Strikedown 20: Last Minute PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James The Filipino Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Smith told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

The Filipino Gracie
vs
Smith

175 cm
30
185 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

186 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James The Filipino Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith with a poor takedown

and The Filipino Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
The Filipino Gracie preventing the sweep.

Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Smith keeping full guard, as The Filipino Gracie tries to pass.
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The Filipino Gracie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Smith looking to control.
The Filipino Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andy Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.

The Filipino Gracie instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Filipino Gracie is trying to trip Smith. He has hold of a leg but Smith is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. The Filipino Gracie persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Smith is looking for a triangle but The Filipino Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Smith keeping full guard, as The Filipino Gracie tries to pass.

The Filipino Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Filipino Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Filipino Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Filipino Gracie forces his way into half guard.

The Filipino Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The Filipino Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Smith!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Filipino Gracie with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Smith wants to hold on but The Filipino Gracie pushes him away.
The Filipino Gracie content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Filipino Gracie fails to take his opponent's back.
The Filipino Gracie trying to control but Smith is having none of it.

The Filipino Gracie has control of Smith's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Smith regains control of the situation pretty easily.

The Filipino Gracie wants to finish this one by submission but Smith is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from The Filipino Gracie.
The Filipino Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The Filipino Gracie looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The Filipino Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The Filipino Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Smith tries to lock up and control but The Filipino Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Filipino Gracie looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The Filipino Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but Smith defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Filipino Gracie clinches.
Smith is looking to take this one to the mat.
The Filipino Gracie stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by The Filipino Gracie after a bit of a struggle.
James The Filipino Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Smith.
Smith is working for takedown but The Filipino Gracie is calmly controlling the position for now.

Smith wants the takedown. The Filipino Gracie is fighting it off but Smith persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in The Filipino Gracie's guard against the cage.
Smith wanted to stand there but The Filipino Gracie had control of the position.
The Filipino Gracie keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
The Filipino Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Filipino Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Smith is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is fighting to break The Filipino Gracie's control of his arms but The Filipino Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The Filipino Gracie working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.

The Filipino Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The Filipino Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
The Filipino Gracie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Filipino Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The Filipino Gracie looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Smith is defending well. The Filipino Gracie quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Smith has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! The Filipino Gracie celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James The Filipino Gracie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wand Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morse Hores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wand Lei had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lei
vs
Hores

185 cm
26
199 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

185 cm
27
196 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wand Lei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morse Hores!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hores ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morse Hores seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lei lands a big head kick that sends Hores tumbling to the mat! Lei takes a step backwards and waves Hores back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Hores is rocked!

It looks like Morse Hores has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hores.
Lei misses with a left hand
and Hores counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lei tries to land a body kick
and Hores counters with a left to the body.
Hores misses with a wild combination.
Hores sizes up Lei with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab by Hores.
Hores shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lei as he avoids it easily.
Hores lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lei backs up against the cage.
Hores dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lei is breathing heavily.
Lei takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lei takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hores lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hores shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lei eats them both and turns towards Hores to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hores lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hores connects with a right hand. Lei shakes it off.
Lei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hores can pounce on him.
Hores scores with a hook to the body. Lei takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hores scores with a jab. Lei acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hores misses with a wild combination.
Hores cracks Lei with a good jab.
Lei walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lei takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hores cracks Lei with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hores misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Hores there.
Hores displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lei throws out the jab.
Hores shoots in for a double leg but Lei sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lei ducks right into an uppercut from Hores.
Lei takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A cross from Hores lands.
Lei throws a low kick but Hores moves out of range easily.
Hores throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hores slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lei tries a head kick but it misses.
Hores misses with a few strikes there.
Hores is looking to slow Lei down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei tries to work over Hores's front leg with a kick but Hores checks it.
Lei has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hores finds it's way round the side to connect with Lei's head.
Hores thumps Lei with a low kick.
Nice cross by Hores.
Donk. Hores catches Lei right on the button with a cross.
Hores chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lei can pounce on him.
Lei tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hores.
Hores scores with a head kick. Lei tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hores throws a series of punches but Lei avoids them all with ease.
Hores scores with a hook to the body. Lei takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hores tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hores works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hores checks the leg kick.
Hores connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hores lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lei at a distance.
Lei looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hores tries a head kick but it misses.
Hores scores with a three punch combo!
Lei takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hores throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Some wild striking there from Hores.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hores fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lei looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Hores.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morse Hores dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Morse Hores'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.

