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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylian Kirkham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kylian Kirkham is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Faria
vs
Kirkham

180 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
161 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Faria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kylian Kirkham!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faria tries a head kick but it misses.
Kirkham scores with a body shot.
Faria wants to clinch but Kirkham slips to the side
and Kirkham counters with a stiff right hand.
Kirkham misses with a body shot.
Faria tries to clinch up but Kirkham circles away and keeps his distance.
Decent striking displayed by Kirkham there.
Faria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kirkham misses with a double jab.
Faria scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Faria throws a head kick but Kirkham moves out of range.
Faria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirkham scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faria tries to clinch up.
Faria looks to clinch
and Kirkham counters with a straight right hand.
Kirkham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Faria is breathing heavily.
Kirkham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Faria is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Kirkham comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Faria falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Faria was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kylian Kirkham!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Vogel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Graghbeck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Vogel
vs
Graghbeck

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Hell's Balls Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Vogel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Graghbeck!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Vogel.

Graghbeck rushes Vogel and presses him up against the cage.

Vogel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graghbeck uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vogel.
Vogel checks a leg kick.
Graghbeck takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Graghbeck shoots for a double leg takedown but Vogel sprawls well. He's pushed Graghbeck's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Graghbeck misses with a double jab.
Graghbeck lands a head shot.
Vogel misses with an uppercut.
Graghbeck throws a shot from downtown. Vogel moves away and avoids it.
Vogel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vogel lands with a kick to the temple. Graghbeck shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kurt Vogel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graghbeck chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vogel can pounce on him.
Vogel misses with a head kick.
Vogel throws a leg kick which misses Graghbeck's front leg but catches the back leg as Graghbeck tries to avoid it.

Graghbeck clinches up against the cage.
Vogel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vogel working hard to break the clinch.
Graghbeck manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Vogel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vogel misses with the combination.

Graghbeck moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graghbeck has him pressed against the cage.
Vogel is trying to push Graghbeck away but Graghbeck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vogel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vogel working hard to break the clinch.
Graghbeck tries to score a body lock takedown but Vogel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vogel gets underhooks to prevent Graghbeck's takedown attempt.
Kurt Vogel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Graghbeck.
Graghbeck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vogel's efforts to push away.
Graghbeck keeps control of Vogel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vogel tries to break the clinch but Graghbeck is controlling the position.

Graghbeck breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graghbeck feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vogels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Graghbeck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vogel misses with a body shot.
Graghbeck shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vogel as he avoids it easily.
Graghbeck looks gassed!
Vogel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graghbeck. Vogel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vogel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vogel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Graghbeck moves into range and connects with a jab.
Graghbeck throws a head kick but Vogel moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graghbeck sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vogel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vogel throws a head kick but Graghbeck moves out of range.
Graghbeck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Graghbeck on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vogel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vogel scores with a push kick.
Vogel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vogel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vogel throws a sloppy head kick and Graghbeck moves out of range easily.
Vogel throws a leg kick that misses.
Graghbeck shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vogel defends it nicely.
Vogel misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graghbeck avoids a kick to the body.
Vogel throws a leg kick which misses Graghbeck's front leg but catches the back leg as Graghbeck tries to avoid it.
Kurt Vogel is winning the standup battle so far.
Graghbeck moves out of range as Vogel throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graghbeck shoots in looking for a takedown but Vogel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Graghbeck's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vogel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Graghbeck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kurt Vogel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Graghbeck.
Graghbeck is breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Vogel.
Vogel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Graghbeck scores with a jab. Vogel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Graghbeck closes the distance and clinches.
Vogel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vogel is trying to break free.
Vogel wants to get back to striking at distance but Graghbeck won't allow it.
Vogel is trying to break the clinch but Graghbeck has him pressed against the cage.
Graghbeck is trying desperately to land a takedown but Vogel is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Graghbeck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vogel tries to circle away but Graghbeck has him pinned against the cage.
Vogel stops a takedown attempt from Graghbeck.
Vogel is trying to push Graghbeck away but Graghbeck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vogel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vogel wants to break free but Graghbeck has control.
Vogel is trying to force a seperation but Graghbeck has the dominant position.
Vogel tries to break free but Graghbeck pushes him back against the cage.
Vogel wants to get back to striking at distance but Graghbeck won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graghbeck is trying to break the clinch but Vogel is controlling him.
Graghbeck is trying to force a seperation but Vogel has the dominant position.
Graghbeck stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogel tries to circle away but Graghbeck has him pinned against the cage.
Graghbeck drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vogel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vogel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vogel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Vogel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vogel is trying to force a seperation but Graghbeck has the dominant position.
Graghbeck prevents Vogel from breaking the clinch.
Vogel is trying to push Graghbeck away but Graghbeck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vogel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vogel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graghbeck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Graghbeck breaks from the clinch.
Vogel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Graghbeck shoots in looking for a takedown. Vogel tries to sprawl out of it but Graghbeck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vogel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vogel throws a sloppy head kick and Graghbeck moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vogel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graghbeck manages to avoid it.
Vogel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vogel misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Vogel dominated that second 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!

