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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Macho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macho kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Woman From Tokyo". Patterson has chosen Ice Cream Paint Job as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.



167 cm
24
155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0
179 cm
23
156 lbs
9 - 7 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Macho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macho takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Patterson misses
and Macho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Macho throws out the jab.
Patterson throws a combination that misses
enabling Macho to counter with a crisp jab.
Patterson misses the body punch
and Macho counters with a nice body shot.
Derek Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson throws a series of punches but Macho avoids them all with ease.
Patterson lands a lovely overhand right.
Patterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Macho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Macho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Macho throws a hook to the side of Patterson's head but Patterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Macho misses with a right hand
and Patterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Macho looks to throw the jab but Patterson is out of range.
Patterson digs a good hook to Macho's body.
Macho walks into a left hand.
Patterson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Macho rather than just go for the knockout.
A slow jab from Macho misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Macho.
Patterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patterson swinging wildly here.
A combination from Patterson does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Patterson thows a body shot but no joy.
Patterson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Patterson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Macho's hands.
Patterson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Macho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Macho.
Patterson blocks an uppercut.
Macho misses with the head strike.
Macho working aggressively here.
Macho tries to land a knee to the head but Patterson blocks with his arms.
Patterson blocks an uppercut.
Macho working aggressively here.
Patterson blocking some punches.
Patterson can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Macho.
Macho tries to work over Patterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Macho keeps control of Patterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Macho.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Macho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macho misses with the head strike.

Patterson breaks the clinch.
Macho throws a lazy right hand but Patterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Macho.
Macho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Patterson.
Patterson misses with an uppercut
and Macho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Patterson misses with a combination
and Macho counters with a slapping leg kick.
Patterson swings away with a body shot that misses

and Macho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Patterson won't be happy with that.
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.
Patterson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Macho.
Macho has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Macho throws some wild stikes that Patterson manages to avoid easily.
Macho looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Macho goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Patterson is on top in guard.

Patterson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Macho manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Patterson has Macho in his guard.
Macho is looking to work some ground and pound but Patterson has wrist control.
Patterson wants to stand and escape but Macho is having none of it.
Patterson trying to control the position.
Patterson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Macho's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macho working a defensive guard here.
Macho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Patterson 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.
Patterson preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macho is pulling down on Patterson's head to control his posture.

Patterson 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.
Macho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Patterson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Macho looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Macho looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Macho!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macho looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Patterson is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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


Patterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Macho throws a lazy right hand but Patterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patterson connects with a right hand. Macho shakes it off.
A slow jab from Macho misses its intended target.
Patterson lands with a good body shot.
Patterson swings widly with a right hand
and Macho counters with a left to the body.
Macho needs to keep his hands up - Patterson had a free shot at his head there.
Patterson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Patterson swings widly with a right hand
and Macho counters with a straight right hand.
Patterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Macho.
Patterson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Macho lands a leg kick that knocks Patterson off balance momentarily.
Patterson lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Macho misses its intended target.
Derek Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macho swings widly with a right hand
and Patterson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Macho thinking.
Patterson misses with a combination
and Macho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Macho.
Patterson missing with a left hand there. Macho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Macho under the eye.
Patterson connects with a body shot.
Macho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Patterson misses with a double jab
and Macho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Macho counters with a nice uppercut.
Macho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patterson.
Macho is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Patterson.
Macho lands the left hand.
Macho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patterson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Macho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Macho looks to score with a jab to the body but Patterson is just out of range.
Macho connects with a body shot that sends Patterson's belly button to the back.
Patterson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Patterson connects with a crisp jab.
Patterson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Patterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Macho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson slips under a jab from Macho.
Sloppy strikes from Patterson. Those never looked like landing.
Macho scores with a punch to the head.
Patterson lands a jab to Macho's midsection.
Patterson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Patterson duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Macho counters with a stiff right hand.
Derek Patterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patterson misses with a jab to the body
and Macho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Macho throws a series of punches but Patterson moves out of range.
Macho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patterson.
Macho throws a looping overhand right but Patterson ducks down to avoid it.
Macho lands with a straight right. Patterson didn't see that one coming.
Patterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Macho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patterson misses with a shot to the body
and Macho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patterson with a nice cross.
A right-left combo lands from Patterson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Macho misses.
Patterson scores with a decent looking hook.
Patterson misses with a wild body shot.
Patterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Macho throws a hook but Patterson avoids it easily.
Patterson misses with a wild combination.
Macho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Patterson to score with a decent uppercut.
Macho dips to his left and cracks Patterson with an uppercut!
Patterson throws a poor cross that misses
and Macho counters with a straight right hand.
Macho tries a head kick but it misses.
Patterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Macho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Patterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Macho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Patterson misses.
Macho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Patterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Macho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Patterson misses.
Macho on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Patterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Macho.
Patterson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Macho to counter with a crisp jab.
Patterson scores with a body shot.
Patterson swings widly with a right hand
letting Macho counter with a right hand.
Patterson moves out of range as Macho strikes.
Patterson throws an off balance right hand
and Macho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Macho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Macho.
Macho loads up on a big right hand but Patterson slips the punch.
Patterson needs to keep his hands up - Macho had a free shot at his head there.
Macho misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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


