from side control.

Marko II is trying to get an arm triangle but Ryba is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko II lands some shots froms side control.
Ryba is pushing Marko II's head away, looking to escape. Marko II manages to hold on to the position though.
Marko II grinds an elbow into Ryba's temple.
Marko II looks up at the clock and then as Ryba takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Marko II smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Marko II in side control lands a decent elbow.
Marko II landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryba is trying to get back to his feet.
Ryba is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Marko II creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ryba sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Marko II dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cain Marko II's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ryba throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marko II.
Marko II shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ryba as he jumps to the side.
Ryba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marko II.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ryba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryba tries to land a knee to the head but Marko II blocks with his arms.
Ryba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marko II.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Marko II. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Ryba.

Ryba breaks the clinch.
Marko II circles away from the clinch attempt

and Marko II counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ryba's guard now.
Marko II looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marko II sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko II throwing strikes from guard but Ryba blocks nicely.
Marko II loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ryba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ryba keeping moving, preventing Marko II from controlling successfully.
Marko II controlling from the top position.
Marko II makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ryba keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marko II is defended easily by Ryba.
Marko II shoots for a takedown but Ryba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ryba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryba wants to clinch up but Marko II keeps it at a distance.

Ryba gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marko II is in close to Ryba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marko II throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marko II with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ryba is looking to stand up but Marko II isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marko II is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Marko II trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marko II's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marko II advances to half guard.
Marko II throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Marko II there.
Ryba wants to get back to his feet.
Ryba has hold of Marko II's hands but Marko II slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four 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.

Marko II seems to be looking for submissions.

Marko II seems to be working for a kimura but Ryba defends the submission attempt.
Marko II missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marko II trying to control the action but Ryba is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ryba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marko II.
Ryba stuffs the takedown.
Ryba throws a nice head kick!
Marko II blocks a head kick by Ryba.

Marko II closes the distance and pushes Ryba back into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Marko II showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marko II has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Marko II!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Draco Stankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Draco Stankovic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Stankovic
vs
Pain

195 cm
20
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

180 cm
19
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Draco Stankovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Pain!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Stankovic instigates a clinch.

Stankovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Pain. No joy for Stankovic on that attempt.
Stankovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stankovic moves in looking to clinch but Pain pushes him off.
No joy there for Stankovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stankovic tries to score with a low kick but Pain moves his leg out of the way.
Stankovic tries to clinch but Pain moves out of range.

Stankovic clinches.
Stankovic lands an elbow that stopped Pain in his tracks for a moment.
Pain is working for takedown but Stankovic is calmly controlling the position for now.

Pain jumps guard and drags Stankovic to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Stankovic wanted to stand there but Pain had control of the position.
Stankovic is breathing heavily.
Pain lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stankovic!
Pain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stankovic has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Stankovic preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pain.
Pain 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.
Pain lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Pain is hanging on to Stankovic's back as he tries to escape.
Stankovic is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Stankovic won't enjoy being in this position. Pain looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Stankovic is tapping - it's over boys! Pain picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johnny Pain!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benji Lab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and noel adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). adam has chosen regulate as his entrance music. Benji Lab has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lab
vs
adam

169 cm
21
159 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

184 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benji Lab!
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, noel adam!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lab misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from adam.
Lab fails with an attempt to clinch.
adam swats away the attempt to clinch by Lab.
adam is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
adam tries to clinch but Lab is having none of it.
Lab fakes high and swings low for a body shot but adam manages to avoid it.
Lab waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract adam.
Lab tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but adam was well out of range. Poor timing from Lab.
Lab slips a jab and a cross from adam.
Lab with a hook.
Lab looks to land a left hand but adam moved out of range nicely.
Lab throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and adam counters with a left and a right that stings Lab.
A telegraphed right hand from Lab misses the target.
Lab throws a leg kick
and adam counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lab tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but adam swivels and escapes.
Lab throws a sloppy body shot

and adam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by adam.
adam goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lab prevents it.
Lab is trying to break free.
adam is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lab pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lab drops to a knee looking for a takedown but adam gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lab is pressed up against the cage. adam has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lab down to the mat. Lab avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Benji Lab has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of noel adam.
adam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lab falls off balance throwing a combination

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

adam looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

adam is trying to work for a kimura but Lab is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
adam throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

adam is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
adam looks gassed!
Lab keeping control of the position.
adam prevents Lab from improving his position.

adam looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

adam trying to work for an americana but Lab has managed to regain full guard.
adam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lab swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lab looking for a sweep. Not yet Lab, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
adam trying to control the position from guard on top but Lab is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

adam drops back looking for a leg! Lab is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lab manages to kick adam off! adam jumps back into Lab's guard.
Lab pulls adam in close to his closed guard and prevents adam from doing any damage or advancing position.
adam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lab works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but noel adam will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lab tries for a takedown but adam circles away easily
letting adam counter with a right hand.
adam moves out of range as Lab strikes.
adam staying out of range there.
Lab looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? adam is fending him off so far but Lab persists. Nope, adam circles away and we're back to standing.