Vogel lands a leg kick that knocks Graghbeck off balance momentarily.
Vogel throws a head kick that half lands.
Graghbeck slips a jab from Vogel.
Nice body punch from Graghbeck.
Vogel misses with a looping right.
Vogel is looking to slow Graghbeck down with leg kicks.
Donk. Graghbeck catches Vogel right on the button with a cross.
Vogel misses with a body kick.
Vogel throws out a leg kick but Graghbeck moves out of range and Vogel only half commits.
Vogel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graghbeck lands a nice hook to Vogel's body. Vogel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vogel.
Graghbeck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kurt Vogel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graghbeck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Vogel.

Graghbeck drives through and clinches with Vogel against the cage.
Vogel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vogel is trying to push Graghbeck away but Graghbeck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Vogel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vogel wants to get back to striking at distance but Graghbeck won't allow it.
Graghbeck has had enough of the clinch but Vogel keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogel is trying to break free.
Vogel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Vogel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Graghbeck drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vogel is trying to break the clinch but Graghbeck has him pressed against the cage.
Vogel is trying to force a seperation but Graghbeck has the dominant position.
Vogel has had enough of the clinch but Graghbeck keeps him there for the moment.
Vogel wants to break free but Graghbeck has control.
Graghbeck keeps control of Vogel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kurt Vogel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Vogel breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vogel.
Good work by Graghbeck as he checks the leg kick.
Graghbeck avoids the head kick by Vogel.
Vogel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Graghbeck checks the leg kick.
Kurt Vogel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vogel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vogel lands with a kick to the temple. Graghbeck shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
An inside leg kick lands from Vogel.
A swing and a miss from Vogel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogel swinging wildly here.
Graghbeck tries for a takedown but Vogel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vogel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Graghbeck shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vogel as he jumps to the side.
Kurt Vogel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Graghbeck.
Graghbeck checks a low kick from Vogel.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graghbeck cracks Vogel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sebastian Graghbeck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vogel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Vogel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vogel 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Vogel!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Parker Gloves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gloves comes to the cage accompanied by Drop the Bombshell - Powerman 5000. Silva has chosen Kanye West - Amazing as his entrance music. Parker Gloves could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julio Silva's chin.

Gloves
vs
Silva

170 cm
21
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

175 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

:: Happy Pills ::

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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Parker Gloves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 2, fighting out of New York, Julio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Gloves is out of range.
Gloves connects with a jab.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Parker Gloves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gloves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gloves.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gloves.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gloves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Gloves throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva gets a double leg takedown into Gloves's guard.
Gloves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gloves thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva pushes down on Gloves's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva is pressing down on Gloves's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gloves is holding on for now.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gloves really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Gloves tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gloves tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.

Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Gloves is in no mood to give up.
Silva punching from mount but Gloves doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gloves taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloves can't escape the position.
Gloves wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva prevents Gloves from getting the reversal.
Silva raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gloves is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gloves tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Gloves is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gloves is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gloves wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gloves is looking to escape.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gloves can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva looking to control but Gloves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gloves tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva throws a shot to the body.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gloves's waist but Gloves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Gloves slips a jab from Silva.
Silva slips under a jab from Gloves.
Gloves feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Gloves then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Silva rushes Gloves and presses him up against the cage.

Silva has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gloves regains guard immediately.
Silva passes Gloves's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva works his way into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Gloves is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gloves can't escape the position.

Silva quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Silva but it's paid off an Gloves is forced to tap! Nice work by Silva.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Silva!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Kivel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose has chosen Soothsayer as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kivel
vs
Rose

188 cm
25
188 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

180 cm
21
188 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyril Kivel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Rose!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kivel.

Rose shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kivel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kivel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rose preventing the sweep.
Kivel is controlling Rose's posture.

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

Kivel is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Rose rolls with it to try and escape but Kivel cranks on the arm and Rose is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cyril Kivel!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tedd Strongham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tedd Strongham could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robert Grossman's chin.

Strongham
vs
Grossman

182 cm
26
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
27
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tedd Strongham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Grossman!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman looks to score with a jab to the body but Strongham is just out of range.
Tedd Strongham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grossman shoots for a takedown but Strongham saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crunch! Strongham slams his shin into Grossman's torso.
Grossman moves out of range as Strongham strikes.
Strongham jabs at Grossman's body.
Strongham moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grossman looks gassed!
Grossman moves out of range as Strongham strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strongham scores with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strongham.
Strongham throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strongham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Strongham jabs at Grossman's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strongham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strongham throws a head kick but Grossman moves out of range.
Strongham lands a nice shot that snaps Grossman's head back.
Strongham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Strongham.
Strongham throws the kick towards the body but Grossman avoids it.
Strongham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strongham throws a head kick but Grossman moves out of range.
Strongham connects with a leg kick. Grossman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grossman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strongham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grossman slips under a jab.