Patterson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Patterson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Macho eats them both and turns towards Patterson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Patterson cracks a nice hook into Macho's ribs.
Macho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Patterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Patterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Patterson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Patterson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Patterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Macho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patterson misses with a few strikes there.
Patterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Macho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Macho counters with an inside leg kick.
Macho misses with an uppercut.
Patterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Macho.
Macho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Patterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Macho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Patterson's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Macho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Macho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Macho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Patterson being controlled against the cage.
Macho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Macho lands a left hand.
Patterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Macho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Macho.
Macho keeps control of Patterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Patterson is trying to break free.
Macho lands with a left to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Macho.
Macho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Macho working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macho has a couple of punches blocked by Patterson.
Macho misses with a punch on the inside.
Macho throws a punch but it's blocked by Patterson.
Patterson is trying to break the clinch but Macho is controlling him.
Macho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Macho lands a body punch.
Patterson is looking to break free of the clinch but Macho has double underhooks.
Patterson is trying to break the clinch but Macho has him pressed against the cage.
Patterson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patterson.
Patterson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Patterson is trying to break the clinch but Macho is controlling him.
Macho throws a punch but it's blocked by Patterson.

Patterson breaks from the clinch.
Macho throws an off balance right hand
and Patterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patterson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Patterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Macho scores with a decent looking hook.
Patterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson lands with a shot to the body.
A combination from Patterson does no damage.
Patterson misses with a right hand
and Macho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Patterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macho.
A lazy left from Macho finds it's target.
Patterson missing with a left hand there. Macho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patterson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Macho to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Macho misses.
Macho misses with a looping left.
Macho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Patterson on the side of the head.
Macho misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Patterson finds it's target.
Macho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Macho gets a takedown into half guard.
Macho not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Macho lands a nice short elbow.
Macho is pressing down on Patterson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Patterson is holding on for now.
Macho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patterson's head.
Macho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Macho wants to take a breather but Patterson is having none of it.
Patterson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Macho throws a strike but Patterson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Macho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Macho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Macho!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
73%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Acer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaiser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acer comes into the arena with Mad at Gravity- Burn blaring out of the sound system. Kaiser Soze is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.



178 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0
188 cm
28
192 lbs
7 - 2 - 0
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Isiah Acer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaiser Soze!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Acer counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Soze misses
and Acer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soze moves to clinch but Acer breaks away
and Acer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Acer misses with a lunging right hand

and Soze decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Acer's guard.
Acer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Soze works over Acer with some ground and pound from guard.
Acer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Soze!
Soze wants to hold on but Acer pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soze's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acer throwing strikes here but Soze is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Acer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
BOOM! Acer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Soze can't escape the position.
Acer looking to finish with strikes here!
Soze avoids a series of strikes thrown by Acer.

Acer is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Soze has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Soze!
Acer keeping moving, preventing Soze from controlling successfully.
Acer 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze stopping the sweep attempt from Acer.
Soze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Acer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Acer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Acer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Soze's guard.
Acer is looking to advance position but Soze has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Acer is bucking up trying to escape but Soze cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acer working to try and regain half guard.
Soze looking to finish Acer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Acer!
Acer can't escape the position.
Soze lands a nice shot to the head.
Soze breaks from Acer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Acer is trying desperately to improve position.
Soze tries to control but Acer wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soze with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soze drops a big elbow. That's hurt Acer! More shots from Soze and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaiser Soze!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
63%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balrog Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Matthews might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Disturbed-Conflict. This should be a great matchup!



185 cm
27
210 lbs
9 - 5 - 0
192 cm
26
219 lbs
4 - 1 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Balrog Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and Matthews counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Kevin Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Matthews closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Matthews tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matthews is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matthews avoids it.
Matthews wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Matthews throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matthews.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson avoiding damage as Matthews throws knees to the body.
Matthews is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matthews misses with some punches.
Matthews works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matthews tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Johnson works on Matthews's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews being controlled against the cage.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matthews has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
The referee calls for Matthews to work.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Matthews managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Matthews gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson wants to stall.
Johnson cracks Matthews with a nice body shot.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Matthews.
Matthews misses with the head strike.
Matthews tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Matthews back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johnson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matthews.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson works on Matthews's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Matthews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson has Matthews pressed against the cage, preventing Matthews from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Matthews working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson presses Matthews against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson is leaning against Matthews and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Matthews.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthews misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Matthews's head.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matthews or not.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Matthews throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Matthews throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson presses Matthews against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Matthews tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Matthews takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Johnson.
Matthews wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson digs a right hand into Matthews's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matthews's gas tank.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Johnson effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Johnson.
Johnson keeps control of Matthews as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Matthews's head.
Matthews tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Matthews back against the cage.

