MMAL 113 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umberto Sotto Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lito Tolits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sotto Iii
vs
Tolits

176 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
26
180 lbs
5 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Umberto Sotto Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Lito Tolits!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolits takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Lito Tolits has been cut.
Sotto Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sotto Iii.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tolits is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sotto Iii has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolits is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolits tries to improve position but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolits wants to control but Sotto Iii postures up.
Tolits is trying to get back to half guard.
Tolits taking a bit of punishment here - Sotto Iii scoring with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolits is trying to control Sotto Iii's posture but Sotto Iii avoids it.
Sotto Iii taking a breather here.
Sotto Iii will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sotto Iii is looking to take a break and control but Tolits is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Sotto Iii stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tolits thows a leg kick but Sotto Iii checks it

and Sotto Iii counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tolits is looking for a sweep. Sotto Iii is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sotto Iii is trying to control. Tolits wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolits slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolits keeping full guard, as Sotto Iii tries to pass.
Sotto Iii has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Sotto Iii stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Sotto Iii changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tolits looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tolits looks gassed!
Sotto Iii wants to control but Tolits is keeping him busy.
Sotto Iii grinds an elbow into Tolits's temple.
Sotto Iii is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sotto Iii wants to control for a moment but Tolits uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolits tries to get to full guard but Sotto Iii has control of the leg.
Sotto Iii seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sotto Iii is trying to control. Tolits wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sotto Iii sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Sotto Iii is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tolits should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Iii is trying to control the action in half guard but Tolits is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tolits can do anything to dispel that myth.
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. Sotto Iii connects with a nice short shot to Tolits's temple.
Tolits wants to get back to full guard.
Tolits has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sotto Iii is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sotto Iii tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tolits knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tolits wants to control but Sotto Iii is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umberto Sotto Iii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lito Tolits's cut.
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.

Sotto Iii tries to clinch there but Tolits circles away.

Sotto Iii gets a takedown into half guard.
Tolits looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tolits wants to control but Sotto Iii is keeping busy.
Sotto Iii working Tolits over with strikes.
Sotto Iii looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tolits with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tolits trying to control from the bottom.
Sotto Iii lands with a punch from half guard.
Sotto Iii is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sotto Iii knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tolits on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolits tries to get to full guard but Sotto Iii has control of the leg.
Sotto Iii trying to mount his opponent but Tolits defends it.
Tolits is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tolits is breathing heavily.
Tolits is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sotto Iii sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

We're going to have a standup here because Umberto Sotto Iii wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tolits misses with a hook

and Sotto Iii counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sotto Iii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tolits looking for a guillotine here but Sotto Iii defends easily.
Umberto Sotto Iii overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tolits keeping full guard, as Sotto Iii tries to pass.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tolits has eaten all the pies!
Tolits is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Tolits had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sotto Iii defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Iii is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tolits being controlled here, momentarily.
Sotto Iii makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sotto Iii would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sotto Iii with a nice head shot there.
Sotto Iii trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tolits's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tolits is working an open guard so Sotto Iii takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Sotto Iii gets a clinch.

Sotto Iii lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolits tries to get to full guard but Sotto Iii has control of the leg.

Sotto Iii decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sotto Iii closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tolits quickly recovers to half guard.
Tolits is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Umberto Sotto Iii dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lito Tolits's cut.
That's time! Sotto Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sotto Iii has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tolits jumps guard but Sotto Iii turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tolits wants to break the clinch but can't.

Sotto Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tolits throws a series of punches but Sotto Iii avoids them all with ease.
Tolits throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tolits throws a sloppy head kick
and Sotto Iii makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tolits really felt that one!

Sotto Iii fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tolits to the ground. Sotto Iii is now in Tolits's guard.
Sotto Iii lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sotto Iii is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sotto Iii trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tolits takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sotto Iii engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Umberto Sotto Iii.
Sotto Iii scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Sotto Iii closes the distance and clinches.

Sotto Iii successfully pulls guard.
Tolits wanted to stand there but Sotto Iii had control of the position.
Sotto Iii has his hands on Tolits's head, controlling the position.

