NAF 20: Gives vs. Salam PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Teon
vs
Ellis

179 cm
18
196 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pan Teon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manuel Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teon digs a good hook to Ellis's body.
Teon scores with a hook to the body. Ellis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Teon shoots in and drives through. Ellis sprawls well.
Teon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Teon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Teon.
Ellis is looking to take this one to the mat.

Ellis manages to break the clinch.
Ellis doesn't manage to clinch there - Teon circles away.
Teon moves in looking to clinch but Ellis pushes him off.
Ellis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Teon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Teon catches Ellis with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Ellis forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pan Teon!

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pop
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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergeant Strings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Hewson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergeant Strings has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Strings
vs
Hewson

180 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergeant Strings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Hewson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hewson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strings looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hewson's corner calls for a 1-2. Hewson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Strings defending well as Hewson loads up on a big left hand.
Strings defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hewson.

Hewson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hewson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hewson with shots to the head and body - Strings looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Hewson connects with a massive shot to the dome!

It looks like Sergeant Strings has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strings is bucking up trying to escape but Hewson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A big strike lands for Hewson! That's really hurt Strings and he's turned his back - Hewson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Hewson jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Hewson!

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hype
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Draven Dominion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jamiroquai - Deeper Underground. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dominion
vs
Diaz

177 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Draven Dominion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Diaz!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diaz has managed to clinch.
Diaz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dominion avoids a wild elbow strike from Diaz.
Dominion managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz.
Diaz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Diaz gets control of Dominion's arms and successfully pulls guard. Diaz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dominion is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Dominion might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Dominion postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Diaz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dominion, into his guard.

Dominion had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.

Dominion is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.

Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dominion has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between Dominion's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dominion escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diaz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Diaz working the head with strikes.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz working the ground and pound.
Dominion is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Dominion looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Dominion looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dominion is breathing heavily.
Diaz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominion is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Dominion dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Diaz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Diaz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Diaz get's back to his feet.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
Dominion swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz is looking to clinch.

Diaz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Diaz managing to control the position.
Dominion won't allow Diaz to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Dominion controlling him for the moment.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Diaz wants to finish this one by submission but Dominion is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Diaz.
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
Diaz landing strikes from the mount and Dominion is in trouble!
Diaz dominating with strikes here.

Diaz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Diaz looking for a guillotine from mount but Dominion is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominion regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dominion looking for submissions off his back.

Diaz stands up from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Dominion.
A short right from Diaz.
Dominion takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Dominion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominion swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Dominion closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Dominion goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Diaz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dominion's guard! Nice work there by Diaz!
Diaz is looking to stand up but Dominion won't let him.

Dominion working for submissions but it's allowed Diaz to get to half guard.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diaz working the head and body with strikes.

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

Diaz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dominion doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diaz.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Dominion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dominion!

Diaz has control of Dominion's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dominion regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dominion is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
Diaz throwing strikes here but Dominion is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dominion manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Dominion actively working from the bottom here.
Dominion is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Diaz tries to stand and escape but Dominion is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Dominion is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diaz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dominion!
Dominion tries to reverse the position but Diaz maintains control.
Diaz with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz prevents Dominion from getting the reversal.
Diaz with good strikes from the mount here!
Diaz is landing with some decent strikes but Dominion is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Dominion defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Diaz.

Diaz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dominion manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Dominion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to advance position but Dominion won't allow it.
Diaz passes to side control.
Dominion regains half guard.
Diaz working over Dominion with some ground and pound. Dominion looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Diaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Dominion looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Dominion looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz drops an elbow to the side of Dominion's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz escapes and gets back to his feet.

Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Dominion.
Diaz is stalling here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stalling in the clinch from Diaz.
Diaz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Diaz.
Diaz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dominion takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Diaz is looking to clinch.

Dominion decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Dominion is controlling well.
Diaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Dominion drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Diaz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dominion has Diaz in his guard.

Dominion is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dominion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz drops back looking for a leg! Dominion is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dominion manages to kick Diaz off! Diaz jumps back into Dominion's guard.

Dominion escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dominion manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dominion is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Diaz is working for a kimura but Dominion is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz trying to mount his opponent but Dominion defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is nestled in close to Dominion, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

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

Dominion looking for submissions off his back.
Dominion gets full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Dominion keeps moving.
Jose Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.