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

Matthews clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson lands a left hand.
Matthews drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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


Matthews shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Matthews darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.

Matthews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matthews tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there

and Matthews decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
Matthews preventing the sweep.
Matthews working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matthews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Matthews thows a big elbow that misses.
Matthews throwing strikes but missing.
Matthews throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.

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.
Matthews throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matthews missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matthews trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matthews loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matthews trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matthews is one step ahead there.
Matthews postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Matthews trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matthews with a flurry of punches that miss.
Matthews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Matthews looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matthews wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Balrog Johnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Matthews clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matthews wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Matthews.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
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 Kevin Matthews will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!


Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Matthews chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Matthews misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a good low kick that Matthews was not able to check.
Matthews throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Matthews rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Matthews seems unphased.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Matthews cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.

Matthews instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Matthews.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matthews or not.
Johnson digs a right hand into Matthews's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matthews's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Matthews up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Matthews working aggressively here.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matthews.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balrog Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson is working Matthews over against the cage.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson stalls.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Matthews's head.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson cracks Matthews with a nice body shot.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matthews's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson stalling the fight.
Matthews has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Johnson works on Matthews's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
A short left from Johnson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson cracks Matthews with a nice body shot.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matthews's defenses.
Johnson cracks Matthews with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Johnson pushes Matthews back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson is leaning against Matthews and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Johnson as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matthews pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matthews wants a takedown.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Matthews.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matthews misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Matthews is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Matthews tries to score a body lock takedown but Johnson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson pushes Matthews back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson cracks Matthews with a nice body shot.
Matthews is trying to break free.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson lands a body punch.
Johnson digs a right hand into Matthews's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matthews's gas tank.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matthews's efforts to push away.
Matthews takes an elbow to the forehead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Balrog Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balrog Johnson!
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G S C G energy
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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
100%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shain comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!



178 cm
23
185 lbs
9 - 7 - 0
177 cm
26
178 lbs
10 - 8 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Spartan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spartan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spartan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Spartan misses
and Shain counters with a stiff right hand.
Spartan misses with a body punch
and Shain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spartan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shain at a distance.
Shain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spartan.
Spartan misses with a lunging right hand
letting Shain counter with a right hand.
Spartan swings for the body but Shain moves out of range.
Shain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Spartan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shain counters with a straight right hand.
Shain lands with a hook. Spartan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No luck for Shain with that takedown attempt.
Spartan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shain in his tracks.

It looks like M J Shain has been cut.
Spartan throws a lazy uppercut

and Shain counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shain is trying to control. Spartan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shain looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spartan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Spartan.
Shain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shain looking to pass the guard.
Spartan wants to get back to his feet but Shain is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spartan is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartan wants to get back to his feet but Shain is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spartan looking for a sweep. Not yet Spartan, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spartan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shain is fighting to break Spartan's control of his arms but Spartan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

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

OK we're going to have a standup here. Matt Spartan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Shain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spartan connects with a right hand. Shain shakes it off.
Shain scores with a decent looking hook.
Spartan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shain counters with a stiff right hand.
Spartan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spartan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shain counters with a left to the body.
Spartan ducks under a wild hook from Shain.
Spartan throws an off balance right hand
and Shain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spartan throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

M J Shain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on M J Shain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.


