MMAFC 25: Beast vs. ORielly PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Markakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Markakis
vs
Pepper

170 cm
26
150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Kobra Clothing Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Markakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Pepper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pepper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pepper misses with a straight left.
Pepper scores with a hook.
Pepper works over Markakis's head and body with a nice combination.

Markakis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pepper!
Markakis throwing strikes here but Pepper is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Markakis tries to control but Pepper wriggling away.
Markakis throws some wild stikes that Pepper manages to avoid easily.

Markakis is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pepper to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pepper shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pepper is looking to improve his position but Markakis isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Markakis looking to finish with strikes here!

Markakis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Markakis 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.
Markakis lands with some strikes.

Markakis is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pepper is surviving well by controlling Markakis's body position as best he can.

Markakis jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pepper is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pepper and Markakis has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Markakis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pepper is trying to get back to half guard.
Pepper tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Markakis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markakis seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Pepper is holding on tight.
Pepper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pepper really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
BOOM! Markakis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Markakis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Markakis tries to control but Pepper wriggling away.
Markakis throws some wild stikes that Pepper manages to avoid easily.

Markakis get's back to his feet.
Pepper throws a wild body kick that Markakis sees coming a mile off.
Markakis tries to move into range but Pepper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Pepper does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pepper is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Markakis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pepper pinned against the cage. Pepper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pepper lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Markakis backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pepper misses with a wild combination.
Pepper falls off balance throwing a combination

and Markakis counters with a single leg into guard. Pepper didn't expect that.
Markakis trying to control the position from guard on top but Pepper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pepper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Markakis gets to his feet. Pepper looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Markakis slips a jab and a cross from Pepper.
A left and a right from Pepper both land. Nice combination.

Pepper forces Markakis back against the cage and clinches.

Markakis gets a trip takedown into half guard.

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

Markakis is working for a kimura but Pepper is defending it quite comfortably.

Markakis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pepper sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Markakis is working for a kimura but Pepper is defending it quite comfortably.
Markakis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pepper keeps working.

Markakis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

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.

Markakis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pepper sees it coming and defends easily.

Markakis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Markakis is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Pepper reverses the position - he's now on top in Markakis's guard.
Pepper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Markakis swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper wants to get up but he can't break Markakis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Markakis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pepper wants to pass the guard but Markakis is keeping the position.
Markakis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Markakis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Markakis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pepper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Markakis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pepper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Pepper stands up and waves to Markakis to follow him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pepper stuffs the takedown attempt from Markakis. Markakis gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Markakis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pepper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pepper throws a head kick that misses.
Markakis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pepper.
Pepper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Markakis.
Pepper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Markakis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nick Markakis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Markakis moves out of range of the body kick from Pepper.
Pepper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pepper misses with the combination.
Markakis closes the distance and clinches up with Pepper, looking for a takedown. Markakis pushes Pepper against the cage but Pepper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pepper feints and as Markakis raises his hands in defense, Pepper changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pepper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Markakis throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Markakis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pepper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Markakis swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Markakis is looking for a triangle but Pepper pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Markakis working for a triangle but Pepper defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Markakis is proving hard to escape from.

Pepper gets to his feet. Markakis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Markakis.
Peter Pepper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pepper clinches with his opponent.
Pepper has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pepper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Markakis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Markakis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markakis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pepper lands with a short shot to the head.
Nick Markakis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Pepper breaks the clinch.
Markakis avoids a punch combination nicely.

Pepper moves into the clinch successfully.
A hook to the body from Pepper.
Markakis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pepper prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Markakis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pepper's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markakis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pepper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pepper effectively controlling the action here.
A short body shot lands from Pepper as the two fighters clinch.
Pepper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pepper tries a body shot but Markakis blocks it.
Pepper trying to land knees to the body.
Peter Pepper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pepper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Markakis avoids it.
Markakis taking a breather.
Pepper gets through Markakis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pepper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Pepper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Markakis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Markakis!
Nick Markakis took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kobra Clothing Inc. for their support in the buildup to the fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Florendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cruise
vs
Florendo

173 cm
19
140 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

170 cm
19
135 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Cruise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Florendo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Florendo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cruise's waist but Cruise gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Florendo off to one side.
Cruise rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Florendo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Cruise rushes Florendo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cruise throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Florendos head.

Florendo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cruise uses from the top position.
Florendo trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruise wants to control from the top but Florendo keeps moving.
Florendo looking for a sweep. Not yet Florendo, not yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cruise defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Florendo.
Cruise scores with a three punch combo!

Florendo is rocked!
Cruise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Florendo is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruise finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Florendo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cruise is fending him off so far but Florendo persists. Nope, Cruise circles away and we're back to standing.
Dominick Cruise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Florendo.
Cruise throws a nice looking combination but Florendo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Cruise clinches.
Florendo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cruise walks away with a smile on his face. Florendo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Florendo moves into the clinch successfully.
Florendo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cruise is defending well.
Cruise throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Florendos head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cruise lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cruise managing to block the knees to the body from Florendo.
Cruise lands a right hand that snaps the head of Florendo backwards.
Florendo wants a takedown.
Florendo looks gassed!
Florendo trying to control the position but instead, Cruise has worked for underhooks and has pushed Florendo into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cruise scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cruise lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Florendo.
Cruise pushes Florendo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruise lands with a light punch inside.
Florendo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cruise just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cruise scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cruise controlling the action here for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Florendo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Florendo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cruise fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cruise steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Florendo is out on his feet! Cruise sets himself and nearly takes Florendo's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dominick Cruise!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sisu Aalto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aalto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to .. Jose Smith struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be a great matchup!