Dominion is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Dominion keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Dominion blocks nicely.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dominion keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Jose Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jose Diaz.
Dominion on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Dominion pushes him off.
Diaz sizes up Dominion with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Dominion looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Diaz!
Diaz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diaz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominion stops Diaz from standing up.
Diaz is pulling down on Dominion's head. It's preventing any offense from Dominion, at least for the moment.
Dominion trying to move into half guard but instead Diaz has managed to sweep!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz is working Dominion over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Dominion had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Dominion escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Diaz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominion keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Diaz!
Jose Diaz made sure to mention his sponsor, 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cullen Castrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castrello has chosen Styles P & Currensy - Jekell N Hyde as his entrance music. Matt Gordon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gordon
vs
Castrello

190 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

188 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Fresh To Death Nutrition 159!

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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cullen Castrello!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon blocks a leg kick.
Gordon feints a jab promting Castrello to slip. Gordon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Castrello slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Castrello tests Gordon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gordon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Castrello lands with a good body shot.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Castrello.
Castrello throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Castrello misses its intended target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Castrello.
Castrello is looking to slow Gordon down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Castrello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castrello lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castrello.
Castrello uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gordon has time to react.
Castrello throws a low kick, looking for Gordon's leg but Gordon calmly moves out of range.
Gordon moves out of range of the leg kick from Castrello.
Castrello looks to land a right hand but Gordon moved out of range.
Gordon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castrello.
Castrello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castrello blocks a head kick by Gordon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castrello.
Castrello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Castrello cracks the inside of Gordon's front leg.
Gordon blocks a head kick by Castrello.
Castrello throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castrello lands a head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Castrello.
Castrello throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castrello throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Matt Gordon has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello feints and then cracks Gordon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gordon down.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Castrello finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gordon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castrello can pounce on him.
Castrello connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gordon. Gordon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Castrello looks to land a right hand but Gordon moved out of range.
Castrello lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castrello.

Castrello lands a big head kick that sends Gordon tumbling to the mat! Castrello takes a step backwards and waves Gordon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Castrello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castrello wants to land a leg kick but Gordon is out of range.
Castrello tries a head kick but it misses.
Castrello throws out a loose jab but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castrello pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gordon is out of range and Castrello settles back down.
Castrello looks to land a right hand but Gordon moved out of range.
Castrello tries a low kick but Gordon avoids it.
Gordon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castrello with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gordon takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Gordon's cut.
That's time! Gordon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gordon walks into a jab.
Castrello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gordon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castrello as he jumps to the side.
Castrello scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Castrello throws a leg kick but Gordon moved away.
Gordon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castrello.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gordon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Castrello scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gordon 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.
Castrello throws a leg kick which misses Gordon's front leg but catches the back leg as Gordon tries to avoid it.
Castrello scores with a hook to the body. Gordon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cullen Castrello seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gordon. That did some damage!
Castrello scores with a leg kick.
Castrello throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gordon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Castrello lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gordon backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Castrello.
Castrello connects with the punch.

Matt Gordon's cut is getting worse.
Castrello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castrello lands a jab to Gordon's midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Castrello there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Castrello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castrello scores with a leg kick.
Castrello scores with a leg kick.
Castrello scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Castrello.
Castrello scores with a push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castrello, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Castrello.
Castrello listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castrello, right into the meat.
Castrello throws a body punch but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Castrello scores with a nice right hand.
Castrello thuds his right hand into Gordon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Gordon is rocked!

Matt Gordon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gordon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Castrello digs a good body shot into Gordon's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crunch! Castrello slams his shin into Gordon's torso.
Castrello feints and then cracks Gordon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gordon down.
Gordon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castrello. Castrello obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Castrello.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello thumps Gordon with a low kick.
Castrello fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gordon.
Gordon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Castrello.
Donk. Castrello catches Gordon right on the button with a cross.
Castrello lands a jab.
Gordon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castrello scores with a kick to the body.
Castrello throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cullen Castrello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Gordon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Castrello scores with a jab. Gordon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gordon shoots in and drives through. Castrello sprawls well.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Castrello throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Gordon is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cullen Castrello!
Cullen Castrello thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raikage Strike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Jonathan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan has chosen Violent Pornography as his entrance music. Jake Jonathan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Strike
vs
Jonathan