Spartan misses with a body shot
and Shain counters with a left to the body.
Spartan swings widly with a right hand
and Shain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Spartan misses with an uppercut
and Shain counters with a nice uppercut.
Spartan throws a lazy uppercut
and Shain counters with a straight right hand.
Spartan walks into a stiff left hand from Shain.
Spartan throws a right hand that misses
and Shain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spartan takes a swing at Shain's ribcage but misses.
Spartan works Shain's body with a nice hook.
Spartan misses with a shot to the body
and Shain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spartan throws a poor cross that misses
and Shain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shain swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spartan counters with a right hand to the body.
Spartan throws a nice looking combination but Shain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spartan.
Matt Spartan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spartan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shain throws a hook to the side of Spartan's head but Spartan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
M J Shain is winning the standup battle so far.
Spartan cracks Shain with a good jab.
Shain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spartan moves away.
Jab from Shain.
Spartan throws a poor cross that misses
and Shain counters with a left to the body.
Spartan lands with a cross.
Spartan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shain.
Spartan throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Shain to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shain counters with a nice uppercut.
Spartan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shain moves away.
Spartan misses with a lunging right hand
and Shain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spartan misses with a right hand
and Shain counters with a nice uppercut.
Spartan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spartan throws a poor cross that misses
and Shain counters with a nice uppercut.
Matt Spartan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spartan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shain counters with a nice uppercut.
Spartan misses with a hook
enabling Shain to counter with a crisp jab.
Spartan misses with a hook to the body
letting Shain counter with a right hand.
Spartan lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain with a nice cross.
Shain slips under a jab from Spartan.
Nice jab there from Shain.
A big right from Spartan misses.
Spartan looks to land a right hand but Shain moved out of range.
Spartan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shain takes a swing at Spartan's ribcage but misses.
Spartan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spartan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spartan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spartan swings widly with a right hand
letting Shain counter with a right hand.
Spartan misses with an uppercut
and Shain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spartan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan misses with a hook
and Shain counters with a nice body shot.
Spartan throws a poor cross that misses
and Shain counters with a straight right hand.
Shain throws a looping overhand right but Spartan ducks down to avoid it.
Spartan throws an off balance right hand
and Shain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spartan cracks Shain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spartan.
Shain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spartan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spartan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spartan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spartan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spartan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

M J Shain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on M J Shain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!


Spartan misses with a combination
and Shain counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the body from Spartan misses
and Shain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shain cracks Spartan with a good jab.
Shain throws a looping overhand right but Spartan ducks down to avoid it.
Spartan falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Shain counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Spartan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spartan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Spartan throws a poor cross that misses
and Shain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spartan thinking.
Spartan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shain slips a jab from Spartan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spartan throws a right hand that misses
and Shain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spartan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shain.
Spartan swings widly with a right hand
and Spartan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spartan.
Shain ducks under a wild hook from Spartan.
Spartan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spartan misses with a body shot
and Spartan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spartan looks to score with a jab to the body but Shain is just out of range.
Spartan sizes up Shain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spartan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shain counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain lands a right hook to the body.
Spartan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spartan misses with a combination
enabling Shain to counter with a crisp jab.
Spartan misses with a hook to the body
and Shain counters with a two punch combo.
Spartan throws an off balance right hand
and Shain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spartan misses with a left hand
and Shain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spartan misses with a right hand
letting Shain counter with a right hand.
Spartan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spartan thinking.
A low kick from Spartan misses
and Shain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spartan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Shain counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spartan prevents Shain from moving into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain in side control, throwing shots but Spartan defends.
Shain creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Spartan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shain lands some shots froms side control.
Spartan regains half guard, as Shain was trying to land strikes.
Shain with the ground and pound but Spartan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Matt Spartan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shain.
Shain looking to pass the guard.
Shain throwing strikes from guard but Spartan blocks nicely.
Spartan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
M J Shain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... M J Shain!
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G S C
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G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
53%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Little Evil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little Evil has chosen Lights Out as his entrance music. Jesse Wolfe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



178 cm
22
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 0
180 cm
25
157 lbs
8 - 4 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed


Balco Boys - Hilo


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jens Little Evil!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little Evil lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wolfe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Little Evil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Little Evil's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wolfe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Little Evil scrambles back to his feet.
Little Evil looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wolfe is fending him off so far but Little Evil persists. Nope, Wolfe circles away and we're back to standing.
Wolfe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wolfe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Little Evil misses with a two punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Wolfe or perhaps it was just good defense by Little Evil which made him look bad.
Little Evil throws an off balance right hand
and Wolfe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wolfe misses with a body kick.
Little Evil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolfe was well out of range. Poor timing from Little Evil.
Little Evil on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Wolfe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Little Evil sprawls well initially but Wolfe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wolfe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Little Evil is not content to let Wolfe control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe drops an elbow to the side of Little Evil's head.
Little Evil is trying to stand up here but Wolfe is controlling him well.
Little Evil is trying to get back to full guard.
Wolfe thows a huge punch but Little Evil dodges it nicely.
Little Evil tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Wolfe manages to move to mount!
The referee warns Little Evil that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wolfe looking to finish with strikes here!
Little Evil is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Little Evil hang on?
Wolfe landing strikes from the mount and Little Evil is in trouble!

Little Evil is rocked!
Wolfe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Little Evil is still in real trouble! Can Wolfe finish him?
Wolfe lands a big elbow - Little Evil is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Little Evil is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jesse Wolfe!
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G S C G energy
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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
65%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stilgar ben Fifrawi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ben Fifrawi comes to the cage accompanied by Lamb of God - Omerta. Pierce has chosen Red Right Hand as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Stilgar ben Fifrawi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Stilgar ben Fifrawi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?