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

Umberto Sotto Iii has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Sotto Iii changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tolits looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sotto Iii tries to advance to mount but Tolits denies him.
Sotto Iii trying to control the position but Tolits is working away.
Sotto Iii moves into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Iii controlling the position easily from mount.
Sotto Iii with shots to the head and body - Tolits looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sotto Iii controlling from the full mount.
Sotto Iii working Tolits over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto Iii lands with some strikes.
Sotto Iii controlling from mount.
Tolits has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Sotto Iii's lack of action.
Sotto Iii is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Sotto Iii.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sotto Iii looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tolits with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lito Tolits has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Umberto Sotto Iii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sotto Iii takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Umberto Sotto Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sotto Iii 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Umberto Sotto Iii!

C
A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramsey Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Sotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramsey Garcia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roberto Sotto's chin.

Garcia
vs
Sotto

205 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

170 cm
30
205 lbs
5 - 14 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramsey Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Roberto Sotto!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sotto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sotto wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sotto - that will leave a mark!
Sotto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia wants to slow Sotto down by chopping away at his legs.
Sotto moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Sotto throws the kick towards the body but Garcia avoids it.
Sotto blocks a low kick nicely.
Sotto thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Sotto blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Sotto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sotto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sotto.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garcia closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sotto looks gassed!
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Sotto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sotto wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sotto tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sotto scores with a spinning back kick!
Garcia cracks Sotto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sotto moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Garcia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sotto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sotto tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Sotto tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Sotto lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body.
Sotto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Sotto tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sotto throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Garcia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sotto to score with a decent uppercut.
Sotto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Sotto.
Sotto tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Sotto tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia is looking to wear down Sotto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotto misses with a body kick.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Sotto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sotto tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Sotto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sotto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sotto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sotto.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sotto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Sotto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sotto thows a body kick. Garcia tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sotto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sotto tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Sotto connects with a crisp jab.
Sotto throws a shot to the body.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia throws a head kick but Sotto moves out of range.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Sotto.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Sotto.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Sotto moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Sotto wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Garcia crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sotto - the referee stops the clock and Garcia gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sotto. Garcia manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto throws a series of strikes that have Garcia backpedaling.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Sotto thuds his right hand into Garcia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Sotto avoids them all with ease.
Garcia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sotto moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sotto.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Sotto wants to clinch.
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!
Sotto slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sotto throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Sotto misses with a wild combination.

Sotto clinches up against the cage.
Sotto looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roberto Sotto will probably get the nod.
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.

Sotto swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sotto has eaten all the pies!
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberto Sotto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Sotto.
Sotto throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sotto tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Sotto is just out of range.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Sotto swinging wildly here.
Garcia blocks the body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Sotto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garcia's calf.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
Sotto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto is looking to clinch.
Sotto scores with the left hand. Garcia knows he should have avoided that one.
Sotto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sotto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sotto scores with a head kick. Garcia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ramsey Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sotto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sotto tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sotto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sotto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Sotto tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Sotto jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sotto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto manages to avoid it.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Sotto.
Sotto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sotto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garcia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sotto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sotto misses with the combination.
Sotto fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Sotto moves out of range.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Sotto.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto manages to avoid it.
Garcia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sotto cracks a nice hook into Garcia's ribs.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sotto.
Sotto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Sotto tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto lands a head kick!
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sotto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sotto moves out of range of the body kick from Garcia.
Sotto tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sotto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sotto tries to clinch up.
Sotto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sotto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sotto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sotto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sotto connects with a high kick.
Garcia has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Garcia throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sotto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Garcia looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sotto blocks the body kick.
Sotto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garcia eats them both and turns towards Sotto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sotto cracks Garcia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garcia 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.
Sotto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sotto looks to land a combination. Garcia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sotto thuds his shin into the meat of Garcia's side.
Sotto throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia throws a front kick aimed at Sotto's knee but Sotto avoids it well.
Sotto scores with a kick to the body.
Garcia fakes the leg kick and cracks Sotto in the body.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sotto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Sotto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sotto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sotto.
Garcia drops his hands momentarily and Sotto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
Sotto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia takes a swing at Sotto's ribcage but misses.
Sotto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sotto wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sotto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sotto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Sotto moves out of range.
Sotto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sotto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garcia looks to land a combination but Sotto avoids it well.
Sotto lands a nice shot to the body.
Sotto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sotto moves out of range as Garcia throws a body kick.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia throws a head kick but Sotto moves out of range.
Sotto tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Sotto scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sotto.
Sotto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Sotto.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sotto!
Sotto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sotto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sotto blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Sotto moves out of range.
Sotto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sotto lands with a kick to the temple. Garcia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Sotto. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sotto.
Sotto throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Sotto throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Sotto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sotto takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Sotto misses.
Sotto lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sotto tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Sotto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garcia's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotto blocks the body kick.
Sotto tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Sotto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sotto duly obliges.
Sotto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice body kick from Sotto.
Sotto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot lands for Sotto.
Sotto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sotto.
Sotto tries to clinch up.
Garcia scores with a nice right hand.
Sotto is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sotto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sotto avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sotto.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Sotto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Sotto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia swings for the body but Sotto moves out of range.
Sotto connects with a body shot.
Sotto avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Sotto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garcia eats them both and turns towards Sotto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sotto throws a series of strikes that have Garcia backpedaling.
Garcia looks for the body kick but Sotto saw that one coming.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Sotto avoids the head kick by Garcia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Sotto saw it coming and moves away.
Sotto misses with a head kick.
Sotto misses with a kick to the body.
Ramsey Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sotto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sotto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Sotto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sotto 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 Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Sotto!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robyn Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damage comes into the arena with http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ysdbj-WzvI blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Damage
vs
Silva