190 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Red Bills clothing

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raikage Strike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Jonathan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strike shoots and misses
and Jonathan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good leg kick by Jonathan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Strike throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jonathan's waist but Jonathan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Strike off to one side.
Strike shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jonathan as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raikage Strike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strike shoots in but no luck this time.
Jonathan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Strike will feel that in the morning.
Strike is breathing heavily.
Jonathan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Strike's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strike changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jonathan tries to avoid it but Strike manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jonathan to the ground. Jonathan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That kick from Jonathan tenderised Strike's leg. Strike is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jonathan thows a body kick. Strike tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jonathan.
A punch combination from Jonathan misses.
Jonathan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Strike's calf.
Jonathan thumps Strike with a low kick.
Jonathan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonathan scoring well with a low kick there.
Jonathan lands a head kick!
Jonathan lands a big head kick that sends Strike to the canvas! Jonathan follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Jonathan!
After winning the bout, Jake Jonathan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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 Viserion Targaryen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davis Bloome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bloome has chosen Mad World-Gary Jules as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Davis Bloome has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Viserion Targaryen's chin.

Targaryen
vs
Bloome

198 cm
20
272 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

200 cm
21
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viserion Targaryen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Davis Bloome!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloome throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Targaryen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bloome avoids it really well and circles away.
Bloome fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Targaryen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bloome. Targaryen shrugs it off though.
Nice shot by Bloome.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bloome leaves Targaryen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bloome fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Targaryen shoots in for a takedown but Bloome shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viserion Targaryen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Targaryen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bloome's half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bloome is pressing down on Targaryen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bloome is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bloome's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Targaryen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Targaryen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Targaryen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bloome swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Targaryen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Targaryen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bloome is retaining full guard.
Targaryen stopping the sweep attempt from Bloome.
Bloome pulls Targaryen in close to his closed guard and prevents Targaryen from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Davis Bloome wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bloome throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bloome connects with a nice looking jab.
Targaryen wants to clinch up but Bloome keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloome throws a quick inside leg kick.
Targaryen tries for a takedown but Bloome sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Targaryen shoots in looking for a takedown. Bloome tries to sprawl out of it but Targaryen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bloome manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloome connects with a high kick.

It looks like Viserion Targaryen has been cut.
Targaryen is breathing heavily.
Bloome misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Bloome darts in and clinches Targaryen up against the cage.
Targaryen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bloome lands a body punch.
Bloome working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bloome lands an uppercut.

Targaryen is rocked!
Bloome lands a big knee to the head and Targaryen goes down! Bloome pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davis Bloome!
Davis Bloome very nearly forgot to thank Terror-Trition: Video Proven 155Q for $49+Laundry! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel has chosen Knock Yourself Out as his entrance music. Urijah Samuel 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!

Carwin
vs
Samuel

183 cm
23
197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin throws a big shot that misses.
Samuel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carwin.
Carwin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carwin misses with a double jab.
Samuel wants to clinch but Carwin slips to the side
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Samuel.
Carwin misses with a combination
and Samuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Samuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Samuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Samuel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a left to the body.
Samuel misses with a hook

and Carwin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Samuel!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Carwin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carwin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samuel on the ground.
The referee warns Samuel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

It looks like Urijah Samuel has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin scoring with strikes but Samuel is staying in there.
Carwin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Samuel is rocked!

That has opened up Urijah Samuel's cut even more.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Carwin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cooperman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cooperman
vs
Frank

200 cm
25
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
213 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Cooperman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Frank!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooperman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Cooperman.

It looks like Jason Frank has been cut.
Frank looks to land a left hand but Cooperman moved out of range nicely.
Cooperman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Frank takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Frank clobbers Cooperman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooperman lands with an uppercut that bounces Frank off the cage and back into range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cooperman.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooperman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooperman thuds a left hand into Frank's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooperman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Frank takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab, jab by Cooperman - just one landing.
The crowd cheers as Cooperman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Frank doesn't seem phased though.
Cooperman lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frank takes one to the side of the head.