190 cm
23
221 lbs
8 - 3 - 0
192 cm
26
220 lbs
8 - 2 - 0
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stilgar ben Fifrawi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

ben Fifrawi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pierce looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
ben Fifrawi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
ben Fifrawi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
ben Fifrawi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
ben Fifrawi in side control, throwing shots but Pierce defends.
Pierce is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
ben Fifrawi lands a few punches from side control.
Pierce takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
ben Fifrawi throws a strike aimed at the side of Pierce's head but Pierce avoids it well.
ben Fifrawi trying to control the position but Pierce is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce really doesn't want to stay on the ground with ben Fifrawi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

ben Fifrawi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pierce is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
ben Fifrawi working the strikes but Pierce uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
ben Fifrawi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

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.
ben Fifrawi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
ben Fifrawi is looking to take a break and control but Pierce is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
ben Fifrawi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
ben Fifrawi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pierce's head.
ben Fifrawi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pierce with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
ben Fifrawi wants to pass the guard but Pierce is defending well.
ben Fifrawi wants to advance to full mount but Pierce doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pierce's guard.
ben Fifrawi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pierce's head.
ben Fifrawi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pierce is refusing to be controlled, as ben Fifrawi sits in half guard.
ben Fifrawi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
ben Fifrawi trying to mount his opponent but Pierce defends it.

ben Fifrawi seems to be working for a kimura but Pierce defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pierce trying to hold on to ben Fifrawi's head to control him but ben Fifrawi postures up.
Pierce wants to get back to full guard.
ben Fifrawi 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.
ben Fifrawi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pierce defending well though.
ben Fifrawi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
ben Fifrawi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pierce's head.
ben Fifrawi wants to free his trapped foot but Pierce is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stilgar ben Fifrawi 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.


Pierce slaps away a takedown attempt from ben Fifrawi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pierce ducks under a wild hook from ben Fifrawi.
ben Fifrawi misses with a hook to the body
and ben Fifrawi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierce misses with a right hand

so ben Fifrawi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
ben Fifrawi is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierce has wrist control.
Pierce wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pierce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierce keeping moving, preventing ben Fifrawi from controlling successfully.
ben Fifrawi throwing strikes from guard but Pierce blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pierce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
ben Fifrawi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pierce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
ben Fifrawi trying to control but Pierce is working from the bottom.
Pierce 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.
ben Fifrawi throwing strikes from guard but Pierce blocks nicely.
ben Fifrawi wants to control from the top but Pierce keeps moving.

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.
ben Fifrawi slips nicely into half guard.
ben Fifrawi content to control rather than advance.
Pierce won't allow ben Fifrawi to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi looks to land a strike but Pierce avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pierce keeping moving, preventing ben Fifrawi from controlling successfully.
ben Fifrawi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
ben Fifrawi trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
ben Fifrawi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
ben Fifrawi throwing strikes from guard but Pierce blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
ben Fifrawi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
ben Fifrawi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
ben Fifrawi scoring with punches from side control.
Pierce regains half guard, as ben Fifrawi was trying to land strikes.
Pierce is refusing to be controlled, as ben Fifrawi sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
ben Fifrawi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stilgar ben Fifrawi dominated that second 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.


Pierce swings away with a body shot that misses
and ben Fifrawi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
ben Fifrawi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
ben Fifrawi misses with a right hand
and Pierce counters with a stiff right hand.
Pierce misses the body punch

so ben Fifrawi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pierce tries to land a sweep but no joy.
ben Fifrawi trying to control but Pierce is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pierce can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pierce pulls ben Fifrawi in close to prevent any damage.
ben Fifrawi preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as ben Fifrawi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
ben Fifrawi trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ben Fifrawi with a flurry of punches that miss.
ben Fifrawi trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
ben Fifrawi is pushing down on Pierce's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pierce is fighting to maintain full guard but ben Fifrawi has managed to sneak the leg through.
ben Fifrawi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
ben Fifrawi trying to pass the guard but Pierce defending well.

ben Fifrawi is trying to work for a kimura but Pierce is defending well.