175 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

187 cm
23
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Granite 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Damage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robyn Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva closes the distance and clinches.

Silva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Silva gets to his feet - Damage follows without any prompting.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Damage. Damage gets slowly back to his feet.
Damage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Damage fails with the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Damage. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Damage tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robyn Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Silva forces Damage back against the cage and clinches.

Silva has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Damage regains guard immediately.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Damage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Robyn Silva.
Damage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Damage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Silva pulls guard successfully.
Damage stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Damage decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Damage gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.

Silva works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Damage is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva wants to stand but Damage is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva won't allow Damage to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva postures up.
Damage looking to control but Silva passes into half guard.
Damage wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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!
Silva tries to stand and escape but Damage is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damage flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Damage is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robyn Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Damage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Damage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.

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

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage preventing the sweep.
Damage prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Robyn Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damage prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Damage wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Silva has his foot on Damage's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Damage works his way back into a safe position though.
Damage trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Damage tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Damage back against the cage.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Damage has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Damage.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Damage's face.
Damage is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
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!
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Damage avoids the damage to the body.
Damage gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damage.
Damage tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Damage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Silva drives through and clinches with Damage against the cage.
Damage working aggressively here.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damage tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Damage. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Silva manages to pull guard.
Damage might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Damage decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
Horrible takedown by Damage or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.

Damage drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Damage stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Damage.
Damage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robyn Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva pushes Damage up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva stalls.

Silva has Damage pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Silva pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Damage tumbling to the mat - Silva dives into Damage's guard.
Damage manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Damage won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Damage passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Damage is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damage wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Damage is working hard here to advance position.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Damage has passed into side control.

Damage decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.
Damage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ultimate Damage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damage misses the body punch

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Damage up against the cage.
Damage wants a takedown but no success here.
Damage has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Silva is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Damage can't fight it off and eventually Silva manages to take the fight to the floor. Damage looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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!
Silva wants to control from the top but Damage keeps moving.
Damage wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damage lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Damage tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Ultimate Damage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to hold on but Damage pushes him away.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Damage's attempts to control the action.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Damage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Damage looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.
Robyn Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva tries to hold on but Damage pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robyn Silva.
Well Silva 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robyn Silva!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Misuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bebe Nose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Misuki
vs
Nose

185 cm
27
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
30
210 lbs
8 - 10 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Misuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Bebe Nose!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misuki fails with a takedown attempt.
Misuki really is a fat lump.
Misuki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nose.
Nose shoots in and drives through. Misuki sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Misuki.
Misuki throws a jab when Nose was well out of range.
Misuki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ken Misuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bebe Nose.

Misuki moves into the clinch.
Misuki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nose pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nose tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Misuki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Misuki.
Nose tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Misuki just stands there and leans against the cage.

Misuki gets control of Nose's arms and successfully pulls guard. Misuki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Misuki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misuki 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.
Nose is trying desperately to improve position.
Misuki controlling the position easily from mount.
Nose really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Misuki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Misuki thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misuki controlling his opponent.
Misuki is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Nose is in real trouble.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nose is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Misuki missing with strikes.
Misuki controls the position.
Misuki has the hooks in. Nose is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misuki controls the action.

Nose is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Misuki gets his way!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Misuki controlling the positon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misuki is not going to allow Nose to sit and survive in this position.
Misuki is riding his opponent, not letting Nose buck him off.
Misuki misses with punches from the back.
Misuki punches the canvas rather than the man.