That has opened up Jason Frank's cut even more.
Cooperman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Frank closes the distance but Cooperman moves to the side
and Cooperman counters with a nice body shot.
Cooperman cracks Frank with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooperman connects with a looping right hand.
Frank finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cooperman checks a low kick from Frank.
Frank moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

The cut above Jason Frank's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Frank falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cooperman counters with a right hand to the body.
Frank tries to land a body kick
letting Cooperman counter with a right hand.
Frank tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooperman jabs at Frank's body.
Frank throws a sloppy head kick
and Cooperman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Jason Frank's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cooperman lands a nice looking body shot.
Frank looks gassed!
Frank wants to clinch
and Cooperman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Cooperman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mansur Abdel Salam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gives (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdel Salam comes to the cage accompanied by PRO PAIN - SHINE. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Abdel Salam
vs
Gives

200 cm
21
277 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

191 cm
26
260 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

Red Bills clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mansur Abdel Salam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Gives!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gives drives through with a takedown into Abdel Salam's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Abdel Salam wants to stand up but Gives is controlling him.
Abdel Salam knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gives on the ground.
Gives postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gives throws a big elbow that misses.
Gives postures up in Abdel Salam's guard and throws a big left but Abdel Salam blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gives with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gives accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abdel Salam controls Gives momentarily but Gives frees himself.
Gives wants to control from the top but Abdel Salam keeps moving.
Abdel Salam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abdel Salam seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Abdel Salam is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mansur Abdel Salam just wasn't active enough.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gives looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gives tries for a takedown but Abdel Salam circles away easily
and Abdel Salam counters with a one-two to the body.
Ryan Gives seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdel Salam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abdel Salam throws a right hand that Gives ducks under and follows up with a left that Gives also avoids with ease.

Gives gets a clinch.

Gives turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
An elbow from Gives crashes against the mat.
Abdel Salam on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abdel Salam tries to get out of the position.
Abdel Salam is not content to let Gives control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdel Salam regains half guard, as Gives was trying to land strikes.
Gives throws a strike but Abdel Salam avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gives trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdel Salam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abdel Salam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abdel Salam looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gives is one step ahead there.
Gives trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdel Salam wants to get back to his feet but Gives is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gives trying to control but Abdel Salam is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gives loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gives loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gives lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gives lands a couple of elbows.
Gives missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gives stands and throws Abdel Salam's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Abdel Salam being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Gives are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Abdel Salam is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gives has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Abdel Salam taking a bit of punishment here - Gives scoring with strikes.
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!
Gives lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gives lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdel Salam is trying to control Gives's posture but Gives avoids it.
Gives lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Gives dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gives decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gives is pressing down on Abdel Salam's thigh, looking to free his foot. Abdel Salam is holding on for now.
Gives wants to control but Abdel Salam is keeping him busy.
Gives thows a huge punch but Abdel Salam dodges it nicely.
Gives looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Abdel Salam with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Abdel Salam is not content to let Gives control the position.
Gives has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gives is nestled in close to Abdel Salam, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gives throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abdel Salam is looking for a sweep. Gives is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gives looks to land a strike but Abdel Salam avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gives postures up.
Gives postures up in Abdel Salam's guard and throws a big left but Abdel Salam blocks it.
Abdel Salam working a defensive guard here.
Abdel Salam tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gives with a nice head shot there.
Gives makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gives throwing strikes from guard but Abdel Salam blocks nicely.
Abdel Salam keeping moving, preventing Gives from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gives in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abdel Salam wants to stand up but Gives is controlling him.
Gives scoring with some ground and pound.
Abdel Salam bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gives's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gives is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ryan Gives hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gives shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Abdel Salam sprawls well. Abdel Salam wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gives gets slowly back to his feet.
Mansur Abdel Salam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gives fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Abdel Salam avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gives looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mansur Abdel Salam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Gives.
No luck for Gives with that takedown attempt.
Gives looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abdel Salam is fending him off so far but Gives persists. Nope, Abdel Salam circles away and we're back to standing.
Gives dives in and grabs Abdel Salam's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abdel Salam pushes down on Gives's head and hops out.
Gives misses with a takedown attempt - Abdel Salam sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abdel Salam scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gives is breathing heavily.
Gives shoots for a double leg takedown but Abdel Salam sprawls well. He's pushed Gives's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Gives is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gives switches off momentarily and Abdel Salam cracks him with a monster right hand! Gives topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Abdel Salam dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Abdel Salam!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mansur Abdel Salam!
Mansur Abdel Salam is the new heavyweight champion!
Mansur Abdel Salam thanked the fans post fight for their support.