AFC 172 - King vs. Winters PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stu Pidasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pidasso's entrance music is Lollipop Remix. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pidasso
vs
Six

176 cm
24
168 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

150 cm
28
162 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stu Pidasso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henry Six!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Six throws a leg kick
letting Pidasso counter with a right hand.
Pidasso lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Six throws a jab when Pidasso was well out of range.
Pidasso works the jab nicely.
Six throws a series of punches but Pidasso avoids them all with ease.

Pidasso bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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.
Six is trying to control Pidasso's posture but Pidasso avoids it.
Pidasso misses with the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Pidasso seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Six wants to control but Pidasso postures up.
Pidasso lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Six is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Six is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Pidasso is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Pidasso tries to control but Six wriggling away.
Six is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pidasso avoids the attempt from Six to control.

Pidasso looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Six tries to reverse the position but Pidasso maintains control.
Pidasso throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Six because Pidasso loaded up on that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Six tries to hold on but Pidasso postures up.
A nice elbow there by Pidasso.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pidasso landing strikes from the mount.

It looks like Henry Six has been cut.
Pidasso pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That has opened up Henry Six's cut even more.
Six is trying to escape the mount.
Six looks gassed!
Pidasso is landing with some decent strikes but Six is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pidasso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pidasso throws some wild stikes that Six manages to avoid easily.
Pidasso working the ground and pound effectively.
Six really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pidasso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pidasso is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Pidasso gets a takedown into half guard.
Pidasso seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Six does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Six is trying to maintain the position but Pidasso is very close to passing his half guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pidasso is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Six is just riding it out for now. Pidasso eventually gives up the hold.

Pidasso is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Six is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stu Pidasso!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny McLean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palowakski's entrance music is Burning Down the House. A fine choice. Fred Palowakski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Palowakski
vs
McLean

193 cm
30
270 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

200 cm
25
300 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Palowakski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lenny McLean!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from McLean as Palowakski shoots in.

McLean lands a left and a right that send Palowakski crashing to the mat, dazed. McLean thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Palowakski is rocked!

It looks like Fred Palowakski has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palowakski wants to clinch but McLean slips to the side

and McLean counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Oh Palowakski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McLean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palowakski seems to have got his legs back now.
A right hook to the body lands for McLean.
McLean just leaning against Palowakski, taking a breather.
McLean continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McLean.
Palowakski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Palowakski goes for a takedown attempt but McLean pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Palowakski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palowakski is breathing heavily.
McLean tries to bum rush Palowakski with a series of wild strikes but Palowakski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McLean misses with a two punch combination.
Palowakski misses with a takedown
and McLean counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Palowakski off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - McLean follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Palowakski was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lenny McLean!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Byson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fox's choice of entrance music: Cant Be Touched by Roy Jones Jr.. Mike Byson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Byson
vs
Fox

180 cm
24
214 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

188 cm
30
205 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Byson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Fox!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fox counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Mike Byson has been cut.
Byson throws a jab but it's blocked by Fox.
Fox falls off balance throwing a combination
and Byson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Byson looks to land a combination but Fox avoids it well.
Byson lands with a straight right. Fox didn't see that one coming.
Byson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fox.
Mike Byson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox misses with a right hand
and Byson counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Brian Fox has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byson connects with a crisp jab.
Fox throws a low kick but Byson moves out of range easily.
Byson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Byson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Byson.
Byson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Byson misses with a double jab
and Fox counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Fox catches Byson right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byson misses with a combination
and Fox counters with a stiff right hand.
Byson misses with a lunging right hand
and Fox counters with a nice uppercut.
Fox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Byson to score with a decent uppercut.
Fox lands with a nice body kick.
Byson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Byson throws a series of punches but Fox avoids them all with ease.
Fox has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Byson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fox counters with a left and a right that stings Byson.
Byson misses with a left hand
and Fox counters with a two punch combo.
Fox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Byson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fox counters with a right hand to the body.
Byson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byson manages to avoid it.
Fox throws a looping overhand right but Byson ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fox misses with a combination
enabling Byson to counter with a crisp jab.
Fox is looking to clinch.
Byson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fox but Fox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fox avoids the body shot from Byson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Fox dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A punch combination from Byson misses.
No joy there for Byson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Byson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brian Fox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Byson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fox momentarily.
Byson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fox momentarily.
A combination from Byson does no damage.
Fox fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fox was well out of range. Poor timing from Byson.
Nice shot lands for Byson.
Fox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Byson counters with a nice uppercut.
Byson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Byson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fox counters with a left and a right that stings Byson.
Fox misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Fox misses the target.
Mike Byson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byson stalks Fox and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fox's face. Fox staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Byson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Byson lands with an overhand left.
Byson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fox.
Byson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Fox.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox misses with a kick to the body.
Byson throws a right hand that Fox ducks under and follows up with a left that Fox also avoids with ease.
Fox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byson manages to avoid it.
Fox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Byson.
Fox swings widly with a right hand
and Byson counters with a series of strikes. Fox will be more careful next time no doubt.