Misuki has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misuki misses with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Misuki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Misuki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nose pinned against the cage. Nose gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Misuki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Misuki shoots in but Nose avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Misuki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nose shoots in looking for a takedown. Misuki tries to sprawl out of it but Nose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Misuki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Misuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Misuki tries to land a front kick but Nose steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Misuki shoots for a double leg takedown but Nose sprawls well. He's pushed Misuki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Misuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Misuki circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Misuki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Misuki circles away.

Misuki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nose, pushing him back against the cage.
Nose is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Misuki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Misuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Misuki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nose's waist but Nose gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Misuki off to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nose is defended easily by Misuki.
Misuki tries a head kick but it misses.
Misuki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nose tries to clinch up

and Misuki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Misuki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nose is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nose tries to break free but Misuki pushes him back against the cage.
Nose gets underhooks to prevent Misuki's takedown attempt.
Nose tries to break free but Misuki pushes him back against the cage.
Nose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Misuki's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Misuki pulls guard.
Nose being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nose controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nose wants to stand but Misuki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nose wants to clinch
and Misuki counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ken Misuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nose stuffs the takedown attempt from Misuki. Misuki gets slowly back to his feet.

Misuki closes the distance and clinches.

Misuki successfully pulls guard.
Misuki throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misuki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Misuki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poor strikes thrown by Misuki there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Misuki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Misuki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Misuki 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Misuki working for a submission but Nose is keeping him at bay.
Misuki throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nose because Misuki loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Misuki dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Misuki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Misuki can't get the takedown.

Misuki decides to pull guard.
Nose must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Misuki has his hands on Nose's head, controlling the position.

Misuki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nose doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nose manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Misuki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nose being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Misuki has his feet on Nose's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nose fails with a takedown attempt.
Nose closes the distance looking to clinch

and Misuki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Misuki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Misuki.
Misuki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nose working hard to break the clinch.
Nose throws an elbow that misses.
Misuki is trying to drag Nose to the mat but Nose just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Misuki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Misuki looks for a takedown but Nose sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Misuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Misuki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nose defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Misuki.
Nose defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Misuki.

Misuki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Misuki pulls guard successfully.
Nose tries to free his leg and advance position but Misuki is retaining full guard.
Misuki pulls Nose in close to prevent any damage.
Nose looking to pass the guard.
Misuki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nose!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nose is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Misuki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Misuki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Misuki punching from mount but Nose doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misuki throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nose because Misuki loaded up on that one.
Nose tries to lock up and control but Misuki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bebe Nose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ken Misuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Misuki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Misuki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Misuki 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Misuki!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ken Misuki made sure he mentioned RAW Nutrition Recovery *159 : 60$ * , along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Gunderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Yarrod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yarrod's choice of entrance music: Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Gunderson
vs
Yarrod

185 cm
27
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
28
185 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Gunderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Yarrod!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yarrod avoids it really well and circles away.
Gunderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Yarrod swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yarrod pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yarrod misses with a straight left.
Yarrod stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yarrod wants it to stay on the feet.
Gunderson misses with a takedown attempt - Yarrod sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Gunderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunderson misses with a takedown
and Yarrod counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yarrod misses with a few strikes there.
Gunderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Gunderson shoots for a takedown but Yarrod saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gunderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yarrod tries to avoid it but Gunderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yarrod to the ground. Yarrod escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gunderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gunderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarrod will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yarrod takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Bill Gunderson has been cut.
Yarrod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yarrod connects with a nice looking jab.

Oooooh!!! Yarrod has knocked Gunderson down with a huge combo! Yarrod steps away and waves a wobbly Gunderson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Gunderson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yarrod throws a leg kick but Gunderson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oh Gunderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gunderson leaves his chin hanging out and Yarrod seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Gunderson crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neil Yarrod!
During a confident post fight interview, Neil Yarrod thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pepito Manalotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquin Bordado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Manalotto
vs
Bordado