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.

ben Fifrawi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pierce manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
ben Fifrawi stopping the sweep attempt from Pierce.
ben Fifrawi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

ben Fifrawi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pierce looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pierce looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pierce!
Pierce throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
ben Fifrawi is trying to control Pierce's posture but Pierce avoids it.
ben Fifrawi tries to improve position but can't.
ben Fifrawi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
ben Fifrawi wants to get back to his feet.
Pierce drops an elbow to the side of ben Fifrawi's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
ben Fifrawi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

ben Fifrawi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Pierce is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for ben Fifrawi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ground and pound from Pierce seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pierce working the ground and pound.
Pierce creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pierce misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pierce misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pierce working the ground and pound but ben Fifrawi is defending the strikes.
Pierce creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
ben Fifrawi wants to control but Pierce postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Stilgar ben Fifrawi did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.


ben Fifrawi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pierce avoids it really well and circles away.
Pierce misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Pierce misses its intended target.
ben Fifrawi tries to move into range but Pierce moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pierce shoots in looking for a takedown. ben Fifrawi tries to sprawl out of it but Pierce keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. ben Fifrawi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
ben Fifrawi with a poor takedown
and Pierce counters with a lovely shot to the body.
ben Fifrawi connects with the punch.
ben Fifrawi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stilgar ben Fifrawi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierce stuffs the takedown attempt from ben Fifrawi. ben Fifrawi gets slowly back to his feet.
ben Fifrawi misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi throws a shot from downtown. Pierce moves away and avoids it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
ben Fifrawi fails with a takedown attempt.
Pierce tries to clinch there but ben Fifrawi circles away.
Pierce bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pierce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierce cracks ben Fifrawi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Horrible takedown by Pierce or perhaps it was just good defense by ben Fifrawi which made him look bad.
ben Fifrawi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
ben Fifrawi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pierce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Pierce. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce misses with a body punch
and ben Fifrawi counters with a straight right hand.
Pierce sizes up ben Fifrawi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
ben Fifrawi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pierce counters with a straight right hand.
Pierce catches ben Fifrawi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Excellent takedown into side control there by ben Fifrawi.
ben Fifrawi laying and praying for a moment but Pierce takes advantage and regains half guard.
ben Fifrawi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
ben Fifrawi throws a strike but Pierce avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
ben Fifrawi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
ben Fifrawi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pierce is keeping the position for now.
Pierce has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but ben Fifrawi has passed into side control.
The strikes coming from ben Fifrawi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
ben Fifrawi working the ground and pound but Pierce is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
ben Fifrawi throws a strike aimed at the side of Pierce's head but Pierce avoids it well.
Pierce defending against the ground and pound.
ben Fifrawi throwing strikes but Pierce manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
ben Fifrawi gets back to half guard.
ben Fifrawi wants to control but Pierce is keeping busy and won't allow it.
ben Fifrawi is looking for a sweep. Pierce is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Pierce dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!



ben Fifrawi shoots in and gets a takedown into Pierce's guard.
ben Fifrawi trying to control but Pierce is working from the bottom.
ben Fifrawi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pierce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
ben Fifrawi looking to pass the guard.
ben Fifrawi is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierce has wrist control.
ben Fifrawi looking to pass the guard.
Pierce manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pierce avoids the attempt from ben Fifrawi to control.
ben Fifrawi is trying to escape the mount.
ben Fifrawi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

It looks like Stilgar ben Fifrawi has been cut.
Pierce breaks from ben Fifrawi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
ben Fifrawi tries to hold on but Pierce postures up.
ben Fifrawi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce wants to control the pace but ben Fifrawi is squirming around nicely.
ben Fifrawi tries to lock up and control but Pierce gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pierce cracks ben Fifrawi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Stilgar ben Fifrawi's cut is getting worse.
ben Fifrawi can't escape the position.
ben Fifrawi flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pierce connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ben Fifrawi regains half guard.
Stilgar ben Fifrawi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pierce lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi is trying to get back to full guard.
Pierce is trying to control. ben Fifrawi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pierce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kyle Pierce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ben Fifrawi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pierce.
ben Fifrawi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pierce is nestled in close to ben Fifrawi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pierce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pierce winds up and cracks ben Fifrawi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

ben Fifrawi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pierce pulls his head out easily.

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.
ben Fifrawi wants to control but Pierce is keeping busy.
Pierce winds up and cracks ben Fifrawi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
ben Fifrawi trying to control but Pierce postures up.
ben Fifrawi is refusing to be controlled, as Pierce sits in half guard.
ben Fifrawi wants to improve his position but Pierce is controlling well.
Pierce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed ben Fifrawi's head.
ben Fifrawi is looking for a sweep. Pierce is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
ben Fifrawi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pierce.

Pierce is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Pierce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think ben Fifrawi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 47:48
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 48:48
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Stilgar ben Fifrawi retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nahka Vitonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGrady comes to the cage accompanied by Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child. Vitonen has chosen Klamydia - Junttihinttirunkkari as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Nahka Vitonen enters the cage!