Lei misses with a body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lei might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lei tries a head kick but it misses.
Hores will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hores dips to his left and cracks Lei with an uppercut!
Hores bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lei's head backwards.
Hores lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lei will feel that in the morning.
Hores uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lei has time to react.
Hores scores with a jab. Lei acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hores wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hores feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hores looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morse Hores seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hores lands a jab to Lei's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hores takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hores has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lei throws a low kick but Hores avoids it.
Hores lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lei takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hores misses with a series of wild punches.
Lei is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hores moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hores scores with a one two! Lei had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hores lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lei at a distance.
Hores throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice straight punches there by Hores. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hores.
Hores throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lei stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hores scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hores feints and then cracks Lei's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lei down.
Nice body kick from Hores.
Hores lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lei shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lei avoids the head kick by Hores.
Jab, jab by Hores - just one landing.
Lei has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lei there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hores throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lei crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hores - the referee stops the clock and Lei gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hores. Lei manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hores misses with a series of wild punches.
Hores scores with the left hand. Lei knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hores lands with a nice combination. Lei backs away looking to recover.
Lei takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Lei is rocked!
Lei takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Lei is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Decent striking displayed by Hores there.
Hores paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hores lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hores.
Hores connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hores throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lei seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hores feints a jab promting Lei to slip. Hores then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lei slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hores lands with a hook. Lei tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hores tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Lei takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hores scores with a sloppy right hand. Lei should have avoided that one.
Lei looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hores throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hores fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hores lands a jab to the head.
Lei drops his hands momentarily and Hores takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lei takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morse Hores showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Morse Hores's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hores lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Lei falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hores dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morse Hores!

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 Cain Ernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ernandez
vs
Parker

193 cm
26
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

175 cm
27
213 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Ernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Parker!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Ernandez drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Parker follows Ernandez to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rex Parker!
After winning the bout, Rex Parker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
8%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gene St Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everth Cabaret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Piper comes to the cage accompanied by In The Morning. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

St Piper
vs
Cabaret

178 cm
26
186 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

190 cm
24
200 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene St Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everth Cabaret!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabaret will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cabaret fails with a takedown attempt.
St Piper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Piper checks a low kick from Cabaret.
St Piper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabaret was well out of range. Poor timing from St Piper.
St Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabaret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Piper.
St Piper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St Piper misses the jab.
St Piper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cabaret tried to score with a low kick but St Piper checks it.
St Piper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St Piper throws a looping overhand right but Cabaret ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Piper. Cabaret does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabaret walks into a straight right hand from St Piper.
Cabaret swats away the attempt to clinch by St Piper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Piper. Cabaret does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Piper misses with a jab to the body
and Cabaret counters with a good, hard body kick but St Piper shrugs it off.
Cabaret thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on St Piper if he has to take too many more of those.
St Piper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabaret moves away.
St Piper throws a hook but Cabaret avoids it easily.
St Piper works Cabaret's body with a nice hook.
Cabaret throws a leg kick that misses.
St Piper throws a lazy uppercut
and Cabaret counters with a leg kick.
St Piper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabaret.
St Piper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cabaret paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Piper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabaret was well out of range. Poor timing from St Piper.
St Piper throws a hook but Cabaret blocks it.
Cabaret on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Piper paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cabaret takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabaret tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St Piper is able to avoid easily.
Cabaret tries to land a leg kick but St Piper saw it coming and moves away.

Cabaret gets a takedown into half guard.
St Piper is looking to improve his position.
Cabaret thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed St Piper's head.
Cabaret scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cabaret sitting and controlling from the half guard.

St Piper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper tries to roll over but Cabaret keeps him under control.
St Piper manages to get to full guard.
Cabaret tries to free his leg and advance position but St Piper is retaining full guard.
Cabaret with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Piper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
St Piper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cabaret is one step ahead there.

St Piper had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cabaret defends it easily.

St Piper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cabaret is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret cracks St Piper with a solid left hand.

St Piper has an active guard here but Cabaret has managed to pass into half guard.

St Piper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cabaret lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabaret throwing shots but St Piper is blocking nicely.
Cabaret lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
St Piper is staying active underneath Cabaret, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Piper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cabaret postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

St Piper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cabaret is aware though and is defending well.
Cabaret has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Piper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cabaret.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gene St Piper will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

St Piper swings for the body but Cabaret moves out of range.
St Piper is looking to clinch.
St Piper is looking to wear down Cabaret with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Piper scores with a sloppy right hand. Cabaret should have avoided that one.
St Piper slaps away a takedown attempt from Cabaret, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cabaret takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cabaret throws a leg kick but St Piper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cabaret circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cabaret slips a straight right by St Piper.
St Piper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cabaret in his tracks.