185 cm
30
170 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

178 cm
24
181 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite 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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Pepito Manalotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joaquin Bordado!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bordado tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manalotto avoids the body shot from Bordado.
Bordado throws a poor cross that misses

and Manalotto counters by clinching up.
Good body shot from Bordado.
Manalotto tries to pull guard but Bordado won't allow it.
Manalotto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bordado walks away with a smile on his face. Manalotto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bordado.
Bordado misses with a hook.
Bordado misses with a body shot.
Bordado sizes up Manalotto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Bordado instigates a clinch.
Bordado works on Manalotto's body with a couple of short punches.
Bordado is working Manalotto over against the cage.
Bordado lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manalotto or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bordado is leaning against Manalotto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Manalotto is trying to pull guard but Bordado turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pepito Manalotto. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordado is leaning against Manalotto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bordado stalling against the cage.
Bordado lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Bordado.
Manalotto is breathing heavily.
Manalotto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bordado lands a body punch.
Bordado gets through Manalotto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bordado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Bordado on the inside.
Bordado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bordado lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bordado softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bordado.
A right handed body shot lands from Bordado.
Bordado lands a shot to the body.
Bordado lands a body punch.
Bordado is working Manalotto over against the cage.
Bordado scores with a shot to the side of Manalotto's head.
Nice body punch from Bordado.
Bordado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Bordado.
Bordado presses Manalotto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bordado cracks Manalotto with a nice body shot.
Bordado pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bordado lands a body shot.
Bordado presses Manalotto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bordado lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Manalotto.
A right hook to the body lands for Bordado.
A right hand to the body from Bordado.
Bordado lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Bordado.
Bordado lands a shoulder strike.
Bordado scores with a hook to the body.
Bordado pushes Manalotto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bordado.
A nice left hand lands by Bordado.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordado lands a body shot.
Bordado stalls.
Bordado lands a body shot.
Bordado is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bordado presses Manalotto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bordado is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bordado lands a shoulder strike.
Bordado slowing the pace effectively.
Bordado lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Manalotto.
Bordado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manalottos head.
Bordado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manalotto backwards.
Manalotto fails to pull guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bordado.
Bordado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manalotto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right hook to the body lands for Bordado.
Bordado lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bordado digs a right hand into Manalotto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manalotto's gas tank.
Bordado is stalling here.
Bordado is leaning against Manalotto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bordado.
Bordado stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Manalotto tries to pull guard but Bordado won't allow it.
Bordado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bordado is leaning against Manalotto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bordado scores with a shot to the side of Manalotto's head.
Bordado lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Bordado.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bordado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bordado works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Bordado.
Nice body punch from Bordado.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bordado misses with a low kick.
Bordado fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bordado throws a jab when Manalotto was well out of range.
Manalotto tries to move into range but Bordado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bordado fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Manalotto rushes Bordado and presses him up against the cage.
Manalotto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bordado lands a left hand.
Bordado lands a body punch.
Manalotto fails to pull guard.
Bordado manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Bordado - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Bordado.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordado cracks Manalotto with a nice body shot.
Bordado digs a right hand into Manalotto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manalotto's gas tank.
Bordado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bordado lands with a right to the head.

Manalotto is rocked!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bordado in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A left hand lands to the body for Bordado.
Oh Manalotto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Bordado.
Bordado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manalotto backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bordado.
Bordado unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Manalotto! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bordado is unloading with more strikes now! Manalotto drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joaquin Bordado!
A victorious Joaquin Bordado thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Acustus Koiranaama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paquito Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koiranaama
vs
Diaz

198 cm
27
216 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

193 cm
29
210 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Acustus Koiranaama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Paquito Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koiranaama looks to land a left hand but Diaz moved out of range nicely.
Acustus Koiranaama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koiranaama tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Paquito Diaz has been cut.
Koiranaama slips under a jab.
Koiranaama punishes Diaz's body with a nice straight punch.
Koiranaama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Koiranaama moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koiranaama throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Koiranaama slips the punch.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Koiranaama has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Koiranaama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Koiranaama controls the action.
Koiranaama tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Koiranaama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz tries to break free but Koiranaama pushes him back against the cage.
Koiranaama lands a body punch.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Koiranaama lands a body punch.
Koiranaama looking to stall.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Koiranaama is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Koiranaama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koiranaama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koiranaama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Koiranaama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koiranaama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Koiranaama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Diaz looks gassed!
Diaz tries to work over Koiranaama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koiranaama lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koiranaama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koiranaama is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Koiranaama pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Koiranaama scores with a nice short uppercut.