That has opened up Brian Fox's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Byson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Byson ducks under a wild hook from Fox.
A swing and a miss from Byson.
Byson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fox scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Byson connects with a body shot.
Fox is breathing heavily.
Byson misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Byson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Byson.
Byson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from Byson does no damage.
Byson misses with a few strikes there.
Byson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Byson cracks Fox with an open hand slap.
Byson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fox on the side of the head.

The cut above Brian Fox's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Byson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fox tries to move into range but Byson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fox is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Byson moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Byson!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Valenzuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Al Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Hassan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Iraqi National Anthem. This should be fireworks!

Valenzuela
vs
Al Hassan

195 cm
27
265 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

195 cm
24
250 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Valenzuela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abdul Al Hassan!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Hassan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valenzuela.
Al Hassan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valenzuela moves away.
Al Hassan lands a body shot.
Al Hassan moves in looking to clinch but Valenzuela pushes him off.
Al Hassan punishes Valenzuela's body with a nice straight punch.
Valenzuela is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Hassan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Mateus Valenzuela has been cut.
Valenzuela takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Al Hassan has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Al Hassan.
Al Hassan slows down the pace here.
Al Hassan lands with a right to the head.
Al Hassan has Valenzuela pressed against the cage.
Al Hassan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valenzuela backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Al Hassan.
Al Hassan digs a right hand into Valenzuela's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Valenzuela's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Al Hassan - that landed with a thud.
Valenzuela letting Al Hassan take a breather here.
Al Hassan scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Hassan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Al Hassan.
Al Hassan is working Valenzuela over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Al Hassan.
Al Hassan lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Al Hassan.
Al Hassan lands with a light punch inside.
Al Hassan lands a nice uppercut.

Al Hassan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Al Hassan wobbles Valenzuela with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Al Hassan dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Valenzuela to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abdul Al Hassan!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Meru Otonashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krac Wanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otonashi comes to the cage accompanied by Kuusou Rumba (GSZS OP1 Ver.). Krac Wanov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Otonashi
vs
Wanov

185 cm
24
210 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
212 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Meru Otonashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krac Wanov!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wanov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Otonashi!
Wanov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wanov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

It looks like Meru Otonashi has been cut.
Otonashi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wanov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Meru Otonashi's cut is getting worse.
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!
Otonashi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wanov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wanov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Otonashi is rocked!

Meru Otonashi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Meru Otonashi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Krac Wanov!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Tjahyadikarta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bong
vs
Tjahyadikarta

194 cm
23
300 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

225 cm
23
300 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, King Bong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edward Tjahyadikarta!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Tjahyadikarta.
Bong doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Tjahyadikarta to counter with a crisp jab.
King Bong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bong jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Edward Tjahyadikarta has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tjahyadikarta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tjahyadikarta throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bong on the side of the head.
Bong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tjahyadikarta is out of range.
Bong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tjahyadikarta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bong swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Tjahyadikarta counter with a right hand.
Tjahyadikarta clobbers Bong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bong misses with a jab to the body

and Tjahyadikarta counters with a shoot takedown. Bong fights it but they end up in guard.
Tjahyadikarta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tjahyadikarta stands up over Bong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tjahyadikarta is looking to work some ground and pound but Bong has wrist control.
Tjahyadikarta is stalling in the full guard.
Bong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tjahyadikarta.
Bong trying to control the position.
Tjahyadikarta tries to free his leg and advance position but Bong is retaining full guard.
Bong keeping moving, preventing Tjahyadikarta from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Edward Tjahyadikarta was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Donk. Tjahyadikarta catches Bong right on the button with a cross.
Bong misses with a hook to the body