Lab bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
adam struggling a bit here.
adam is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lab taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
adam is looking for a sweep.
adam misses with a strike from the bottom.
adam is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lab asserts his dominance and retains side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lab misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lab looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
adam defending well as Lab loads up on a big left hand.

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.
adam misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from adam misses.
Lab throws a hook to the side of adam's head but adam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lab throws the left hand but adam avoids the punch easily.
Lab is really struggling to find his range with his punches. adam's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lab throws a left and a right that both miss

so adam counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
adam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lab is keeping the position for now.
Lab has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
adam is looking to stand up but Lab won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

adam thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lab might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lab is pulling down on adam's head to control his posture.
Lab on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lab tries to get out of the position.
adam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lab works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

adam drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lab manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now adam has Lab in his guard.
Lab's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

adam is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lab is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Benji Lab will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

adam lands a head kick. Lab smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
adam slips under a jab.
Lab misses the jab.
A jab from Lab misses.
adam throws a one two combo.
noel adam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
adam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lab throws a left and a right that both miss

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

adam wants to work for an arm triangle but Lab is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

adam is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lab is refusing to be controlled, as adam sits in half guard.
adam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lab controlling the position well.
adam trying to control the action but Lab is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

adam is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lab sees it coming and defends easily.
Lab tries to roll over but adam keeps him under control.
noel adam has got the better of the ground game so far.

adam is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lab sees it coming and defends easily.
adam is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lab preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Benji Lab just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lab tries for a takedown but adam circles away easily

and adam counters by clinching up.
Lab misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lab tries a knee to the head but adam blocks it.
Lab throws an elbow but it misses.
adam wants a takedown.
Lab lands a left hand.
adam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lab throws an elbow but it misses.
Lab wants a takedown but no success here.
adam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lab struggles to land a body shot inside as adam controls his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lab gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from adam.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
noel adam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think adam 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... noel adam!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patryck Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy OKrapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Mendes
vs
OKrapp

170 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patryck Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy OKrapp!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

OKrapp shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
OKrapp seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mendes manages to get to full guard.
Mendes tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Mendes looking for a triangle here. OKrapp is fighting it but it looks tight! Mendes pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, OKrapp is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Patryck Mendes!

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C
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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 CT Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Throw it Up #2-Lil jon. CT Turner looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Turner
vs
Sanderson

178 cm
23
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, CT Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cael Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner misses with a head kick.
Turner looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Sanderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sanderson working the head and body with strikes.
Turner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sanderson working the ground and pound.
Turner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sanderson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sanderson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanderson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Turner some visible discomfort.
Turner on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sanderson working the head and body with strikes.
Sanderson lands a nice forearm strike.
Sanderson is staying tight to Turner's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Turner taking a bit of punishment here - Sanderson scoring with strikes.
Sanderson lands a decent elbow from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanderson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sanderson landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson working the ground and pound from side control.
Sanderson trying to control the position but Turner is working away.
Sanderson scoring with punches and elbows.
Sanderson lands an elbow.
Sanderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turner keeps working.
Turner manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sanderson is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanderson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sanderson is looking to control Turner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanderson avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Sanderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sanderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Still in half guard, Sanderson seems content to control.
Turner is staying active underneath Sanderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanderson wants to pass to mount but Turner is defending the position.
Sanderson is nestled in close to Turner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanderson lands strikes from half guard.
Sanderson is trying to control. Turner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Turner wants to get back to his feet.
Sanderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sanderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Turner did well to prevent Sanderson getting side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Sanderson seems content to control.
Sanderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sanderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sanderson works his way into side control.
Sanderson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Turner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanderson scoring with punches and elbows.
Sanderson lands an elbow.
Sanderson working the ground and pound from side control.
Sanderson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sanderson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Turner pushes Sanderson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sanderson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanderson stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Sanderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Turner is not content to let Sanderson control the position.
Turner is trying to control Sanderson's posture but Sanderson avoids it.
Turner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sanderson looks up at the clock and then as Turner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sanderson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanderson working the body and head with strikes.
Turner is looking for a sweep.

Sanderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Turner has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sanderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sanderson cracks Turner with a big right hand but Turner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Turner is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanderson connects with a decent elbow.
Sanderson wants to control but Turner is keeping him busy.
Sanderson cracks Turner with a big right hand but Turner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Check out the look on Sanderson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sanderson controlling from side mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanderson scoring with punches from side control.
Sanderson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson trying to control the position but Turner is working away.
Sanderson prevents Turner from escaping the position.
Sanderson landing a few strikes.
Turner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Turner can't do much from the bottom here.
Turner pushes Sanderson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sanderson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sanderson trying to control the position but Turner is working away.

Sanderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

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

Sanderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
Cael Sanderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turner has a closed guard, preventing Sanderson from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson preventing the sweep.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Sanderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Turner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sanderson scoring with punches and elbows.
Sanderson trying to control the action but Turner is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Turner is looking for a sweep.
Sanderson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sanderson trying to control the action but Turner is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson controls the position.
Sanderson grinds an elbow into Turner's temple.
Sanderson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Turner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sanderson wants to control but Turner is keeping him busy.
Turner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sanderson is controlling him well.
Sanderson scores with a couple of short elbows.

Sanderson is trying to get an arm triangle but Turner is defending well.
Turner is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cael Sanderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sanderson shoots in and bounces Turner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Turner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanderson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Sanderson from controlling successfully.
Sanderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson postures up and lands a big shot to Turner's brow.
Sanderson is working Turner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanderson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). CT Turner!

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C
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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 Kalyan Kumar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spanky McFaddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalyan Kumar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kumar
vs
McFaddy

200 cm
22
200 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

189 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalyan Kumar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spanky McFaddy!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFaddy defending well as Kumar loads up on a big left hand.
Kumar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kumar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

McFaddy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kumar's half guard.
McFaddy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

McFaddy seems to be working for a kimura but Kumar defends the submission attempt.
Kumar is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McFaddy is working away from the top position though.

McFaddy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McFaddy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

McFaddy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kumar is not content to let McFaddy control the position.
Kumar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

McFaddy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McFaddy looks gassed!
Kumar looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kumar.
McFaddy wants to control from the top but Kumar keeps moving.
McFaddy looking to sit in guard and control but Kumar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kumar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kumar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four 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.
McFaddy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kumar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kumar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McFaddy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spanky McFaddy 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.

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kumar, as that shot connected.
Kalyan Kumar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kumar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kumar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McFaddy moves away.
Kumar throws a jab when McFaddy was well out of range.
McFaddy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kumar. Kumar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McFaddy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kumar.
A slow jab from Kumar misses its intended target.

McFaddy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kumar!
McFaddy dominating with strikes here.
McFaddy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McFaddy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kumar's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McFaddy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFaddy lands with some strikes.
McFaddy controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that McFaddy 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.
Kumar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFaddy content just to control the position here.
Kumar tries to buck McFaddy off but he can't manage it.
McFaddy looking to finish Kumar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kumar!
Kumar stops McFaddy from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFaddy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

McFaddy is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Kumar is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Kumar flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. McFaddy anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Kumar and secures both hooks! This could be bad! McFaddy slips an arm under Kumar chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. McFaddy has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. McFaddy is squeezing on Kumar like an anaconda would it's prey. Kumar fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Spanky McFaddy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Deck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jackson
vs
Deck

195 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
192 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Deck!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deck tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Deck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Deck.

Deck pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Deck misses with an elbow strike.
Deck tries for a takedown but Jackson manages to get underhooks.
Deck missing with knees to the body.
Deck avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Deck lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Deck throws an elbow that misses.
Deck misses with an elbow over the top.
Deck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Deck's ribcage.
Deck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deck.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Deck.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deck trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Deck.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Deck.
Deck lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Deck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Deck.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Deck.
Deck looking for a takedown.
Deck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Deck misses with an elbow over the top.
Deck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Deck, against the cage.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Deck.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Deck's takedown attempt.
James Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Deck.
Deck looks gassed!
Deck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deck trying to land knees to the body.
Deck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deck trying to land knees to the body.
Deck avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.

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.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Deck.
Deck trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deck avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deck avoids it.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deck is defending well for now.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Deck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deck.
Deck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Deck won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Deck.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deck.
Deck avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deck avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Deck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deck.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deck avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deck avoids it.
Deck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Deck is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Deck misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deck avoids the damage to the body.
Deck managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson avoiding damage as Deck throws knees to the body.
Deck trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deck is defending well for now.
Deck is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Deck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Deck managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Deck throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four 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.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Deck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Deck managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Deck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Deck.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deck.
Deck avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Deck avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deck is defending well for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Deck's ribcage.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Deck.
Deck pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deck.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bobby Deck will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Deck throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Deck moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Bobby Deck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Jackson clinches.
Deck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Deck.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Deck throws an elbow but misses.
Deck tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Deck trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Deck.
Deck is breathing heavily.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Deck, against the cage.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Deck lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deck trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deck avoids the damage to the body.
Deck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deck.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Deck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Deck's ribcage.
Deck trying to land knees to the body.
Deck avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Deck managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Deck takes a knee to the side of the body.
Deck managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deck avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Deck misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson working Deck over with knees to the body.
Deck avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.