That has opened up Paquito Diaz's cut even more.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koiranaama.
Koiranaama lands a shot to the body.
Koiranaama's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Koiranaama.
A right handed body shot lands from Koiranaama.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koiranaama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koiranaama lands with a short shot to the head.
Koiranaama lands a nice knee to the body.
Koiranaama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Koiranaama digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koiranaama effectively controlling the action here.
Koiranaama landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koiranaama is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koiranaama.
A short uppercut from Koiranaama.
Koiranaama lands a body punch.
Koiranaama works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Koiranaama using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Koiranaama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Koiranaama.
Koiranaama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koiranaama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Koiranaama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koiranaama pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koiranaama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koiranaama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koiranaama is working Diaz over against the cage.
Koiranaama cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koiranaama lands with a light punch inside.
Koiranaama is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Koiranaama is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Koiranaama.
Koiranaama digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Koiranaama leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Koiranaama as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Koiranaama.
Koiranaama lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Koiranaama is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koiranaama.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Koiranaama.
Koiranaama presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koiranaama works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Koiranaama.
A body shot lands from Koiranaama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Koiranaama scores with a jab to the body.
Koiranaama throws a series of strikes that have Diaz backpedaling.
Koiranaama lands with a nice body punch.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Koiranaama takes the fight into the clinch.
Koiranaama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koiranaama scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Koiranaama misses with a body punch.
Koiranaama struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Koiranaama.
Koiranaama lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Koiranaama.

Diaz is rocked!

The cut above Paquito Diaz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Koiranaama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Koiranaama finish him?
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Koiranaama landing knees to the body.
Koiranaama putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Koiranaama lands a left hand.
Koiranaama scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koiranaama scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Koiranaama.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Koiranaama obliges.
Acustus Koiranaama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koiranaama lands a body punch.
Koiranaama digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Koiranaama lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Koiranaama.
Nice body punch from Koiranaama - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koiranaama pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Koiranaama controlling the action here for a moment.
Koiranaama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koiranaama digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Koiranaama lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Koiranaama scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Koiranaama has double underhooks.
Koiranaama lands with a left to the head.
Koiranaama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koiranaama lands with a short shot to the head.
Koiranaama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Koiranaama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Koiranaama works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Koiranaama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.

Paquito Diaz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Koiranaama using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Koiranaama.
Koiranaama is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Koiranaama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Koiranaama scores with a hook to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koiranaama takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Koiranaama digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koiranaama lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Koiranaama lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koiranaama.
Koiranaama is working Diaz over against the cage.
Koiranaama digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Koiranaama.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Koiranaama.
Koiranaama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Koiranaama lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Koiranaama.
Nice body punch from Koiranaama.
Koiranaama is working Diaz over against the cage.
Koiranaama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Koiranaama lands a damaging elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Acustus Koiranaama!
A relieved looking Acustus Koiranaama thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Suffer Thyme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Alvarado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thyme
vs
Alvarado

180 cm
32
170 lbs
20 - 6 - 0

180 cm
29
175 lbs
14 - 8 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Suffer Thyme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Max Alvarado!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarado takes a jab right on the kisser.
Max Alvarado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Alvarado misses.
Alvarado misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thyme with a jab.
Thyme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thyme misses the jab.
A big right from Alvarado misses.
Thyme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarado.
A slow jab from Alvarado misses its intended target.
Alvarado attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarado looks to land a left hand but Thyme moved out of range nicely.
Thyme lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alvarado tried to score with a low kick but Thyme checks it.
Alvarado misses the jab.
Thyme checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alvarado connects with a right hand. Thyme shakes it off.
Thyme throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alvarado ducks under a wild hook from Thyme.
Alvarado lands with a right hand.
Thyme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarado stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thyme.
Alvarado looks to throw the jab but Thyme is out of range.
Alvarado throws a series of punches but Thyme avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheers as Alvarado lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thyme doesn't seem phased though.
Alvarado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thyme counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thyme scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alvarado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thyme.
Thyme with a hook.
Good shot there by Thyme.
Thyme looks to throw the jab but Alvarado is out of range.
Thyme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvarado.
Alvarado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thyme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarado.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarado. Thyme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thyme misses with a straight right.
Alvarado slips under a jab.
Alvarado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thyme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvarado.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thyme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvarado on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alvarado looks to throw the jab but Thyme is out of range.
Alvarado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thyme's head.
Alvarado thumps Thyme with a low kick.
Thyme scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alvarado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thyme. Thyme obviously looking to wear him down.
Alvarado looks gassed!
Thyme throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Thyme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Alvarado misses its intended target.
Alvarado throws an off balance right hand
and Thyme counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarado throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thyme.
Thyme ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thyme.
Thyme with a nice cross.
Thyme lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alvarado slips a straight right by Thyme.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Thyme.
Alvarado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvarado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thyme chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thyme scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thyme lands a glancing blow to the side of Alvarado's head.