188 cm
21
275 lbs
10 - 1 - 0
197 cm
21
270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful


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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob McGrady!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nahka Vitonen!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrady takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Bob McGrady has been cut.
Vitonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGrady. That did some damage!
Vitonen lands with a hook. McGrady tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vitonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGrady gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vitonen.
Vitonen connects with the punch.
Vitonen takes a swing at McGrady's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The fighters circling - Vitonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitonen misses with an uppercut
letting McGrady counter with a right hand.
Vitonen just misses with a punch to the body.
McGrady fails with the takedown
and Vitonen counters with a nice body shot.
McGrady on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nahka Vitonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGrady is breathing heavily.
McGrady slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen misses with the combination.
McGrady shoots in looking for a takedown but Vitonen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McGrady's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vitonen throws a body punch but McGrady moves out of range.
McGrady tries to move into range but Vitonen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vitonen misses with a right hand

and McGrady counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vitonen won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen is looking to regain half guard here but McGrady keeps moving and retains side control.
McGrady working away.
Vitonen tries to improve position but can't.
Vitonen has one of McGrady's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Vitonen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McGrady landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McGrady trying to control the action but Vitonen is working from the bottom.
McGrady laying and praying for a moment but Vitonen takes advantage and regains half guard.
Vitonen controlling the position for now.
McGrady looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vitonen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vitonen manages to get to full guard.
Vitonen pulls McGrady in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nahka Vitonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob McGrady's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.


Vitonen throws an ugly left hook that misses

and McGrady counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vitonen's guard now.
Vitonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vitonen keeping moving, preventing McGrady from controlling successfully.
McGrady postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGrady passes Vitonen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vitonen has hold of McGrady's hands but McGrady slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vitonen is trying to control but can't.
Vitonen is looking for a sweep. McGrady is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vitonen is in trouble now - McGrady has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vitonen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Vitonen gets back to full guard.
Vitonen pulls McGrady in close to prevent any damage.
McGrady is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McGrady slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McGrady is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGrady missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vitonen blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGrady.
McGrady trying to control from half guard but Vitonen is working away.
McGrady missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bob McGrady overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vitonen is looking to improve his position.
McGrady stalling away here and it's allowed Vitonen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Vitonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen 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.
McGrady throwing strikes but missing.
McGrady works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Vitonen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from McGrady.
McGrady looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vitonen is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrady throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
McGrady wants to sweep but no luck.
McGrady has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Vitonen has passed into side control.
McGrady is not content to let Vitonen control the position.
McGrady tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
You can see the frustration on McGrady's face as Vitonen controls the position.
Vitonen working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob McGrady dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob McGrady's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


Vitonen swings and misses with a shot to the body

and McGrady counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vitonen won't be happy with that.
McGrady misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McGrady tries to move to mount but Vitonen blocks the move with his legs.
McGrady trying to control the position but Vitonen is working away.
McGrady lands a few punches from side control.
McGrady advances nicely into full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitonen tries to hold on but McGrady pushes him away.
McGrady looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McGrady lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vitonen hang on?
A nice elbow there by McGrady.

Vitonen is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vitonen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McGrady is landing with some decent strikes but Vitonen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vitonen is still in real trouble! Can McGrady finish him?
McGrady unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Vitonen wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! McGrady celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob McGrady!
Bob McGrady is the new heavyweight champion!
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Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Cabbanas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabbanas comes to the cage accompanied by For Those About To Rock, (We Salute You) - AC/DC. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kelly's choice of entrance music: Stir It Up. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.



183 cm
22
167 lbs
13 - 2 - 1
181 cm
24
167 lbs
12 - 2 - 0
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Cabbanas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Van Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly closes the distance but Cabbanas moves to the side
and Cabbanas counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cabbanas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly misses with a left hand
and Cabbanas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly throws a sloppy body shot
and Cabbanas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Cabbanas ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cabbanas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cabbanas's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Kelly misses.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cabbanas counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly throws a sloppy body shot
and Cabbanas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabbanas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabbanas throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Cabbanas throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Cabbanas counters with a left to the body.
Cabbanas looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cabbanas counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabbanas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Cabbanas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kelly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cabbanas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Cabbanas circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelly misses with a hook to the body
and Cabbanas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly misses with a left hand
and Cabbanas counters with a left to the body.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut
and Cabbanas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Cabbanas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the liver by Kelly. Beautiful body shot.
Kelly lands with a shot to the body.
Cabbanas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabbanas manages to avoid it.
Kelly tries to score with a low kick but Cabbanas moves his leg out of the way.
Cabbanas with a jab.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabbanas.
Cabbanas misses with a straight left.
Kelly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cabbanas.
A low kick from Kelly misses
and Cabbanas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabbanas circles away.
Kelly misses with a shot to the body

so Cabbanas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly controlling the position.
Cabbanas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cabbanas trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Kelly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabbanas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cabbanas looking to pass the guard.
Kelly is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cabbanas throws a strike but Kelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Cabbanas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!