and Tjahyadikarta counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bong's guard now.
Bong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong pulls Tjahyadikarta in close to his closed guard and prevents Tjahyadikarta from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tjahyadikarta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tjahyadikarta thows a big elbow that misses.
Tjahyadikarta stands and throws Bong's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tjahyadikarta wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tjahyadikarta lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bong tries to improve position but can't.
Tjahyadikarta misses with the ground and pound.
Tjahyadikarta cracks Bong with a big right hand but Bong just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tjahyadikarta connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bong some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Tjahyadikarta's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bong is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tjahyadikarta is chipping away with strikes.
Bong is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Bong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tjahyadikarta is staying tight to Bong's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tjahyadikarta in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tjahyadikarta controls the position.
Tjahyadikarta lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bong is looking to reverse the position.
Tjahyadikarta is putting a hurting on Bong here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tjahyadikarta is chipping away with strikes.
Bong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tjahyadikarta desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tjahyadikarta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bong trying to control from half guard but Tjahyadikarta is working away.
Tjahyadikarta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bong is controlling the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bong trying to control the action but Tjahyadikarta is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Tjahyadikarta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Tjahyadikarta'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.

Tjahyadikarta scores with a decent looking hook.
Bong fails with a takedown attempt.
Bong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bong misses with a double jab
and Tjahyadikarta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bong misses with a lunging right hand
and Tjahyadikarta counters with a nice body shot.
Bong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice jab there from Tjahyadikarta.
Bong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tjahyadikarta.
Bong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tjahyadikarta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tjahyadikarta moves out of range of the body kick.
A shot to the body from Bong misses
and Tjahyadikarta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tjahyadikarta cracks Bong with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong misses with a left hand
and Tjahyadikarta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tjahyadikarta sizes up Bong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tjahyadikarta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bong has time to react.
Tjahyadikarta misses with a takedown attempt - Bong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tjahyadikarta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tjahyadikarta lands a right hook to the body.
Bong throws an off balance right hand
and Tjahyadikarta counters with a nice uppercut.
Bong throws a poor cross that misses
and Tjahyadikarta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
A head kick by Bong misses
and Tjahyadikarta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bong thinking.
Tjahyadikarta jabs Bong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tjahyadikarta connects with a body shot.
Tjahyadikarta lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tjahyadikarta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tjahyadikarta jabs Bong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tjahyadikarta feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot lands for Tjahyadikarta.
Tjahyadikarta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tjahyadikarta jabs Bong right on the nose. Bong blinks but takes it well.
Tjahyadikarta's corner calls for a 1-2. Tjahyadikarta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bong throws a combination that misses
letting Tjahyadikarta counter with a right hand.

Bong is rocked!

Tjahyadikarta lands a big right hand that sends Bong crashing to the mat! Tjahyadikarta stays standing though and waves Bong back to his feet!
Oh Bong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tjahyadikarta scores with a shot to the body.
Tjahyadikarta is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bong walks straight into a right hand from Tjahyadikarta - that's dropped him! Tjahyadikarta jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bong from any more punishment! Bong complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edward Tjahyadikarta!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maestre Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pervo Jokkolainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokkolainen has chosen IN THE AIR TONIGHT as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pervo Jokkolainen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Hulk
vs
Jokkolainen

190 cm
25
270 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

197 cm
29
256 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maestre Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pervo Jokkolainen!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jokkolainen counters with a straight right hand.
Jokkolainen avoids the body shot from Hulk.
Hulk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokkolainen can pounce on him.
Jokkolainen throws a poor cross that misses

and Hulk counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jokkolainen!
Hulk breaks from Jokkolainen's wrist control and lands an elbow.

It looks like Pervo Jokkolainen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokkolainen is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Hulk.