Alvarado is rocked!
Thyme misses the jab.
Alvarado is still on wobbly legs! Can Thyme finish him?
Thyme is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice shot by Thyme.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarado misses with a hook. Thyme ducked under it nicely.
Thyme lands a leg kick that knocks Alvarado off balance momentarily.
Thyme checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alvarado misses with a leg kick.
Alvarado seems to have recovered his senses.
Thyme moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Thyme lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alvarado doesn't seem phased though.
Thyme lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thyme misses with a hook. Alvarado ducked under it nicely.
Thyme takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alvarado's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alvarado misses the jab.
Thyme throws a jab when Alvarado was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thyme cracks the inside of Alvarado's front leg.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thyme, as that shot connected.
Thyme slips a straight right by Alvarado.
Thyme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alvarado works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thyme tests Alvarado's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thyme moves out of range as Alvarado strikes.
Thyme feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alvarado's calf.
Thyme connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thyme sizes up Alvarado with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thyme jabs at Alvarado's body.
Thyme misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alvarado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thyme's head.
Thyme uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alvarado walks straight into a right hand from Thyme - that's dropped him! Thyme jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Alvarado from any more punishment! Alvarado complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Suffer Thyme!

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FIGHT
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87%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Margallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Padilla has chosen boom!!! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Margallo
vs
Padilla

190 cm
26
212 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

188 cm
28
215 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

- - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucio Margallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Margallo has closed the distance and engaged Padilla in a clinch.
Padilla tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Margallo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Margallo effectively controlling the action here.
Padilla tries to pull guard but Margallo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Margallo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Padilla backwards.
Padilla tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Margallo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lucio Margallo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Padilla.
Margallo pushes Padilla back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Margallo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Margallo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Padilla is trying to pull guard but Margallo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Margallo.
Margallo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Padilla prevents a body shot from Margallo.
Margallo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Padilla is trying to pull guard but Margallo has him pressed against the cage.
Margallo has Padilla pushed against the cage.
Margallo scores with a shot to the side of Padilla's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margallo tries to work over Padilla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Padilla is trying to pull guard but Margallo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Padilla tries for a takedown. No joy.
Margallo pushes Padilla back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Margallo has Padilla pushed against the cage.
Padilla is trying to pull guard but Margallo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Padilla takes a shot to the head.
Margallo lands a body shot.
Margallo gets through Padilla's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Margallo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Padilla jumps guard but Margallo stands there with Padilla around his waist. Padilla gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Padilla tries to pull guard but Margallo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Margallo lands an uppercut.

That's two 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!
Margallo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Margallo just leaning against Padilla, taking a breather.
Margallo lands a hook that snaps the head of Padilla backwards.
Margallo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Padilla looks gassed!
Margallo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Margallo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Margallo.
Margallo pushes Padilla back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Margallo is leaning against Padilla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Margallo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Margallo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Margallo.
Padilla is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Margallo to keep the fight standing.
Margallo leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Margallo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margallo lands with a right to the head.
Margallo lands an uppercut.
Margallo lands a body punch.
The referee calls for Margallo to work.
Margallo is leaning against Padilla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Margallo pushes Padilla back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Margallo.
Margallo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Margallo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Padilla tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Margallo lands a body shot.
Margallo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Margallo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Margallo.
Margallo lands a body shot.
Margallo presses Padilla against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Margallo - that landed with a thud.
Margallo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Padilla's elbow.
Margallo lands a right hand.
Margallo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Margallo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Margallo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Margallo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Margallo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Margallo presses Padilla against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Margallo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Margallo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Margallo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Margallo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Padilla, pushing him back against the cage.
Padilla tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Margallo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Margallo misses with a hook to the ribs.

Padilla decides to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Padilla wants to sweep here but Margallo controlling him for the moment.

Padilla looking for a guillotine here but Margallo defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Padilla had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Margallo defends it easily.

Padilla looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Padilla looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Padilla is looking to sinch up a triangle. Margallo throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Padilla's body to avoid the submission. Padilla has instead reached around Margallo's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Padilla arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Robin Padilla!
Robin Padilla gave a mention to 1337 ANZAC in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).