It looks like Everth Cabaret has been cut.
St Piper throws a wild body kick that Cabaret sees coming a mile off.
St Piper checks the leg kick.
Jab from St Piper.
Cabaret ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Piper checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper misses with a body shot.
Cabaret looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Piper is fending him off so far but Cabaret persists. Nope, St Piper circles away and we're back to standing.
St Piper loads up on a big right hand but Cabaret slips the punch.
St Piper cracks Cabaret with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
St Piper closes the distance but Cabaret moves to the side
and Cabaret counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Piper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cabaret stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cabaret takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Cabaret.
St Piper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St Piper misses with a right hand
and Cabaret counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cabaret misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gene St Piper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Everth Cabaret.
Cabaret takes a swing at St Piper's ribcage but misses.
St Piper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabaret.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret is trying hard to land a takedown here. St Piper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabaret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Piper.
St Piper lands a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from St Piper.
St Piper connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St Piper plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St Piper misses with a straight left.
Cabaret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Piper.
Danga de danga de dang - St Piper scores with a four punch combination!
St Piper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabaret.
St Piper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabaret gets off balance looking for a body kick
and St Piper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Piper. Cabaret does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret fails with the takedown.
St Piper scores with a nice right hand.
St Piper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabaret.

Cabaret gets a double leg takedown into St Piper's guard.
Cabaret trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

St Piper looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cabaret passes into half guard.

St Piper is defending against the submission attempts here by Cabaret.
Cabaret lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cabaret scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cabaret working over St Piper with some ground and pound. St Piper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Piper is looking for a sweep. Cabaret is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cabaret scoring with strikes to the body and head.
St Piper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cabaret.
Cabaret scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

St Piper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cabaret trying to control the action but St Piper is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Piper is controlling Cabaret's position as best he can from this difficult position.
St Piper has hold of Cabaret's hands but Cabaret slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gene St Piper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Everth Cabaret's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

St Piper throws a shot to the body.
Cabaret looks to land a left hand but St Piper moved out of range nicely.
Cabaret moves away from the strike by St Piper.
Cabaret swats away the attempt to clinch by St Piper.
Cabaret tries to land a front kick but St Piper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St Piper throws out a loose jab but Cabaret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as St Piper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
St Piper loads up on a big right hand but Cabaret slips the punch.

Cabaret shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. St Piper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cabaret working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Piper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cabaret's guard.

Cabaret working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Piper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St Piper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
St Piper wants to control from the top but Cabaret keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper preventing the sweep.

St Piper is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cabaret looking to control.

St Piper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

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

St Piper has his foot on Cabaret's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cabaret works his way back into a safe position though.
Everth Cabaret has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gene St Piper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Everth Cabaret has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Piper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cabaret trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Piper is trying to keep Cabaret in close.
Cabaret postures up in St Piper's guard and throws a big left but St Piper blocks it.
Cabaret won't allow St Piper to sweep him here.
St Piper trying to keep a closed guard but Cabaret is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
St Piper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Piper wants to sweep but no luck.
Cabaret pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Piper is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret trying to control the position from guard on top but St Piper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabaret throwing strikes but missing.
Cabaret throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Piper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cabaret being controlled here momentarily.
Cabaret trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cabaret working some strikes from top position.
St Piper trying to control the position.
Cabaret preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret advances position into side control!
St Piper is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cabaret connects with a decent elbow.
Cabaret cracks St Piper with a big right hand but St Piper just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Piper takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Cabaret tries for a kimura but St Piper is defending well.

Cabaret working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cabaret working the ground and pound from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Piper is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cabaret's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuai Lai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lai comes to the cage accompanied by CKY - Chinese Rap. Khalidov has chosen Punks Jump Up To Get Beatdown as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lai
vs
Khalidov

195 cm
28
215 lbs
24 - 17 - 0

185 cm
32
215 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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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 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kuai Lai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov is looking to score with low kicks.
Lai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lai throws a head kick but Khalidov moves out of range.
Lai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khalidov.
Lai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuai Lai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Lai blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Lai misses
and Khalidov counters with a straight right hand.
Khalidov looks to score with a jab to the body but Lai is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalidov drops his hands momentarily and Lai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Nice combo by Lai! Oh, that's hurt him - Khalidov falls to the canvas and Lai follows him into side control.

It looks like Fedor Khalidov has been cut.
The strikes coming from Lai are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lai cracks Khalidov with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Lai immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Khalidov is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Lai!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kuai Lai!