That has opened up Pervo Jokkolainen's cut even more.
Hulk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hulk looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Jokkolainen covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maestre Hulk!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacques St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Hashimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Croix comes to the cage accompanied by Erasure - A Little Respect. Hashimoto has chosen Chopin's Funeral March in B flat minor as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

St Croix
vs
Hashimoto

168 cm
25
144 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

172 cm
27
151 lbs
18 - 7 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques St Croix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keiji Hashimoto!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashimoto throws a sloppy body shot
and St Croix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hashimoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Croix moves away.
Hashimoto lands with a good body shot.
St Croix checks a low kick from Hashimoto.
A slapping leg kick lands for St Croix.
Hashimoto throws a body punch but St Croix moves out of range.
St Croix throws a hook but Hashimoto blocks it.
St Croix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hashimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from St Croix.
Hashimoto lands an overhand right.
St Croix throws a body punch but Hashimoto moves out of range.
Hashimoto lands a jab to St Croix's midsection.
Hashimoto shoots in but St Croix avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hashimoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hashimoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Hashimoto throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hashimoto misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting St Croix counter with a right hand.
Hashimoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Croix manages to avoid it.
Hashimoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Croix closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hashimoto throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Croix counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from St Croix misses.
St Croix throws a poor cross that misses
and Hashimoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hashimoto throws a sloppy body shot
and St Croix counters with a three punch combo that has Hashimoto backing up. Hashimoto nods at St Croix to acknowledge the strikes.
Hashimoto lands with a cross.
Hashimoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice defenses there by St Croix.
That kick from Hashimoto tenderised St Croix's leg. St Croix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hashimoto throws a body kick the misses
and St Croix counters with a slapping leg kick.
St Croix throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hashimoto counters with a low kick, right behind St Croix 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto scores with a jab to the body.
St Croix has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from St Croix there as he acknowledges the shot.
St Croix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hashimoto moves away.
St Croix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Hashimoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
St Croix blocks a body shot from Hashimoto.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Croix.
Hashimoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Croix backwards.
Hashimoto lands with a left to the head.
St Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hashimoto tries a body shot but St Croix blocks it.

St Croix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hashimoto jabs St Croix to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Hashimoto.
Hashimoto throws a body punch but St Croix moves out of range.
St Croix swings widly with a right hand
and Hashimoto counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Hashimoto.
Hashimoto misses with a hook to the body
and St Croix counters with a nice uppercut.
Hashimoto is looking to clinch but St Croix is avoiding it.
Hashimoto connects with a right hand. St Croix shakes it off.
Hashimoto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hashimoto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St Croix counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from St Croix is predictable there
and Hashimoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hashimoto misses with a jab to the body
letting St Croix counter with a right hand.
Hashimoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Croix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Croix moves out of range of the strikes.
Hashimoto lands a body shot.
Nice cross by St Croix.
St Croix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hashimoto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
St Croix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hashimoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Hashimoto throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Croix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hashimoto misses the body punch
and St Croix counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hashimoto thinking.
Hashimoto throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Croix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hashimoto scoring well with a low kick there.
St Croix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hashimoto digs a good body shot into St Croix's ribs.
Hashimoto misses the body punch
and St Croix counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hashimoto is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! St Croix had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hashimoto throws a right hand that misses
and St Croix counters with a stiff right hand.
Keiji Hashimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hashimoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hashimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Croix.
Hashimoto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St Croix makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hashimoto misses with an uppercut
and St Croix counters with an outside leg kick.
Hashimoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as St Croix throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Keiji Hashimoto will probably get the nod.
That's time! St Croix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

St Croix misses with a low kick as Hashimoto jumps back.
St Croix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hashimoto.
Hashimoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St Croix doesn't seem bothered though.
St Croix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hashimoto manages to avoid it.
St Croix throws an off balance right hand
and Hashimoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
St Croix moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hashimoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Keiji Hashimoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Croix avoids the body shot from Hashimoto.
St Croix motions for Hashimoto to come forward. St Croix throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Hashimoto or perhaps it was just good defense by St Croix which made him look bad.
Hashimoto misses with a shot to the body
and St Croix counters with a nice kick to the body.
A jab from Hashimoto misses.
Hashimoto misses with a hook to the body
and St Croix counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hashimoto's knee momentarily.
Hashimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Croix.
Hashimoto wants to clinch but St Croix slips to the side
and St Croix counters with an outside leg kick.
Hashimoto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down St Croix rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashimoto connects with a nice looking jab.
Hashimoto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hashimoto connects with a body shot.
Hashimoto slips a jab and a cross from St Croix.
Hashimoto lands with a nice body punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Croix.
Hashimoto swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling St Croix to counter with a crisp jab.
St Croix swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hashimoto throws a body punch but St Croix moves out of range.
Hashimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Hashimoto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St Croix counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hashimoto doesn't manage to clinch there - St Croix circles away.
Hashimoto swings for the body but St Croix moves out of range.
Hashimoto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and St Croix counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hashimoto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hashimoto throws the left hand but St Croix avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto swings away with a body shot that misses
and St Croix counters with an outside leg kick.
Hashimoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hashimoto blocks a jab.
Hashimoto misses with a lunging right hand
and St Croix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Croix stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
St Croix throws the left hand but Hashimoto avoids the punch easily.
Hashimoto lands with a good body shot.
Hashimoto misses with a body shot
and Hashimoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Croix blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Hashimoto misses.
Hashimoto walks into a left hand.
Hashimoto misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by St Croix.
Hashimoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashimoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Croix lands a slapping body shot.
Hashimoto misses with a jab to the body
and St Croix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hashimoto misses with a body punch
and St Croix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hashimoto looks to score with a jab to the body but St Croix is just out of range.