That's two 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.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Deck.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deck avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Deck.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Deck in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Deck.
Deck managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Deck looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Deck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deck avoids the damage to the body.
Deck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deck wants a takedown but no success here.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deck.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Deck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deck avoids the damage to the body.
Deck missing with knees to the body.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deck.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deck avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deck.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deck avoids it.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Deck drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jackson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Deck takes a knee to the side of the body.
Deck avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Deck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deck creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Deck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Deck in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four 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.
Deck avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Deck pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deck avoids the damage to the body.
Deck drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
James Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Deck.
Deck wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side

and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jackson.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Deck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Deck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deck avoids it.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Deck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deck avoids it.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deck is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Deck just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Deck goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Deck closes the distance but Jackson moves to the side

and Jackson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Deck fails to pull guard.
Jackson avoiding damage as Deck throws knees to the body.
Deck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deck avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Deck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Deck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Deck.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deck is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deck managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Deck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deck pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deck.
Deck managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Deck throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deck is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Deck just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deck is defending well for now.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Deck lands a nice knee to the body.
Deck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Deck won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deck avoids the damage to the body.
Deck missing with knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deck avoids the damage to the body.
Deck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deck is defending well for now.
Deck misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deck.

That's two 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.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Deck won't want to take too many of those.
Deck wants a takedown but no success here.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Deck avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Deck tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Deck drops back down to his feet.
James Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Deck.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deck is defending well for now.
Deck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Deck.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deck is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Deck tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Deck drops back down to his feet.
Deck managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Deck won't want to take too many of those.
Deck is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deck avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deck avoids the damage to the body.
Deck managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deck.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deck.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deck avoids it.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deck avoids the damage to the body.
Deck throws an elbow that misses.
Deck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Deck managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Deck takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four 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.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Deck managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Deck in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Deck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deck is defending well for now.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deck is defending well for now.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Jackson avoiding damage as Deck throws knees to the body.
Deck managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deck.
Deck avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deck avoids it.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deck is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Jackson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
17%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between myles roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

roberts
vs
Burns

185 cm
22
194 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

181 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, myles roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Burns!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
roberts goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from roberts.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
roberts misses with a wild combination.
roberts scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
roberts swinging wilding here.
roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
roberts misses with a series of wild punches.
roberts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
roberts misses with a wild combination.
roberts swinging wilding here.
roberts throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
roberts fails to land with a series of punches.
roberts leaves Burns with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
roberts misses with the combination.
myles roberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from roberts.
roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burns tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but roberts swivels and escapes.
roberts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
roberts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
roberts misses with the combination.
roberts misses with a double jab.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
roberts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burns.
myles roberts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Burns.
roberts misses with a wild combination.
roberts throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from roberts misses.
roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
roberts swinging wilding here.
roberts swinging wilding here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
roberts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
roberts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burns closes this distance looking for a takedown but roberts circles away.
roberts tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
roberts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
roberts tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
roberts throws a series of punches but Burns avoids them all with ease.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but roberts shows good takedown defense.
A right-left combo lands from roberts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

myles roberts 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.

Burns shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Burns showed some decent athleticism there.

It looks like Travis Burns has been cut.
Burns not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Burns looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
roberts looks like he's trying to stand up.

Burns is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burns is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Burns is trying for a kimura here. roberts looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Burns wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Travis Burns!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Broffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan comes to the cage accompanied by Nickelback - Burn It To the Ground. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bryan
vs
Broffy

183 cm
20
270 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

198 cm
23
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Machina 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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Bryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Broffy!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan dodges the punch combination from Broffy.
Bryan stuffs the takedown.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown but Broffy shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from Broffy misses.
Broffy misses the jab.
Broffy looks to land a combination but Bryan avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broffy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Broffy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Broffy connects with a high kick.

It looks like King Bryan has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Broffy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bryan counters with a shoot takedown. Broffy fights it but they end up in guard.
Broffy is looking to stand up but Bryan isn't so interested in that idea.
Broffy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Broffy working a defensive guard here.
Bryan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Bryan drops back looking for a leg! Broffy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Broffy manages to kick Bryan off! Bryan jumps back into Broffy's guard.
Bryan prevents Broffy from getting back to his feet.
Broffy keeping full guard, as Bryan tries to pass.

Bryan drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Bryan seems to have locked his on tight now - Broffy screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Bryan, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). King Bryan!
King Bryan is the new heavyweight champion!