Cabbanas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kelly counters with a series of strikes. Cabbanas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Cabbanas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kelly thinking.
Kelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cabbanas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabbanas was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Cabbanas misses with a looping left.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
letting Cabbanas counter with a right hand.
Kelly looks to clinch
and Cabbanas counters with a series of strikes. Kelly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand

and Cabbanas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabbanas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kelly is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cabbanas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cabbanas's back!
Kelly is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Cabbanas rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly not doing much here.

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.
Cabbanas manages to get to full guard.
Kelly sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Van Kelly was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kelly misses with a hook
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Cabbanas counter with a right hand.
Kelly misses with an uppercut

and Cabbanas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cabbanas is looking to work some ground and pound but Kelly has wrist control.
Cabbanas throws a big right hand that misses.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cabbanas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is controlling Cabbanas's posture.
Cabbanas throws a strike but Kelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabbanas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Van Kelly was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kelly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Cabbanas to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Cabbanas dominated that second round.
That's time! Cabbanas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.


Kelly throws a hook but Cabbanas blocks it.
Cabbanas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cabbanas counters with a right hand to the body.
Kelly misses with a hook to the body
and Cabbanas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kelly swings widly with a right hand
and Cabbanas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly throws a lazy uppercut

and Cabbanas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Cabbanas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cabbanas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kelly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabbanas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kelly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cabbanas.
Cabbanas is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kelly reverses the position - he's now on top in Cabbanas's guard.
Kelly looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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

OK we're going to have a standup here. Van Kelly hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kelly throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cabbanas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabbanas tries for a takedown but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabbanas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a hook

and Cabbanas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kelly won't be happy with that.

Cabbanas goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kelly rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cabbanas's guard! Nice work there by Kelly!
Kelly controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kelly passes Cabbanas's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Kelly is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kelly wants to take a breather but Cabbanas is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Cabbanas clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!


Kelly swings away with a body shot that misses

and Cabbanas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kelly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cabbanas throws a strike but Kelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Cabbanas is retaining full guard.
Kelly slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cabbanas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kelly not doing much here.

Van Kelly has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kelly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cabbanas throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly misses with an uppercut
and Cabbanas counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Cabbanas avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Cabbanas circles away and keeps his distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kelly in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses

and Cabbanas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cabbanas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cabbanas throws and elbow that misses. Kelly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cabbanas's guard. Nice move by Kelly!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabbanas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.

Van Kelly has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses

and Cabbanas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kelly won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Kelly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cabbanas cracks Kelly with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cabbanas scoring with punches from side control.
Cabbanas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabbanas is working Kelly over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cabbanas misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kelly managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cabbanas.
Kelly dodges the ground and pound from Cabbanas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Cabbanas had his way with Van Kelly in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!


Kelly takes a swing at Cabbanas's ribcage but misses.
Kelly lands with a nice body punch.
Kelly misses with a shot to the body
and Cabbanas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cabbanas thuds a left hand into Kelly's body.
Horrible takedown by Cabbanas or perhaps it was just good defense by Kelly which made him look bad.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabbanas moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabbanas blocks a low kick nicely.
Cabbanas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a hook
and Cabbanas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabbanas is just out of range.
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Cabbanas counters with a one-two to the body.
Cabbanas misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Cabbanas circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the body from Cabbanas misses
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cabbanas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses
and Cabbanas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kelly misses with a body punch
and Cabbanas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabbanas.
Nice shot lands for Kelly.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Cabbanas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly misses with an uppercut

so Cabbanas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kelly is controlling Cabbanas's posture.
Cabbanas scoring with some ground and pound.
Diego Cabbanas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kelly keeping full guard, as Cabbanas tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cabbanas throwing strikes but missing.
Cabbanas throws a strike but Kelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kelly stays in close to Cabbanas's body and controls the position.

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

OK we're going to have a standup here. Van Kelly hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kelly misses with a body punch
and Cabbanas counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly misses with a right hand
and Cabbanas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diego Cabbanas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly takes a swing at Cabbanas's ribcage but misses.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Cabbanas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego Cabbanas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cabbanas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kelly can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Cabbanas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelly throws a right hand that misses
and Cabbanas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabbanas avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Van Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelly misses with a body shot

and Cabbanas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kelly!

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Cabbanas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cabbanas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Cabbanas!
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RATING
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