Aalto
vs
Smith

175 cm
27
165 lbs
14 - 18 - 1

172 cm
31
164 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 14 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sisu Aalto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Smith!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Aalto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Aalto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Aalto.
Aalto falls off balance throwing a combination

and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith wants to stall.
Aalto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Aalto misses with a punch on the inside.
Aalto misses with a punch on the inside.
Aalto misses with a punch on the inside.
Aalto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aalto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Aalto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Aalto fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aalto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aalto.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aalto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aalto misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
A short left from Aalto.
Aalto misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aalto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aalto has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Aalto lands a nice uppercut.
Smith looks gassed!
Aalto misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aalto.
Aalto misses with the head strike.
Aalto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aalto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aalto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aalto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aalto swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aalto misses with a punch on the inside.
Aalto lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aalto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aalto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aalto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aalto.
Aalto misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aalto.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Aalto working aggressively here.
Smith looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto misses with some punches.
Aalto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aalto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aalto misses with the head strike.
Aalto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Aalto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aalto gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aalto throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aalto misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Aalto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aalto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aalto misses with a wild combination.
Aalto throws a combination that misses

and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Aalto gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
Aalto misses with some punches.
Aalto has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Aalto fails to land.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aalto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aalto misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aalto.
Aalto lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Aalto gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
Smith is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Aalto fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto lands a left hand.
A short right from Aalto.
Aalto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Aalto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aalto lands with a left to the head.
Aalto misses with the head strike.
Aalto working aggressively here.
Aalto working aggressively here.
Smith blocking some punches.
A short left from Aalto.

Smith is rocked!
Smith tries to stall but Aalto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Aalto finish him?
Sisu Aalto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aalto unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Smith! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Aalto is unloading with more strikes now! Smith drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sisu Aalto!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eleomar Cabbat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Emanuel - The Hey Man. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Brown
vs
Cabbat

183 cm
26
195 lbs
20 - 9 - 1

178 cm
30
185 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eleomar Cabbat!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabbat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Cabbat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabbat blocks a head kick by Brown.
Cabbat has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brown.
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!
Cabbat on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cabbat looks gassed!
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.

Brown has Cabbat up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Cabbat won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cabbat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabbat manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a head kick.

Brown clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabbat takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brown - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cabbat jumps guard but Brown stands there with Cabbat around his waist. Cabbat gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabbat takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cabbat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.

Brown feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cabbat sprawling to the canvas! Cabbat rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Brown finish him?!

Cabbat is rocked!
Mark Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabbat blocks a head kick by Brown.
Cabbat tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cabbat wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabbat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Brown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Cabbat takes an elbow to the temple.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown keeps Cabbat at a distance using the push kick.
Cabbat on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cabbat swinging wildly here.
Brown explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cabbat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown connects with a high kick.

Brown gets a clinch.
Brown lands a knee to the body.

Brown breaks from the clinch.

Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cabbat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cabbat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown lands a knee to the head.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cabbat lands with a right hand.
Mark Brown is winning the standup battle so far.

Brown lands a big head kick that sends Cabbat tumbling to the mat! Brown takes a step backwards and waves Cabbat back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cabbat is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?

It looks like Eleomar Cabbat has been cut.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cabbat can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Brown throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Cabbat is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mark Brown!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bad Boy Rune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klas Jenny II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boy Rune
vs
Jenny II

187 cm
25
210 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

191 cm
28
210 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Determined

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Boy Rune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klas Jenny II!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jenny II looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rune avoids the head kick by Jenny II.
Jenny II lands with a kick to the temple. Rune shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Bad Boy Rune has been cut.

Rune shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Rune is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Jenny II is defending against the submission attempts here by Rune.

Rune is looking for a kimura here.
Jenny II is trying to stand up here but Rune is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rune is looking for a kimura here.
Jenny II is trying to stand up here but Rune is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rune is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jenny II defends it well.

Rune is looking for a kimura but Jenny II is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rune to get the leverage.

Rune is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jenny II sees it coming and defends easily.

Rune is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jenny II has managed to free his arm - good work.

Rune seems to be looking for submissions.

Rune is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rune is looking for a kimura here.

Jenny II is defending against the submission attempts here by Rune.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rune looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jenny II is trying to stand back up but Rune is controlling him

Rune is trying to work for a kimura but Jenny II is defending well.

Rune is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jenny II doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rune.

Rune is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jenny II sees it coming and defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rune in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Jenny II tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Rune!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bad Boy Rune!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demon Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden ORielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beast
vs
ORielly

175 cm
30
163 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

180 cm
30
163 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demon Beast!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden ORielly!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast ducks under a wild hook from ORielly.
Beast misses with a looping right.
Danga de danga de dang - ORielly scores with a four punch combination!
Beast misses with a series of wild punches.
Beast throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ORielly misses with a double jab
and Beast counters with an outside leg kick.
ORielly lands with an uppercut that bounces Beast off the cage and back into range.
Beast throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
ORielly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
ORielly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beast looks to score with a jab to the body but ORielly is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Beast blocks the leg kick.
ORielly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beast takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beast misses with a jab to the body
and Beast takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beast fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ORielly manages to avoid it.
ORielly throws a poor cross that misses
and Beast counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beast feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits ORiellys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Beast tries to land a leg kick but ORielly saw it coming and moves away.
ORielly lands with an overhand left.
ORielly tests Beast's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Beast is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws a low kick but ORielly avoids it.
Oh Beast is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
ORielly moves in close and cracks Beast with a massive right hand! Beast, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by ORielly!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aiden ORielly!
Aiden ORielly is the new lightweight champion!
Aiden ORielly gave a mention to Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).