Hashimoto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. St Croix was covering up waiting for the punch and Hashimoto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
St Croix is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hashimoto trying to control but St Croix is working from the bottom.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jacques St Croix!
Jacques St Croix retains his featherweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serge Sarkisyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siouxsie Banshees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarkisyan comes to the cage accompanied by George Michael - Careless Whisper. Banshees is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cities in Dust. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Sarkisyan
vs
Banshees

186 cm
23
218 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

192 cm
25
217 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serge Sarkisyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Siouxsie Banshees!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banshees keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan misses with a body punch
and Banshees counters with a left and a right that stings Sarkisyan.
A big left from Sarkisyan misses.
Sarkisyan misses with a head kick.
Sarkisyan throws a poor cross that misses
and Banshees counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sarkisyan's knee momentarily.
Sarkisyan thows a body shot but no joy.
Banshees avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sarkisyan lands an overhand right.
Serge Sarkisyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banshees takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Banshees takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sarkisyan misses the body punch
and Banshees counters with a stiff right hand.
Sarkisyan throws a leg kick but Banshees moved away.
Banshees wants to clinch up but Sarkisyan keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarkisyan misses with the body kick
and Banshees counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sarkisyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banshees ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Sarkisyan misses
and Banshees counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sarkisyan misses with an uppercut
and Banshees counters with a body kick that stops Sarkisyan in his tracks momentarily.
Sarkisyan misses with a double jab.
Banshees misses with a low kick.
Sarkisyan is looking to slow Banshees down with leg kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Sarkisyan. Those never looked like landing.
Sarkisyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banshees looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sarkisyan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Banshees connects with a crisp jab.
Sarkisyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banshees.
Banshees tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sarkisyan is able to avoid easily.
Banshees scores with a nice body kick.
Banshees moves out of range of the strikes.
Sarkisyan throws a solid leg kick but Banshees takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sarkisyan.
Banshees throws the kick towards the body but Sarkisyan avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan blocks a leg kick.
Sarkisyan misses with a right hand
and Banshees makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Banshees lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sarkisyan scores with a hook to the body. Banshees takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Banshees slips a straight right by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Banshees checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Banshees connects with a leg kick. Sarkisyan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Banshees throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sarkisyan misses with a body shot
and Banshees counters with a left to the body.
Jab, jab by Sarkisyan - just one landing.
Banshees lands a nice hook to Sarkisyan's body. Sarkisyan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarkisyan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Banshees cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sarkisyan 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 fighters circling - Sarkisyan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sarkisyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banshees.
Sarkisyan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Banshees counters with a leg kick.
Sarkisyan misses with a body punch
and Banshees counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banshees misses with a hook
and Sarkisyan counters with a nice uppercut.
Sarkisyan scores with a nice head shot.
Sarkisyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Banshees.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Banshees walks into a stiff left hand from Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan feints and then cracks Banshees's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Banshees down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sarkisyan.
Sarkisyan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Banshees counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sarkisyan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Siouxsie Banshees seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some bone on bone action there as Banshees checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A good leg kick by Banshees.
Sarkisyan is looking to slow Banshees down with leg kicks.
Banshees on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sarkisyan. Sarkisyan obviously looking to wear him down.
Sarkisyan tries to land a body kick
and Banshees counters with a stiff right hand.
Sarkisyan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sarkisyan misses with a body punch
and Banshees counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Banshees as he checks the leg kick.
Banshees fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sarkisyan manages to avoid it.
Sarkisyan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sarkisyan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Banshees.
A low kick from Sarkisyan is predictable there