Strongham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grossman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strongham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strongham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grossman's elbow.
Grossman prevents a body shot from Strongham.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grossman goes for a takedown attempt but Strongham pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Grossman avoids the head kick by Strongham.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Strongham as he connects with a hook.
Strongham misses the shot to the body.
Grossman shoots in and drives through. Strongham sprawls well.
Tedd Strongham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Grossman.
Grossman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Strongham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grossman. That did some damage!
Strongham works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Strongham lands a leg kick that knocks Grossman off balance momentarily.
Strongham connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Strongham.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Strongham moves into the clinch.
Strongham is stalling here.
Strongham presses Grossman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Strongham gets through Grossman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Strongham stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Strongham.

Strongham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grossman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strongham. Strongham obviously looking to wear him down.
Strongham scores with a hook to the body. Grossman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Strongham throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tedd Strongham 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.

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Strongham. Grossman shrugs it off though.
Grossman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tedd Strongham is winning the standup battle so far.
Grossman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strongham.
Grossman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Strongham.
Good standup being displayed there by Strongham as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Strongham moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Strongham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strongham lands a right hand.
Grossman is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Strongham scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Strongham breaks the clinch.
Grossman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Strongham but Strongham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Strongham connects with an inside leg kick.
Strongham connects with a leg kick. Grossman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Strongham lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grossman takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strongham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strongham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grossman can do to turn this around?
Strongham throws a head kick that Grossman semi-blocks.

Grossman is rocked!
Strongham circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Grossman drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Strongham follows Grossman to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tedd Strongham!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edson Assuncao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willey Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willey Star has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Edson Assuncao's chin.

Assuncao
vs
Star

175 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Assuncao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willey Star!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assuncao is looking to clinch.
Star scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Assuncao closes the distance looking to clinch

and Star counters by moving into the clinch.
Assuncao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Star breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Star Rushes Assuncao and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Assuncao is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Star Piles on the pressure and Assuncao crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willey Star!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Riverington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erol Ottis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Riverington
vs
Ottis

198 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
271 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Riverington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erol Ottis!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ottis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ottis fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ottis.
Riverington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ottis.
Riverington misses with a straight right.
Riverington scores with the left hand. Ottis knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Ottis misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ottis dives in and scores a takedown into Riverington's guard.
Ottis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ottis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riverington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ottis distracts Riverington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ottis landing with the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ottis trying to control but Riverington is working from the bottom.
Ottis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ottis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riverington wants to stand up but Ottis is controlling him.
Riverington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ottis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ottis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riverington is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ottis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ottis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riverington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ottis on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ottis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ottis pushes down on Riverington's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottis working Riverington over with strikes.
Ottis working Riverington over with strikes.
Ottis is looking to stall here but Riverington recovers full guard.
Ottis thows a big elbow that misses.
Riverington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ottis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ottis with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ottis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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 big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ottis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ottis distracts Riverington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ottis works over Riverington with some ground and pound from guard.
Ottis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ottis content to stall in guard here.
Ottis trying to control but Riverington is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ottis controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erol Ottis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ottis gets a takedown into half guard.
Ottis stalling.
Ottis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ottis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riverington's head.
Ottis lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riverington blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ottis.
Ottis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ottis connects with a nice short shot to Riverington's temple.
Ottis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ottis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ottis connects with a nice short shot to Riverington's temple.

Riverington is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riverington taking some punishment here, with Ottis in his half guard.
Oh Riverington is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ottis controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Riverington is out! Ottis gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Erol Ottis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Knoxville has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Knoxville
vs
White

180 cm
26
264 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

213 cm
23
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Knoxville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin White!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from White.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knoxville's head.
White shoots for a takedown but Knoxville saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
White tries for a takedown but Knoxville sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnny Knoxville has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin White.
Knoxville connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Knoxville moves to clinch but White breaks away
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knoxville swivels and escapes.

Knoxville looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Knoxville has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can White defend it? Knoxville steps over the head and cranks it - White is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Knoxville!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Knoxville!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Entry Ceso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cray Willams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Entry Ceso has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ceso
vs
Willams

205 cm
25
180 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Entry Ceso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cray Willams!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willams tries to clinch there but Ceso circles away.
Willams wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ceso.
Ceso shoots in for a takedown but Willams shows good takedown defense.

Willams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ceso letting Willams take a breather here.
Ceso is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Willams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Entry Ceso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willams lands an elbow that stopped Ceso in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Entry Ceso has been cut.
Ceso can't get the takedown.
Ceso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Willams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ceso's face.
Ceso takes a shot to the head.
Willams misses with a knee strike.
Ceso is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Willams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Willams lands a nice knee to the body.
Ceso is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willams lands a knee to the head.

Willams drops Ceso with a big knee straight up the middle! Ceso is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Ceso is rocked!
Willams swinging wildly here.
Oh Ceso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Willams moves into the clinch successfully.
Willams throws a big uppercut that drops Ceso! More strikes from Willams and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ceso lies dazed against the cage as Willams celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cray Willams!