and Banshees counters by moving into the clinch.
Banshees throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sarkisyan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Banshees backwards.
Banshees misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banshees blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Banshees creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Banshees lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sarkisyan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banshees tries to throw a body punch but Sarkisyan avoids it by throwing Banshees back against the cage.
Banshees tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sarkisyan's elbow.
A short left from Banshees.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Banshees.
A short body shot lands from Sarkisyan as the two fighters clinch.
Sarkisyan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Banshees lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sarkisyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banshees unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banshees pushes Sarkisyan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Banshees can't find room to land a body shot as Sarkisyan controls the action.
Banshees pushes Sarkisyan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sarkisyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banshees lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Banshees lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sarkisyan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Banshees doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Banshees scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Banshees tries to work over Sarkisyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banshees crunches a lovely knee into Sarkisyan's ribcage.
A hook to the body from Banshees.
Banshees with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Sarkisyan is rocked!

It looks like Serge Sarkisyan has been cut.
Siouxsie Banshees seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Banshees creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sarkisyan with a big uppercut! Sarkisyan tries to clinch up but Banshees pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sarkisyan to the mat! Sarkisyan covers up and Banshees unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Siouxsie Banshees!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levi King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamarcus Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winters has chosen Lunatic Fringe as his entrance music. Jamarcus Winters told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

King
vs
Winters

216 cm
25
312 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

190 cm
23
260 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellbent, Inc.™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Levi King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamarcus Winters!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A low kick from King is predictable there
and Winters counters with a leg kick.
Winters throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Winters ducks right into an uppercut from King.
Winters fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Winters lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from King tenderised Winters's leg. Winters is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winters was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Winters with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winters throws a sloppy body shot
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winters misses with a body punch
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A slapping leg kick lands for Winters.
Winters is looking to clinch.
Winters swings away with a body shot that misses
and King counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Winters throws a low kick but it's checked well by King.

Winters gets caught napping as King dives in and scores a takedown. Winters manages to retain guard.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winters keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Winters is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Winters keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Levi King just wasn't active enough.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winters. King does a little dance to reset his feet.

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.
Winters misses with an uppercut.
Winters throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a nice leg kick.
Winters misses with a hook to the body
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
King is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King jabs at Winters's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winters throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Winters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Winters with a nice cross.
Winters moves out of range of the strikes.
Winters misses with a head kick.
A jab from Winters misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winters tries to clinch but King moves away

and King counters with a takedown into side control.
Winters is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters trying to remain calm as King controls from the top position.
King throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Winters taking punishment in the form of punches.
King misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by King.

King is trying to get an arm triangle but Winters is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winters keeps working.
King sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Winters is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

King goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Winters rolls with the submission and now he's on top in King's guard! Nice work there by Winters!
Winters has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of King is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to sweep but no luck.

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.
King is working hard here to advance position.
King 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jamarcus Winters.
A low kick from Winters misses
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King misses with a straight left.
Winters takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Winters.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levi King dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

King moves out of range of the strikes.
King misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Winters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King throws a body punch but Winters moves out of range.
Winters misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King throws a hook but Winters blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Winters misses
and King counters with an outside leg kick.
Winters looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
King jabs at Winters's body.
Winters throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
A punch combination from Winters misses.
King is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
King circles away from the clinch attempt
and King counters with a good low kick that Winters was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a jab to the body
and Winters counters with a nice body kick.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Winters counters with a nice low kick that buckles King's knee momentarily.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Winters is looking to chop away at King's legs.
Winters moves to clinch but King breaks away
and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King digs a good hook to Winters's body.
Good shot there by Winters.
Winters blocks a jab.
Levi King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Winters closes the distance but King moves to the side
and King counters with a low kick, right behind Winters 's knee.
Winters throws a jab when King was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Winters misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Winters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winters lands with a shot to the body.
Winters lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jamarcus Winters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winters misses with a left hand
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jamarcus Winters.
Well King 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levi King!